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explorator 27.22 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?March 23, 2025
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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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Smallest human relative ever found may have been devoured by a leopard 2 million years ago | Live Science
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Leopard Dined on the Shortest-Ever Early Human Relative, 2 Million Years Ago | Discover Magazine
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?First articulating leg of Paranthropus robustus discovered
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?Fragment of a human face aged over one million years discovered | ScienceDaily
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?1.1-Million-Year-Old Facial Bones of Archaic Homo Found in Spain | Sci.News
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?Oldest human face in Western Europe found in Spain, rewriting early European settlement history | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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?Fossil face discovery highlights challenges faced by Europe’s earliest settlers
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?News - Researchers Reconstruct Western Europe's Oldest Human Face - Archaeology Magazine
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News - Humans and Neanderthals Interacted in Israeli Cave - Archaeology Magazine
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?Genetic study reveals hidden chapter in human evolution | ScienceDaily
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?Mysterious Human Ancestors Gave Us 20% of Our Genes that Boosted Our Brain Function - GreekReporter.com
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?Human Evolution's Lost Chapter Revealed - Newsweek
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?Mysterious Ancestors: Scientists Just Uncovered a Shocking Secret About Human Origins
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?Scientists discover a 'hidden chapter' in human evolution - and it suggests our history is MUCH more complex than we thought | Daily Mail Online
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?Humans Arose From Two Ancestral Populations That United 300,000 Years Ago | Discover Magazine
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?Modern Humans Descended from Two Ancestral Populations, New Study Suggests | Sci.News
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?Study suggests ancient hominins used unmodified volcanic rock spheres as tools
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?Researchers propose new hypothesis for the origin of stone tools
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What can lithics tell us about hominin technology's ‘primordial soup’? An origin of stone knapping via the emulation of Mother Nature - Eren - Archaeometry - Wiley Online Library
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Trove of Ancient Axes Shows Early Humans Made Tools From Bones - The New York Times
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?The early origins of bone-tool manufacturing traditions by hominins 1.5 million years ago
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?Early Humans Thrived in Rainforests - The New York Times
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Ancient Desert Crossroads: Faya Site Reveals Humanity’s 210,000-Year Desert Adaptation
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?How sex with Neanderthals changed us forever
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?Mysterious Skeleton of Child With Human and Neanderthal Traits Has Finally Been Dated by Archaeologists | Smithsonian
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News - Sketches Found in Spanish Cave May Be 200,000 Years Old - Archaeology Magazine
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AFRICA
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Ivory Coast's epochal prehistoric finds pass unseen
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Ivory Coast's epochal prehistoric finds pass unseen | National |
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?Archaeologists use song to herald findings in Guinea-Bissau dig
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Archaeologists Use Song to Unveil the Legendary End of West Africa's Kaabu Kingdom - Arkeonews
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(PDF) Archaeology and Development: Post-Conflict Rebuilding of the Archaeology and Heritage Sector in Sudan
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Bom Jesus: The Oldest and Most Valuable Shipwreck Found in the Namibian Desert - Arkeonews
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'Not enough survives to read the king's name': Tomb discovered of unknown ancient Egyptian pharaoh | Live Science
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Royal tomb of mystery Pharaoh who ruled 3,600 years ago unearthed in Egypt | The Independent
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Archaeologists discover over 3,500-year-old royal tomb in Egypt | News
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Archaeologists Uncover Royal Tomb From Ancient Egypt’s Most Mysterious Dynasty
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Royal tomb of unknown pharaoh discovered in Mount Anubis necropolis
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Archaeologists Discover Tomb of Unknown Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh | Smithsonian
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News - Unknown Royal Tomb Unearthed in Abydos - Archaeology Magazine
