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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 220397, member: 54"]The Basiliscoe Mercury 265</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Arms and armour in the news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Several stories about prehistoric weapons, James I of Scotland is the latest monarch to be looked for, several stories from India- including the moving of Tipu Sultan’s armoury- and a few downloadable reports. Even better the days are drawing out here in the northern hemisphere and temperatures are creeping up. It's almost spring….</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient arms and forts</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Bronze Age moved by horse</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/thousands-horsemen-may-have-swept-bronze-age-europe-transforming-local-population" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/thousands-horsemen-may-have-swept-bronze-age-europe-transforming-local-population" rel="nofollow">http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/thousands-horsemen-may-have-swept-bronze-age-europe-transf</a><a href="https://phys.org/news/2017-02-sharpening-knowledge-prehistory-east-africa.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://phys.org/news/2017-02-sharpening-knowledge-prehistory-east-africa.html" rel="nofollow">https://phys.org/news/2017-02-sharpening-knowledge-prehistory-east-africa.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Violence in prehistoric California</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217013044.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217013044.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217013044.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze Age weapon hoard found in Angus</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/3-000-year-old-spearhead-found-in-angus-find-of-a-lifetime-1-4367614" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/3-000-year-old-spearhead-found-in-angus-find-of-a-lifetime-1-4367614" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/3-000-year-old-spearhead-found-in-angus-find-of-a-lifetime-1-4367614</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman gate found in Israeli dig</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-shocked-to-find-ancient-gateway-at-house-of-gates/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-shocked-to-find-ancient-gateway-at-house-of-gates/" rel="nofollow">http://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-shocked-to-find-ancient-gateway-at-house-of-gates/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beasts of assorted varieties…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Woolly mammoths returning, sometime soon…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/16/woolly-mammoth-resurrection-scientists" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/16/woolly-mammoth-resurrection-scientists" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/16/woolly-mammoth-resurrection-scientists</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient hunting weapons and tools found in Denmark</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.startribune.com/hunting-tools-tell-how-first-people-in-denmark-lived/413388013/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.startribune.com/hunting-tools-tell-how-first-people-in-denmark-lived/413388013/" rel="nofollow">http://www.startribune.com/hunting-tools-tell-how-first-people-in-denmark-lived/413388013/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave stories</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Death in Pictland</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/02/2017/facial-reconstruction-of-pictish-man-brutally-murdered-1400-years-ago" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/02/2017/facial-reconstruction-of-pictish-man-brutally-murdered-1400-years-ago" rel="nofollow">http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/02/2017/facial-reconstruction-of-pictish-man-b</a><a href="http://www.livescience.com/57793-viking-warrior-grave-has-ax-sword.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.livescience.com/57793-viking-warrior-grave-has-ax-sword.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.livescience.com/57793-viking-warr</a><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93950/Long-lost-lions-from-Charles-V-s-tomb-to-be-auctioned-at-Christie-s-in-London#.WKwBCzGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93950/Long-lost-lions-from-Charles-V-s-tomb-to-be-auctioned-at-Christie-s-in-London#.WKwBCzGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93950/Long-lost-lions-from-Charles-V-s-tomb-to-be-auctioned-at-Chr</a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-39028871" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-39028871" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-39028871</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the arrow-slit . . . </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lincoln Castle Revealed wins award </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://lincolnshiretoday.net/mag/heritage-project-award-lincoln-castle-revealed/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://lincolnshiretoday.net/mag/heritage-project-award-lincoln-castle-revealed/" rel="nofollow">http://lincolnshiretoday.net/mag/heritage-project-award-lincoln-castle-reveal</a><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/castle-sale-le-chateau-de-pouzilhac/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/castle-sale-le-chateau-de-pouzilhac/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/castle-sale-le-chateau-de-pouzilhac/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cannons to the left, cannon to the right</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Piece about Malik-e-Maidan, one of India’s largest cannons</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ibcworldnews.com/2017/02/07/malik-e-maidan-the-monarch-of-the-plains/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ibcworldnews.com/2017/02/07/malik-e-maidan-the-monarch-of-the-plains/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ibcw</a><a