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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 14234, member: 54"]<font size="6"><b><b>The Basiliscoe Mercury 208</b></b></font></p><p><b>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</b></p><p>A number of interesting underwater wreck stories, fine foods and beverages at Café Basiliscoe, books from Denmark, downloadable Dublin guides and some new museum websites</p><p><b>Arms and armour in the news</b></p><p><b>Ancient arms</b></p><p>Bronze Age sword from the River Shannon</p><p><a href="http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/bronze-age-sword-recovered-from-river-shannon-30508634.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/bronze-age-sword-recovered-from-river-shannon-30508634.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/bronze-age-sword-recovered-from-river-shannon-30508634.html</a></p><p>Warrior with his weapons and horse found in Kazakhstan</p><p><a href="http://en.tengrinews.kz/science/Elite-Turkic-warrior-burial-discovered-in-Kazakhstan-255136/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.tengrinews.kz/science/Elite-Turkic-warrior-burial-discovered-in-Kazakhstan-255136/" rel="nofollow">http://en.tengrinews.kz/science/Elite-Turkic-warrior-burial-discovered-in-Kazakhstan-255136/</a></p><p>Greek tomb from the time of Alexander found</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28758920" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28758920" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28758920</a></p><p>A new future for Augustus mausoleum?</p><p><a href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Augustus-to-rise-again-in-Rome/33410" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Augustus-to-rise-again-in-Rome/33410" rel="nofollow">http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Augustus-to-rise-again-in-Rome/33410</a></p><p><b>Battles, towers and forts</b></p><p>Game of thrones meets Hadrian's Wall</p><p><a href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art495551-Game-of-Thrones-star-launches-Wall-Face-the-faces-who-saved-and-preserved-Hadrians-Wall" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art495551-Game-of-Thrones-star-launches-Wall-Face-the-faces-who-saved-and-preserved-Hadrians-Wall" rel="nofollow">http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art495551-Game-of-Thrones-star-launches-Wall-Face-the-faces-who-saved-and-preserved-Hadrians-Wall</a></p><p><a href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art496460-Game-of-Thrones-Dolorous-Edd-proves-hes-a-chipper-chap-for-Hadrians-Wall" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art496460-Game-of-Thrones-Dolorous-Edd-proves-hes-a-chipper-chap-for-Hadrians-Wall" rel="nofollow">http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art496460-Game-of-Thrones-Dolorous-Edd-proves-hes-a-chipper-chap-for-Hadrians-Wall</a></p><p>And new, not-connected-to-Game-of-Thrones, discoveries on the Wall</p><p><a href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art496317-WallQuest-volunteer-archaeology-project-makes-two-important-finds-on-Hadrians-Wall" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art496317-WallQuest-volunteer-archaeology-project-makes-two-important-finds-on-Hadrians-Wall" rel="nofollow">http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art496317-WallQuest-volunteer-archaeology-project-makes-two-important-finds-on-Hadrians-Wall</a></p><p>Excavating Ravenglass</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-28913880" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-28913880" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-28913880</a></p><p>Violence in 12th century Mesa Verde</p><p><a href="http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/08/2014/four-decades-of-violence-in-12th-century-mesa-verde" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/08/2014/four-decades-of-violence-in-12th-century-mesa-verde" rel="nofollow">http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/08/2014/four-decades-of-violence-in-12th-century-mesa-verde</a></p><p>Ludlow’s walls still falling down</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-28867077" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-28867077" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-28867077</a></p><p>Alt Wartenburg - destroyed 1354 - investigated</p><p><a href="http://www.thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/178737,Archaeologists-hail-Warmian-Pompeii" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/178737,Archaeologists-hail-Warmian-Pompeii" rel="nofollow">http://www.thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/178737,Archaeologists-hail-Warmian-Pompeii</a></p><p>Remembering Bosworth</p><p><a href="http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/529th-anniversary-Battle-Bosworth-remembered/story-22807178-detail/story.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/529th-anniversary-Battle-Bosworth-remembered/story-22807178-detail/story.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/529th-anniversary-Battle-Bosworth-remembered/story-22807178-detail/story.html</a></p><p><b>Grave stories</b></p><p>One armed giant warrior and his weapons found in Siberia</p><p><a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/forgotten-warrior-unearthed-in-siberia/505623.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/forgotten-warrior-unearthed-in-siberia/505623.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/forgotten-warrior-unearthed-in-siberia/505623.html</a></p><p>A career investigating dead royalty…</p><p><a href="http://eponymousflower.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/pathologist-odor-of-sanctity-surrounds.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheEponymousFlower+%28The+Eponymous+Flower%29" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://eponymousflower.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/pathologist-odor-of-sanctity-surrounds.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheEponymousFlower+%28The+Eponymous+Flower%29" rel="nofollow">http://eponymousflower.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/pathologist-odor-of-sanctity-surrounds.