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Military commander tomb dating back to King Ramses III uncovered in Ismailia - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities - Ahram Online
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?Ancient military commander’s tomb unearthed in Egypt’s Ismailia-SIS
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?3,200-year-old Egyptian tomb may belong to military commander who served under Ramesses III | Live Science
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High ranking tomb of military commander unearthed in Ismailia
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-----The Tomb of a Military Commander from the Reign of Ramesses III Discovered in Egypt
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?Egypt discovers 3000-year-old military leader's tomb: ministry-Xinhua
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Relics in Tutankhamun’s tomb hint he invented elaborate burial rites | New Scientist
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Iron shackles found at Ghozza suggest at least some gold miners during Egypt's Ptolemaic period were slaves
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2,200-year-old shackles discovered at ancient Egyptian gold mine | Live Science
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[AI?]Iron shackles found in Egypt reveal forced labor in ancient gold mines - The Jerusalem Post
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News - What Were Conditions Like for Egyptian Miners? - Archaeology Magazine
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Controversial study claims massive structures discovered under pyramids in Egypt - Egypt Independent
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?Egyptologist questions claims of hidden tunnels and chambers under Giza pyramids | The National
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No discoveries were made beneath Pyramid of Khafre: Zahi Hawass - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities - Ahram Online
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Hidden skeletons in Egyptian pyramids reveal surprising historical twist: study
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[AI?]Commoners and pharaohs: Ancient Nubian site reveals unique evidence - The Jerusalem Post
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Groundbreaking discoveries in Egypt: Ancient royal tomb, Roman-era workshop revealed - Türkiye Today
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?The Tomb of a Pharaoh from the Abydos Dynasty at Seven Meters Deep and a Roman Pottery Workshop Discovered in Egypt
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?[AI?]New study refutes claims of pregnancy and cancer in 'Mystery Lady' mummy - The Jerusalem Post
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News - New Study Analyzes 'Pregnant' Egyptian Mummy - Archaeology Magazine
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Mechanical Dog: A 'good boy' from ancient Egypt that has a red tongue and 'barks' | Live Science
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[AI?]Archaeologists Find 1,305m Tunnel Under Taposiris Magna—Cleopatra Clue? - The Jerusalem Post
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?Outstanding discovery in Trento: fragments of a very rare Egyptian papyrus found
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New Discovery in Egypt Unveils Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman Graves and Artifacts - GreekReporter.com
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?Investigating the psychedelic blue lotus of Egypt, where ancient magic meets modern science
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?[AI?]How Ancient Egyptians used the blue lotus in the ‘Journey of the Soul’ - The Jerusalem Post
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?‘Spreadsheets of empire’: red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists after Iraq finds | Archaeology | The Guardian
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?4,000-year-old tablets found in Iraq reveal ancient red tape | Euronews
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?Stone tablets show government red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists | The Independent
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?Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets discovered in Iraq reveal intricate details of how empire was governed - The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
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?Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets discovered in Iraq reveal intricate details of how empire was governed - The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
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?4,000-Year-Old Clay Tablets Show Ancient Sumerians' Obsession With Government Bureaucracy | Smithsonian
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Workshops for the Production of Ceramics, Bricks, and Metal, and Irrigation Canals Discovered in the Ancient Mesopotamian City of Uruk
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How Anatolia’s last hunter-gatherers pioneered copper metallurgy 9,000 years ago - Türkiye Today
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News - New Evidence Emerges on Origins of Metallurgy - Archaeology Magazine
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?Turkish mother's inscription on her son's tombstone in Roman era: 'The sweetest child
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?Turkey, innovative rooftop in Karahantepe will protect 5,000 sqm of archaeological excavations
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Rare Roman columbariums in Türkiye enter cultural records | Daily Sabah
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?Saudi-Chinese team discovers ancient treasures at Al-Sirrain
