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Richard Heli, Susan Jaslow, Tom Elliott, Tony Jackson,
Sally Winchester, Steve Rankin, W. Richard Frahm, and
Yonatan Nadelman for headses upses this week (as always hoping I
have left no one out).

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AFRICA, EUROPE, AND ASIA
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An Ice-Age mammoth skull has been found in the UK:

http://tinyurl.com/2adq5 (NYT)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3413773.stm

Apparently Neanderthals died off because they couldn't adapt to
the cold:

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994586
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_544096,00040010.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1029572.htm
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_858049.html

A 4th/5th Dynasty 'administrative city' has been found in
Egypt (very vague report):

http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html11/o240124k.htm

The Lebanon Daily Star has a feature on a few digs going on in
Iran (mostly the Neolithich site of Toll-el-Boshi):

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/features/21_01_04_c.asp

Greece is wrestling with the problem of protecting off shore
antiquities and promoting underwater tourism:

http://www.greece.gr/TRAVEL/Adventure/wetappetite.stm

There's a pile of antiquities in the newly-opened Beit Shemesh
warehouse near Jerusalem:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4000113/
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/384312.html

I think this might really be a repeat but ... they're putting on
display the reconstructed remains of a 3rd century A.D./C.E.
murder victim from Carlisle (he was shot????):

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/3426039.stm

A major archaeological investigation of Chester's Roman
amphitheatre began this week:

http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART19318.html
http://tinyurl.com/2wspy

All week long I've waited for more details to come in regards
to this rather vague AP report on new discoveries in Abu Qir bay:

http://tinyurl.com/33ol5 (Star)
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/01/18/egypt.antiquities.ap/
http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html11/o190124o.htm

cf. Franck Goddio's site:

http://www.franckgoddio.org/english/homepage/news/pr_20040121.asp

Evidence of South Africa's first (1500 b.p.) permanent agricultural
community may have been found:

http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/2004/01/25/news/news04.asp

A set of copper Sanskrit inscriptions dating back to 444 A.D./C.E.
has been found:

http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/24/stories/2004012407180300.htm

Farmers in China's Shaanxi province have discovered some
5000 b.p. earthenware vessels:

http://tinyurl.com/3gvv7 (China Daily)

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THE AMERICAS
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Discovery of a possible 7500 b.p. settlement in Massachusetts
has brought construction of a water treatment plant to a halt:

http://tinyurl.com/2s2pv (Herald Tribune)

A nice feature on the excavation of the USS Comanche:

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/7759647.htm

A recently rediscovered artifact from Lewis and Clark is causing
a bit of excitement:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/22/opinion/22THU4.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/21/nyregion/21claws.html
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On the DNA front, the impending DNA tests of what are believed
to be Columbus' remains are back in the news:

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20040119/columbus.html
http://tinyurl.com/23ud8 (LA Times)

Also on the DNA front, tracking genetic mutations is the focus
of some computer simulation of human migration:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/01/040122082842.htm

A quarry is threatening a number of Neolithic sites in
Scotland:

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=84342004

The debate on the authenticity of the James Ossuary continues:

http://tinyurl.com/27b7t (Toledo Blade)

More on the touristification of Hadrian's Wall:

http://www2.hexham-courant.co.uk/viewarticle.asp?id=65973

An interesting piece on what the West owes to the Arab world:

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/s2.cfm?id=83012004

Medieval alabaster sculptures:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/23/arts/design/23ANTI.html

The Elgin/Parthenon Marbles saga continued with renewed
efforts by various folks:

http://tinyurl.com/2mrpc (Reuters)
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/502829/
http://tinyurl.com/22ntw (AthensNews)

The Gibson 'Passion' hype/saga/criticism reached new heights
this week:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/20/movies/20POPE.html
http://tinyurl.com/2ufpg (NYT)

A group of Russians have mathematically determined the
probability of conditions required for Moses et al to have
crossed the Red Sea (note in passing: 30 m/s is close to
70 m.p.h ... could you walk in such a wind?):

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2004/01/21/003.html

What better way to spend your vacation than by reliving life in
the Iron Age, mining iron ore of course:

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2435411

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MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS
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Bulletin d'information archeologique 28
[a French newsletter/journal which covers quite a bit of
territory in terms of thefts of antiquities, restoration of
monuments, etc. ... the newsletter is pdf, but you can access
specific pdf sections via the link below]:

http://www.egyptologues.net/archeologie/bia28/bia28.htm
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ON THE WEB
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Harry W. Bass Foundation:

http://www.harrybassfoundation.org/home.asp

Blaeu Atlas of Scotland (1654):

http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/early/blaeu/index.html
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CRIME BEAT
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An antiquities dealer has been charged with attempting to
smuggle an Iranian-origin griffin:

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11537

Park Rangers in the U.S. face difficulties trying to protect
archaeological sites from looters:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4038183/

The head of the Smithsonian is in trouble:

http://tinyurl.com/252xf (Yahoo)
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BOOK REVIEWS
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Aubrey Burl,*Catullus: A Poet in the Rome of Julius Caesar*

http://tinyurl.com/26lm5 (Guardian)

Lesley Adkins, *Empires of the Plain: Henry Rawlinson and the
Lost Languages of Babylon*:

http://tinyurl.com/2awjp (Financial Times)

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PERFORMANCES
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Oresteia:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/22/arts/theater/22ORES.html
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CLASSICIST'S CORNER
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An interesting parody ... advice about relationships written in
the style of Aristotle:

http://www.newyorker.com/shouts/content/?040126sh_shouts

The Columbia Spectator has some coverage of Roger Bagnall's
recent Mellon Award:

http://tinyurl.com/35b9s

The Telegraph has a piece on assorted approaches to Sappho:

http://tinyurl.com/2tqhe

On Roman numerals and Superbowls:

http://tinyurl.com/32kxv

Peter Jones in the Spectator:

http://tinyurl.com/2fzyk

Akropolis News in Classical Greek (it has returned!):
http://www.akwn.net/

Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini
[best accessed via rogueclassicism on Sundays]

Radio Bremen's Der Monatsrückblick - auf Latein
http://www.radiobremen.de/online/latein/

Weather in Latin:
http://latin.wunderground.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Paul Abell (chemist/footprint discoverer)

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/20/national/20ABEL.html
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REPEATS
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Cetina River (Croatia) finds:

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/502829/

Lion Mummy:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/20/science/20LION.html

Lost Persian Fleet:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3401449.stm

Pre-Olympic discoveries in Athens:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4000097/
http://tinyurl.com/3g9cg (CNN/SI)

Siberian Mummies:

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2004/01/16/201.html
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OTHER SOURCES OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL NEWS
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About.com Ancient History (blog):
http://ancienthistory.about.com/

About.com Archaeology (blog):
http://archaeology.about.com/mbody.htm

Archaeologica:
http://www.archaeologica.org/NewsPage.htm

Archaeology Magazine's Newsbriefs:
http://www.archaeology.org/magazine.php?page=0305/newsbriefs/index

Bible and Interpretation Breaking News:
http://www.bibleinterp.com/news.htm

CBA Newsfeed:
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/newsfeed/index.html

CBA Archaeoblog:
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/archaeoblog/

Classics in Contemporary Culture (blog):
http://www.people.memphis.edu/~mhooker/ccc.html

Cronaca (blog):
http://www.cronaca.com/

Francis Deblauwe's 'Iraq War and Archaeology' site:
http://cctr.umkc.edu/user/fdeblauwe/iraq.html

Maritime Underwater Archaeological News:
http://www.munarchaeology.com/munarchaeology/news/main.htm

Megalithic Portal
http://www.megalithic.co.uk

Michael Ruggeri's Ancient America and Mesoamerica News:
http://community-2.webtv.net/Topiltzin-2091/AncientAmericaand

Mirabilis.ca (blog):
http://www.mirabilis.ca

Paleojudaica (blog):
http://paleojudaica.blogspot.com

Phluzein (blog):
http://www.binref.com/phluzein/

Stone Pages Archaeo News:
http://www.stonepages.com/news/

Texas A&M Anthropology News Site:
http://www.tamu.edu/anthropology/news.html

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