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheEponymousFlower+(The+Eponymous+Flower)</a></p><p>Richard III to be reburied next March</p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/72003/England-s-Richard-III-to-be-reburied-in-one-of-three-services-at-Leicester-Cathedral-in-March-2015-" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/72003/England-s-Richard-III-to-be-reburied-in-one-of-three-services-at-Leicester-Cathedral-in-March-2015-" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/72003/England-s-Richard-III-to-be-reburied-in-one-of-three-services-at-Leicester-Cathedral-in-March-2015-</a></p><p><b>Through the gunloop…</b></p><p>Modern technology reveals possible civil war trenches at Basing House</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-28760768" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-28760768" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-28760768</a></p><p>Looking for Quebec fortress</p><p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/archeological-dig-reveals-abenaki-fortress-in-quebec-1.2732240" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/archeological-dig-reveals-abenaki-fortress-in-quebec-1.2732240" rel="nofollow">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/archeological-dig-reveals-abenaki-fortress-in-quebec-1.2732240</a></p><p>19th century fortress for sale - needs boat</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/14/thames-disused-fort-for-sale" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/14/thames-disused-fort-for-sale" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/14/thames-disused-fort-for-sale</a></p><p><font size="5"><b>Cannons to the left, cannon to the right</b></font></p><p>19th century Turkish RML up for sale, with a history</p><p><a href="http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/cannon-with-a-tale-to-tell-1-6797562" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/cannon-with-a-tale-to-tell-1-6797562" rel="nofollow">http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/cannon-with-a-tale-to-tell-1-6797562</a></p><p>Dorset’s steam gun tractor goes for an outing</p><p><a href="http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11411379.Historic_gun_tractor_set_to_be_transported_through_Dorset/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11411379.Historic_gun_tractor_set_to_be_transported_through_Dorset/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11411379.Historic_gun_tractor_set_to_be_transported_through_Dorset/</a></p><p><b>Stray shots</b></p><p>Civil war shot and shells detonated for safety</p><p><a href="http://www.timesunion.com/news/us/article/Old-explosives-found-detonated-in-New-York-quarry-5685516.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.timesunion.com/news/us/article/Old-explosives-found-detonated-in-New-York-quarry-5685516.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.timesunion.com/news/us/article/Old-explosives-found-detonated-in-New-York-quarry-5685516.php</a></p><p>The lawyer who shot himself to prove a point...</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28805895" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28805895" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28805895</a></p><p>Still duelling over pistols in Northern Ireland</p><p><a href="http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/judges-fury-over-delay-in-testing-200yearold-guns-30509906.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/judges-fury-over-delay-in-testing-200yearold-guns-30509906.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/judges-fury-over-delay-in-testing-200yearold-guns-30509906.html</a></p><p>Walking Harwich beach may be a hazardous experience, with all those grenades...</p><p><a href="http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/harwich_fifth_wartime_grenade_found_washed_up_on_beach_1_3729992" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/harwich_fifth_wartime_grenade_found_washed_up_on_beach_1_3729992" rel="nofollow">http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/harwich_fifth_wartime_grenade_found_washed_up_on_beach_1_3729992</a></p><p><b>Café Basiliscoe</b></p><p>Barbequed pigeon?</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/aug/07/neanderthals-barbecued-pigeon-gibraltar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/aug/07/neanderthals-barbecued-pigeon-gibraltar" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/aug/07/neanderthals-barbecued-pigeon-gibraltar</a></p><p>and snails…</p><p><a href="http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/archaeologists-find-humans-were-eating-snails-30-000-years-ago" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/archaeologists-find-humans-were-eating-snails-30-000-years-ago" rel="nofollow">http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/archaeologists-find-humans-were-eating-snails-30-000-years-ago</a></p><p>...washed down with 200 year old vodka</p><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/still-drinkable-200-old-booze-found-shipwreck-121828218.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://news.yahoo.com/still-drinkable-200-old-booze-found-shipwreck-121828218.html" rel="nofollow">http://news.yahoo.com/still-drinkable-200-old-booze-found-shipwreck-121828218.html</a></p><p>...and don't hog all those bottles of wine, Richard...</p><p><a href="http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/scientists-confirm-richard-iii-led-a-royal-lifestyle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/scientists-confirm-richard-iii-led-a-royal-lifestyle" rel="nofollow">http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/scientists-confirm-richard-iii-led-a-royal-lifestyle</a></p><p><b>Round the world</b></p><p>Hunting kangaroos the Aboriginal way</p><p><a href="http://phys.org/news/2014-08-kangaroos-aborigines.