href="http://www.gilmermirror.com/view/full_story/27367273/article-SFA-s-Center-for-Regional-Heritage-Research-works-with-museum--French-officials-to-create-3-D-image-of-LaSalle-cannon?instance=secondary_stories_left_column" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gilmermirror.com/view/full_story/27367273/article-SFA-s-Center-for-Regional-Heritage-Research-works-with-museum--French-officials-to-create-3-D-image-of-LaSalle-cannon?instance=secondary_stories_left_column" rel="nofollow">http://www.gilmermirror.com/view/full_story/27367273/article-SFA-s-Center-for-Regional-Heritage-Research-works-with-museum--French-officials-to-create-3-D-image-of-LaSalle-cannon?instance=secondary_stories_left_column</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Protecting Fort Jefferson</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://wlrn.org/post/protecting-protector-30-year-project-stabilize-historic-fort-jefferson-almost-complete" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://wlrn.org/post/protecting-protector-30-year-project-stabilize-historic-fort-jefferson-almost-complete" rel="nofollow">http://wlrn.org/post/protecting-protector-30-year-project-stabilize-historic-fort-jefferson-almost-complete</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Living in the past</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>How to sword fight</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://champions.co/p/watch-everything-you-know-about-sword-fighting-from-movies-is-wrong/4209150" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://champions.co/p/watch-everything-you-know-about-sword-fighting-from-movies-is-wrong/4209150" rel="nofollow">https://champions.co/p/watch-everything-you-know-about-sword-fighting-from-movies-is-wron</a><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/old-food-never-better-augmenting-event-authenticity-medieval-festival/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/old-food-never-better-augmenting-event-authenticity-medieval-festival/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/old-food-never-better-augmenting-event-authenticity-medieval-festival/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Burnt turnips- a Siberian delicacy (interesting article!)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/f0286-charred-turnip-dinner-from-400-years-ago-throws-new-light-on-conquest-of-siberia/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/f0286-charred-turnip-dinner-from-400-years-ago-throws-new-light-on-conquest-of-siberia/" rel="nofollow">http://sib</a><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93972/MOLA-excavations-at-Crossrail-Farringdon-site-reveal-secrets-of-Tudor-life#.WK1f8jGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93972/MOLA-excavations-at-Crossrail-Farringdon-site-reveal-secrets-of-Tudor-life#.WK1f8jGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93972/MOLA-excavations-at-Crossrail-Farringdon-site-reveal-secret</a><a href="http://www.thecantoncitizen.com/2017/02/10/true-tales-powder/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thecantoncitizen.com/2017/02/10/true-tales-powder/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thecantoncitizen.com/2017/02/10/true-</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/20/malta-secret-tunnels-inside-newly-discovered-underworld-valletta" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/20/malta-secret-tunnels-inside-newly-discovered-underworld-valletta" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/20/malta-secret-tunnels-inside-newly-discovered-underworld-valletta</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Civil war artefacts from Starborough Castle on display in Eden Valley.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.oxted-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=113232&headline=Civil%20war%20artefacts%20inspire%20exhibition&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.oxted-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=113232&headline=Civil%20war%20artefacts%20inspire%20exhibition&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017" rel="nofollow">http://www.oxted-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=113232&headline=Civil%20war%20artefacts%20inspire%20</a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38986804" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38986804" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.u</a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38995205" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38995205" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/enterta</a><a href="http://navaltoday.com/2017/02/22/another-wwii-bomb-found-in-portsmouth/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://navaltoday.com/2017/02/22/another-wwii-bomb-found-in-portsmouth/" rel="nofollow">http://navaltoday.com/2017/02/22/another-wwii-bomb-found-in-portsmouth/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Legacy of landmines</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/historic-innovation-land-minesand-why-weve-struggled-get-rid-them-180962276/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/historic-innovation-land-minesand-why-weve-struggled-get-rid-them-180962276/" rel="nofollow">http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/historic-innovation-land-minesand-why-weve-struggled-get-rid-them-180962276/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>World Heritage</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on Nimrud</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/british-museum-trained-iraqi-archaeologist-assesses-isil-destruction-of-nimrud-/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/british-museum-trained-iraqi-archaeologist-assesses-isil-destruction-of-nimrud-/" rel="nofollow">http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/british-museum-trained-iraqi-archaeologist-assesses-isil-destruction-of-nimrud-/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>BM sends experts to Mosul to assess damage</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93936/British-Museum-training-Iraqi-experts-to-save-Mosul-heritage#.WKwBRjGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93936/British-Museum-training-Iraqi-experts-to-save-Mosul-heritage#.WKwBRjGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93936/British-Museum-training-Iraqi-experts-to-save-Mosul-heritage#.WKwBRjGml9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Short piece on Pacific trade</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ancient-origins.net/history/trading-treasures-and-curiosity-fascinating-history-manila-galleons-007607" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ancient-origins.net/history/trading-treasures-and-curiosity-fascinating-history-manila-galleons-007607" rel="nofollow">http://www.ancient-origins.net/history/trading-treasures-and-curiosity-fascinating-history-manila-galleons-007607</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>400-year-old map shows Edo Castle’s purpose when built<a href="http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201702090070.