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?Ancient Well Dating Back to 7th Century AD Discovered on Failaka Island - Arkeonews
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[AI?]1,600-year-old tear bottle from Late Roman Period discovered in Turkey - The Jerusalem Post
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?‘I will spend my life rebuilding’: Gaza’s heritage sites destroyed by war | Gaza | The Guardian
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?Ancient Egyptian soldiers and Greek mercenaries were at 'Armageddon' when biblical king was killed, study suggests | Live Science
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Josiah at Megiddo: New Evidence from the Field: Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament: Vol 0, No 0
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Echoing Gospel account, traces of ancient garden found under Church of Holy Sepulchre | The Times of Israel
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?The Magdala Stone: Does It Show God's Chariot in the Temple? - Archaeology - Haaretz.com
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(5) ANE Today, 20 Mar 2025 - The Ancient Near East Today
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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Iron Age House From the 10th Century BC Discovered in Greece - GreekReporter.com
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In Campania, new discoveries in the necropolis of ancient Liternum
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?Well-Preserved Funerary Enclosures, Mausoleums, and Gladiator Epitaph Discovered in Ancient Roman Colony of Liternum, Italy - Arkeonews
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Major discoveries in ancient Liternum’s necropolis, including a gladiator’s epitaph | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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?Archaeologists make several major discoveries in ancient Liternum
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?Reimagining Didyma's Sacred Way | Turkish Archaeological News
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?[AI?]Long-lost Roman aqueduct discovered near Bratislava, Slovakia - The Jerusalem Post
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The First Roman Aqueduct Ever Found in Slovakia Sports an Ancient Manufacturer’s Stamp and a Paw Print | Smithsonian
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Excavations at Late Bronze Age Erimi-Pitharka, Cyprus: The 2024 season. Recht et al. Internet Archaeology 69.
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?Ancient Greek Jar From 2,300 Years Ago Holds Curse Against 55 People - GreekReporter.com
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Ancient Greek jar holds curse against 55 people | University of Cincinnati
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[AI?]1,700-year-old Roman settlement in Bulgaria linked to Emperor Decius - The Jerusalem Post
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?A Roman Settlement Destroyed During the Gothic Raids of the Mid-3rd Century AD Discovered in Bulgaria
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?Excavations in Bulgaria reveal Roman settlement destroyed in 4th century
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?News - Roman Settlement in Bulgaria Destroyed During Gothic Raids - Archaeology Magazine
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?[AI?]Philip II's restored city, Philippopolis, opens at Nebet Tepe - The Jerusalem Post
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[AI?]Golden Apollo ring found in 2,400-year-old Greek Tomb - The Jerusalem Post
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?Ancient Greek Artifacts Discovered During Fortification Construction in Mykolaiv - Oj
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Archaeologists Discover Mosaics of Two Fighting Cupids and a Mysterious Inscription at an Ancient Greek City Hall | Smithsonian
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?News - Monumental Tomb Uncovered in Fabled Greek City - Archaeology Magazine
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Thousands of Roman artefacts found during building work donated by Bloomberg Philanthropies to London Museum | The Independent
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?Anti-plague amulets and IOUs: the excavation that brings Roman London thundering back to life | Museums | The Guardian
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?[AI?]1,600-year-old tear bottle from Late Roman Period discovered in Turkey - The Jerusalem Post
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A&S undergrad unearths miniature Hercules statue in Italy | Cornell Chronicle
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?News - Roman Water Conduit Exposed Beneath Slovak Castle - Archaeology Magazine
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‘Behind the Blue’: UK professor discovers Spartacus’ 1st battlefield | UKNow
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?Assassination of Julius Caesar Re-Enacted at Original Rome Site - GreekReporter.com
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?[AI?]New shade of grey: Pompeii study reveals ancient Roman artists' pigment - The Jerusalem Post
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?“Pompeian Gray” Discovered in Pompeii Excavations: A Unique Color in the Roman World
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?STA: Finds hinting at major Roman-era battle unearthed in Vipava area
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?Ancient Roman Villa is Discovered Under Lake Fusaro in Italy
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?Possibly An Elite Ancient Greek Necropolis: Ukrainian Soldiers Uncover 6th–5th Century BC Burial Site In Southern Ukraine
