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Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,
John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan Astudillo,
Richard Campbell, Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Bob Heuman, David Critchley,
Richard Miller, Kris Curry, Rick Heli, Richard C. Griffiths, Frank MacKay,
Don Buck, mata kimasitayo, and Ross W. Sargent for headses upses this week
(as always hoping I have left no one out).

*** please note: I am marking items think are ai generated to some degree with
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EARLY HOMINIDS
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African dig uncovers bone tools that offer insights on early human life
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Ancient wooden spears found in Germany may have been wielded by Neanderthals, a new study suggests
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?Surprisingly Advanced Ancient Spear Tip Was Not Made by Modern Humans : ScienceAlert
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?Ancient wooden spears found in Germany may have been wielded by Neanderthals, a new study suggests | AP News
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?Neandertals may have hunted in horse-trapping teams 200,000 years ago
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?Neanderthals made mysterious horse-hunting spears, new dates reveal | Science | AAAS
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Striking intelligence of Neanderthal stone knappers revealed
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?Neanderthals' intelligence and toolmaking skills revealed by modern technology | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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?Modern tech proves Neanderthal were skilled stone tool makers
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News - Neanderthal-Style Stone Tools in China Puzzle Experts - Archaeology Magazine
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Neandertals invented bone-tipped spears all on their own
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?Oldest spear tip in Europe crafted by Neanderthals found | Tacoma News Tribune
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?Traces of Neanderthal presence discovered in cave, western Iran - Tehran Times
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Denisovan jawbone found in Taiwan confirms the group was widely distributed throughout Asia, researchers suggest | Live Science
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A male Denisovan mandible from Pleistocene Taiwan | Science
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AFRICA
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New Discoveries at Sijilmassa Could Redefine Morocco¡¯s Ancient African Connections New Discoveries at Sijilmassa Could Redefine Morocco¡¯s Ancient African Connections
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?Study of a 16th-century Ethiopian monk's account provides insights into ancient Dongola
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?¡®I resided in Dongola, amongst the Nubians and Muslims, on my own.¡¯ The sixteenth-century account of Ethiopian monk Takla ¡¯Alf¨¡ in context
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
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Archaeologists unearth tree-lined walkway that led to ancient Egyptian fortress in Sinai Desert | Live Science
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Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of Ancient Tree-Lined Road in Egyptian Military Fortress
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Ancient Ptolemaic and Roman Military Structures Uncovered in Egypt¡¯s Sinai - GreekReporter.com
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A Third Roman Fortress Discovered in the Northern Sinai Peninsula
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Military Structures and More Found at Egypt¡¯s ¡°Fortress of the East¡± | TheCollector
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News - Archaeologists Make New Discoveries at Important Sinai Military Site - Archaeology Magazine
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Pre-dynastic Egyptian artefacts reveal ¡®strong¡¯ Nile ties to southern Levant | Jordan Times
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Ancient Egyptians drew the Milky Way on coffins and tombs, linking them to sky goddess, study finds | Live Science
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News - Secret Messages Detected on Egyptian Obelisk in Paris - Archaeology Magazine
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The Prince of Egypt at Saqqara - Biblical Archaeology Society
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The legacy of Tutankhamun - Heritage - Al-Ahram Weekly - Ahram Online
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?Paleolithic evidence discovered on Iran¡¯s Makran coast - Tehran Times
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Poseidon's Trident Discovered in Lake ?znik - Arkeonews
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?How ancient battlefield music echoes through T¨¹rkiye¡¯s archaeological sites - T¨¹rkiye Today
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Ancient mariners used this boat to crisscross Mesopotamian canals | Science | AAAS
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[AI?]Yale's Babylonian tablets reveal the world's oldest known recipes - The Jerusalem Post
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?Iraq's important archaeological sites under threat from real-estate development - undefined
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?Karatepe Aslantas inscriptions enter UNESCO Memory of World Register - T¨¹rkiye Today
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[AI?]Flash floods force Petra evacuation of 1,800 tourists, say Jordanians - The Jerusalem Post
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Hundreds of tourists evacuated amid flash floods in archaeological city of Petra | AP News
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?Battle for biblical archaeology intensifies as Israeli researchers face academic boycott
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?Archaeology or justification? How Israel's excavations shape political landscape in Palestine - T¨¹rkiye Today
