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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 16268, member: 54"]Lots of hugely diverse info on archaeology, antiques, related events and expos, etc. There's <i>even</i> a link to the biggest cannon auction ever to be held, near the end, in case you lost track of it (how <u>could</u> you?)</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b><b>The Basiliscoe Mercury 209</b></b></font></p><p><b>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</b></p><p>Brad Pitt goes to Bovington, lost giants in Siberia and LakeOntario, and the WallaceMuseum focuses on a burgonet. Astonishing pictures of bone armour from Omsk and finding Franklin’s ship. News and books about swords, cannons and some interesting articles. Have just taken charge on spanking new computer, so hope everything comes through ok.</p><p><b>Arms and armour in the news</b></p><p><b>Ancient arms</b></p><p>Stone tipped spears give humans unfair advantage – it’s just not cricket</p><p><a href="http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/study-shows-advantage-of-stone-tipped-spears-for-prehistoric-humans" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/study-shows-advantage-of-stone-tipped-spears-for-prehistoric-humans" rel="nofollow">http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/study-shows-advantage-of-stone-tipped-spears-for-prehistoric-humans</a></p><p>Investigating hand axes in Tanzania</p><p><a href="http://www.ukwirednews.com/news/1600193/Brighton+archaeologist+on+Tanzania+prehistoric+axe+dig" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ukwirednews.com/news/1600193/Brighton+archaeologist+on+Tanzania+prehistoric+axe+dig" rel="nofollow">http://www.ukwirednews.com/news/1600193/Brighton+archaeologist+on+Tanzania+prehistoric+axe+dig</a></p><p>4000 year old bone armour- pictures and drawings- from Omsk</p><p><a href="http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/warriors-3900-year-old-suit-of-bone-armour-unearthed-in-omsk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/warriors-3900-year-old-suit-of-bone-armour-unearthed-in-omsk/" rel="nofollow">http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/warriors-3900-year-old-suit-of-bone-armour-unearthed-in-omsk/</a></p><p>Metal workers in ancient times</p><p><a href="https://www.aftau.org/news-page-archaeology#AncientMetalWorkersWereNotSlavesButHighlyRegardedCraftsmen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.aftau.org/news-page-archaeology#AncientMetalWorkersWereNotSlavesButHighlyRegardedCraftsmen" rel="nofollow">https://www.aftau.org/news-page-archaeology#AncientMetalWorkersWereNotSlavesButHighlyRegardedCraftsmen</a></p><p>3000 year old chariot found in China</p><p><a href="http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-09/01/content_18521086.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-09/01/content_18521086.htm" rel="nofollow">http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-09/01/content_18521086.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ecns.cn/2014/09-01/132412.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ecns.cn/2014/09-01/132412.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.ecns.cn/2014/09-01/132412.shtml</a></p><p>And 3000 year old sword- fuzzy picture</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-29108764" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-29108764" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-29108764</a></p><p><b>Battles, towers and forts</b></p><p>Investigating Bibracte, home of the Aedui celts</p><p><a href="http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/08/2014/bibracte-where-julius-caesar-completed-his-gallic-wars" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/08/2014/bibracte-where-julius-caesar-completed-his-gallic-wars" rel="nofollow">http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/08/2014/bibracte-where-julius-caesar-completed-his-gallic-wars</a></p><p>How Boudicca frightened one Roman lady in Colchester</p><p><a href="http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/archaeologists_dig_up_norfolk_gardens_to_shed_new_light_on_roman_town_1_3739603" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/archaeologists_dig_up_norfolk_gardens_to_shed_new_light_on_roman_town_1_3739603" rel="nofollow">http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/archaeologists_dig_up_norfolk_gardens_to_shed_new_light_on_roman_town_1_3739603</a></p><p>Unusual find at Vindolanda</p><p><a href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art497229-Archaeologists-find-2000-year-old-wooden-toilet-seat-used-Romans-Vindolanda-fort" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art497229-Archaeologists-find-2000-year-old-wooden-toilet-seat-used-Romans-Vindolanda-fort" rel="nofollow">http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art497229-Archaeologists-find-2000-year-old-wooden-toilet-seat-used-Romans-Vindolanda-fort</a></p><p>Viking age ring fort found in Denmark</p><p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/denmark/11079056/Viking-ring-fortress-discovered-in-Denmark.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/denmark/11079056/Viking-ring-fortress-discovered-in-Denmark.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/denmark/11079056/Viking-ring-fortress-discovered-in-Denmark.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Beasts of assorted varieties…</b></p><p>Hairy mammoth found in California</p><p><a href="http://westerndigs.org/first-columbian-mammoth-with-hair-discovered-on-california-farm/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://westerndigs.org/first-columbian-mammoth-with-hair-discovered-on-california-farm/" rel="nofollow">http://westerndigs.org/first-columbian-mammoth-with-hair-discovered-on-california-farm/</a></p><p>Romans kept fallow deer at Fishbourne for pets, not food</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-28951148" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-28951148" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-28951148</a></p><p><b>Grave stories</b></p><p>Uncovering the secrets of Siberian giant warrior – pictures</p><p><a href="http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/mighty-siberian-hero-warrior-reveals-his-secrets-from-almost-1000-years-ago/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/mighty-siberian-hero-warrior-reveals-his-secrets-from-almost-1000-years-ago/" rel="nofollow">http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/mighty-siberian-hero-warrior-reveals-his-secrets-from-almost-1000-years-ago/</a></p><p>Finally, Richard III making good in Leicestershire…</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-28946434" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-28946434" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-28946434</a></p><p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/leicester-cathedral-denies-it-is-cashing-in-on-richard-iiis-reinternment-9706943.