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2,500-Year-Old Amphora Found by Ukrainian Troops in Southern Ukraine
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What Was Daily Life Like in Ancient Greece? - GreekReporter.com
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?Longest Known Inscription in the Undeciphered Linear A Script of Minoan civilization, Found on an Ivory Scepter in Knossos
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Used to Be Scented
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too | Smithsonian
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed – DW – 03/18/2025
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News - Ancient Greek Statues Smelled of Perfume - Archaeology Magazine
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?Ancient Greek statues were once vibrantly colored, not white, KNEWS
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?Monumental tomb discovered in Ancient Greek city of Tenea – The Greek Herald
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Amphipolis Finds: Child's Tooth, Figurines Reveal Cultic Practices - GreekReporter.com
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?Cult centre revealed at ancient Amphipolis
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?News - Cult Building Unearthed in Amphipolis - Archaeology Magazine
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?Colchester: Roman mosaic found under pavement in 2023 | East Anglian Daily Times
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The Stele of the Twin Babies: A Rare Glimpse into Ancient Greek Funerary Art - GreekReporter.com
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?AAR honors pioneering women of Rome's archaeological golden age through photographic exhibition | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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British Museum is right to keep Parthenon marbles, says new trustee | British Museum | The Guardian
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(5) Pasts Imperfect (3.20.25)
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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)
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Rarely seen cave art holds prehistoric secrets in France
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Bones of mammoths butchered for their ivory tusks 25,000 years ago unearthed by archaeologists - CBS News
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?[AI?]Archaeologists uncover 25,000-year-old mammoth slaughter site in Austria - The Jerusalem Post
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?New mammoth bone finds in Lower Austria provide insights into the everyday life of Ice Age hunters
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?New mammoth bone finds in Lower Austria
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?25,000-year-old mammoth bone site discovered in Lower Austria | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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Funerary practices and post-mortem manipulations by the early Holocene hunter-gatherers of Riparo Blanc (Mount Circeo, central Italy) - ScienceDirect
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?8,400-Year Old Human Figurine Discovered in a Cave in Azerbaijan - GreekReporter.com
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?Stonehenge isn't the oldest monument of its kind in England, study reveals | Live Science
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?Could This Prehistoric Burial Site Have Influenced the Construction of Stonehenge? | Smithsonian
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?Beginning of the circle? Revised chronologies for Flagstones and Alington Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
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?The true purpose of Stonehenge may have just been revealed | The Independent
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?Archaeologists uncover Bronze Age stone circle in Farley Wood
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?Bronze Age stone circle discovered in woodland on Farley Moor
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?Bronze Age pottery reveals El Argar's economic and political boundaries
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?"Frontiers" of Southeast Iberian Bronze Age communities identified
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Bronze Age Frontiers and Pottery Circulation: Political and Economic Relations at the Northern Fringes of El Argar, Southeast Iberia, ca. 2200–1550 BCE | Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
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?[AI?]LiDAR reveals 5,000-year-old fortress hidden in Romanian forest - The Jerusalem Post
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Archaeologists Make Groundbreaking Discovery of a 5,000-Year-Old Fortress in Romania Lost for Millennia
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?5,000-Year-Old Fortress Discovered in Romania Using LiDAR Technology - Arkeonews
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?News - New Clues About Burial of Largest Celtic Hoard - Archaeology Magazine
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?Rare Viking-era bracelet uncovered on ?land
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?Norway's Melting Ice Exposes 1,300-Year-Old Skis – A Game-Changer in Archaeology
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?In Vézelay, the hermitage of La Cordelle reveals its secrets
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?[AI?]Archaeologists find new section of Antwerp’s Noordkasteel fort - The Jerusalem Post
