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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 273780, member: 54"]The Basiliscoe Mercury 277</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>Life & death in medieval London and the discovery of Greenwich Palace cellars, fighting women, Updates on a number of wrecks- and – spoiler alert- the RAF didn’t murder Glenn Miller after all. A lot of discussion of the importance of monuments, a reminder of European Heritage Open Days and a number of interesting new books, as the evenings draw in. Finally a message from the Met…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient arms and forts</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Testing prehistoric weapons replicas</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lab-replicates-weapons-early-feats-north-american-engineering-180964077/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lab-replicates-weapons-early-feats-north-american-engineering-180964077/" rel="nofollow">http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lab-replicates-weapons-early-feats-north-american-engineering-180964077/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze-Age dagger found in Slovakia – pictures</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20623030/young-man-finds-4000-year-old-dagger-by-accident.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20623030/young-man-finds-4000-year-old-dagger-by-accident.html" rel="nofollow">https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20623030/young-man-finds-4000-year-old-dagger-by-accident.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze warrior and his weapons found near Sion, Switzerland</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/bronze-age-tombs-unearthed-during-car.html#S83U7R8QLVYH92L8.97" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/bronze-age-tombs-unearthed-during-car.html#S83U7R8QLVYH92L8.97" rel="nofollow">https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/bronze-age-tombs-unearthed-during-car.html#S83U7R8QLVYH92L8.97</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Latest research on the Terracotta Army</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/china-terra-cotta-army-clay" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/china-terra-cotta-army-clay" rel="nofollow">https://www.sciencenews.org/article/china-terra-cotta-army-clay</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gladiators’ arena in ancient Anatolia investigated</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://sabahdai.ly/B3kCgm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://sabahdai.ly/B3kCgm" rel="nofollow">http://sabahdai.ly/B3kCgm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Round fort found in Denmark</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/1000-year-old-massive-perfectly-circular-viking-fortress-discovered-denmark-1634131" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/1000-year-old-massive-perfectly-circular-viking-fortress-discovered-denmark-1634131" rel="nofollow">http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/1000-year-old-massive-perfectly-circular-viking-fortress-discovered-denmark-1634131</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave stories</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Skulls from medieval London show a life (and death) of violence</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2145415-medieval-london-was-the-most-violent-place-in-england/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2145415-medieval-london-was-the-most-violent-place-in-england/" rel="nofollow">https://www.newscientist.com/article/2145415-medieval-london-was-the-most-violent-place-in-england/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Searching for a Civil War grave</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/special/20170809/team-in-swansea-tries-to-unearth-mystery-of-civil-war-soldiers-burial-spot" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/special/20170809/team-in-swansea-tries-to-unearth-mystery-of-civil-war-soldiers-burial-spot" rel="nofollow">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/special/20170809/team-in-swansea-tries-to-unearth-mystery-of-civil-war-soldiers-burial-spot</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the arrow-slit . . . </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>York ponders lowering the portcullis</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/15459002.Will_this_historic_York_portcullis_be_lowered_again_/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/15459002.Will_this_historic_York_portcullis_be_lowered_again_/" rel="nofollow">http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/15459002.Will_this_historic_York_portcullis_be_lowered_again_/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Remains of Greenwich palace found under Picture hall</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ornc.org/News/major-archaeological-finds-at-greenwich-uncover-lost-royal-palace" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ornc.org/News/major-archaeological-finds-at-greenwich-uncover-lost-royal-palace" rel="nofollow">https://www.ornc.org/News/major-archaeological-finds-at-greenwich-uncover-lost-royal-palace</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Visiting the top of Windsor Castle</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2017/08/27/climbing-to-the-top-of-windsor-castles-round-tower/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2017/08/27/climbing-to-the-top-of-windsor-castles-round-tower/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2017/08/27/climbing-to-the-top-of-windsor-castles-round-tower/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gate Discovered at Medieval Castle in Slovakia <a href="http://www.archaeology.org/news/5873-170825-slovakia-viniansky-castle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.archaeology.org/news/5873-170825-slovakia-viniansky-castle" rel="nofollow">http://www.archaeology.org/news/5873-170825-slovakia-viniansky-castle</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Pictures of forts and castles round the globe</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/abandoned-castles-worldwide/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/abandoned-castles-worldwide/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/abandoned-castles-worldwide/index.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the gunloop…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hull blockhouse to be investigated</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-41081664" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-41081664" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-41081664</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>At imperilled coastal forts, archaeologist tries to document the past: report <a href="http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/08/louisiana_archaeologist_docume.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/08/louisiana_archaeologist_docume.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/08/louisiana_archaeologist_docume.