It's time for another two-part edition of things that were unearthed in recent months. Today's episode covers updates, lots of repatriations, some mummy stuff, Viking stuff, animal stuff, and a handful of miscellany.&nbsp;
Research:
<ul>
<li>AFP. &ldquo;Chile's National Museum Of Natural History To Return Easter Island 'Head'.&rdquo; Archaeology News Network. 2/21/2022. https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/02/chiles-national-museum-of-natural.html</li>
<li>AFP. &ldquo;Nigeria Returns Two Stolen Benin Bronzes To Traditional Royal Palace.&rdquo; Archaeology News Network. 2/21/2022. https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/02/nigeria-returns-two-stolen-benin.html</li>
<li>Agence France-Presse. &ldquo;17 Pre-Columbian Artifacts Returned to Mexico.&rdquo; VOA News. 2/21/2022. https://www.voanews.com/a/pre-columbian-artifacts-returned-to-mexico/6451918.html</li>
<li>Alex, Bridget. &ldquo;Archaeologists uncover oldest ochre workshop in East Asia.&rdquo; Science. 3/2/2022. https://www.science.org/content/article/archaeologists-uncover-oldest-ochre-workshop-east-asia</li>
<li>Amaral, Brian. &ldquo;Australian researchers defend finding of Captain Cook&rsquo;s ship in R.I.: &lsquo;Right where we said it was&rsquo;.&rdquo; Boston Globe. 2/4/2022. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/04/metro/right-where-we-said-it-was-finding-captain-cooks-ship-ri-waters-makes-waves-among-researchers/?event=event12</li>
<li>Associated Press. &ldquo;More possible victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre found in mass grave.&rdquo; AL.com. 3/3/2022. https://www.al.com/news/2022/03/more-possible-victims-of-1921-tulsa-race-massacre-found-in-mass-grave.html</li>
<li>Australian National University. &ldquo;Mysterious, giant stone jars found in India.&rdquo; Phys.org. 3/30/2022. https://phys.org/news/2022-03-mysterious-giant-stone-jars-india.html</li>
<li>Barras, Colin. &ldquo;Ancient smells reveal secrets of Egyptian tomb.&rdquo; Nature. 3/31/2022. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00903-z</li>
<li>BBC. &ldquo;Bedfordshire A428 dig: Evidence of Roman beer production found.&rdquo; 3/30/2021. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-60932382</li>
<li>Bower, Bruce. &ldquo;Ancient seafarers built the Mediterranean&rsquo;s largest known sacred pool.&rdquo; Science News. 3/16/2022. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/sacred-pool-ancient-seafarers-phoenicians-largest-mediterranean</li>
<li>Bower, Bruce. &ldquo;The world&rsquo;s oldest pants stitched together cultures from across Asia.&rdquo; Science News. 2/18/2022. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pants-oldest-ancient-horseman-asia-culture-origin</li>
<li>Burke, Minyvonne. &ldquo;Wreckage of 207-year-old whaling ship found on seafloor of Gulf of Mexico.&rdquo; 3/23/2022. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wreckage-207-year-old-whaling-ship-found-seafloor-gulf-mexico-rcna21189</li>
<li>Cambridge University Press. &ldquo;Oldest known drinking straws identified.&rdquo; Phys.org. 1/19/2022. https://phys.org/news/2022-01-oldest-straws.html</li>
<li>CBS/AFP. &ldquo;U.S. returns gold treasure looted from 1746 shipwreck and skull stolen from Parisian catacombs to France.&rdquo; 3/4/2022. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-returns-gold-treasure-skull-to-france/</li>
<li>Cramer, Maria. &ldquo;Scotland Apologizes for History of Witchcraft Persecution.&rdquo; New York Times. 3/9/2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/world/europe/scotland-nicola-sturgeon-apologizes-witches.html</li>
<li>Deutsches Archaologisches Institut. &ldquo;4000 year old boat salvaged near the ancient city of Uruk.&rdquo; 3/28/2022. https://www.dainst.org/en/dai/meldungen/-/asset_publisher/nZcCAiLqg1db/content/4000-jahre-altes-boot-bei-der-antiken-stadt-uruk-notgeborgen</li>
<li>Dijkstra, Mischa. &ldquo;Ancient art and genetics combine to reveal origin of world's most expensive spice.&rdquo; EurekAlert. 3/8/2022. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/945749</li>
<li>El-Aref, Nevine. &ldquo;The Largest Embalming Cache Ever Found In Egypt Unearthed At Abusir.&rdquo; Archaeology News Network. 2/8/2022. https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-largest-embalming-cache-ever-found.html</li>
<li>Ferrarin, Federica. &ldquo;Agnese, the unknown daughter of Marco Polo.&rdquo; 2/7/2022. https://www.unive.it/pag/16584/?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=11938&cHash=92cbc9af6f08744a0a46e4cd860f4c92</li>
<li>Gast, Phil. &ldquo;A dozen more Revolutionary War-era cannons have been found and raised from the Savannah River.&rdquo; CNN. 2/8/2022. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/us/savannah-river-cannons-discovery/index.html</li>