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?These Spanish Sculptures Were Built to Burn - Atlas Obscura
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Highland loch's island could be a rare medieval crannog settlement
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?Medieval archaeological features found at Howden relief road site
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?Archaeologists discover the remains of a important medieval estate in West Flanders
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?These Pointy Medieval Shoes Were Ridiculously Uncomfortable
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?Rags-to-riches hero or villainous torturer? The truth about Henry VIII's scheming right-hand man Thomas Cromwell
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?A rare peek behind Rome’s Trevi Fountain | AP News
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METAL DETECTOR ITEMS
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How two metal detectorists struck gold then cheated their way to prison
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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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79 ancient sites uncovered in Guangxi, offering clues to prehistoric and Qing Dynasty history - Global Times
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?Finding confirms chariot, horse sacrificial rituals in Qin state - Global Times
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?Western Xia Imperial Tombs up for world heritage status - Global Times
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Well-Preserved Wooden Houses Over 2,000 Years Old Discovered in Zhejiang, China - Arkeonews
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?2,000-year-old large wooden houses uncovered in Zhejiang, revealing secrets of the Yue Kingdom | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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?[AI?]15.8 jade dragon found in 5,000-year-old tomb in Mongolia - The Jerusalem Post
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?[AI?]2,100-year-old mass grave of Han soldiers found in southern Mongolia - The Jerusalem Post
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110 artifacts unearthed from key hub along ancient Silk Road restored - Global Times
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Cinnabar-stained teeth—a mystery from an ancient Turpan burial
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?Red princess of the Silk Road - the first-and-only known case of cinnabar-stained teeth in antiquity from the Iron Age Western Regions (202BCE ??8CE) | Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
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?Splendours of Sanxingdui – The Past
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?Archaeologists restoring ancient temple's causeway in Cambodia's Angkor park-Xinhua
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?ANA conducts archaeological excavations at the western causeway of Beng Mealea Temple - Khmer Times
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Buddha statue torso and head reassembled
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Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its Head | Smithsonian
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?Torso of a Buddha Statue Found at Cambodian Temple Complex - The Japan News
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?News - Buddha Statue Reunited with Head Found in 1927 - Archaeology Magazine
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?[AI?]Archaeologists excavate ancient wooden vessels found under fish pond - The Jerusalem Post
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?“Structurally sound” historic vessels discovered beneath fishpond
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News - Preserved Boats Recovered at Bottom of Vietnamese Fishpond - Archaeology Magazine
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[AI?]Lost city found hidden under modern streets in Thailand - The Jerusalem Post
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Epi and Tongoa: How two cultures diverged after an island-splitting volcanic eruption
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News - Ancient Shell and Bead Workshop Excavated in Tamil Nadu - Archaeology Magazine
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Excavations discover remains of dwellings alongside burial sites in Idukki, a first in Kerala - The Hindu
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
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Over 450 historic canoe fragments found in New Zealand | Miami Herald
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NORTH AMERICA
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[AI?]Hunter discovers rare mammoth tusk in West Texas - The Jerusalem Post
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?Archaeologists find 13,000-year-old tool in Baltimore County - The Baltimore Banner
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Man who burned down White House buried in Halifax | Watch
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Charleston’s forgotten herds: Researchers uncover the city’s colonial cattle economy - UGA Research News
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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[AI?]Volcanic ash preserved feathers of a 30,000-year-old vulture in detail - The Jerusalem Post
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Why physics today stands on the wings of angels and demons | Aeon Essays
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?Leonardo da Vinci May Have Depicted These Secret Passageways
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?Did Michelangelo Pull Off Art History’s Greatest Hoax With ‘Laoco?n’?