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/leicester-cathedral-denies-it-is-cashing-in-on-richard-iiis-reinternment-9706943.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/leicester-cathedral-denies-it-is-cashing-in-on-richard-iiis-reinternment-9706943.html</a></p><p>DNA used to identify Jack the Ripper, possibly</p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/72716/Jack-the-Ripper-identified-through-DNA-traces-claims-a-sleuth-in-a-new-book-out-today#.VA6yBbAg-Uk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/72716/Jack-the-Ripper-identified-through-DNA-traces-claims-a-sleuth-in-a-new-book-out-today#.VA6yBbAg-Uk" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/72716/Jack-the-Ripper-identified-through-DNA-traces-claims-a-sleuth-in-a-new-book-out-today#.VA6yBbAg-Uk</a></p><p><font size="5"><b>Through the arrow-slit . . . </b></font></p><p>Update on summer at Guedelon</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/27/guedelon-historic-chateau-project-past-life" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/27/guedelon-historic-chateau-project-past-life" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/27/guedelon-historic-chateau-project-past-life</a></p><p>Exploring KenilworthCastle just got more interesting</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/sep/04/kenilworth-castle-opens-private-chambers-elizabeth-1-robert-dudley" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/sep/04/kenilworth-castle-opens-private-chambers-elizabeth-1-robert-dudley" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/sep/04/kenilworth-castle-opens-private-chambers-elizabeth-1-robert-dudley</a></p><p>Tewkesbury battlefield up for sale</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-29017900" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-29017900" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-29017900</a></p><p>Investigating Old Basing, looking for Civil War encampment <a href="http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/11456900.Old_Basing_dig_unearths_potential_Civil_War_siege_campsite/?ref=var_0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/11456900.Old_Basing_dig_unearths_potential_Civil_War_siege_campsite/?ref=var_0" rel="nofollow">http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/11456900.Old_Basing_dig_unearths_potential_Civil_War_siege_campsite/?ref=var_0</a></p><p><font size="5"><b>Cannons to the left, cannon to the right</b></font></p><p>Mary Rose cannon selected to be one of 100 iconic objects to teach children English history</p><p><a href="http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/mary-rose-cannon-to-spark-interest-in-history-1-6275566" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/mary-rose-cannon-to-spark-interest-in-history-1-6275566" rel="nofollow">http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/mary-rose-cannon-to-spark-interest-in-history-1-6275566</a></p><p>Here’s the whole website</p><p><a href="http://www.teachinghistory100.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.teachinghistory100.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.teachinghistory100.org/</a></p><p>Spanish article (with pictures) about an important 16th century Italian cannon in Toledo</p><p><a href="http://abcblogs.abc.es/espejo-de-navegantes/2014/08/30/el-canon-del-castillo-de-palermo-que-lucho-en-la-gran-armada/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://abcblogs.abc.es/espejo-de-navegantes/2014/08/30/el-canon-del-castillo-de-palermo-que-lucho-en-la-gran-armada/" rel="nofollow">http://abcblogs.abc.es/espejo-de-navegantes/2014/08/30/el-canon-del-castillo-de-palermo-que-lucho-en-la-gran-armada/</a></p><p>Explosives at Woolwich</p><p><a href="http://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/the-chemical-laboratories-in-royal.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/the-chemical-laboratories-in-royal.html" rel="nofollow">http://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/the-chemical-laboratories-in-royal.html</a></p><p>Two 1812 Blomefields go back on display at Chorley</p><p><a href="http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2014-08-29/historic-rof-cannons-back-on-display-in-chorley/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2014-08-29/historic-rof-cannons-back-on-display-in-chorley/" rel="nofollow">http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2014-08-29/historic-rof-cannons-back-on-display-in-chorley/</a></p><p>Civil War Ames cannon from Naples, NY, restored</p><p><a href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/rocroots/2014/08/30/historical-cannon-restored-naples/14881247/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/rocroots/2014/08/30/historical-cannon-restored-naples/14881247/" rel="nofollow">http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/rocroots/2014/08/30/historical-cannon-restored-naples/14881247/</a></p><p><b>Miscellany</b></p><p>Finds from 18th century revolutionary war camp in Springettsbury Township, PA</p><p><a href="http://www.eveningsun.com/local/ci_26412077/eighteenth-century-artifacts-including-british-half-penny-found?source=rss" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.eveningsun.com/local/ci_26412077/eighteenth-century-artifacts-including-british-half-penny-found?source=rss" rel="nofollow">http://www.eveningsun.com/local/ci_26412077/eighteenth-century-artifacts-including-british-half-penny-found?source=rss</a></p><p><b>Into the 20th century</b></p><p>The battle that saved Paris remembered</p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/72611/-Miracle--of-the-Marne--the-WWI-battle-that-changed-history-" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/72611/-Miracle--of-the-Marne--the-WWI-battle-that-changed-history-" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/72611/-Miracle--of-the-Marne--the-WWI-battle-that-changed-history-</a></p><p>Douglas A-20 Havoc lost since 1943 found in Siberia</p><p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2743648/U-S-bomber-loaned-Stalin-lost-Siberia-en-route-Alaska-Second-World-War-70-years.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2743648/U-S-bomber-loaned-Stalin-lost-Siberia-en-route-Alaska-Second-World-War-70-years.