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201702090070.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.asahi.com/ajw</a><a href="https://www.nyoooz.com/news/mysore/740087/experts-from-us-to-help-shift--tipu-sultans-armoury-by-march-10" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nyoooz.com/news/mysore/740087/experts-from-us-to-help-shift--tipu-sultans-armoury-by-march-10" rel="nofollow">https://www.nyoooz.com/news/mysore/740087/experts-from-us-to-help-shift--tipu-sultans-armoury-by-march-10</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/content/597983/tipus-armoury-shifting-goes-smooth.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.deccanherald.com/content/597983/tipus-armoury-shifting-goes-smooth.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.deccanherald.com/content/597983/tipus-armoury-shifting-goes-smooth.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A walk round Kot Diji Fort</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://nation.com.pk/blogs/20-Feb-2017/a-walk-on-kot-diji-fort" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://nation.com.pk/blogs/20-Feb-2017/a-walk-on-kot-diji-fort" rel="nofollow">http://nation.com.pk/</a><a href="http://combatarchaeology.org/traces-of-color-on-the-figurehead-of-gribshunden/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://combatarchaeology.org/traces-of-color-on-the-figurehead-of-gribshunden/" rel="nofollow">http://combatarchaeology.org/traces-of-color-on-the-figurehead-of-gribs</a><a href="http://juneauempire.com/art/art/2017-02-23/200-year-old-russian-wreck-found-kruzov-island-near-sitka" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://juneauempire.com/art/art/2017-02-23/200-year-old-russian-wreck-found-kruzov-island-near-sitka" rel="nofollow">http://juneauempire.com/art/art/2017-02-23/200-year-old-russian-wreck-found-kruzov-island-near-sitka</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>WW1 shipwreck HMS Anglia sunk 1915 off Folkestone gets legal protection <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-39065046" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-39065046" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-39065046</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Japanese warships stripped for scrap</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/09/images-reveal-three-more-japanese-wwii-shipwrecks-torn-apart-for-scrap" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/09/images-reveal-three-more-japanese-wwii-shipwrecks-torn-apart-for-scrap" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/09/images-reveal-three-more-japanese-wwii-shipwrecks-torn-apart-for-scrap</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Project set up to investigate the tanks lost before the D-Day landings</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/15095945.Do_you_have_underwater_pictures_of_Poole_Bay__39_s_Valentine_tanks_/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/15095945.Do_you_have_underwater_pictures_of_Poole_Bay__39_s_Valentine_tanks_/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/15095945.Do_you_have_underwater_pictures_of_Poole_Bay__39_s_Valentine_tanks_/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum news and exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>News</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>RAF Museum celebrates the centenary with special book</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93666/The-RAF-Centenary-Anthology--An-extraordinary-edition-for-an-extraordinary-service#.WJ2LvjGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93666/The-RAF-Centenary-Anthology--An-extraordinary-edition-for-an-extraordinary-service#.WJ2LvjGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93666/The-RAF-Centenary-Anthology--An-extraordinary-edition</a><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93641/19th-century-painting-of-Washington-and-Rochambeau-at-Siege-of-Yorktown-installed-at-museum#.WJ2MUDGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93641/19th-century-painting-of-Washington-and-Rochambeau-at-Siege-of-Yorktown-installed-at-museum#.WJ2MUDGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93641/19th-century-painting-of-Washington-and-Rochambe</a><a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/gallery-for-government-s-off-duty-art/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/gallery-for-government-s-off-duty-art/" rel="nofollow">http://theartnewspaper.com/new</a><a href="http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/early-victorian-photos-featured-on-new-website-11364146360655" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/early-victorian-photos-featured-on-new-website-11364146360655" rel="nofollow">http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/early-victorian-photos-featured-on-new-websit</a><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93679/Oxford-s-Bodleian-launches-seminal-online-catalogue-of-the-complete-works-of-William-Henry-Fox-Talbot#.WJ7kITGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93679/Oxford-s-Bodleian-launches-seminal-online-catalogue-of-the-complete-works-of-William-Henry-Fox-Talbot#.WJ7kITGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93679/Oxford-s-Bodleian-launches-seminal-online-catalogue-of-the-complete-works-of-William-Henry-Fox-Talbot#.WJ7kITGml9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Digital exhibition of 18th century South Africa</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93779/Rijksmuseum-unveils-18th-century-South-Africa-through-comprehensive-digital-portrait#.WKQbKDGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93779/Rijksmuseum-unveils-18th-century-South-Africa-through-comprehensive-digital-portrait#.WKQbKDGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93779/Rijksmuseum-unveils-18th-century-South-Africa-through-comprehensive-digital-portrait#.WKQbKDGml9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Asian Art Museum’s new video art to commemorate 75th anniversary of Japanese incarceration during WWII </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93902/Asian-Art-Museum-presents-new-video-art-to-commemorate-75th-anniversary-of-Japanese-incarceration-during-WWII-#.WKqsDzGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93902/Asian-Art-Museum-presents-new-video-art-to-commemorate-75th-anniversary-of-Japanese-incarceration-during-WWII-#.WKqsDzGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93902/Asian-Art-Museum-presents-new-video-art-to-commemorate-75th-anniversary-of-Japanese-incarceration-during-WWII-#.WKqsDzGml9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sistine Chapel from the comfort of your own laptop</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/94069/Sistine-chapel-photographed-in-unprecedented-detail#.WLKc_DGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/94069/Sistine-chapel-photographed-in-unprecedented-detail#.WLKc_DGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/94069/Sistine-chapel-photographed-in-unprecedented-detail#.WLKc_DGml9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum musings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Invasion of Singapore still causes problems</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/94073/Singapore-renames-WWII-exhibition-after-outcry#.WLKdUjGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/94073/Singapore-renames-WWII-exhibition-after-outcry#.WLKdUjGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/94073/Singapore-renames-WWII-exhibition-after-outcry#</a><a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/historic-innovation-land-minesand-why-weve-struggled-get-rid-them-180962276/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/historic-innovation-land-minesand-why-weve-struggled-get-rid-them-180962276/" rel="nofollow">http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/historic-innovation-land-minesand-why-weve-struggled-get-rid-them-180962276/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Banning ivory</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2017/feb/16/uk-ivory-art-ban-prince-william" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2017/feb/16/uk-ivory-art-ban-prince-william" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2017/feb/16/uk-ivory-art-ban-prince-william</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Breughel uncovered in Bath Museum store</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/conservation/brueghel-painting-emerges-from-bath-museum-s-storeroom/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/conservation/brueghel-painting-emerges-from-bath-museum-s-storeroom/" rel="nofollow">http://theartnewspaper.com/news/conservation/brueghel-painting-emerges-from-bath-museum-s-storeroom/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Atlanta’s Cyclorama on the move</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.myajc.com/news/the-cyclorama-how-move-ton-painting/w2Dq3JspX6QySp9qtn2FHI/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.myajc.com/news/the-cyclorama-how-move-ton-painting/w2Dq3JspX6QySp9qtn2FHI/" rel="nofollow">http://www.myajc.com/news/the-cyclorama-how-move-ton-painting/w2Dq3JspX6QySp9qtn2FHI/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/explore/destinations/atlanta-cyclorama" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/explore/destinations/atlanta-cyclorama" rel="nofollow">http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/explore/destinations/atlanta-cyclorama</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beith Bronze Age Shield</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sal.org.uk/museum-collection/unlocking-our-collections/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sal.org.uk/museum-collection/unlocking-our-collections/" rel="nofollow">https://www.sal.org</a><a href="http://www.artsandcollections.com/article/antique-gun-auction-fetches-millions" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.artsandcollections.com/article/antique-gun-auction-fetches-millions" rel="nofollow">http://www.artsandcollections.com/article/antiqu</a><a href="https://www.apollo-magazine.com/swashbuckling-tale-trade-trickery-tefaf/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.apollo-magazine.com/swashbuckling-tale-trade-trickery-tefaf/" rel="nofollow">https://www.apollo-magazine.c</a><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93825/Giant-French-flag-going-on-display-at-British-castle#.WKbFgzGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93825/Giant-French-flag-going-on-display-at-British-castle#.WKbFgzGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93825/Giant-French-flag-going-on-display-at-British-castl</a><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/90-years-after-its-final-shot-1st-look-at-bhagat-singhs-gun/articleshow/57158060.cms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/90-years-after-its-final-shot-1st-look-at-bhagat-singhs-gun/articleshow/57158060.cms" rel="nofollow">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/90-years-after-its-final-shot-1st-look-at-bhagat-singhs-gun/articleshow/57158060.cms</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>AdolfHitler’s telephone sold</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93919/Hitler-s-phone-sells-for-more-than--240-000#.WKqr0zGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93919/Hitler-s-phone-sells-for-more-than--240-000#.WKqr0zGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93919/Hitler-s-phone-sells-for-more-than--240-000#.WKqr0zGml9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>London archaeology in Docklands</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/08/exhibition-offers-extensive-insight-into-londons-history-thrown-up-by-crossrail" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/08/exhibition-offers-extensive-insight-into-londons-history-thrown-up-by-crossrail" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/08/exhibition-offers-extensive-insight-into-londons-history-thrown-up-by-crossrail</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>WWI photographs in London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93636/Exhibition-highlights-forgotten-aspect-of-Britain-s-First-World-War#.WJ2MnzGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93636/Exhibition-highlights-forgotten-aspect-of-Britain-s-First-World-War#.WJ2MnzGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93636/Exhibition-highlights-forgotten-aspect-of-Britain-s-First-World-War#.WJ2MnzGml9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Women in the navy in