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?The olive landscape: A nearly 4,000-year-old legacy of human-nature interaction in the Central Mediterranean
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?The human-driven ecological success of olive trees over the last 3700 years in the Central Mediterranean - ScienceDirect
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?The Undercover Woman Who Changed Asylum Tourism Forever - Atlas Obscura
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The art expert did it: LGG Ramsey revealed as 1951 thief of Van Dyck painting | Art theft | The Guardian
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?Art historian solves riddle behind theft of famous portrait
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?Rediscovered Renaissance masterpiece to be exhibited at Vatican Museums - The Jerusalem Post
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Vatican unveils ‘lost’ Renaissance painting of the deposition of Christ- Catholic Standard
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?Long-Lost Renaissance Masterpiece Rediscovered in Pompeii
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?Deciphering a mysterious manuscript | Yale News
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?Monopoly: The story of a stolen game – DW – 03/19/2025
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?Book Review: ‘Trespassers at the Golden Gate,’ by Gary Krist - The New York Times
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?Book Review: ‘Rebellion 1776,’ by Laurie Halse Anderson - The New York Times
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?'You don't just throw them in a box.' Archaeologists and Indigenous scholars call for better care of animal remains
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A $300 Million Art Trove and the Labyrinth of Nazi-Era Art Claims - The New York Times
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?Van Gogh or Faux? Weeding Out Fakes Is Starting to Take a Toll. - The New York Times
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?TEFAF Returns With Majesty in an Uncertain Market - The New York Times
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If You Like History And Archeology, You Might Find These 35 Photos Intriguing (New Pics)
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? Overlooked No More: Beulah Henry, Inventor With an Endless Imagination - The New York Times
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?How Capicola Became Gabagool: The Italian New Jersey Accent, Explained - Atlas Obscura
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?Women’s sexual pleasure is still taboo – but the Kamasutra tells a different story
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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Was St. Patrick Italian? Contemplating history on his day: Ervolino
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?Vatican displays ‘The Spear of Destiny’ at St. Peter's during Lent - The Jerusalem Post
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LANGUAGE RELATED
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When did human language emerge? | ScienceDaily
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Antalya Archaeology Museum to be rebuilt on same site - Türkiye Today
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Cyprus museum showcases rare religious treasures recovered after looting | eKathimerini.com
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?New exhibit about The Dig coming to Sutton Hoo in May | East Anglian Daily Times
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?What Ancient Treasures Does the Grand Egyptian Museum Hold? Here’s a Sneak Peek
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?Traveling back to the last days of Pompeii in Beijing -
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?Treasures saved from Gaza: 5000 Years of History
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?Bvlgari Unveils “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection” - V Magazine
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?Hagia Sophia Experience Museum brings history to life
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When a goddess enters the digital age | eKathimerini.com
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Art Seizures at the Met Caused Concern. His Job Is to Address It. - The New York Times
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?National Archaeological Museum to Showcase 6,000Y of History
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?Rare Ancient Greek Armor Unveiled At Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum
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Gobeklitepe exhibition in Rome draws 5 million visitors - Türkiye Today
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G?beklitepe exhibition welcomes 5 million visitors
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G?beklitepe exhibition in Rome welcomes over 5M visitors | Daily Sabah
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[AI?]G?beklitepe archaeological exhibition in Rome's Colosseum draws millions - The Jerusalem Post
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?'A very deep bond of friendship': The surprising story of Van Gogh's guardian angel
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?Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits | Museum of Fine Arts Boston
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?A Hong Kong Picasso Show Aims to Shed New Light on the Master - The New York Times
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?Flannery O’Connor’s Artworks Finally See the Light - The New York Times
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?Why UK museums aren’t handing back human remains, despite calls to do so | The Independent
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?How can we ethically display the dead in museums? What about resin casts of those who died violently in Pompeii?