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://phys.org/news/2014-08-kangaroos-aborigines.html" rel="nofollow">http://phys.org/news/2014-08-kangaroos-aborigines.html</a></p><p>More on Gaza's culture</p><p><a href="http://www.artdaily.com/news/72142/Long-neglected-Gaza-heritage-wilts-in-war#.U-5FIGOrzCk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.artdaily.com/news/72142/Long-neglected-Gaza-heritage-wilts-in-war#.U-5FIGOrzCk" rel="nofollow">http://www.artdaily.com/news/72142/Long-neglected-Gaza-heritage-wilts-in-war#.U-5FIGOrzCk</a></p><p><b>Into the 20th century</b></p><p>The forgotten WWI battlefields of Africa</p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/72376/One-hundred-years-after--sun-baked-battlefields-of-Africa-s--forgotten--World-War-I-battles" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/72376/One-hundred-years-after--sun-baked-battlefields-of-Africa-s--forgotten--World-War-I-battles" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/72376/One-hundred-years-after--sun-baked-battlefields-of-Africa-s--forgotten--World-War-I-battles</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28836752" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28836752" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28836752</a></p><p>One nurse's experiences in WWI</p><p><a href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/first-world-war/art494408-Curator-Choice-diary-nurse-Veronica-Nisbet" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/first-world-war/art494408-Curator-Choice-diary-nurse-Veronica-Nisbet" rel="nofollow">http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/first-world-war/art494408-Curator-Choice-diary-nurse-Veronica-Nisbet</a></p><p>Belgium remembers atrocities</p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/72313/Memories-of-German-WWI-atrocities-haunt-Belgium#.U_cIT2OrzCk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/72313/Memories-of-German-WWI-atrocities-haunt-Belgium#.U_cIT2OrzCk" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/72313/Memories-of-German-WWI-atrocities-haunt-Belgium#.U_cIT2OrzCk</a></p><p>Records of WWI officers</p><p><a href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/first-world-war/art496274-The-National-Archives-pieces-together-the-records-of-140000-First-World-War-officers" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/first-world-war/art496274-The-National-Archives-pieces-together-the-records-of-140000-First-World-War-officers" rel="nofollow">http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/first-world-war/art496274-The-National-Archives-pieces-together-the-records-of-140000-First-World-War-officers</a></p><p><b>Nautical news</b></p><p>Scilly wrecks</p><p><a href="http://www.cornishman.co.uk/Scilly-treasure-hunter-finds-remains-possibly/story-22756033-detail/story.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cornishman.co.uk/Scilly-treasure-hunter-finds-remains-possibly/story-22756033-detail/story.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cornishman.co.uk/Scilly-treasure-hunter-finds-remains-possibly/story-22756033-detail/story.html</a></p><p>No sign of the French fleet missing off Florida since 1565</p><p><a href="http://staugustine.com/news/2014-08-19/lost-french-fleet-1565-remains-mystery-after-divers-spend-weeks-looking-florida" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://staugustine.com/news/2014-08-19/lost-french-fleet-1565-remains-mystery-after-divers-spend-weeks-looking-florida" rel="nofollow">http://staugustine.com/news/2014-08-19/lost-french-fleet-1565-remains-mystery-after-divers-spend-weeks-looking-florida</a></p><p>Gresham wreck may be Elizabeth's pirate ship lost 1603 <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2724651/The-Queen-s-pirates-Ship-plundered-thousands-treasure-Renaissance-England-Thames-400-years.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2724651/The-Queen-s-pirates-Ship-plundered-thousands-treasure-Renaissance-England-Thames-400-years.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2724651/The-Queen-s-pirates-Ship-plundered-thousands-treasure-Renaissance-England-Thames-400-years.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490</a></p><p>New discoveries from the <i>Coronation</i></p><p><a href="http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Winter-storms-uncover-treasures-Coronation/story-22713671-detail/story.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Winter-storms-uncover-treasures-Coronation/story-22713671-detail/story.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Winter-storms-uncover-treasures-Coronation/story-22713671-detail/story.html</a></p><p>Colonial wreck in Florida</p><p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140811-905761.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140811-905761.html" rel="nofollow">http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140811-905761.html</a></p><p>Feature on two 18th century American wrecks</p><p><a href="http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/archaeologists-reveal-the-stories-of-two-18th-century-american-ships" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/archaeologists-reveal-the-stories-of-two-18th-century-american-ships" rel="nofollow">http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/archaeologists-reveal-the-stories-of-two-18th-century-american-ships</a></p><p>Wreck discovered in Cuban waters</p><p><a href="http://www.cubanews.ain.cu/cuba/1336-marine-archeological-finding-reported-in-western-cuba" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cubanews.ain.cu/cuba/1336-marine-archeological-finding-reported-in-western-cuba" rel="nofollow">http://www.cubanews.ain.cu/cuba/1336-marine-archeological-finding-reported-in-western-cuba</a></p><p>Looking for HMS<i> Solebay</i>, lost 1782</p><p><a href="http://www.henriettapost.com/article/20140820/NEWS/140829915/1994/NEWS?rssfeed=true" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.henriettapost.com/article/20140820/NEWS/140829915/1994/NEWS?rssfeed=true" rel="nofollow">http://www.henriettapost.com/article/20140820/NEWS/140829915/1994/NEWS?rssfeed=true</a></p><p>SS<i> Thistlegorm</i> from Glasgow, sunk in the Red Sea in 1941 <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/wwii-era-ship-remnants-red-sea-stun-photos-article-1.1893776" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/wwii-era-ship-remnants-red-sea-stun-photos-article-1.1893776" rel="nofollow">http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/wwii-era-ship-remnants-red-sea-stun-photos-article-1.1893776</a></p><p>Swash Channel wreck's finds on view</p><p><a href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art496254-The-Swash-Channel-Wreck-gives-up-some-its-secrets-at-Poole-Museum" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art496254-The-Swash-Channel-Wreck-gives-up-some-its-secrets-at-Poole-Museum" rel="nofollow">http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art496254-The-Swash-Channel-Wreck-gives-up-some-its-secrets-at-Poole-Museum</a></p><p>Naval hospital at