Top Finds, In the News, Favorites, and What’s New in 2024
Update: 2024-01-30
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On this episode, Emily and Kirsten discuss some of their new favorite podcasts and books, finds and archaeology news in 2023, and the recent changes to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
Links
Top 10 Discoveries of 2023: https://www.archaeology.org/issues/536-2401/features/11935-top-10-discoveries-of-2023?fbclid=IwAR2unu6JF83QNTN0ZvSVqHLNwGtujFfrxpI_RwArwrPhbyJd2jXC2dnEJJA
Tribes in Maine spent decades getting ancestral remains. Harvard resisted them at nearly every turn: https://www.mainepublic.org/nation/2023-12-04/tribes-in-maine-spent-decades-getting-ancestral-remains-harvard-resisted-them-at-nearly-every-turn?fbclid=IwAR01G-FElm60yalpUoIjpOFQ2gsANVsE3jQqQHwtTMTaWr-gFwnxwFJ0B70
More than 100 Gaza heritage sites have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli attacks: https://www.npr.org/2023/12/03/1216200754/gaza-heritage-sites-destroyed-israel?fbclid=IwAR12kHR8V2wfmmp-_OEz9KBNSK6bUYL_M48k6aSnUrrx8cX02NDmYxUcYPo
Amateur archaeologists uncover a mysterious ancient Roman artifact in England: https://www.npr.org/2024/01/24/1226575715/archaeologists-roman-empire-dodecahedron-england?fbclid=IwAR1lehxR6tAdpXT5wWlt-Hq9WrCZf_FXAHqfafUMhwabt4sUBZjIzlEfobg
Museums to close exhibits featuring Native American artifacts, as new federal regulations take effect: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/01/26/us/museums-to-close-exhibits-featuring-native-american-artifacts-as-new-federal-regulations-take-effect/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0L-hURnlbpGUDPcrJrift59WcCvcxZ4Yqc38Zys9Lu2TqU5J1dqBjModk
SAA Sends Letter to Netflix Concerning “Ancient Apocalypse” Series: https://saa.org/quick-nav/saa-media-room/saa-news/2022/12/01/saa-sends-letter-to-netflix-concerning-ancient-apocalypse-series
The Archaeology Channel: https://www.archaeologychannel.org/
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