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2743648/U-S-bomber-loaned-Stalin-lost-Siberia-en-route-Alaska-Second-World-War-70-years.html</a></p><p>1940 lost Messerschmitt found in Dorset</p><p><a href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art498403-archaeologists-find-remains-of-german-messerchmitt-downed-during-battle-of-britain-dogfight" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art498403-archaeologists-find-remains-of-german-messerchmitt-downed-during-battle-of-britain-dogfight" rel="nofollow">http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art498403-archaeologists-find-remains-of-german-messerchmitt-downed-during-battle-of-britain-dogfight</a></p><p><b>Nautical news</b></p><p>Interesting feature on wrecks round the coasts of Japan</p><p><a href="http://heritageofjapan.wordpress.com/2014/08/30/around-500-confirmed-sunken-shipwreck-sites-lack-funding-for-underwater-archaeological-survey-and-research-work/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://heritageofjapan.wordpress.com/2014/08/30/around-500-confirmed-sunken-shipwreck-sites-lack-funding-for-underwater-archaeological-survey-and-research-work/" rel="nofollow">http://heritageofjapan.wordpress.com/2014/08/30/around-500-confirmed-sunken-shipwreck-sites-lack-funding-for-underwater-archaeological-survey-and-research-work/</a></p><p>Western AustraliaMuseum going back to re-investigate the site of the <i>Batavia</i> (lost 1629)</p><p><a href="http://phys.org/news/2014-09-ground-surveying-deep-batavia-secrets.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://phys.org/news/2014-09-ground-surveying-deep-batavia-secrets.html" rel="nofollow">http://phys.org/news/2014-09-ground-surveying-deep-batavia-secrets.html</a></p><p>Piece with video on the US’s <i>Land Tortoise</i></p><p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/americas-first-floating-gun-battery-is-older-than-the-n-1630257680" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://gizmodo.com/americas-first-floating-gun-battery-is-older-than-the-n-1630257680" rel="nofollow">http://gizmodo.com/americas-first-floating-gun-battery-is-older-than-the-n-1630257680</a></p><p>More on the HMS<i> Solebay</i> project</p><p><a href="http://www.fltimes.com/news/article_920bc69e-2df3-11e4-b72e-001a4bcf887a.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fltimes.com/news/article_920bc69e-2df3-11e4-b72e-001a4bcf887a.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.fltimes.com/news/article_920bc69e-2df3-11e4-b72e-001a4bcf887a.html</a></p><p>Looking out for looted cannons from the Bahamas</p><p><a href="http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/news/Underwater_archaeologist_Dr_Leeseeking_artifacts_allegedly_looted_from_Bahamas_shipwreck36790.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/news/Underwater_archaeologist_Dr_Leeseeking_artifacts_allegedly_looted_from_Bahamas_shipwreck36790.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/news/Underwater_archaeologist_Dr_Leeseeking_artifacts_allegedly_looted_from_Bahamas_shipwreck36790.shtml</a></p><p>Searching for the scant remains of HMS<i> St Lawrence</i>: <a href="http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/king-remains-of-great-warship-from-war-of-1812-largely-forgotten" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/king-remains-of-great-warship-from-war-of-1812-largely-forgotten" rel="nofollow">http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/king-remains-of-great-warship-from-war-of-1812-largely-forgotten</a></p><p>Still searching for Franklin’s ships in Canada</p><p><a href="http://www.saobserver.net/news/272804441.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.saobserver.net/news/272804441.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.saobserver.net/news/272804441.html</a></p><p>And already finding stuff</p><p><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/09/08/first_artifact_of_franklin_expedition_found.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/09/08/first_artifact_of_franklin_expedition_found.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/09/08/first_artifact_of_franklin_expedition_found.html</a></p><p>And one of the ships, too- eerie pictures and scans</p><p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lost-franklin-expedition-ship-found-in-the-arctic-1.2760311" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lost-franklin-expedition-ship-found-in-the-arctic-1.2760311" rel="nofollow">http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lost-franklin-expedition-ship-found-in-the-arctic-1.2760311</a></p><p><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/09/09/the_star_with_the_franklin_search_how_the_franklin_wreck_was_finally_found.html?app=noRedirect" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/09/09/the_star_with_the_franklin_search_how_the_franklin_wreck_was_finally_found.html?app=noRedirect" rel="nofollow">http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/09/09/the_star_with_the_franklin_search_how_the_franklin_wreck_was_finally_found.html?app=noRedirect</a></p><p>Replica of La Fayette’s <i>Hermione</i> sets sail in Rochefort</p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/72681/Replica-of-18th-century-ship-tests-French-waters-#.VA1lQrAg-Uk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/72681/Replica-of-18th-century-ship-tests-French-waters-#.VA1lQrAg-Uk" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/72681/Replica-of-18th-century-ship-tests-French-waters-#.VA1lQrAg-Uk</a></p><p><font size="5"><b>Museum news and exhibitions</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>News</b></font></p><p>Hollywood glitz comes to Bovington – a real coup for the TankMuseum!</p><p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11061798/Brad-Pitt-celebrates-marriage-to-Angelina-Jolie-with-trip-to-Dorset-Tank-Museum.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11061798/Brad-Pitt-celebrates-marriage-to-Angelina-Jolie-with-trip-to-Dorset-Tank-Museum.