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BBC Audio | Witness History | Rescuing Palmyra¡¯s treasures from the Islamic State group
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?Dig-it-yourself | Tourists and Child Archaeologists Break New Ground at Ancient Chorazin - Archaeology - Haaretz.com
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Bronze Age leprosy hitched rides along ancient copper and pottery trade route | Science | AAAS
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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Ladies of Anavlochos: Technology Sheds Light on Greek Figurines from 1200 BCE Crete - GreekReporter.com
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The Mystery of the ¡°Ladies of Anavlochos¡±, the Broken Female Figurines Found on a Mountain in Crete
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?The Ice Maiden of Altai: The Spectacular Discovery of the Tomb of a Scythian Female Shaman Frozen in Time
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Mycenaeans Acquired Cornish Tin via Vast Trade Network Reaching Britain 3,300 Years Ago - GreekReporter.com
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New archaeological findings in Akamas ¡®change early prehistory¡¯ | Cyprus Mail
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New Study Solves Mystery of the Parthenon¡¯s Ancient Lighting System - GreekReporter.com
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Hidden optical secrets of the Parthenon revealed by Oxford archaeologist | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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?Research Uncovers the Parthenon's Spectacular Lighting Effects for Athena in Antiquity - Arkeonews
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?Ancient Greek Oracle Tablets Found At Dodona Reveal Everyday Questions From 2,000 Years Ago
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?Archaeologists May Have Discovered The Birthplace Of Alexander The Great¡¯s Grandmother In North Macedonia
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?Forget medals, ancient Games athletes battled for olive oil - UQ News - The University of Queensland, Australia
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Modern tech unlocks secrets of Bronze Age art
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Modern tech unlocks secrets of ancient Greek mass production | University of Cincinnati
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Iron Age Ingenuity: Unique Dacian Stonemasons' Tools Discovered in Romania - Arkeonews
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?Complete Tool Kit of a pre-Roman Dacian Stonemason Discovered
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X-ray reveals ancient Greek author of charred first century BC Vesuvius scroll | Archaeology | The Guardian
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Herculaneum scroll's secret AUTHOR is uncovered after 2,000 years - as scientists use AI to virtually unwrap the priceless manuscript | Daily Mail Online
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AI Reveals Title and Author of Scroll Burned by Vesuvius That No One Could Read for 2,000 Years
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Ancient Greek Author and Title of Charred Herculaneum Scroll Revealed
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[AI?]AI deciphers text of charred scroll in Vesuvius challenge - The Jerusalem Post
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?Ancient Greek text identified in charred Herculaneum scroll using AI and X-rays | eKathimerini.com
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X-ray reveals ancient Greek author of charred Vesuvius Scroll ¨C The Greek Herald
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?News - X-Ray Scans Reveal Title and Author of Charred Herculaneum Scroll - Archaeology Magazine
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?AI reveals title of ¡®unreadable¡¯ Vesuvius scroll for first time
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?[paywalled] In Their Final Moments, a Pompeii Family Fought to Survive - The New York Times
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?A Pompeii Family Fought To Stay Alive in Vesuvius Eruption
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?2,000-year-old bed barricade unearthed in Pompeii house ¡ª likely a family's last attempt to escape Vesuvius' eruption | Live Science
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News - New Pompeii Excavations Reveal How One Family Tried to Save Themselves - Archaeology Magazine
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2,000 year-old Pompeii dig reveals giraffe bone and rare glassified human brain | - The Times of India
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Ancient Roman Road with Porticoes and Rare Artifacts Discovered in Switzerland - Arkeonews
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Roman Road and Rare Artifacts Unearthed in Switzerland | TheCollector
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?Ancient Roman infant burials uncovered under Switzerland housing project | Popular Science
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?Major study transforms understanding of Roman Augusta Raurica
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An ancient Roman road and a rare bronze panther
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Swiss Archaeologists Uncover Glimpses of a Thriving Roman Settlement
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News - Swiss Construction Project Reveals Ruins of Roman Town - Archaeology Magazine
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[AI?]Lost Apollo sanctuary rediscovered after 140 years in Cyprus - The Jerusalem Post
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Traces of colossal statues among rediscovered Apollo Sanctuary
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Lost Apollo sanctuary rediscovered in Cyprus after 140 years | Miami Herald
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Sanctuary of Apollo rediscovered in Cyprus with major archaeological finds | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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?Archaeologists dig up an ancient deity's head beneath a centuries-old church - The Times of India
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?[AI?]Archaeologists uncover well-preserved Roman lime kiln in Gloucester - The Jerusalem Post