Netley</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/aug/21/royal-victoria-hospital-netley-ww1-first-world-war-photographs-documentary-philip-hoare" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/aug/21/royal-victoria-hospital-netley-ww1-first-world-war-photographs-documentary-philip-hoare" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/aug/21/royal-victoria-hospital-netley-ww1-first-world-war-photographs-documentary-philip-hoare</a></p><p><font size="5"><b>Museum news and exhibitions</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>News</b></font></p><p>Ownership of Spain's art collection in dispute? <a href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Do-the-Prados-Old-Masters-belong-in-the-Royal-Collection/33372" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Do-the-Prados-Old-Masters-belong-in-the-Royal-Collection/33372" rel="nofollow">http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Do-the-Prados-Old-Masters-belong-in-the-Royal-Collection/33372</a></p><p>London National Gallery encouraging photography</p><p><a href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Snap-decision/33417" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Snap-decision/33417" rel="nofollow">http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Snap-decision/33417</a></p><p><b>New museums </b></p><p>Denmark at War displays in Copenhagen</p><p><a href="http://natmus.dk/en/toejhusmuseet/exhibitions-at-the-royal-danish-arsenal-museum/denmark-at-war/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://natmus.dk/en/toejhusmuseet/exhibitions-at-the-royal-danish-arsenal-museum/denmark-at-war/" rel="nofollow">http://natmus.dk/en/toejhusmuseet/exhibitions-at-the-royal-danish-arsenal-museum/denmark-at-war/</a></p><p><b>Museum developments</b></p><p>Newark's Civil War Centre lets you relive the Siege of Newark</p><p><a href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/pre-20th-century-conflict/art495524-Newark-braces-itself-for-blockbuster-English-Civil-War-live-action-app" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/pre-20th-century-conflict/art495524-Newark-braces-itself-for-blockbuster-English-Civil-War-live-action-app" rel="nofollow">http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/pre-20th-century-conflict/art495524-Newark-braces-itself-for-blockbuster-English-Civil-War-live-action-app</a></p><p>Florence Nightingale's letters digitalized</p><p><a href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/art495664-Florence-Nightingales-letters-published-online-in-transatlantic-web-project" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/art495664-Florence-Nightingales-letters-published-online-in-transatlantic-web-project" rel="nofollow">http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/art495664-Florence-Nightingales-letters-published-online-in-transatlantic-web-project</a></p><p>Crowd-sourcing your catalogues</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/aug/18/volunteers-british-museum-crowdsourcing-archeology" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/aug/18/volunteers-british-museum-crowdsourcing-archeology" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/aug/18/volunteers-british-museum-crowdsourcing-archeology</a></p><p><b>Conservation corner</b></p><p>Nelson Museum trying to raise money to conserve flag</p><p><a href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/first-world-war/art495970-Monmouth-museum-fights-to-save-WWI-flag-commemorating-sinking-of-HMS-Monmouth" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/first-world-war/art495970-Monmouth-museum-fights-to-save-WWI-flag-commemorating-sinking-of-HMS-Monmouth" rel="nofollow">http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/first-world-war/art495970-Monmouth-museum-fights-to-save-WWI-flag-commemorating-sinking-of-HMS-Monmouth</a></p><p><b>Objects</b></p><p>Theft of panels from Orkney's Italian Chapel</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/18/theft-listed-orkney-chapel-international-response" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/18/theft-listed-orkney-chapel-international-response" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/18/theft-listed-orkney-chapel-international-response</a></p><p><b>Exhibitions</b></p><p>Ming treasures in London next month</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/aug/24/ming-british-museum-empire-strikes-back-50-years-changed-china" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/aug/24/ming-british-museum-empire-strikes-back-50-years-changed-china" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/aug/24/ming-british-museum-empire-strikes-back-50-years-changed-china</a></p><p>Round up of WWI exhibitions in the UK</p><p><a href="http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/05082014-exhibitions-launched-wwi-centenary" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/05082014-exhibitions-launched-wwi-centenary" rel="nofollow">http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/05082014-exhibitions-launched-wwi-centenary</a></p><p>Commonwealth Scots and WWI in Edinburgh</p><p><a href="http://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/whats-on/common-cause/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/whats-on/common-cause/" rel="nofollow">http://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/whats-on/common-cause/</a></p><p>Vikings in Berlin</p><p><a href="http://ww.artdaily.com/news/72127/Preparations-under-way-for--Vikings--exhibition-at-Martin-Gropius-Bau-museum-in-Berlin#.U-5F02OrzCk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ww.artdaily.com/news/72127/Preparations-under-way-for--Vikings--exhibition-at-Martin-Gropius-Bau-museum-in-Berlin#.U-5F02OrzCk" rel="nofollow">http://ww.artdaily.com/news/72127/Preparations-under-way-for--Vikings--exhibition-at-Martin-Gropius-Bau-museum-in-Berlin#.U-5F02OrzCk</a></p><p>Portrait medals in Renaissance Germany</p><p><a href="http://www.khm.at/en/visit/exhibitions/contests-in-ore/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.khm.at/en/visit/exhibitions/contests-in-ore/" rel="nofollow">http://www.khm.at/en/visit/exhibitions/contests-in-ore/</a></p><p>Arch-Duke’s collections in Vienna</p><p><a href="http://www.khm.at/en/visit/exhibitions/a-passion-for-art/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.khm.at/en/visit/exhibitions/a-passion-for-art/" rel="nofollow">http://www.khm.at/en/visit/exhibitions/a-passion-for-art/</a></p><p>Ottawa’s exhibitions</p><p><a href="http://www.warmuseum.ca/exhibitions/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.warmuseum.ca/exhibitions/" rel="nofollow">http://www.warmuseum.ca/exhibitions/</a></p><p>Review of the Frick’s Men in Armor</p><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/22/arts/design/men-in-armor-el-greco-and-pulzone-at-the-frick-collection.html?