<li>Geggel, Laura. &ldquo;2,000-year-old Celtic hoard of gold 'rainbow cups' discovered in Germany.&rdquo; LiveScience. 1/13/2022. https://www.livescience.com/celtic-gold-hoard-discovered-germany</li>
<li>Gershon, Livia. &ldquo;Hungry Badger Digs Up a Trove of Roman Coins in Spain.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 1/11/2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hungry-badger-digs-up-roman-coins-in-spain-180979378/</li>
<li>Gershon, Livia. &ldquo;Researchers Digitally Unwrap Egyptian Pharaoh&rsquo;s 3,500-Year-Old Mummy.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 1/5/2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mummy-of-egyptian-pharaoh-digitally-unwrapped-180979309/</li>
<li>Gershon, Livia. &ldquo;The Horned Helmets Falsely Attributed to Vikings Are Actually Nearly 3,000 Years Old.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 1/10/2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/iconic-viking-horned-helmets-actually-3000-years-old-180979339/</li>
<li>Gross, Jenny. &ldquo;Decoding Dickens&rsquo;s Secret Notes to Himself, One Symbol at a Time.&rdquo; New York Times. 2/8/2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/books/charles-dickens-secret-notes.html</li>
<li>Gutman, David. &ldquo;Ancient Native American Artifacts: Seattle to return items to tribe.&rdquo; The Columbian. 3/25/2022. https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/mar/25/ancient-native-american-artifacts-seattle-to-return-items-to-tribe/ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Jones, Sam. &ldquo;Roman boat that sank in Mediterranean 1,700 years ago gives up its treasures.&rdquo; The Guardian. 3/8/2022. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/mar/08/roman-boat-that-sank-in-mediterranean-1700-years-ago-gives-up-its-treasures</li>
<li>Kindy, David. &ldquo;A Gladiator Arena, Possibly the Last Ever Built, Discovered in Switzerland.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 2/3/2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-may-be-the-last-gladiator-arena-ever-built-discovered-in-switzerland-180979497/</li>
<li>Kindy, David. &ldquo;Amelia Earhart&rsquo;s Leather Flying Cap Sells at Auction for $825,000.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 3/1/2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amelia-earharts-leather-flying-cap-sells-at-auction-for-825000-180979649/</li>
<li>Kindy, David. &ldquo;Archaeologists Unearth 4,000-Year-Old Stone Board Game in Oman.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 1/11/2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-4000-year-old-stone-board-game-in-oman-180979340/</li>
<li>Kindy, David. &ldquo;Rubin Museum Agrees to Return Stolen Religious Artifacts to Nepal.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 1/13/2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rubin-museum-agrees-to-return-stolen-religious-artifacts-to-nepal-180979391/ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Kubota, Taylor. &ldquo;Genomic analysis supports ancient Muwekma Ohlone connection.&rdquo; Stanford University via EurekAlert. 3/21/2022. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/946684</li>
<li>Lynch, Brendan. &ldquo;Archaeological dig reveals participants in California&rsquo;s Gold Rush dined on salted Atlantic cod.&rdquo; University of Kansas via EurekAlert. 1/6/2022. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/939427</li>
<li>Magni, Paola et al. &ldquo;How centuries-old bones from Australia's historic shipwrecks can help us solve crimes.&rdquo; The Conversation via Phys.org. 2/8/2022. https://phys.org/news/2022-02-centuries-old-bones-australia-historic-shipwrecks.html</li>
<li>Manhattan District Attorney. &ldquo;D.A. Bragg Returns Two Antiquities Valued at Over $500,000 to the People of Libya.&rdquo; 3/30/2022. https://www.manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-returns-two-antiquities-valued-at-over-500000-to-the-people-of-libya/</li>
<li>McGlone, Peggy. &ldquo;Smithsonian to give back its collection of Benin bronzes.&rdquo; Washington Post. 3/8/2022. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/03/08/smithsonian-benin-bronzes-nigeria-return/</li>
<li>McGreevy, Nora. &ldquo;Dismissed as a Copy for Decades, This Flemish Masterpiece Could Now Fetch Thousands.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 1/13/2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dismissed-as-copy-for-decades-this-flemish-masterpiece-could-now-fetch-thousands-180979387/ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Medievalists.net. &ldquo;More than 90% of medieval literature manuscripts have been lost, researchers suggest.&rdquo; 2/2022. https://www.medievalists.net/2022/02/medieval-manuscripts-have-been-lost/</li>
<li>Miller, Michael. &ldquo;Did comet's fiery destruction lead to downfall of ancient Hopewell?&rdquo; EurekAlert. 1/22/2022. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/942039</li>