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¡®Very rare¡¯ horse cemetery from Roman times unearthed in Germany | The Independent
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?1,800-year-old warhorse cemetery held remains of a beloved horse ¡ª and a man considered an 'outsider' to Roman society | Live Science
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Archaeologists Discover 1,800-Year-Old Roman Cavalry Horse Cemetery in Germany
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?[AI?]Ancient Roman horse cemetery with 100+ horses found in Stuttgart - The Jerusalem Post
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?Traces of ancient Roman city¡¯s disaster found in Netherlands | Miami Herald
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Roman wooden water pipe discovered in Leuven
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?Ancient Roman wooden water pipe found in Belgium: photos | Miami Herald
¡®Routine excavation¡¯ takes a turn when ¡®rare¡¯ ancient Roman artifact emerges
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?Roman wooden water pipe unearthed beneath the Belgian city of Leuven | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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?News - Roman Wooden Water Pipe Found Beneath Belgian City Street - Archaeology Magazine
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News - Is the Greek Alphabet Older Than Once Thought? - Archaeology Magazine
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Fountain of Arethusa - Atlas Obscura
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?The Triton Baths in Southeastern Rome Were Converted into a Christian Church During Late Antiquity, Discovery Reveals
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?The Games of democratic Athens were as great as the ancient Olympics - Neos Kosmos
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?How did sport become so popular? The ancient history of a modern obsession
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Support from Fendi Gives Astonishing, Roman-Era Grotto New Life - Galerie
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In Ancient Bulgaria, the Tombs of the Elite Were Filled With Golden Treasures - Atlas Obscura
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A 3D rendering of the Colosseum captures its architectural genius and symbolic power | Aeon Videos
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The Colosseum in 3D: completed the first integrated digital survey of the monument
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Germany Looted Hundreds of Greek Antiquities From Samos Island - GreekReporter.com
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?New Research Shows Slavery¡¯s Outsized Role in Pompeii¡¯s Economy
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?How Workers in Ancient Egypt and Rome Organized Strikes
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Ancient Greek Historian Plutarch Was Among the First Vegetarians - GreekReporter.com
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It¡¯s a wonder that the Parthenon remains standing at all | The Spectator
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PALEOLITHIC EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)
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'Hugely Significant' Stone Circles in Scotland Suggest Early Human Arrival : ScienceAlert
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Scientists Unearth Earliest Evidence of Human Presence in Sicily, Dating to 16,500 Years Ago - GreekReporter.com
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The archaeological discovery that places humans in the Pyrenees during the Ice Age | The Independent
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Prehistoric jewellery made from dog teeth discovered in Saxony-Anhalt
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Homo sapiens regularly crossed the Pyrenees during the Ice Age¡ªhere's what they took with them
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?Homo sapiens regularly crossed the Pyrenees during the Ice Age ¨C here¡¯s what they took with them
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Long-distance movements during the Last Glacial Maximum in the Pyrenean mountain Range: Fresh insights for Montlle¨® archaeological site (Prats i Sansor, Cerdanya, Spain) - ScienceDirect
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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)
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The Giants of Mont¡¯e Prama, Iron Age sculptures found in Sardinia, could represent people with acromegaly
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Sweden¡¯s largest burial mound looted - Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio
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Danish burial mound destroyed and passage grave defaced with graffiti - The Jerusalem Post
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How Britain's long-distance tin trade transformed the Bronze Age
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?Cornish tin was sold all over Europe 3,000 years ago, say archaeologists | Archaeology | The Guardian
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[AI?]Cornish tin fueled Bronze Age rise of Mediterranean civilizations - The Jerusalem Post
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?How Cornwall led Europe into the Bronze Age | The Spectator
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Britain¡¯s long-distance tin trade transformed the Bronze Age
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News - Southwest Britain Supplied Tin That Gave Rise to the Mediterranean Bronze Age - Archaeology Magazine
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From Land's End to the Levant: did Britain's tin sources transform the Bronze Age in Europe and the Mediterranean? | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
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[AI?]2,300-year-old Celtic swords with swastikas found in France - The Jerusalem Post
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Archaeologists Unearth 2,300-Year-Old Sword Decorated With Two Small Swastikas in a Celtic Necropolis
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Bronze Hoards Unearthed on Hungarian Hilltop Hint at a Mysterious Settlement
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?Elite warriors of the past?