Portsmouth</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/news/item/705-pioneers-to-professionals-women-and-the-royal-navy-special-exhibition-shares-lost-stories-to-celebrate-women-in-the-royal-navy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/news/item/705-pioneers-to-professionals-women-and-the-royal-navy-special-exhibition-shares-lost-stories-to-celebrate-women-in-the-royal-navy" rel="nofollow">http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/news/item/705-pioneers-to-professionals-women-and-the-royal-navy-special-exhibition-shares-lost-stories-to-celebrate-women-in-the-royal-navy</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Brueghels in Bath</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93804/The-Holburne-Museum-opens-first-exhibition-devoted-to-the-Bruegel-dynasty#.WKVoETGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93804/The-Holburne-Museum-opens-first-exhibition-devoted-to-the-Bruegel-dynasty#.WKVoETGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93804/The-Holburne-Museum-opens-first-exhibition-devoted-to-the-Bruegel-dynasty#.WKVoETGml9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Caravaggio in Dublin</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93710/-Beyond-Caravaggio--exhibition-opens-at-the-National-Gallery-of-Ireland#.WKAkSDGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93710/-Beyond-Caravaggio--exhibition-opens-at-the-National-Gallery-of-Ireland#.WKAkSDGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93710/-Beyond-Caravaggio--exhibition-opens-at-the-National-Gallery-of-Ireland#.WKAkSDGml9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>South Africa in Amsterdam</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/good-hope" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/good-hope" rel="nofollow">https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/good-hope</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bosch in Venice</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93946/Exhibition-at-the-Doge-s-Palace-presents-works-by-Hieronymus-Bosch#.WKwBnTGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93946/Exhibition-at-the-Doge-s-Palace-presents-works-by-Hieronymus-Bosch#.WKwBnTGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93946/Exhibition-at-the-Doge-s-Palace-presents-works-by-Hieronymus-Bosch#.WKwBnTGml9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gothic boxwood in New York</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2017/small-wonders" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2017/small-wonders" rel="nofollow">http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibit</a><a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/the-fn-minimi-light-machine-gun" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ospreypublishing.com/the-fn-minimi-light-machine-gun" rel="nofollow">https://ospreypublishing.com/the-fn-minimi-light-machine-gun</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Colin J M Martin: A Cromwellian Warship wrecked off Duart Castle, Mull, Scotland, in 1653</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.socantscot.org/product/a-cromwellian-warship-wrecked-off-duart-castle-mull-scotland-1653/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.socantscot.org/product/a-cromwellian-warship-wrecked-off-duart-castle-mull-scotland-1653/" rel="nofollow">http://www.socantscot.org/product/a-cromwellian-warship-wrecked-off-duart-castle-mull-scotland-1653/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Review of picturebook on World War I tanks<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4244860/Pictures-British-tank-secured-victory-Allies.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4244860/Pictures-British-tank-secured-victory-Allies.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4244860/Pictures-British-tank-secured-victory-Allies.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Andrei Octavian Farcas: Maces in medieval Transylvania between the thirteenth and the sixteenth centuries (Master’s Thesis, Central European University, 2016)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/maces-medieval-transylvania-thirteenth-sixteenth-centuries/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/maces-medieval-transylvania-thirteenth-sixteenth-centuries/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/maces-medieval-transylvania-thirteenth-sixteenth-centuries/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>H. L. Hunley: Recovery Operations</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.history.navy.mil/research/underwater-archaeology/sites-and-projects/ship-wrecksites/hl-hunley/recovery-report.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.history.navy.mil/research/underwater-archaeology/sites-and-projects/ship-wrecksites/hl-hunley/recovery-report.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.history.navy.mil/research/underwater-archaeology/sites-and-projects/ship-wrecksites/hl-hunley/recovery-report.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Popular culture</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Making armour and weapons for entertainment media in India</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/society/dressing-up-vintage-warriors/article17326572.ece" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thehindu.com/society/dressing-up-vintage-warriors/article17326572.ece" rel="nofollow">http://www.thehindu.com/society/dressing-up-vintage-warriors/article17326572.ece</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And armour for ladies who game</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://kotaku.com/for-honor-gets-female-armor-right-1792589476" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://kotaku.com/for-honor-gets-female-armor-right-1792589476" rel="nofollow">http://kotaku.com/for-honor-</a><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/gunpowder-drama-kit-harington_uk_58a8b4b4e4b037d17d28912e" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/gunpowder-drama-kit-harington_uk_58a8b4b4e4b037d17d28912e" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/gunpowder-drama-kit-harington_uk_58a8b4b4e4b0</a><a href="https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/crownhill-fort/crownhill-fort-whats-on/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/crownhill-fort/crownhill-fort-whats-on/" rel="nofollow">https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/crownhill-fort/crownhill-fort-whats-on/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conferences</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>24 June 2017 Ludlow</p><p><br /></p><p>Memorials in the Marches: Monuments in the church of St Laurence, Ludlow</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ludlowpalmers.uk/Ludlow_Monuments.