<li>Murphy, Luke John et al. &ldquo;An Anatomy of the Blood Eagle: The Practicalities of Viking Torture.&rdquo; Speculum.&nbsp; Volume 97, Number 1. January 2022. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/717332</li>
<li>Ormseth, Matthew. &ldquo;Federal agents return 4,000-year-old artifacts to Iraqi government.&rdquo; Phys.org. 1/21/2022. https://phys.org/news/2022-01-federal-agents-year-old-artifacts-iraqi.html</li>
<li>Pratt, Mark. &ldquo;New analysis provides more clues about Pilgrim-era shipwreck.&rdquo; Phys.org. 3/11/2022. https://phys.org/news/2022-03-analysis-clues-pilgrim-era-shipwreck.html</li>
<li>Rankin, Jennifer. &ldquo;&lsquo;Justice can triumph&rsquo;: painting looted by Nazis returned to owners after 80 years.&rdquo; The Guardian. 2/10/2022. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/feb/10/justice-can-triumph-painting-looted-by-nazis-returned-to-owners-after-80-years</li>
<li>Recker Jane. &ldquo;France to Return 15 Works of Nazi-Looted Art to Jewish Families.&rdquo; Smithsonian Magazine. 1/31/2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/france-to-return-15-works-of-nazi-looted-art-to-jewish-families-180979487/</li>
<li>Recker, Jane. &ldquo;An Ornate, 5,000-Year-Old Stone Drum Is the U.K.&rsquo;s Most Significant Prehistoric Art Find in a Century.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 2/18/2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-ornate-5000-year-old-stone-drum-is-the-uks-most-significant-prehistoric-art-find-in-a-century-180979604/</li>
<li>Rogulj, Daniela. &ldquo;1800-year-old Roman Goddess Venus Statue in Zadar Discovered at Future Hotel Site.&rdquo; Total Croatia News. 1/15/2022. https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/59345-venus-statue-in-zadar</li>
<li>Rutgers University. &ldquo;Ancient Mesopotamian discovery transforms knowledge of early farming.&rdquo; Phys.org. 1/11/2022. https://phys.org/news/2022-01-ancient-mesopotamian-discovery-knowledge-early.html</li>
<li>Sjoberg, Cecilia. &ldquo;Medieval Ship Found Off The West Coast Of Sweden.&rdquo; The Archaeology News Network. 2/4/2022. https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/02/medieval-ship-found-off-west-coast-of.html</li>
<li>Solomon, Tessa. &ldquo;Archaeologists in Mexico Recover Coyote-Man Sculpture, Shedding Light on a Pre-Hispanic Civilization.&rdquo; ArtNews. 1/27/2022. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/coyote-man-sculpture-tacambro-mexico-recovered-1234617012/</li>
<li>Solomon, Tessa. &ldquo;Lebanese Museum Returns More than 300 Allegedly Looted Artifacts to Iraq.&rdquo; ARTNews. 2/1/2022. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/nabu-museum-artifacts-returned-iraq-1234618272/</li>
<li>Sonia D&iacute;az-Navarro et al, The first otologic surgery in a skull from El Pend&oacute;n site (Reinoso, Northern Spain), Scientific Reports (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06223-6</li>
<li>The History Blog. &ldquo;1,000-year-old surgical kit found in Sican tomb.&rdquo; http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/63683</li>
<li>University of Aberdeen. &ldquo;Rare Pictish Symbol Stone Found Near Potential Site Of Famous Battle.&rdquo; Archaeology News Network. 3/7/2022. https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/03/rare-pictish-symbol-stone-found-near.html</li>
<li>University of Cambridge. &ldquo;Identifying the portable toilets of the ancient Roman world.&rdquo; Phys.org. 2/10/2022. https://phys.org/news/2022-02-portable-toilets-ancient-roman-world.html</li>
<li>University of Exeter. &ldquo;Medieval warhorses were surprisingly small in stature, study shows.&rdquo; https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/news/articles/medievalwarhorsesweresurp.html</li>
<li>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. &ldquo;Study ties present-day Native American tribe to ancestors in San Francisco Bay Area.&rdquo; 3/21/2022. https://phys.org/news/2022-03-ties-present-day-native-american-tribe.html</li>
<li>University of Vienna. &ldquo;Origin of the 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf discovered.&rdquo; Phys.org. 2/28/2022. https://phys.org/news/2022-02-year-old-venus-willendorf.html</li>
<li>Ward, Bob. &ldquo;New England Unsolved: How a Lynn murder is providing a new lead in Gardner Art Heist investigation.&rdquo; Boston25. 2/21/2022. https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/new-england-unsolved-how-lynn-murder-is-providing-new-lead-gardner-art-heist-investigation/NVS6SKXQMVHDLLOMAKDJVGCFAU/</li>
<li>Yirka, Bob. &ldquo;Evidence found of goose domestication in China 7,000 years ago.&rdquo; 3/8/2022. https://phys.org/news/2022-03-evidence-goose-domestication-china-years.html</li>
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