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?Archaeologists discover hundreds of metal objects, some up to 3,400 years old, on mysterious hilltop in Hungary | Live Science
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?Hungary's Hill of Hoards: 3,000-Year-Old Metal Finds Illuminate the Bronze and Iron Age Transition - Arkeonews
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?Metal objects unearthed near volcano reveal secrets of 3,400-year-old European people | The Independent
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?[AI?]900+ Bronze Age metal artifacts found on Soml¨® Hill, Hungary - The Jerusalem Post
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?Hoarding provides new insights into Soml¨® Hill people
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?Vast Hoard of Ancient Treasure Discovered on a Hill in Hungary : ScienceAlert
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Hungarian archaeologists find huge ancient metal hoard
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News - Troves of Bronze Age Artifacts Unearthed on Hungarian Hill - Archaeology Magazine
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News - New Dating of Thetford Treasure Has Far-Reaching Ramifications - Archaeology Magazine
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Archaeologists accidentally unearth hidden ¡®papal palace¡¯ under Rome | The Independent
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Secret pope palace that predates the Vatican by 1,000 years discovered in Rome | Daily Mail Online
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11th-century silver hoard unearthed in Saxony-Anhalt during forest restoration project
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Rookie archaeologist uncovers 321 11th-century silver coins minted between 1036 and 1044 during excavation for nuclear power plant in Suffolk
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?News - Researchers Unwrap Secrets of Austrian Vicar's Mummified Remains - Archaeology Magazine
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'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking society | Live Science
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The Viking Age is undergoing a revisionist transformation | Aeon Essays
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?Rare Kelvedon Viking brooch 'only silver one found in England'
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?7 myths about the Vikings that are (almost) totally false | Live Science
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The Viking Age is undergoing a revisionist transformation | Aeon Essays
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Archaeologists Discover 500-Year-Old Shipwreck Beneath Barcelona Market -
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?H?rby Valkyrie: A 1,200-year-old gold Viking Age woman sporting a sword, shield and ponytail | Live Science
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[AI?]Ancient passages discovered in Dubrovnik's 15th-century sewers - The Jerusalem Post
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Archaeological dig at Yews Farm in Spalding sheds light on medieval farming
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?Medieval Warhorse
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Archaeologists finally gain access to a mystery chamber beneath Galician Castle
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Former manor remains could be unearthed in archaeological dig - Birmingham Live
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?[AI?]Church wall in Portugal collapses, 12 skeletons found by restorers - The Jerusalem Post
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Rougham Hall: Crumbling ruins hold the secrets of centuries past
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?Nicosia¡¯s Selimiye mosque reopens after restoration work | Cyprus Mail
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Restoration of Terra mosque complete | Cyprus Mail
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?The map that sold Cyprus | Cyprus Mail
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?Nearly 600 gold coins, including from Ottoman Empire and former Austria-Hungary, discovered in Czech Republic | Live Science
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METAL DETECTOR ITEMS
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Metal detectorists unearth dazzling Anglo-Saxon gold-and-garnet raven head and ring: 'It's unbelievable ¡ª I'm a bit emotional' | Live Science
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[AI?]Metal detectorists discover gold raven's head in the UK - The Jerusalem Post
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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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Major recent archaeological initiatives -
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Is ancient Chinese astronomer Shi Shen¡¯s stellar catalogue the world¡¯s first star log? | South China Morning Post