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Bloomberg gifts ?20m and Roman artefacts to London Museum
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London Museum receives Roman artefacts and ?20m gift from Bloomberg - Museums Association
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[AI?]Bloomberg donates 14,000 Roman artifacts, ?20M to London Museum - The Jerusalem Post
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?London Museum receives ?20m cash boost and Roman artefact trove from Bloomberg - The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
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?Bringing History to Life: Conservation of the Alexander Frieze Underway at The Harris - Preston City Council
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?British Museum most visited UK attraction in 2024 for second year in a row
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ArtDependence | The British Museum continues to be the most visited Museum in the UK
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED
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A long-lost Klimt painting of an African prince goes on show | CNN
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Gold ring found by metal detectorist could fetch up to ?8,000 at auction | The Standard
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Medieval Posy Ring Discovered in England to be Auctioned - Medievalists.net
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ON THE DNA FRONT
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European hunter-gatherers boated to North Africa during Stone Age, ancient DNA suggests | Live Science
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?East Asian human gene that allows adult humans to digest sugars in milk likely came from Neanderthals
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THE TECHY SIDE
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AI models make precise copies of cuneiform characters | Cornell Chronicle
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?This 5,000-Year-Old Civilization Was Discovered Thanks To AI
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?Cuando el fuego se convierte en fecha
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?What can we learn from trafficked finds? Revealing the results of neutron tomography of Iranian swords – The Past
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TOURISTY THINGS
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The secret behind Instagrammers' obsession with Cappadocia – DW – 03/17/2025
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Rome, the Temple of Vibia Sabina and Hadrian will welcome the public with a humanoid robot
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Herculaneum reopens the House of the Tuscan Colonnade and the House of the Wooden Sacellum
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Restored Nebet Tepe archaeological complex in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv re-opens for visitors – The Sofia Globe
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TIME Magazine: Royal Palace of Aigai Among World’s Greatest Places of 2025 | GTP Headlines
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?Versailles secrets: Toilets, mistresses and hidden labs – DW – 03/17/2025
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?Why I'm training Colombian Amazonians to become archaeology tourist guides
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED
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‘Love Life,’ the Lost Great American Musical, Returns Over 75 Years Later - The New York Times
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TV/DOCUMENTARY HYPISH THINGS
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When the Walls Close In on the ‘Wolf Hall’ Saga - The New York Times
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CRIME BEAT
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Welsh detectorists behind stolen ?12m Viking hoard subject of new BBC Sounds podcast
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How two metal detectorists struck gold then cheated their way to prison
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Greek guard charged in crackdown on antiquities smuggling rings | Reuters
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?Greek Culture Ministry Suspends Serres Guard Over Antiquities Looting Scandal
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Police raid on shipping family estates uncovers suspected antiquities | eKathimerini.com
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?Police Raid On Shipping Family Estates Reveals Suspected Antiquities
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Greek Police Raid Finds Antiquities in Greek Shipowner’s Home - The National Herald
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Turkish Museum Director Suspended for Looting 4th Century Greek Church - GreekReporter.com
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Saudi citizen penalized for encroaching on archaeological site - Saudi Gazette
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[AI?]Thief steals 5,000-year-old 500kg megalith from Immekath I grave - The Jerusalem Post
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Suspected antiquities smugglers remanded in custody | eKathimerini.com
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Headline: Antiquities Smuggling Rings Busted, Ancient Treasures Recovered
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[AI?]Greek archivist suspected as kingpin in archaeology smuggling ring - The Jerusalem Post
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?Twelve Suspects Released Amid Antiquities Smuggling Investigation - The Pinnacle Gazette
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Art Adviser Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison for Defrauding Clients - The New York Times
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Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues:



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Ancient Bronze Griffin Head Returned To Greece From Met
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?Ancient bronze griffin head returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move - The Globe and Mail
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?The head of the griffin has returned to Ancient Olympia and is now displayed in the museum – See photos - ProtoThema English
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India Got Back 297 Stolen Antiquities From US In 2024
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?India got back 297 stolen antiquities from US in 2024
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India Got Back 297 Stolen Antiquities From US In 2024
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?US returns 588 antiquities to India, 297 received in 2024, says government
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[AI?]France returns 133 pre-Columbian artifacts to Honduras - The Jerusalem Post
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?Antiquities Looted by Notorious Smuggling Ring Returned to Nepal
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University of Aberdeen repatriates remains of Tasmanian Aboriginal man - Museums Association
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?Denmark returns smuggled head of Septimius Severus statue to Türkiye | Daily Sabah
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?ArtDependence | Danish Museum returns Roman Bronze Portrait to Türkiye
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?Türkiye recovers Roman bust, ancient plates from Denmark-Xinhua
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?Danish Museum Returns Bronze Head of Roman Emperor to Turkey
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? News - Denmark Will Return Bronze Sculpture to Turkey - Archaeology Magazine
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?New report calls for return of human remains—but UK museums lack the resources to act
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OBITUARIES
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Tributes to British archaeologist who helped oversee discovery of major UAE sites | The National
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?MTSU archaeology professor dies, remembered by friends and colleagues – MTSU Sidelines
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