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ludlowpalmers.uk/Ludlow_Monuments.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.ludlowpalmers.uk/Ludlow_Monuments.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>September Germany </p><p><br /></p><p>ICOMAM </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://icomam-germany2017.de/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://icomam-germany2017.de/" rel="nofollow">https://icomam-germany2017.de/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sales, fairs and auctions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>28 March 2017 London</p><p><br /></p><p>Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2017/two-great-scottish-collections-l17317.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2017/two-great-scottish-collections-l17317.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2017/two-great-scottish-collections-l17317.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Preview for Hermann-Historica</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.hermann-historica.de/AuctionData/1/A74/pdf/flyer/A74_Flyer_komplett_Netz.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hermann-historica.de/AuctionData/1/A74/pdf/flyer/A74_Flyer_komplett_Netz.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.hermann-historica.de/AuctionData/1/A74/pdf/flyer/A74_Flyer_komplett_Netz.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites and downloads</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>L'Echo du Dôme n°38 février-mai 2017</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.musee-armee.fr/actualites/le-magazine-du-musee.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.musee-armee.fr/actualites/le-magazine-du-musee.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.musee-armee.fr/actualites/le-magazine-du-musee.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Richard III’s book of hours goes on line</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/richard-lll-book-hours-now-online/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/richard-lll-book-hours-now-online/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/richard-lll-book-hours-now-online/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1066 etc: Robin Hood, Teutonic Knights, cavalry Byzantine soldiers</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/robin-hood-three-estates-medieval-society/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/robin-hood-three-estates-medieval-society/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/robin-hood-three-estates-medieval-society/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/teutonic-order-cyprus-ca-1197-1250/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/teutonic-order-cyprus-ca-1197-1250/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/teutonic-order-cyprus-ca-1197-1250/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/thoughts-role-cavalry-medieval-warfare/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/thoughts-role-cavalry-medieval-warfare/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/thoughts-role-cavalry-medieval-warfare/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/soldiers-life-early-byzantine-masculinity-manliness-war/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/soldiers-life-early-byzantine-masculinity-manliness-war/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/soldiers-life-early-byzantine-masculinity-manliness-war/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We have begun planning the next ICOMAM MAGAZINE- let us know if you have news or articles for it!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A fortnight on Twitter</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>James I of Scotland gets his own twitterfeed so you can follow the search for his remains! <a href="https://twitter.com/james1ofscots" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://twitter.com/james1ofscots" 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[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 220397, member: 54"]The Basiliscoe Mercury 265 TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community Arms and armour in the news Several stories about prehistoric weapons, James I of Scotland is the latest monarch to be looked for, several stories from India- including the moving of Tipu Sultan’s armoury- and a few downloadable reports. Even better the days are drawing out here in the northern hemisphere and temperatures are creeping up. It's almost spring…. Ancient arms and forts The Bronze Age moved by horse [URL='http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/thousands-horsemen-may-have-swept-bronze-age-europe-transforming-local-population']http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/thousands-horsemen-may-have-swept-bronze-age-europe-transf[/URL][URL]https://phys.org/news/2017-02-sharpening-knowledge-prehistory-east-africa.html[/URL] Violence in prehistoric California [URL]https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217013044.htm[/URL] Bronze Age weapon hoard found in Angus [URL]http://www.scotsman.com/news/3-000-year-old-spearhead-found-in-angus-find-of-a-lifetime-1-4367614[/URL] Roman gate found in Israeli dig [URL]http://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-shocked-to-find-ancient-gateway-at-house-of-gates/[/URL] Beasts of assorted varieties… Woolly mammoths returning, sometime soon… [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/16/woolly-mammoth-resurrection-scientists[/URL] Ancient hunting weapons and tools found in Denmark [URL]http://www.startribune.com/hunting-tools-tell-how-first-people-in-denmark-lived/413388013/[/URL] Grave stories Death in Pictland [URL='http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/02/2017/facial-reconstruction-of-pictish-man-brutally-murdered-1400-years-ago']http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/02/2017/facial-reconstruction-of-pictish-man-b[/URL][URL='http://www.livescience.com/57793-viking-warrior-grave-has-ax-sword.html']http://www.livescience.com/57793-viking-warr[/URL][URL='http://artdaily.com/news/93950/Long-lost-lions-from-Charles-V-s-tomb-to-be-auctioned-at-Christie-s-in-London#.WKwBCzGml9A']http://artdaily.com/news/93950/Long-lost-lions-from-Charles-V-s-tomb-to-be-auctioned-at-Chr[/URL][URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-39028871[/URL] Through