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Cuju, the Oldest Form of Soccer in the World Played in Ancient China
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Ancient poems tell the story of charismatic river porpoise's decline over the past 1,400 years
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Over 700 Ancient Chinese Poems Describe the Yangtze Finless Porpoises¡¯ Decline | Discover Magazine
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Ancient poems document the decline of the Yangtze finless porpoise
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Range contraction of the Yangtze finless porpoise inferred from classic Chinese poems: Current Biology
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?Unearthing the secrets of a Central Asian crossroads
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?Is ancient Chinese astronomer Shi Shen¡¯s stellar catalogue the world¡¯s first star log? | South China Morning Post
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Buried Buddhist treasures found in temple complex
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?1,300-year-old Buddhist treasures unearthed in northeastern Thailand | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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?Gujarat: Ancient Indian skeleton still waits for permanent address
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?Sarnath excavations¡ª what happened in 300 yrs before Ashoka
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?Archaeologists unearth prehistoric tools in NCR¡¯s only primary forest | Latest News India - Hindustan Times
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?Prehistoric rock art found in Telangana¡¯s Nalgonda-Telangana Today
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?Rock art dating back to Neolithic period discovered in Nalgonda - The Times of India
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?Paintings of bulls, stags, dogs and other Neolithic rock art found in Telangana¡¯s Nalgonda - The Hindu
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1,000-Year-Old Kalabhairava Temple At Ramagiri Lying In Ruins
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
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Madness, murder and rape on the Batavia: new theory on Australia¡¯s most horrific shipwreck | Western Australia | The Guardian
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?The Batavia disaster: A new scenario to explain the massacre after the shipwreck - Jaco Koehler, 2025
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?Missing Dutch merchant ship Koning Willem de Tweede found off coast of Australia
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NORTH AMERICA
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Native American artifacts near site of proposed Franklin County prison raise archaeological concerns | Camden News
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Nearly 700 'grave shafts' discovered in Indiana during excavation
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Excavation work at former Greenlawn Cemetery for Henry Street Bridge
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Archaeology Firm Finds More Graves Than Expected
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?Archaeologists find 674 grave shafts at Henry Street Bridge site - Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic | WISH-TV |
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'I did not expect to find a shipwreck!' says boy whose treasure is being excavated | CBC News
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Untold stories of women throughout the Alamo's 300-year history
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Montpelier archaeology lab | News |
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Here are the 11 most endangered historic places in the U.S. : NPR
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
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'Pirate' shipwrecks that sank in 1710 off Costa Rica are actually remains of Danish slave ships | Live Science
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Locals Thought These Shipwrecks Had Belonged to Pirates. They Turned Out to Be 300-Year-Old Danish Slave Ships
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[AI?]Danish slave shipwrecks discovered off Costa Rica after 300 years - The Jerusalem Post
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Centuries-old ¡®pirate¡¯ shipwrecks in Costa Rica identified as 1710 Danish slave ships | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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News - Wrecks of Two Danish Slave Ships Located Off Costa Rica - Archaeology Magazine
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Ancient Andes society used hallucinogens to strengthen social order, snuff tubes suggest
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?Ancient Andes society used hallucinogens to strengthen social order | ScienceDaily
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?Ancient Andes society used hallucinogens to strengthen social order | EurekAlert!