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11061798/Brad-Pitt-celebrates-marriage-to-Angelina-Jolie-with-trip-to-Dorset-Tank-Museum.html</a></p><p>New security for Abu Dhabi museums</p><p><a href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Saadiyat-super-tunnel-will-link-Abu-Dhabis-big-three-museums/33457" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Saadiyat-super-tunnel-will-link-Abu-Dhabis-big-three-museums/33457" rel="nofollow">http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Saadiyat-super-tunnel-will-link-Abu-Dhabis-big-three-museums/33457</a></p><p><b>New mseums </b></p><p>New gallery of 17th century Spanish art for countyDurham</p><p><a href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Spains-Golden-Age-to-shine-in-County-Durham-/35624" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Spains-Golden-Age-to-shine-in-County-Durham-/35624" rel="nofollow">http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Spains-Golden-Age-to-shine-in-County-Durham-/35624</a></p><p>Modernizing the Louvre</p><p><a href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Louvre-director-plans-its-grand-revamp-/35554" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Louvre-director-plans-its-grand-revamp-/35554" rel="nofollow">http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Louvre-director-plans-its-grand-revamp-/35554</a></p><p><b>Museum developments</b></p><p>National Gallery of Art, Washington launches App for children</p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/72467/National-Gallery-of-Art-launches-interactive-NGAkids-Art-Zone-app-inspired-by-the-collection" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/72467/National-Gallery-of-Art-launches-interactive-NGAkids-Art-Zone-app-inspired-by-the-collection" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/72467/National-Gallery-of-Art-launches-interactive-NGAkids-Art-Zone-app-inspired-by-the-collection</a></p><p>Sweden’s NationalMuseum issues its own online magazine</p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/72594/Sweden-s-Nationalmuseum-launches-digital-journal-" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/72594/Sweden-s-Nationalmuseum-launches-digital-journal-" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/72594/Sweden-s-Nationalmuseum-launches-digital-journal-</a></p><p>The Met has series of Apps</p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/72560/Metropolitan-Museum-launches-flagship-app-for-iPhone--iPad--and-iPod-touch" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/72560/Metropolitan-Museum-launches-flagship-app-for-iPhone--iPad--and-iPod-touch" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/72560/Metropolitan-Museum-launches-flagship-app-for-iPhone--iPad--and-iPod-touch</a></p><p>The Red Cross puts WWI documents online</p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/72642/Red-Cross-WWI-files-offer-online-trove-documenting-the-fate-of-two-million-prisoners" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/72642/Red-Cross-WWI-files-offer-online-trove-documenting-the-fate-of-two-million-prisoners" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/72642/Red-Cross-WWI-files-offer-online-trove-documenting-the-fate-of-two-million-prisoners</a></p><p><b>Conservation corner</b></p><p>When conservation goes (badly) wrong…</p><p><a href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Gothic-churchs-frescoes-destroyed-during-restoration/33450" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Gothic-churchs-frescoes-destroyed-during-restoration/33450" rel="nofollow">http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Gothic-churchs-frescoes-destroyed-during-restoration/33450</a></p><p>Investigating early Christian tunics</p><p><a href="http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=144975&CultureCode=en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=144975&CultureCode=en" rel="nofollow">http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=144975&CultureCode=en</a></p><p>Watch Durer’s Arch of Honour conserved before your eyes in Copenhagen</p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/72543/Restoring-Albrecht-D-rer-s-masterpiece-The-Arch-of-Honour-of-Maximilian-I" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/72543/Restoring-Albrecht-D-rer-s-masterpiece-The-Arch-of-Honour-of-Maximilian-I" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/72543/Restoring-Albrecht-D-rer-s-masterpiece-The-Arch-of-Honour-of-Maximilian-I</a></p><p>Conserving portrait of George Washington</p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/72711/Portrait-Gallery-to-conserve-the-Lansdowne-Portrait-of-George-Washington-#.VA6yS7Ag-Uk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/72711/Portrait-Gallery-to-conserve-the-Lansdowne-Portrait-of-George-Washington-#.VA6yS7Ag-Uk" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/72711/Portrait-Gallery-to-conserve-the-Lansdowne-Portrait-of-George-Washington-#.VA6yS7Ag-Uk</a></p><p><b>Objects</b></p><p>Unsurprisingly, the Hastings/Bannockburn sword failed to sell at auction</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-29031812" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-29031812" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-29031812</a></p><p>Wallace collection object of the month –.a close helm</p><p><a href="http://www.wallacecollection.org/whatson/treasure/146" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wallacecollection.org/whatson/treasure/146" rel="nofollow">http://www.wallacecollection.org/whatson/treasure/146</a></p><p>Lancaster bombers forced to stop flying</p><p><a href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/world-war-two/art497398-lancaster-bombers-cancel-appearances-engine-shutdown" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/world-war-two/art497398-lancaster-bombers-cancel-appearances-engine-shutdown" rel="nofollow">http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/world-war-two/art497398-lancaster-bombers-cancel-appearances-engine-shutdown</a></p><p><b>Exhibitions</b></p><p>Treasures of Versailles at Arras</p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/72667/Masterpieces-of-the-palace-of-Versailles-to-be-shown-at-the-Beaux-Arts-museum-in-Arras#.VAwc7bAg-Uk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/72667/Masterpieces-of-the-palace-of-Versailles-to-be-shown-at-the-Beaux-Arts-museum-in-Arras#.VAwc7bAg-Uk" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/72667/Masterpieces-of-the-palace-of-Versailles-to-be-shown-at-the-Beaux-Arts-museum-in-Arras#.VAwc7bAg-Uk</a></p><p>War photography in Zurich</p><p><a href="http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/microsites/2014/zuerich/KaSdO.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/microsites/2014/zuerich/KaSdO.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/microsites/2014/zuerich/KaSdO.php</a></p><p>First World War in Zurich</p><p><a href="http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/microsites/2014/zuerich/14_18.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/microsites/2014/zuerich/14_18.