_r=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/22/arts/design/men-in-armor-el-greco-and-pulzone-at-the-frick-collection.html?_r=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/22/arts/design/men-in-armor-el-greco-and-pulzone-at-the-frick-collection.html?_r=1</a></p><p>Cultural losses in Washington</p><p><a href="http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/exhibitions/2014/library-loss-preservation-wwii.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/exhibitions/2014/library-loss-preservation-wwii.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/exhibitions/2014/library-loss-preservation-wwii.html</a></p><p><b>Books</b></p><p><b><i>Danmarks krige</i></b></p><p><a href="http://www.museumsbutikken.dk/default.aspx?data=productinfo&Key=9788789022499&load=main" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.museumsbutikken.dk/default.aspx?data=productinfo&Key=9788789022499&load=main" rel="nofollow">http://www.museumsbutikken.dk/default.aspx?data=productinfo&Key=9788789022499&load=main</a></p><p><b><i>Samlingsudstillingerne - Tøjhusmuseet</i></b></p><p><a href="http://www.museumsbutikken.dk/default.aspx?data=productinfo&Key=9788789022512&load=main" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.museumsbutikken.dk/default.aspx?data=productinfo&Key=9788789022512&load=main" rel="nofollow">http://www.museumsbutikken.dk/default.aspx?data=productinfo&Key=9788789022512&load=main</a></p><p><b><i>The Treasure Collection of Rosenborg Palace</i></b></p><p><a href="http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/T/bo15198693.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/T/bo15198693.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/T/bo15198693.html</a></p><p>Jonathan Bikker: <b><i>The Night Watch</i></b></p><p><a href="https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/webwinkel/#/webwinkel/rijksmuseum-publications/the-night-watch" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/webwinkel/#/webwinkel/rijksmuseum-publications/the-night-watch" rel="nofollow">https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/webwinkel/#/webwinkel/rijksmuseum-publications/the-night-watch</a></p><p><b><i>Fred A. Farrell: Glasgow's War Artist</i></b></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/72253/-Fred-A--Farrell--Glasgow-s-War-Artist--published-in-paperback-by-Philip-Wilson-Publisher#.U_SNnWOrzCl" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/72253/-Fred-A--Farrell--Glasgow-s-War-Artist--published-in-paperback-by-Philip-Wilson-Publisher#.U_SNnWOrzCl" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/72253/-Fred-A--Farrell--Glasgow-s-War-Artist--published-in-paperback-by-Philip-Wilson-Publisher#.U_SNnWOrzCl</a></p><p>New books from the British Museum</p><p><a href="http://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/books+media/new+future-releases/icat/new_releases" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/books+media/new+future-releases/icat/new_releases" rel="nofollow">http://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/books+media/new+future-releases/icat/new_releases</a></p><p>Latest from the Bodleian</p><p><a href="http://www.bodleianbookshop.co.uk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bodleianbookshop.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bodleianbookshop.co.uk/</a></p><p><b>Online books</b></p><p>Antony Firth<b><i>: East Coast War Channels in the First and Second World Wars-English Heritage Project 6586</i></b></p><p><a href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/east-coast-war-channels-first-and-second-world-wars/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/east-coast-war-channels-first-and-second-world-wars/" rel="nofollow">http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/east-coast-war-channels-first-and-second-world-wars/</a></p><p>Downloadable guidebooks to the National Museum of Ireland</p><p><a href="http://www.museum.ie/en/list/guide-books-all.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.museum.ie/en/list/guide-books-all.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.museum.ie/en/list/guide-books-all.aspx</a></p><p>Getty’s virtual library</p><p><a href="http://www.getty.edu/publications/virtuallibrary/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.getty.edu/publications/virtuallibrary/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.getty.edu/publications/virtuallibrary/index.html</a></p><p><font size="5"><b>Popular culture</b></font></p><p>Red Arrows meet Anish Kapoor</p><p><a href="http://www.artdaily.com/news/72144/Collaboration-between-Anish-Kapoor-and-the-Royal-Airforce-Aerobatic-Team-announced-by-Artliner#.U-5EtWOrzCk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.artdaily.com/news/72144/Collaboration-between-Anish-Kapoor-and-the-Royal-Airforce-Aerobatic-Team-announced-by-Artliner#.U-5EtWOrzCk" rel="nofollow">http://www.artdaily.com/news/72144/Collaboration-between-Anish-Kapoor-and-the-Royal-Airforce-Aerobatic-Team-announced-by-Artliner#.U-5EtWOrzCk</a></p><p>BBC radio dramatization of C J Sansom's <b><i>Dark Fire</i></b>, Tudor thriller <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04f9frh" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04f9frh" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04f9frh</a></p><p><b>Events</b></p><p><b>Diary Dates</b></p><p>NAM events</p><p><a href="http://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on" rel="nofollow">http://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on</a></p><p>Duxford air show</p><p><a href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/world-war-two/art495836-Lancaster-bombers-head-to-IWM-Duxford-for-reunion-with-Avro-Vulcan-and-Flying-Fortress" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/world-war-two/art495836-Lancaster-bombers-head-to-IWM-Duxford-for-reunion-with-Avro-Vulcan-and-Flying-Fortress" rel="nofollow">http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/world-war-two/art495836-Lancaster-bombers-head-to-IWM-Duxford-for-reunion-with-Avro-Vulcan-and-Flying-Fortress</a></p><p>HBSA calendar</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>Vienna</p><p><a href="http://www.hgm.at/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hgm.at/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hgm.at/</a></p><p><font