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Study sheds new light on exclusive hallucinogenic drug rituals in ancient Peru - CBS News
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Secret 'drug room' full of psychedelic 'snuff tubes' discovered at pre-Inca site in Peru | Live Science
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Ancient psychedelics helped create class hierarchies in the Andes
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This ancient South American culture used ritual drugs to reinforce social hierarchy
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?[AI?]Hidden chamber shows psychoactive use in ancient Peru - The Jerusalem Post
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Archaeologists Find Sealed 'Drug Room' Chamber at Pre-Inca Site in Peru
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Archaeologists Discover Psychedelic Ritual Room At Pre-Inca Site - The Art Insider
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?News - Oldest Use of Psychoactive Drugs in Peruvian Andes Discovered - Archaeology Magazine
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Pre-Hispanic ritual use of psychoactive plants at Chav¨ªn de Hu¨¢ntar, Peru | PNAS
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Peru's ancient irrigation systems succeeded in turning deserts into farms
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?1,700-year-old painted altar discovered at Tikal ¡ª and it has at least 4 people buried inside it | Live Science
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Ancient body art: Lasers help archaeologists uncover tattoos on 13th-century Peruvian mummies | Milwaukee Independent
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Chopped-up skulls found in Maya 'blood cave' were a ritual offering for a good harvest, archaeologists suggest | Live Science
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Secret of ancient Maya blue pigment revealed from cracks and clues on a dozen bowls from Chich¨¦n Itz¨¢ | Live Science
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Ancient secrets of Maya blue revealed: a second method for creating the iconic pigment discovered | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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[AI?]Archaeologists discover first known Maya tattooing tools in Belize cave - The Jerusalem Post
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News - Only Known Maya Tattooing Tools Found in Belize Cave - Archaeology Magazine
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Biblioteca Palafoxiana - Atlas Obscura
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?These Ancient Mesoamerican Stone Heads Are Huge¡ªSo Is the Mystery Behind Them
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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Comet Research Group's Questionable Claims Get Called - Archaeology Review
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?When was math invented? | Live Science
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?How a 3,500 year old Egyptian monument ended up on the bank of the Thames - MyLondon
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?[paywalled] A Rarely Seen Angel With a Lesson From History - The New York Times
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How a 5,000-year-old technology, politics, and culture led to modern wealth inequality
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[paywalled] Try This Mark Twain Literary Quiz - The New York Times
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How do archaeologists figure out the sex of a skeleton? | Live Science
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?Was it a stone tool or just a rock? An archaeologist explains how scientists can tell the difference
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Was it a stone tool or just a rock? An archaeologist explains how scientists can tell the difference
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?Why Provenance Is Still the Art World¡¯s Blind Spot | Observer
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?Should Students Learn from Looted Antiquities? ¨C SAPIENS
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Pseudo-Archaeology, UFOs, and the Need for Authentic Skepticism
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?[paywalled] A Jewish Promised Land in Texas Comes Alive in Rachel Cockerell¡¯s New Book - The New York Times
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?[paywalled] Book Review: ¡®The Dazzling Paget Sisters,¡¯ by Ariane Bankes - The New York Times
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?[paywalled] Pulitzer Prizes 2025: A Guide to the Winning Books and Finalists - The New York Times
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In full plume: Tracing the long, transcultural history of feathers in art | Yale News
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?[paywalled] Tiffany Lamps Shine Bright Across New York City - The New York Times
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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CNN takes a look at intriguing popes from the past | CNN
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?[paywalled] See Historical Records Documenting the Pope¡¯s Creole Roots in New Orleans - The New York Times
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[paywalled] Designers Do a Double Take at the Lettering on Pope Francis¡¯ Tombstone - The New York Times
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Robert Francis Prevost has been elected Pope Leo XIV¡ªwhy does this matter to the worlds of art and heritage? - undefined
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The new pope's name could signal his priorities | AP News
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Trump calls U.S.-Canada border an 'artificial line.' Is it? : NPR
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?Battle for biblical archaeology intensifies as Israeli researchers face academic boycott
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ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS
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Corn arrived in Brazil via the western Amazon and was domesticated over the course of several waves of migration : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Grand Egyptian Museum receives 163 treasures of Tutankhamun - Egypt Independent
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?Huntingdon exhibition tells story of Battle of Naseby
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?Sutton Hoo exhibit explores team behind Anglo-Saxon ship dig
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?[AI?]Restorers piece together relics shattered in Turkey¡¯s 2023 quake - The Jerusalem Post