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/microsites/2014/zuerich/14_18.php</a></p><p>Current exhibitions at the Met</p><p><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions" rel="nofollow">http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions</a></p><p>Series of war-related exhibitions at Chicago</p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/72456/War-themed-art-dominates-new-offerings-at-Krannert-Art-Museum-and-Kinkead-Pavilion" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/72456/War-themed-art-dominates-new-offerings-at-Krannert-Art-Museum-and-Kinkead-Pavilion" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/72456/War-themed-art-dominates-new-offerings-at-Krannert-Art-Museum-and-Kinkead-Pavilion</a></p><p><font size="5"><b>Books</b></font></p><p>Alan Williams: <b><i>The Sword and the Crucible. A History of the Metallurgy of European Swords up to the 16th Century</i></b></p><p><a href="http://www.brill.com/sword-and-crucible" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.brill.com/sword-and-crucible" rel="nofollow">http://www.brill.com/sword-and-crucible</a></p><p>William R. Short: <b><i>Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques</i></b></p><p><a href="http://www.westholmepublishing.com/viking-weapons-and-combat-techniques.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.westholmepublishing.com/viking-weapons-and-combat-techniques.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.westholmepublishing.com/viking-weapons-and-combat-techniques.php</a></p><p>Bernard Lowry: <b><i>Pillboxes and Tank Traps</i></b></p><p><a href="http://www.shirebooks.co.uk/store/Pillboxes-and-Tank-Traps_9780747813569" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.shirebooks.co.uk/store/Pillboxes-and-Tank-Traps_9780747813569" rel="nofollow">http://www.shirebooks.co.uk/store/Pillboxes-and-Tank-Traps_9780747813569</a></p><p>Free online access to recent <b><i>Post Medieval archaeology</i></b> for September</p><p><a href="http://www.maneyonline.com/page/jotm/pma" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.maneyonline.com/page/jotm/pma" rel="nofollow">http://www.maneyonline.com/page/jotm/pma</a></p><p>Publications from Historic Scotland</p><p><a href="http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/learning/publications.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/learning/publications.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/learning/publications.htm</a></p><p>Bargain books from France</p><p><a href="http://www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/fr/boutique/special/356-livres-neufs-prix-reduits" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/fr/boutique/special/356-livres-neufs-prix-reduits" rel="nofollow">http://www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/fr/boutique/special/356-livres-neufs-prix-reduits</a></p><p><b>Online Book</b></p><p><b><i>Gransporen 13</i></b> (16th century wreck in Dutch but with pictures<u>)</u></p><p><a href="http://archeologie.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/FILES/root/Grondsporen13/Grondsporen13.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://archeologie.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/FILES/root/Grondsporen13/Grondsporen13.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://archeologie.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/FILES/root/Grondsporen13/Grondsporen13.pdf</a></p><p><font size="5"><b>Popular culture</b></font></p><p><b><i>Fury</i></b></p><p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-brad-pitt-wwii-tank-drama-fury-moves-up-to-october-20140812-story.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-brad-pitt-wwii-tank-drama-fury-moves-up-to-october-20140812-story.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-brad-pitt-wwii-tank-drama-fury-moves-up-to-october-20140812-story.html</a></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]-OGvZoIrXpg[/MEDIA]</p><p><b><i>Hermitage Revealed</i></b></p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/04/hermitage-revealed-documentary-margy-kinmonth" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/04/hermitage-revealed-documentary-margy-kinmonth" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/04/hermitage-revealed-documentary-margy-kinmonth</a></p><p>Shaolin monastery looking for some social media help</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/05/buddhist-temple-shaolin-china-seeks-brand-builders-kung-fu" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/05/buddhist-temple-shaolin-china-seeks-brand-builders-kung-fu" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/05/buddhist-temple-shaolin-china-seeks-brand-builders-kung-fu</a></p><p>How to pass the long hours in German trenches –Mensch Aergere Dich Nicht</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29050369" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29050369" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29050369</a></p><p>Richard Flanagan's <b><i>The Narrow Road to the Deep North</i></b> makes the Booker short List</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/09/man-booker-prize-2014-shortlist" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/09/man-booker-prize-2014-shortlist" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/09/man-booker-prize-2014-shortlist</a></p><p><b>Events</b></p><p>Asian arts in London</p><p><a href="http://www.asianartinlondon.com/content/calendar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.asianartinlondon.com/content/calendar" rel="nofollow">http://www.asianartinlondon.com/content/calendar</a></p><p>HBSA calander</p><p><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/hbsauk/HBSA-calendar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://sites.google.com/site/hbsauk/HBSA-calendar" rel="nofollow">https://sites.google.com/site/hbsauk/HBSA-calendar</a></p><p><font size="5"><b>Conferences - all battle-focused</b></font></p><p>26 - 28 September 2014Museum of Liverpool</p><p>Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology's Annual Conference:</p><p>Conflict in Context: Archaeologies of War 1618 - 1918</p><p><a href="http://www.spma.org.uk/events/conference-archaeologies-of-war-1618-1918/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.spma.org.uk/events/conference-archaeologies-of-war-1618-1918/" rel="nofollow">http://www.spma.org.uk/events/conference-archaeologies-of-war-1618-1918/</a></p><p>5 - 7 November 2014 Birmingham</p><p>3rd Postgraduate Conference in Conflict Archaeology</p><p><a href="http://birminghamconflict2014.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://birminghamconflict2014.