Stealing Archaeology - Ep 201

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This week we happened across 3 different stories in the News about to looting and the collection of antiquities both by museums and individuals. There are many ways that looting happens, and it can have far reaching effects on both the looter(s) and the people from whom they stole.

Links

• Oscar White Muscarella, archaeologist who exposed looted artifacts and fakes, dies at 91

• TAS Episode 165 - Desert Kites, Miami Pre-History, and Illicit Antiquities

• An Open Letter to Arrowhead Hunters

• Spanish police find hundreds of archaeological artefacts at two homes

• U.S. Returns Artifacts Taken from Iraq Museum in 2003 Invasion

• U.S. Returns Thousands of Artifacts, Including Hobby Lobby’s Gilgamesh Tablet, to Iraq

• National Museum, Baghdad: 10 Years Later

• World War II Looted Art: Turning History into Justice

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What Year Is It and Why? - Ep 200

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Have you ever wondered how we ended up with the calendar we have today? Where leap years come from, and why we need them? This week we take a look at our modern calendar and the ancient calendars that came before it.

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Links

• Gregorian Calendar from WhatIs.com

• What years are leap years? From Government of Canada

• Leap Year

• Julian Calendar from Britannica

• Roman republican calendar from Britannica

• Greek Calendar overview from Oxford Reference

• The Sumerian Calendar from Projeda

• Mayan Calendar from Live Science)

• Mayan Calendar

Contact

• Chris Webster

  • chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

• Rachel Roden

  • rachel@unraveleddesigns.com

  • RachelUnraveled (Instagram)

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