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The National Gallery acquires large 16th-century mystery altarpiece
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?¡®J.M.W. Turner: Romance and Reality¡¯ Review: The Measure of a Master - WSJ
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?The British Museum and the Blitz: eight days to evacuate | British Museum
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?Stories told by the stones of Crete | eKathimerini.com
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?Netherlands museum rethinks lending works to US amid Trump arts cuts | Netherlands | The Guardian
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[paywalled] National African American Museum Faces Uncertainty Without Its Leader - The New York Times
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[paywalled] The ¡®extreme¡¯ mould threatening to destroy our heritage
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[paywalled] Inside the British Museum: stolen treasures and a ?1bn revamp
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Secrets of the Thames: Mudlarking treasures showcase history of London's river and the people who scour its banks
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED
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Sotheby's postpones auction of jewels associated with Buddha after backlash from India's government | AP News
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[paywalled] Sotheby¡¯s Postpones Auction of Buddhist Relics That India Tried to Block - The New York Times
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Fresh Bid By AP To Bring Back Buddhist Artefacts From London, Chennai
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?India Demands Immediate Halt to Hong Kong Auction of Sacred Buddha Relics ¨C Sri Lanka Guardian
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Ministry of Culture Takes Steps to Halt Auction of Piprahwa Relics by Sotheby¡¯s Hong Kong
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?India tries to halt auction of Piprahwa gems found with Buddha¡¯s remains | Buddhism | The Guardian
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?What are the Piprahwa gems, and why is India trying to stop their auction? | Arts and Culture News | Al Jazeera
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ON THE DNA FRONT
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Who Were the Carthaginians? - Biblical Archaeology Society
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Greek DNA Discovered In Phoenician Origins, Study Reveals
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?DNA Links Modern Picuris Pueblo Tribe to Ancestors Who Lived in Chaco Canyon Hundreds of Years Ago
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?DNA Reveals Surprising Twist About Christopher Columbus : ScienceAlert
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THE TECHY SIDE
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X-ray reveals ancient Greek author of charred first century BC Vesuvius scroll | Archaeology | The Guardian
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TOURISTY THINGS
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Look inside Maine's 'Sistine Chapel' with 70-year-old frescoes | AP News
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?Caves of Hercules - Atlas Obscura
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?National Palace Museum in Taiwan struggles with tourist numbers amid cross-strait tension | South China Morning Post
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?St. Bernard's Well - Atlas Obscura
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?Greece to Digitally Transform Visitor Experience at Museums and Archaeological Sites - GreekReporter.com
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?Tomb of Kings Now Open! - Biblical Archaeology Society
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Rome's most stunning optical illusions revealed
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U.S. tourist impaled through lower back climbing metal fence outside the Colosseum in Rome | The Independent
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U.S. Tourist Impales Himself on Fence at Rome¡¯s Colosseum
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American tourist impales himself on spike at Colosseum in Rome - Los Angeles Times
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Review: English Concert Brings Handel¡¯s ¡®Cesare¡¯ to Carnegie - The New York Times
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Under the spell of Hildegard: A new album reboots ancient music : NPR
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[AI?]Illegal dig uncovers 2000-year-old Roman mosaic of female figure - The Jerusalem Post
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?¡®Stealing joy¡¯: the sadness and symbolism of the crime at Sycamore Gap | Northumberland | The Guardian
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?Sycamore Gap tree: 2 men are convicted of cutting down English landmark : NPR
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?Sycamore Gap pair guilty of chopping down tree in Northumberland
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?Two men found guilty of ¡®mindless, moronic¡¯ felling of Sycamore Gap tree | Crime | The Guardian
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2 men convicted for cutting down iconic Sycamore Gap tree, toppling it onto ancient Hadrian's Wall in England - CBS News
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?2 men convicted in chainsaw massacre of UK's beloved Sycamore Gap tree | AP News
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?Police foil €120,000 antiquities deal in Alimos | eKathimerini.com
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Cyprus, Italy sign agreement to combat antiquities trafficking ¨C Famagusta Gazette
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?Cyprus and Italy in joint efforts to combat illicit trafficking of antiquities and strengthen cultural cooperation by signing an MoU - Gov.cy
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Mardin heritage body seeks return of 900-year-old manuscript held by British Museum - T¨¹rkiye News
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NUMISMATICA
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E-Sylum v28n18, May 4, 2025
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OBITUARIES
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Robert D. 'Dick' Drennan, noted Pitt archaeology professor, dies at 77 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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