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://birminghamconflict2014.wordpress.com/</a></p><p><font size="5"><b>31 July – 3 August 2015</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>Battle of Agincourt Conference</b></font></p><p><a href="http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/event.asp?EventID=503&Refresh=30%2F08%2F2014+21%3A29%3A43" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/event.asp?EventID=503&Refresh=30%2F08%2F2014+21%3A29%3A43" rel="nofollow">http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/event.asp?EventID=503&Refresh=30/08/2014+21:29:43</a></p><p><b>Sales, fairs and auctions</b></p><p>1 Oct 2014 London, Knightsbridge</p><p>The First World War Centenary Sale</p><p><a href="http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21999/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21999/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21999/</a></p><p>7-9 October 2014</p><p>Online Cannons Sale</p><p><a href="http://jamesdjulia.com/auction/369-october-2014-firearms-auction/?session=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://jamesdjulia.com/auction/369-october-2014-firearms-auction/?session=1" rel="nofollow">http://jamesdjulia.com/auction/369-october-2014-firearms-auction/?session=1</a></p><p><b>Websites and downloads</b></p><p>Dirk Breiding: Arms and Armor: A Farewell to Persistant Myths and Misconceptions</p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/07/arms-armor-farewell-persistant-myths-misconceptions/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/07/arms-armor-farewell-persistant-myths-misconceptions/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/07/arms-armor-farewell-persistant-myths-misconceptions/</a></p><p>Artillery in central Europe in the middle ages</p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/8170378/Characteristics_of_Medieval_Artillery_in_the_Light_of_Written_Sources_from_Bohemia_and_Poland" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/8170378/Characteristics_of_Medieval_Artillery_in_the_Light_of_Written_Sources_from_Bohemia_and_Poland" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/8170378/Characteristics_of_Medieval_Artillery_in_the_Light_of_Written_Sources_from_Bohemia_and_Poland</a></p><p>1066 etc: Saladin, Bayeux tapestry, axes and smiths</p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/saladin-good-pr-medieval-west/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/saladin-good-pr-medieval-west/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/saladin-good-pr-medieval-west/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/bayeux-tapestry-case-phantom-fleet/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/bayeux-tapestry-case-phantom-fleet/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/bayeux-tapestry-case-phantom-fleet/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/anglo-saxon-smiths-myths/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/anglo-saxon-smiths-myths/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/anglo-saxon-smiths-myths/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/07/sign-cross-early-medieval-axes-symbol-power-magic-religion/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/07/sign-cross-early-medieval-axes-symbol-power-magic-religion/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/07/sign-cross-early-medieval-axes-symbol-power-magic-religion/</a></p><p><b>Focus on heritage days</b></p><p><a href="http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/</a></p><p><a href="http://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/ehd-jep/home" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/ehd-jep/home" rel="nofollow">http://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/ehd-jep/home</a></p><p><b>Finally</b></p><p>This fortnight tweeted on a number of recent trips</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe</a></p><p><b>Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown – 10 September 2014</b></p><p>Some people have asked me about making a contribution to the Newsletter – if you would like to support us, you can make a donation here through our Paypal account – see here for details:</p><p><a href="http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" 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[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 16268, member: 54"]Lots of hugely diverse info on archaeology, antiques, related events and expos, etc. There's [I]even[/I] a link to the biggest cannon auction ever to be held, near the end, in case you lost track of it (how [U]could[/U] you?) [SIZE=6][B][B]The Basiliscoe Mercury 209[/B][/B][/SIZE] [B]TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community[/B] Brad Pitt goes to Bovington, lost giants in Siberia and LakeOntario, and the WallaceMuseum focuses on a burgonet. Astonishing pictures of bone armour from Omsk and finding Franklin’s ship. News and books about swords, cannons and some interesting articles. Have just taken charge on spanking new computer, so hope everything comes through ok. [B]Arms and armour in the news Ancient arms[/B] Stone tipped spears give humans unfair advantage – it’s just not cricket [url]http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/study-shows-advantage-of-stone-tipped-spears-for-prehistoric-humans[/url] Investigating hand axes in Tanzania [url]http://www.ukwirednews.com/news/1600193/Brighton+archaeologist+on+Tanzania+prehistoric+axe+dig[/url] 4000 year old bone armour- pictures and drawings- from Omsk [url]http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/warriors-3900-year-old-suit-of-bone-armour-unearthed-in-omsk/[/url] Metal workers in ancient times [url]https://www.aftau.org/news-page-archaeology#AncientMetalWorkersWereNotSlavesButHighlyRegardedCraftsmen[/url] 3000 year old chariot found in China [url]http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-09/01/content_18521086.htm[/url] [url]http://www.ecns.cn/2014/09-01/132412.shtml[/url] And 3000 year old sword- fuzzy picture [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-29108764[/url] [B]Battles, towers and forts[/B] Investigating Bibracte, home of the Aedui celts [url]http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/08/2014/bibracte-where-julius-caesar-completed-his-gallic-wars[/url] How Boudicca frightened one Roman lady in Colchester [url]http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/archaeologists_dig_up_norfolk_gardens_to_shed_new_light_on_roman_town_1_3739603[/url] Unusual find at Vindolanda [url]http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art497229-Archaeologists-find-2000-year-old-wooden-toilet-seat-used-Romans-Vindolanda-fort[/url] Viking age ring fort found in Denmark [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/denmark/11079056/Viking-ring-fortress-discovered-in-Denmark.html[/url] [B]Beasts of assorted varieties…[/B] Hairy mammoth found in California [url]http://westerndigs.org/first-columbian-mammoth-with-hair-discovered-on-california-farm/[/url] Romans kept fallow deer at Fishbourne for