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dutch slave trade and fort in Tamil Nadu <a href="https://scroll.in/magazine/847865/slavers-bay-the-little-known-history-of-dutch-slave-trade-in-a-small-town-in-tamil-nadu" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://scroll.in/magazine/847865/slavers-bay-the-little-known-history-of-dutch-slave-trade-in-a-small-town-in-tamil-nadu" rel="nofollow">https://scroll.in/magazine/847865/slavers-bay-the-little-known-history-of-dutch-slave-trade-in-a-small-town-in-tamil-nadu</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>North Carolina Williamston's Civil War cannon goes to museum</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.independentmail.com/story/news/local/2017/08/15/williamstons-civil-war-cannon-headed-citadel-museum/569431001/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.independentmail.com/story/news/local/2017/08/15/williamstons-civil-war-cannon-headed-citadel-museum/569431001/" rel="nofollow">http://www.independentmail.com/story/news/local/2017/08/15/williamstons-civil-war-cannon-headed-citadel-museum/569431001/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Victorian cannon in Digby Nova Scotia defaced</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.digbycourier.ca/news/local/2017/8/23/historic-cannon-defaced-in-digby.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.digbycourier.ca/news/local/2017/8/23/historic-cannon-defaced-in-digby.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.digbycourier.ca/news/local/2017/8/23/historic-cannon-defaced-in-digby.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Café Basiliscoe</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze-age wine….</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/summer-2017/article/world-s-oldest-italian-wine-just-discovered" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/summer-2017/article/world-s-oldest-italian-wine-just-discovered" rel="nofollow">http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/summer-2017/article/world-s-oldest-italian-wine-just-discovered</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>…or recreated 17th century ships diet- beer and salted penguin</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/503719/archaeologists-are-recreating-recipes-17th-century-ships" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/503719/archaeologists-are-recreating-recipes-17th-century-ships" rel="nofollow">http://mentalfloss.com/article/503719/archaeologists-are-recreating-recipes-17th-century-ships</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Miscellany</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fishing in medieval Iceland</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/character-commercial-fishing-icelandic-waters-fifteenth-century/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/character-commercial-fishing-icelandic-waters-fifteenth-century/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/character-commercial-fishing-icelandic-waters-fifteenth-century/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Remembering Enfield’s history</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://londonist.com/london/history/the-suburban-village-where-rifles-muskets-and-swords-were-manufactured" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://londonist.com/london/history/the-suburban-village-where-rifles-muskets-and-swords-were-manufactured" rel="nofollow">https://londonist.com/london/history/the-suburban-village-where-rifles-muskets-and-swords-were-manufactured</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Princesses and Amazons</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>V&A acquire Victoria’s coronet</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://museumcrush.org/va-acquires-famous-coronet-designed-by-albert-as-a-love-token-for-queen-victoria/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://museumcrush.org/va-acquires-famous-coronet-designed-by-albert-as-a-love-token-for-queen-victoria/" rel="nofollow">http://museumcrush.org/va-acquires-famous-coronet-designed-by-albert-as-a-love-token-for-queen-victoria/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Civil War fighters</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/22/donald-trump-transgender-military-ban-albert-cashier" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/22/donald-trump-transgender-military-ban-albert-cashier" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/22/donald-trump-transgender-military-ban-albert-cashier</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Russian women in the WW1</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/23/insider/russian-women-muster-for-a-battalion-of-death.html?smid=tw-share" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/23/insider/russian-women-muster-for-a-battalion-of-death.html?smid=tw-share" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/23/insider/russian-women-muster-for-a-battalion-of-death.html?smid=tw-share</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Into the 20th century</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Surveying WW1 PoW camp in Jersey</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2017/08/25/archaeologists-survey-pow-camp/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2017/08/25/archaeologists-survey-pow-camp/" rel="nofollow">https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2017/08/25/archaeologists-survey-pow-camp/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>RAF cleared of killing Glenn Miller</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/29/glenn-miller-book-clears-raf-killing-band-leader" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/29/glenn-miller-book-clears-raf-killing-band-leader" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/29/glenn-miller-book-clears-raf-killing-band-leader</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the Vasa</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bizarre-story-vasa-ship-keeps-giving-180964328/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bizarre-story-vasa-ship-keeps-giving-180964328/" rel="nofollow">http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bizarre-story-vasa-ship-keeps-giving-180964328/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the Dutch East Indiaman Rooswijk lost 1740 on Goodwin Sands <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-40962097" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-40962097" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-40962097</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/08/17/lost-crew-18th-century-dutch-treasure-ship-found-coast-kent/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/08/17/lost-crew-18th-century-dutch-treasure-ship-found-coast-kent/" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/08/17/lost-crew-18th-century-dutch-treasure-ship-found-coast-kent/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/aug/18/treasure-and-intrigue-scientists-unravel-story-of-1740-kent-shipwreck" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/aug/18/treasure-and-intrigue-scientists-unravel-story-of-1740-kent-shipwreck" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/aug/18/treasure-and-intrigue-scientists-unravel-story-of-1740-kent-shipwreck</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Investigating the slave ships lost off Senegal</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2017-08-secrets-deep-senegal-slave-shipwreck.