size="5"><b>Conferences</b></font></p><p>5-7 November 2014 Birmingham</p><p>3rd Postgraduate Conference in Conflict Archaeology <a href="http://birminghamconflict2014.wordpress.com/programme/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://birminghamconflict2014.wordpress.com/programme/" rel="nofollow">http://birminghamconflict2014.wordpress.com/programme/</a></p><p><b>October 8-10, 2014 Moscow </b></p><p><b>ICOMAM CONGRESS</b></p><p><a href="http://www.icomamos.ru/en/about" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.icomamos.ru/en/about" rel="nofollow">http://www.icomamos.ru/en/about</a></p><p><b>Calls for Papers</b></p><p>15-16 April 2015- Royal Air Force Museum & the Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies From ‘Shooting the Front’ to Combat ISTAR: The Evolution of Aerial Intelligence and Reconnaissance</p><p><a href="http://www.alwaysresearching.com/2014/08/18/call-for-papers-from-shooting-the-front-to-combat-istar-the-evolution-of-aerial-intelligence-and-reconnaissance/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.alwaysresearching.com/2014/08/18/call-for-papers-from-shooting-the-front-to-combat-istar-the-evolution-of-aerial-intelligence-and-reconnaissance/" rel="nofollow">http://www.alwaysresearching.com/2014/08/18/call-for-papers-from-shooting-the-front-to-combat-istar-the-evolution-of-aerial-intelligence-and-reconnaissance/</a></p><p><b>Websites and downloads</b></p><p>New website for Swiss National Museums</p><p><a href="http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/" rel="nofollow">http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/</a></p><p>Including some of the arms and uniforms</p><p><a href="http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/microsites/sammlung/waffen.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/microsites/sammlung/waffen.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/microsites/sammlung/waffen.php</a></p><p><font size="6"><b>20th century military heritage</b></font></p><p><a href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/protection/national-heritage-protection-plan/activities/4e2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/protection/national-heritage-protection-plan/activities/4e2" rel="nofollow">http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/protection/national-heritage-protection-plan/activities/4e2</a></p><p><b>1066 etc</b></p><p>Rune stones, conquering Danes, wars of the Roses and Hungarian castles</p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/18/ancient-viking-art/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/18/ancient-viking-art/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/18/ancient-viking-art/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/19/danish-conquest-1000-years/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/19/danish-conquest-1000-years/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/19/danish-conquest-1000-years/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/12/reflection-wars-roses-thomas-malorys-le-morte-darthur-literary-cultural-analysis/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/12/reflection-wars-roses-thomas-malorys-le-morte-darthur-literary-cultural-analysis/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/12/reflection-wars-roses-thomas-malorys-le-morte-darthur-literary-cultural-analysis/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/22/castle-building-social-significance-medieval-hungary/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/22/castle-building-social-significance-medieval-hungary/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/22/castle-building-social-significance-medieval-hungary/</a></p><p><b>Finally </b>this fortnight we have been following the MGRG’s making medieval saltpetre</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/LadySaltpetre" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://twitter.com/LadySaltpetre" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/LadySaltpetre</a></p><p><b>Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown – 25 August 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" data-proxy-href="http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 14234, member: 54"][SIZE=6][B][B]The Basiliscoe Mercury 208[/B][/B][/SIZE] [B]TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community[/B] A number of interesting underwater wreck stories, fine foods and beverages at Café Basiliscoe, books from Denmark, downloadable Dublin guides and some new museum websites [B]Arms and armour in the news Ancient arms[/B] Bronze Age sword from the River Shannon [url]http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/bronze-age-sword-recovered-from-river-shannon-30508634.html[/url] Warrior with his weapons and horse found in Kazakhstan [url]http://en.tengrinews.kz/science/Elite-Turkic-warrior-burial-discovered-in-Kazakhstan-255136/[/url] Greek tomb from the time of Alexander found [url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28758920[/url] A new future for Augustus mausoleum? [url]http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Augustus-to-rise-again-in-Rome/33410[/url] [B]Battles, towers and forts[/B] Game of thrones meets Hadrian's Wall [url]http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art495551-Game-of-Thrones-star-launches-Wall-Face-the-faces-who-saved-and-preserved-Hadrians-Wall[/url] [url]http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art496460-Game-of-Thrones-Dolorous-Edd-proves-hes-a-chipper-chap-for-Hadrians-Wall[/url] And new, not-connected-to-Game-of-Thrones, discoveries on the Wall [url]http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art496317-WallQuest-volunteer-archaeology-project-makes-two-important-finds-on-Hadrians-Wall[/url] Excavating Ravenglass [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-28913880[/url] Violence in 12th century Mesa Verde [url]http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/08/2014/four-decades-of-violence-in-12th-century-mesa-verde[/url] Ludlow’s walls still falling down [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-28867077[/url] Alt Wartenburg - destroyed 1354 - investigated [url]http://www.thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/178737,Archaeologists-hail-Warmian-Pompeii[/url] Remembering Bosworth [url]http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/529th-anniversary-Battle-Bosworth-remembered/story-22807178-detail/story.html[/url] [B]Grave stories[/B] One armed giant warrior and his weapons found in Siberia [url]http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/forgotten-warrior-unearthed-in-siberia/505623.html[/url] A career investigating dead royalty… [url]http://eponymousflower.