the arrow-slit . . . Lincoln Castle Revealed wins award [URL='http://lincolnshiretoday.net/mag/heritage-project-award-lincoln-castle-revealed/']http://lincolnshiretoday.net/mag/heritage-project-award-lincoln-castle-reveal[/URL][URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/castle-sale-le-chateau-de-pouzilhac/[/URL] Cannons to the left, cannon to the right Piece about Malik-e-Maidan, one of India’s largest cannons [URL='https://www.ibcworldnews.com/2017/02/07/malik-e-maidan-the-monarch-of-the-plains/']https://www.ibcw[/URL][URL]http://www.gilmermirror.com/view/full_story/27367273/article-SFA-s-Center-for-Regional-Heritage-Research-works-with-museum--French-officials-to-create-3-D-image-of-LaSalle-cannon?instance=secondary_stories_left_column[/URL] Protecting Fort Jefferson [URL]http://wlrn.org/post/protecting-protector-30-year-project-stabilize-historic-fort-jefferson-almost-complete[/URL] Living in the past How to sword fight [URL='https://champions.co/p/watch-everything-you-know-about-sword-fighting-from-movies-is-wrong/4209150']https://champions.co/p/watch-everything-you-know-about-sword-fighting-from-movies-is-wron[/URL][URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/old-food-never-better-augmenting-event-authenticity-medieval-festival/[/URL] Burnt turnips- a Siberian delicacy (interesting article!) [URL='http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/f0286-charred-turnip-dinner-from-400-years-ago-throws-new-light-on-conquest-of-siberia/']http://sib[/URL][URL='http://artdaily.com/news/93972/MOLA-excavations-at-Crossrail-Farringdon-site-reveal-secrets-of-Tudor-life#.WK1f8jGml9A']http://artdaily.com/news/93972/MOLA-excavations-at-Crossrail-Farringdon-site-reveal-secret[/URL][URL='http://www.thecantoncitizen.com/2017/02/10/true-tales-powder/']http://www.thecantoncitizen.com/2017/02/10/true-[/URL][URL]https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/20/malta-secret-tunnels-inside-newly-discovered-underworld-valletta[/URL] Civil war artefacts from Starborough Castle on display in Eden Valley. [URL='http://www.oxted-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=113232&headline=Civil%20war%20artefacts%20inspire%20exhibition§ionIs=news&searchyear=2017']http://www.oxted-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=113232&headline=Civil%20war%20artefacts%20inspire%20[/URL][URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38986804']http://www.bbc.co.u[/URL][URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38995205']http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/enterta[/URL][URL]http://navaltoday.com/2017/02/22/another-wwii-bomb-found-in-portsmouth/[/URL] Legacy of landmines [URL]http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/historic-innovation-land-minesand-why-weve-struggled-get-rid-them-180962276/[/URL] World Heritage Update on Nimrud [URL]http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/british-museum-trained-iraqi-archaeologist-assesses-isil-destruction-of-nimrud-/[/URL] BM sends experts to Mosul to assess damage [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/93936/British-Museum-training-Iraqi-experts-to-save-Mosul-heritage#.WKwBRjGml9A[/URL] Short piece on Pacific trade [URL]http://www.ancient-origins.net/history/trading-treasures-and-curiosity-fascinating-history-manila-galleons-007607[/URL] 400-year-old map shows Edo Castle’s purpose when built[URL='http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201702090070.html']http://www.asahi.com/ajw[/URL][URL]https://www.nyoooz.com/news/mysore/740087/experts-from-us-to-help-shift--tipu-sultans-armoury-by-march-10[/URL] [URL]http://www.deccanherald.com/content/597983/tipus-armoury-shifting-goes-smooth.html[/URL] A walk round Kot Diji Fort [URL='http://nation.com.pk/blogs/20-Feb-2017/a-walk-on-kot-diji-fort']http://nation.com.pk/[/URL][URL='http://combatarchaeology.org/traces-of-color-on-the-figurehead-of-gribshunden/']http://combatarchaeology.org/traces-of-color-on-the-figurehead-of-gribs[/URL][URL]http://juneauempire.com/art/art/2017-02-23/200-year-old-russian-wreck-found-kruzov-island-near-sitka[/URL] WW1 shipwreck HMS Anglia sunk 1915 off Folkestone gets legal protection [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-39065046[/URL] Japanese warships stripped for scrap [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/09/images-reveal-three-more-japanese-wwii-shipwrecks-torn-apart-for-scrap[/URL] Project set up to investigate the tanks lost before the D-Day landings [URL]http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/15095945.Do_you_have_underwater_pictures_of_Poole_Bay__39_s_Valentine_tanks_/[/URL] Museum news and exhibitions News RAF Museum celebrates the centenary with special book [URL='http://artdaily.com/news/93666/The-RAF-Centenary-Anthology--An-extraordinary-edition-for-an-extraordinary-service#.WJ2LvjGml9A']http://artdaily.com/news/93666/The-RAF-Centenary-Anthology--An-extraordinary-edition[/URL][URL='http://artdaily.com/news/93641/19th-century-painting-of-Washington-and-Rochambeau-at-Siege-of-Yorktown-installed-at-museum#.WJ2MUDGml9A']http://artdaily.com/news/93641/19th-century-painting-of-Washington-and-Rochambe[/URL][URL='http://theartnewspaper.com/news/gallery-for-government-s-off-duty-art/']http://theartnewspaper.com/new[/URL][URL='http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/early-victorian-photos-featured-on-new-website-11364146360655']http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/early-victorian-photos-featured-on-new-websit[/URL][URL]http://artdaily.com/news/93679/Oxford-s-Bodleian-launches-seminal-online-catalogue-of-the-complete-works-of-William-Henry-Fox-Talbot#.WJ7kITGml9A[/URL] Digital exhibition of 18th century South Africa [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/93779/Rijksmuseum-unveils-18th-century-South-Africa-through-comprehensive-digital-portrait#.WKQbKDGml9A[/URL] Asian Art Museum’s new video art to commemorate 75th anniversary of Japanese incarceration during WWII [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/93902/Asian-Art-Museum-presents-new-video-art-to-commemorate-75th-anniversary-of-Japanese-incarceration-during-WWII-#.WKqsDzGml9A[/URL] Sistine Chapel from the comfort of your own laptop [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/94069/Sistine-chapel-photographed-in-unprecedented-detail#.WLKc_DGml9A[/URL] Museum musings Invasion of Singapore still causes problems [URL='http://artdaily.com/news/94073/Singapore-renames-WWII-exhibition-after-outcry#.WLKdUjGml9A']http://artdaily.com/news/94073/Singapore-renames-WWII-exhibition-after-outcry#[/URL][URL]http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/historic-innovation-land-minesand-why-weve-struggled-get-rid-them-180962276/[/URL] Banning ivory [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2017/feb/16/uk-ivory-art-ban-prince-william[/URL] Conservation corner Breughel uncovered in Bath Museum store [URL]http://theartnewspaper.com/news/conservation/brueghel-painting-emerges-from-bath-museum-s-storeroom/[/URL] Atlanta’s Cyclorama on the move [URL]http://www.myajc.com/news/the-cyclorama-how-move-ton-painting/w2Dq3JspX6QySp9qtn2FHI/[/URL] [URL]http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/explore/destinations/atlanta-cyclorama[/URL] Objects Beith Bronze Age Shield [URL='https://www.sal.org.uk/museum-collection/unlocking-our-collections/']https://www.sal.org[/URL][URL='http://www.artsandcollections.com/article/antique-gun-auction-fetches-millions']http://www.artsandcollections.com/article/antiqu[/URL][URL='https://www.apollo-magazine.com/swashbuckling-tale-trade-trickery-tefaf/']https://www.apollo-magazine.c[/URL][URL='http://artdaily.com/news/93825/Giant-French-flag-going-on-display-at-British-castle#.WKbFgzGml9A']http://artdaily.com/news/93825/Giant-French-flag-going-on-display-at-British-castl[/URL][URL]http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/90-years-after-its-final-shot-1st-look-at-bhagat-singhs-gun/articleshow/57158060.cms[/URL] AdolfHitler’s telephone sold [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/93919/Hitler-s-phone-sells-for-more-than--240-000#.WKqr0zGml9A[/URL] Exhibitions London archaeology in Docklands [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/08/exhibition-offers-extensive-insight-into-londons-history-thrown-up-by-crossrail[/URL] WWI photographs in London [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/93636/Exhibition-highlights-forgotten-aspect-of-Britain-s-First-World-War#.WJ2MnzGml9A[/URL] Women in the navy in Portsmouth [URL]http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/news/item/705-pioneers-to-professionals-women-and-the-royal-navy-special-exhibition-shares-lost-stories-to-celebrate-women-in-the-royal-navy[/URL] Brueghels in Bath [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/93804/The-Holburne-Museum-opens-first-exhibition-devoted-to-the-Bruegel-dynasty#.WKVoETGml9A[/URL] Caravaggio in Dublin [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/93710/-Beyond-Caravaggio--exhibition-opens-at-the-National-Gallery-of-Ireland#.WKAkSDGml9A[/URL] South Africa in Amsterdam [URL]https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/good-hope[/URL] Bosch in Venice [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/93946/Exhibition-at-the-Doge-s-Palace-presents-works-by-Hieronymus-Bosch#.WKwBnTGml9A[/URL] Gothic boxwood in New York [URL='http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2017/small-wonders']http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibit[/URL][URL]https://ospreypublishing.com/the-fn-minimi-light-machine-gun[/URL] Colin J M Martin: A Cromwellian Warship wrecked off Duart Castle, Mull, Scotland, in 1653 [URL]http://www.socantscot.org/product/a-cromwellian-warship-wrecked-off-duart-castle-mull-scotland-1653/[/URL] Review of picturebook on World War I tanks[URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4244860/Pictures-British-tank-secured-victory-Allies.html[/URL] Online Books Andrei Octavian Farcas: Maces in medieval Transylvania between the thirteenth and the sixteenth centuries (Master’s Thesis, Central European University, 2016) [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/maces-medieval-transylvania-thirteenth-sixteenth-centuries/[/URL] H. L. Hunley: Recovery Operations [URL]https://www.history.navy.mil/research/underwater-archaeology/sites-and-projects/ship-wrecksites/hl-hunley/recovery-report.html[/URL] Popular culture Making armour and weapons for entertainment media in India [URL]http://www.thehindu.com/society/dressing-up-vintage-warriors/article17326572.ece[/URL] And armour for ladies who game [URL='http://kotaku.com/for-honor-gets-female-armor-right-1792589476']http://kotaku.com/for-honor-[/URL][URL='http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/gunpowder-drama-kit-harington_uk_58a8b4b4e4b037d17d28912e']http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/gunpowder-drama-kit-harington_uk_58a8b4b4e4b0[/URL][URL]https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/crownhill-fort/crownhill-fort-whats-on/[/URL] Conferences 24 June 2017 Ludlow Memorials in the Marches: Monuments in the church of St Laurence, Ludlow [URL]http://www.ludlowpalmers.uk/Ludlow_Monuments.pdf[/URL] September Germany ICOMAM [URL]https://icomam-germany2017.de/[/URL] Sales, fairs and auctions 28 March 2017 London Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian [URL]http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2017/two-great-scottish-collections-l17317.html[/URL] Preview for Hermann-Historica [URL]http://www.hermann-historica.de/AuctionData/1/A74/pdf/flyer/A74_Flyer_komplett_Netz.pdf[/URL] Websites and downloads L'Echo du Dôme n°38 février-mai 2017 [URL]http://www.musee-armee.fr/actualites/le-magazine-du-musee.html[/URL] Richard III’s book of hours goes on line [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/richard-lll-book-hours-now-online/[/URL] 1066 etc: Robin Hood, Teutonic Knights, cavalry Byzantine soldiers [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/robin-hood-three-estates-medieval-society/[/URL] [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/teutonic-order-cyprus-ca-1197-1250/[/URL] [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/thoughts-role-cavalry-medieval-warfare/[/URL] [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/soldiers-life-early-byzantine-masculinity-manliness-war/[/URL] Finally We have begun planning the next ICOMAM MAGAZINE- let us know if you have news or articles for it! A fortnight on Twitter James I of Scotland gets his own twitterfeed so you can follow the search for his remains! [URL]https://twitter.com/james1ofscots[/URL] [URL]https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe[/URL] Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown –27 February 2017 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']http://www[/URL].basiliscoe.com/id2.html[/QUOTE]
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