pets, not food [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-28951148[/url] [B]Grave stories[/B] Uncovering the secrets of Siberian giant warrior – pictures [url]http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/mighty-siberian-hero-warrior-reveals-his-secrets-from-almost-1000-years-ago/[/url] Finally, Richard III making good in Leicestershire… [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-28946434[/url] [url]http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/leicester-cathedral-denies-it-is-cashing-in-on-richard-iiis-reinternment-9706943.html[/url] DNA used to identify Jack the Ripper, possibly [url]http://artdaily.com/news/72716/Jack-the-Ripper-identified-through-DNA-traces-claims-a-sleuth-in-a-new-book-out-today#.VA6yBbAg-Uk[/url] [SIZE=5][B]Through the arrow-slit . . . [/B][/SIZE] Update on summer at Guedelon [url]http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/27/guedelon-historic-chateau-project-past-life[/url] Exploring KenilworthCastle just got more interesting [url]http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/sep/04/kenilworth-castle-opens-private-chambers-elizabeth-1-robert-dudley[/url] Tewkesbury battlefield up for sale [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-29017900[/url] Investigating Old Basing, looking for Civil War encampment [url]http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/11456900.Old_Basing_dig_unearths_potential_Civil_War_siege_campsite/?ref=var_0[/url] [SIZE=5][B]Cannons to the left, cannon to the right[/B][/SIZE] Mary Rose cannon selected to be one of 100 iconic objects to teach children English history [url]http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/mary-rose-cannon-to-spark-interest-in-history-1-6275566[/url] Here’s the whole website [url]http://www.teachinghistory100.org/[/url] Spanish article (with pictures) about an important 16th century Italian cannon in Toledo [url]http://abcblogs.abc.es/espejo-de-navegantes/2014/08/30/el-canon-del-castillo-de-palermo-que-lucho-en-la-gran-armada/[/url] Explosives at Woolwich [url]http://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/the-chemical-laboratories-in-royal.html[/url] Two 1812 Blomefields go back on display at Chorley [url]http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2014-08-29/historic-rof-cannons-back-on-display-in-chorley/[/url] Civil War Ames cannon from Naples, NY, restored [url]http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/rocroots/2014/08/30/historical-cannon-restored-naples/14881247/[/url] [B]Miscellany[/B] Finds from 18th century revolutionary war camp in Springettsbury Township, PA [url]http://www.eveningsun.com/local/ci_26412077/eighteenth-century-artifacts-including-british-half-penny-found?source=rss[/url] [B]Into the 20th century[/B] The battle that saved Paris remembered [url]http://artdaily.com/news/72611/-Miracle--of-the-Marne--the-WWI-battle-that-changed-history-[/url] Douglas A-20 Havoc lost since 1943 found in Siberia [url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2743648/U-S-bomber-loaned-Stalin-lost-Siberia-en-route-Alaska-Second-World-War-70-years.html[/url] 1940 lost Messerschmitt found in Dorset [url]http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art498403-archaeologists-find-remains-of-german-messerchmitt-downed-during-battle-of-britain-dogfight[/url] [B]Nautical news[/B] Interesting feature on wrecks round the coasts of Japan [url]http://heritageofjapan.wordpress.com/2014/08/30/around-500-confirmed-sunken-shipwreck-sites-lack-funding-for-underwater-archaeological-survey-and-research-work/[/url] Western AustraliaMuseum going back to re-investigate the site of the [I]Batavia[/I] (lost 1629) [url]http://phys.org/news/2014-09-ground-surveying-deep-batavia-secrets.html[/url] Piece with video on the US’s [I]Land Tortoise[/I] [url]http://gizmodo.com/americas-first-floating-gun-battery-is-older-than-the-n-1630257680[/url] More on the HMS[I] Solebay[/I] project [url]http://www.fltimes.com/news/article_920bc69e-2df3-11e4-b72e-001a4bcf887a.html[/url] Looking out for looted cannons from the Bahamas [url]http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/news/Underwater_archaeologist_Dr_Leeseeking_artifacts_allegedly_looted_from_Bahamas_shipwreck36790.shtml[/url] Searching for the scant remains of HMS[I] St Lawrence[/I]: [url]http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/king-remains-of-great-warship-from-war-of-1812-largely-forgotten[/url] Still searching for Franklin’s ships in Canada [url]http://www.saobserver.net/news/272804441.html[/url] And already finding stuff [url]http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/09/08/first_artifact_of_franklin_expedition_found.html[/url] And one of the ships, too- eerie pictures and scans [url]http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lost-franklin-expedition-ship-found-in-the-arctic-1.2760311[/url] [url]http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/09/09/the_star_with_the_franklin_search_how_the_franklin_wreck_was_finally_found.html?app=noRedirect[/url] Replica of La Fayette’s [I]Hermione[/I] sets sail in Rochefort [url]http://artdaily.com/news/72681/Replica-of-18th-century-ship-tests-French-waters-#.VA1lQrAg-Uk[/url] [SIZE=5][B]Museum news and exhibitions[/B] [B]News[/B][/SIZE] Hollywood glitz comes to Bovington – a real coup for the TankMuseum! [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11061798/Brad-Pitt-celebrates-marriage-to-Angelina-Jolie-with-trip-to-Dorset-Tank-Museum.html[/url] New security for Abu Dhabi museums [url]http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Saadiyat-super-tunnel-will-link-Abu-Dhabis-big-three-museums/33457[/url] [B]New mseums [/B] New gallery of 17th century Spanish art for countyDurham [url]http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Spains-Golden-Age-to-shine-in-County-Durham-/35624[/url] Modernizing the Louvre [url]http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Louvre-director-plans-its-grand-revamp-/35554[/url] [B]Museum developments[/B] National Gallery of Art, Washington launches App for children [url]http://artdaily.com/news/72467/National-Gallery-of-Art-launches-interactive-NGAkids-Art-Zone-app-inspired-by-the-collection[/url] Sweden’s NationalMuseum issues its own online magazine [url]http://artdaily.com/news/72594/Sweden-s-Nationalmuseum-launches-digital-journal-[/url] The Met has series of Apps [url]http://artdaily.com/news/72560/Metropolitan-Museum-launches-flagship-app-for-iPhone--iPad--and-iPod-touch[/url] The Red Cross puts WWI documents online [url]http://artdaily.com/news/72642/Red-Cross-WWI-files-offer-online-trove-documenting-the-fate-of-two-million-prisoners[/url] [B]Conservation