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/pathologist-odor-of-sanctity-surrounds.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheEponymousFlower+%28The+Eponymous+Flower%29[/url] Richard III to be reburied next March [url]http://artdaily.com/news/72003/England-s-Richard-III-to-be-reburied-in-one-of-three-services-at-Leicester-Cathedral-in-March-2015-[/url] [B]Through the gunloop…[/B] Modern technology reveals possible civil war trenches at Basing House [url]http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-28760768[/url] Looking for Quebec fortress [url]http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/archeological-dig-reveals-abenaki-fortress-in-quebec-1.2732240[/url] 19th century fortress for sale - needs boat [url]http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/14/thames-disused-fort-for-sale[/url] [SIZE=5][B]Cannons to the left, cannon to the right[/B][/SIZE] 19th century Turkish RML up for sale, with a history [url]http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/cannon-with-a-tale-to-tell-1-6797562[/url] Dorset’s steam gun tractor goes for an outing [url]http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11411379.Historic_gun_tractor_set_to_be_transported_through_Dorset/[/url] [B]Stray shots[/B] Civil war shot and shells detonated for safety [url]http://www.timesunion.com/news/us/article/Old-explosives-found-detonated-in-New-York-quarry-5685516.php[/url] The lawyer who shot himself to prove a point... [url]http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28805895[/url] Still duelling over pistols in Northern Ireland [url]http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/judges-fury-over-delay-in-testing-200yearold-guns-30509906.html[/url] Walking Harwich beach may be a hazardous experience, with all those grenades... [url]http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/harwich_fifth_wartime_grenade_found_washed_up_on_beach_1_3729992[/url] [B]Café Basiliscoe[/B] Barbequed pigeon? [url]http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/aug/07/neanderthals-barbecued-pigeon-gibraltar[/url] and snails… [url]http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/archaeologists-find-humans-were-eating-snails-30-000-years-ago[/url] ...washed down with 200 year old vodka [url]http://news.yahoo.com/still-drinkable-200-old-booze-found-shipwreck-121828218.html[/url] ...and don't hog all those bottles of wine, Richard... [url]http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/scientists-confirm-richard-iii-led-a-royal-lifestyle[/url] [B]Round the world[/B] Hunting kangaroos the Aboriginal way [url]http://phys.org/news/2014-08-kangaroos-aborigines.html[/url] More on Gaza's culture [url]http://www.artdaily.com/news/72142/Long-neglected-Gaza-heritage-wilts-in-war#.U-5FIGOrzCk[/url] [B]Into the 20th century[/B] The forgotten WWI battlefields of Africa [url]http://artdaily.com/news/72376/One-hundred-years-after--sun-baked-battlefields-of-Africa-s--forgotten--World-War-I-battles[/url] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28836752[/url] One nurse's experiences in WWI [url]http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/first-world-war/art494408-Curator-Choice-diary-nurse-Veronica-Nisbet[/url] Belgium remembers atrocities [url]http://artdaily.com/news/72313/Memories-of-German-WWI-atrocities-haunt-Belgium#.U_cIT2OrzCk[/url] Records of WWI officers [url]http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/first-world-war/art496274-The-National-Archives-pieces-together-the-records-of-140000-First-World-War-officers[/url] [B]Nautical news[/B] Scilly wrecks [url]http://www.cornishman.co.uk/Scilly-treasure-hunter-finds-remains-possibly/story-22756033-detail/story.html[/url] No sign of the French fleet missing off Florida since 1565 [url]http://staugustine.com/news/2014-08-19/lost-french-fleet-1565-remains-mystery-after-divers-spend-weeks-looking-florida[/url] Gresham wreck may be Elizabeth's pirate ship lost 1603 [url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2724651/The-Queen-s-pirates-Ship-plundered-thousands-treasure-Renaissance-England-Thames-400-years.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490[/url] New discoveries from the [I]Coronation[/I] [url]http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Winter-storms-uncover-treasures-Coronation/story-22713671-detail/story.html[/url] Colonial wreck in Florida [url]http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140811-905761.html[/url] Feature on two 18th century American wrecks [url]http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/archaeologists-reveal-the-stories-of-two-18th-century-american-ships[/url] Wreck discovered in Cuban waters [url]http://www.cubanews.ain.cu/cuba/1336-marine-archeological-finding-reported-in-western-cuba[/url] Looking for HMS[I] Solebay[/I], lost 1782 [url]http://www.henriettapost.com/article/20140820/NEWS/140829915/1994/NEWS?rssfeed=true[/url] SS[I] Thistlegorm[/I] from Glasgow, sunk in the Red Sea in 1941 [url]http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/wwii-era-ship-remnants-red-sea-stun-photos-article-1.1893776[/url] Swash Channel wreck's finds on view [url]http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art496254-The-Swash-Channel-Wreck-gives-up-some-its-secrets-at-Poole-Museum[/url] Naval hospital at Netley [url]http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/aug/21/royal-victoria-hospital-netley-ww1-first-world-war-photographs-documentary-philip-hoare[/url] [SIZE=5][B]Museum news and exhibitions[/B] [B]News[/B][/SIZE] Ownership of Spain's art collection in dispute? [url]http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Do-the-Prados-Old-Masters-belong-in-the-Royal-Collection/33372[/url] London National Gallery encouraging photography [url]http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Snap-decision/33417[/url] [B]New museums [/B] Denmark at War displays in Copenhagen [url]http://natmus.dk/en/toejhusmuseet/exhibitions-at-the-royal-danish-arsenal-museum/denmark-at-war/[/url] [B]Museum developments[/B] Newark's Civil War Centre lets you relive the Siege of Newark [url]http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/pre-20th-century-conflict/art495524-Newark-braces-itself-for-blockbuster-English-Civil-War-live-action-app[/url] Florence Nightingale's letters digitalized [url]http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/art495664-Florence-Nightingales-letters-published-online-in-transatlantic-web-project[/url] Crowd-sourcing your catalogues [url]http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/aug/18/volunteers-british-museum-crowdsourcing-archeology[/url] [B]Conservation corner[/B] Nelson Museum trying to raise money to conserve flag [url]http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/first-world-war/art495970-Monmouth-museum-fights-to-save-WWI-flag-commemorating-sinking-of-HMS-Monmouth[/url] [B]Objects[/B] Theft of panels from Orkney's Italian Chapel [url]http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/18/theft-listed-orkney-chapel-international-response[/url] [B]Exhibitions[/B] Ming treasures in London next month [url]http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/aug/24/ming-british-museum-empire-strikes-back-50-years-changed-china[/url] Round up of WWI exhibitions in the UK [url]http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/05082014-exhibitions-launched-wwi-centenary[/url] Commonwealth Scots and WWI in Edinburgh [url]http://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/whats-on/common-cause/[/url] Vikings in Berlin [url]http://ww.artdaily.com/news/72127/Preparations-under-way-for--Vikings--exhibition-at-Martin-Gropius-Bau-museum-in-Berlin#.U-5F02OrzCk[/url] Portrait medals in Renaissance Germany [url]http://www.khm.at/en/visit/exhibitions/contests-in-ore/[/url] Arch-Duke’s collections in Vienna [url]http://www.khm.at/en/visit/exhibitions/a-passion-for-art/[/url] Ottawa’s exhibitions [url]http://www.warmuseum.ca/exhibitions/[/url] Review of the Frick’s Men in Armor [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/22/arts/design/men-in-armor-el-greco-and-pulzone-at-the-frick-collection.html?_r=1[/url] Cultural losses in Washington [url]http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/exhibitions/2014/library-loss-preservation-wwii.html[/url] [B]Books [I]Danmarks krige[/I][/B] [url]http://www.museumsbutikken.dk/default.aspx?data=productinfo&Key=9788789022499&load=main[/url] [B][I]Samlingsudstillingerne - Tøjhusmuseet[/I][/B] [url]http://www.museumsbutikken.dk/default.aspx?data=productinfo&Key=9788789022512&load=main[/url] [B][I]The Treasure Collection of Rosenborg Palace[/I][/B] [url]http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/T/bo15198693.html[/url] Jonathan Bikker: [B][I]The Night Watch[/I][/B] [url]https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/webwinkel/#/webwinkel/rijksmuseum-publications/the-night-watch[/url] [B][I]Fred A. Farrell: Glasgow's War Artist[/I][/B] [url]http://artdaily.com/news/72253/-Fred-A--Farrell--Glasgow-s-War-Artist--published-in-paperback-by-Philip-Wilson-Publisher#.U_SNnWOrzCl[/url] New books from the British Museum [url]http://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/books+media/new+future-releases/icat/new_releases[/url] Latest from the Bodleian [url]http://www.bodleianbookshop.co.uk/[/url] [B]Online books[/B] Antony Firth[B][I]: East Coast War Channels in the First and Second World Wars-English Heritage Project 6586[/I][/B] [url]http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/east-coast-war-channels-first-and-second-world-wars/[/url] Downloadable guidebooks to the National Museum of Ireland [url]http://www.museum.ie/en/list/guide-books-all.aspx[/url] Getty’s virtual library [url]http://www.getty.edu/publications/virtuallibrary/index.html[/url] [SIZE=5][B]Popular culture[/B][/SIZE] Red Arrows meet Anish Kapoor [url]http://www.artdaily.com/news/72144/Collaboration-between-Anish-Kapoor-and-the-Royal-Airforce-Aerobatic-Team-announced-by-Artliner#.U-5EtWOrzCk[/url] BBC radio dramatization of C J Sansom's [B][I]Dark Fire[/I][/B], Tudor thriller [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04f9frh[/url] [B]Events Diary Dates[/B] NAM events [url]http://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on[/url] Duxford air show [url]http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/war-and-conflict/world-war-two/art495836-Lancaster-bombers-head-to-IWM-Duxford-for-reunion-with-Avro-Vulcan-and-Flying-Fortress[/url] HBSA calendar [url]https://sites.google.com/site/hbsauk/HBSA-calendar[/url] Vienna [url]http://www.hgm.at/[/url] [SIZE=5][B]Conferences[/B][/SIZE] 5-7 November 2014 Birmingham 3rd Postgraduate Conference in Conflict Archaeology [url]http://birminghamconflict2014.wordpress.com/programme/[/url] [B]October 8-10, 2014 Moscow ICOMAM CONGRESS[/B] [url]http://www.icomamos.ru/en/about[/url] [B]Calls for Papers[/B] 15-16 April 2015- Royal Air Force Museum & the Royal Air Force Centre for Air Power Studies From ‘Shooting the Front’ to Combat ISTAR: The Evolution of Aerial Intelligence and Reconnaissance [url]http://www.alwaysresearching.com/2014/08/18/call-for-papers-from-shooting-the-front-to-combat-istar-the-evolution-of-aerial-intelligence-and-reconnaissance/[/url] [B]Websites and downloads[/B] New website for Swiss National Museums [url]http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/[/url] Including some of the arms and uniforms [url]http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/microsites/sammlung/waffen.php[/url] [SIZE=6][B]20th century military heritage[/B][/SIZE] [url]http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/protection/national-heritage-protection-plan/activities/4e2[/url] [B]1066 etc[/B] Rune stones, conquering Danes, wars of the Roses and Hungarian castles [url]http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/18/ancient-viking-art/[/url] [url]http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/19/danish-conquest-1000-years/[/url] [url]http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/12/reflection-wars-roses-thomas-malorys-le-morte-darthur-literary-cultural-analysis/[/url] [url]http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/22/castle-building-social-significance-medieval-hungary/[/url] [B]Finally [/B]this fortnight we have been following the MGRG’s making medieval saltpetre [url]https://twitter.com/LadySaltpetre[/url] [B]Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown – 25 August 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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