corner[/B] When conservation goes (badly) wrong… [url]http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Gothic-churchs-frescoes-destroyed-during-restoration/33450[/url] Investigating early Christian tunics [url]http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=144975&CultureCode=en[/url] Watch Durer’s Arch of Honour conserved before your eyes in Copenhagen [url]http://artdaily.com/news/72543/Restoring-Albrecht-D-rer-s-masterpiece-The-Arch-of-Honour-of-Maximilian-I[/url] Conserving portrait of George Washington [url]http://artdaily.com/news/72711/Portrait-Gallery-to-conserve-the-Lansdowne-Portrait-of-George-Washington-#.VA6yS7Ag-Uk[/url] [B]Objects[/B] Unsurprisingly, the Hastings/Bannockburn sword failed to sell at auction [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-29031812[/url] Wallace collection object of the month –.a close helm [url]http://www.wallacecollection.org/whatson/treasure/146[/url] Lancaster bombers forced to stop flying [url]http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/world-war-two/art497398-lancaster-bombers-cancel-appearances-engine-shutdown[/url] [B]Exhibitions[/B] Treasures of Versailles at Arras [url]http://artdaily.com/news/72667/Masterpieces-of-the-palace-of-Versailles-to-be-shown-at-the-Beaux-Arts-museum-in-Arras#.VAwc7bAg-Uk[/url] War photography in Zurich [url]http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/microsites/2014/zuerich/KaSdO.php[/url] First World War in Zurich [url]http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/microsites/2014/zuerich/14_18.php[/url] Current exhibitions at the Met [url]http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions[/url] Series of war-related exhibitions at Chicago [url]http://artdaily.com/news/72456/War-themed-art-dominates-new-offerings-at-Krannert-Art-Museum-and-Kinkead-Pavilion[/url] [SIZE=5][B]Books[/B][/SIZE] Alan Williams: [B][I]The Sword and the Crucible. A History of the Metallurgy of European Swords up to the 16th Century[/I][/B] [url]http://www.brill.com/sword-and-crucible[/url] William R. Short: [B][I]Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques[/I][/B] [url]http://www.westholmepublishing.com/viking-weapons-and-combat-techniques.php[/url] Bernard Lowry: [B][I]Pillboxes and Tank Traps[/I][/B] [url]http://www.shirebooks.co.uk/store/Pillboxes-and-Tank-Traps_9780747813569[/url] Free online access to recent [B][I]Post Medieval archaeology[/I][/B] for September [url]http://www.maneyonline.com/page/jotm/pma[/url] Publications from Historic Scotland [url]http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/learning/publications.htm[/url] Bargain books from France [url]http://www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/fr/boutique/special/356-livres-neufs-prix-reduits[/url] [B]Online Book [I]Gransporen 13[/I][/B] (16th century wreck in Dutch but with pictures[U])[/U] [url]http://archeologie.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/FILES/root/Grondsporen13/Grondsporen13.pdf[/url] [SIZE=5][B]Popular culture[/B][/SIZE] [B][I]Fury[/I][/B] [url]http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-brad-pitt-wwii-tank-drama-fury-moves-up-to-october-20140812-story.html[/url] [MEDIA=youtube]-OGvZoIrXpg[/MEDIA] [B][I]Hermitage Revealed[/I][/B] [url]http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/04/hermitage-revealed-documentary-margy-kinmonth[/url] Shaolin monastery looking for some social media help [url]http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/05/buddhist-temple-shaolin-china-seeks-brand-builders-kung-fu[/url] How to pass the long hours in German trenches –Mensch Aergere Dich Nicht [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29050369[/url] Richard Flanagan's [B][I]The Narrow Road to the Deep North[/I][/B] makes the Booker short List [url]http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/09/man-booker-prize-2014-shortlist[/url] [B]Events[/B] Asian arts in London [url]http://www.asianartinlondon.com/content/calendar[/url] HBSA calander [url]https://sites.google.com/site/hbsauk/HBSA-calendar[/url] [SIZE=5][B]Conferences - all battle-focused[/B][/SIZE] 26 - 28 September 2014Museum of Liverpool Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology's Annual Conference: Conflict in Context: Archaeologies of War 1618 - 1918 [url]http://www.spma.org.uk/events/conference-archaeologies-of-war-1618-1918/[/url] 5 - 7 November 2014 Birmingham 3rd Postgraduate Conference in Conflict Archaeology [url]http://birminghamconflict2014.wordpress.com/[/url] [SIZE=5][B]31 July – 3 August 2015[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][B]Battle of Agincourt Conference[/B][/SIZE] [url]http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/event.asp?EventID=503&Refresh=30%2F08%2F2014+21%3A29%3A43[/url] [B]Sales, fairs and auctions[/B] 1 Oct 2014 London, Knightsbridge The First World War Centenary Sale [url]http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21999/[/url] 7-9 October 2014 Online Cannons Sale [url]http://jamesdjulia.com/auction/369-october-2014-firearms-auction/?session=1[/url] [B]Websites and downloads[/B] Dirk Breiding: Arms and Armor: A Farewell to Persistant Myths and Misconceptions [url]http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/07/arms-armor-farewell-persistant-myths-misconceptions/[/url] Artillery in central Europe in the middle ages [url]https://www.academia.edu/8170378/Characteristics_of_Medieval_Artillery_in_the_Light_of_Written_Sources_from_Bohemia_and_Poland[/url] 1066 etc: Saladin, Bayeux tapestry, axes and smiths [url]http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/saladin-good-pr-medieval-west/[/url] [url]http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/bayeux-tapestry-case-phantom-fleet/[/url] [url]http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/anglo-saxon-smiths-myths/[/url] [url]http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/07/sign-cross-early-medieval-axes-symbol-power-magic-religion/[/url] [B]Focus on heritage days[/B] [url]http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/[/url] [url]http://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/ehd-jep/home[/url] [B]Finally[/B] This fortnight tweeted on a number of recent trips [url]https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe[/url] [B]Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown – 10 September 2014[/B] Some people have asked me about making a contribution to the Newsletter – if you would like to support us, you can make a donation here through our Paypal account – see here for details: [url]http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html[/url][/QUOTE]
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