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://phys.org/news/2017-08-secrets-deep-senegal-slave-shipwreck.html" rel="nofollow">https://phys.org/news/2017-08-secrets-deep-senegal-slave-shipwreck.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the Mentor, lost off Kythira, 1802</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/08/15/items-recovered-from-wreck-of-elgins-ship-off-Kythira/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/08/15/items-recovered-from-wreck-of-elgins-ship-off-Kythira/" rel="nofollow">http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/08/15/items-recovered-from-wreck-of-elgins-ship-off-Kythira/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Update of the Franklin expedition</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/franklin-ships-erebus-terror-underwater-archeology-1.4241633" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/franklin-ships-erebus-terror-underwater-archeology-1.4241633" rel="nofollow">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/franklin-ships-erebus-terror-underwater-archeology-1.4241633</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the Hunley</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://home.bt.com/news/science-news/the-150-year-old-mystery-of-how-the-hunley-submarine-crew-died-has-been-solved-11364206456179" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://home.bt.com/news/science-news/the-150-year-old-mystery-of-how-the-hunley-submarine-crew-died-has-been-solved-11364206456179" rel="nofollow">http://home.bt.com/news/science-news/the-150-year-old-mystery-of-how-the-hunley-submarine-crew-died-has-been-solved-11364206456179</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>USS Indianapolis found</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/paul-allen-finds-lost-wwii-ship-uss-indianapolis/ar-AAql9Fy?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/paul-allen-finds-lost-wwii-ship-uss-indianapolis/ar-AAql9Fy?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp" rel="nofollow">http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/paul-allen-finds-lost-wwii-ship-uss-indianapolis/ar-AAql9Fy?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Three new shipwrecks recognized in English waters</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.divernet.com/home-diving-news/p320546-cannon-and-u-boat-sites-win-protection.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.divernet.com/home-diving-news/p320546-cannon-and-u-boat-sites-win-protection.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.divernet.com/home-diving-news/p320546-cannon-and-u-boat-sites-win-protection.html</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>Houston Museums and galleries deal with the floods</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/museums-brace-for-full-impact-of-hurricane-harvey/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/museums-brace-for-full-impact-of-hurricane-harvey/" rel="nofollow">http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/museums-brace-for-full-impact-of-hurricane-harvey/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>University Museum of Bergen has 400 Viking artefacts stolen</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/98214/400-Viking-objects-stolen-in-Norway-museum-heist#.WZqR3jFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/98214/400-Viking-objects-stolen-in-Norway-museum-heist#.WZqR3jFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/98214/400-Viking-objects-stolen-in-Norway-museum-heist#.WZqR3jFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Scotland Yard arts squad under threat</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/closure-of-scotland-yard-s-art-and-antiques-unit-now-being-considered/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/closure-of-scotland-yard-s-art-and-antiques-unit-now-being-considered/" rel="nofollow">http://theartnewspaper.com/news/closure-of-scotland-yard-s-art-and-antiques-unit-now-being-considered/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museums in Europe discuss the future of the Benin bronzes</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/12/cambridge-benin-bronzes-loan-deal" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/12/cambridge-benin-bronzes-loan-deal" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/12/cambridge-benin-bronzes-loan-deal</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New Museums </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Partition Museum in India</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/india-remembers-trauma-and-art-of-partition/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/india-remembers-trauma-and-art-of-partition/" rel="nofollow">http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/india-remembers-trauma-and-art-of-partition/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum Musings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Why museum collections matter</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/trail-dead-mice-scholar-discovers-lesson-why-museum-collections-matter-180964365/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/trail-dead-mice-scholar-discovers-lesson-why-museum-collections-matter-180964365/" rel="nofollow">http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/trail-dead-mice-scholar-discovers-lesson-why-museum-collections-matter-180964365/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Do statues matter?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/charlottesville-riot-hastens-removal-of-confederate-monuments-throughout-the-us/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/charlottesville-riot-hastens-removal-of-confederate-monuments-throughout-the-us/" rel="nofollow">http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/charlottesville-riot-hastens-removal-of-confederate-monuments-throughout-the-us/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/98198/Are-Confederate-monuments-important-works-of-art--#.WZlA5jFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/98198/Are-Confederate-monuments-important-works-of-art--#.WZlA5jFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/98198/Are-Confederate-monuments-important-works-of-art--#.WZlA5jFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.rt.com/news/400274-toppling-monuments-historic-incidents/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rt.com/news/400274-toppling-monuments-historic-incidents/" rel="nofollow">https://www.rt.com/news/400274-toppling-monuments-historic-incidents/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>India’s WW1 monuments</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/unwind/the-battle-of-wwi-memorials/articleshow/60123251.cms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/unwind/the-battle-of-wwi-memorials/articleshow/60123251.cms" rel="nofollow">http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/unwind/the-battle-of-wwi-memorials/articleshow/60123251.cms</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Knoxville’s monuments</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.knoxmercury.com/2017/08/25/times-remorseless-doom-two-monuments-fort-sanders/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.knoxmercury.com/2017/08/25/times-remorseless-doom-two-monuments-fort-sanders/" rel="nofollow">http://www.knoxmercury.com/2017/08/25/times-remorseless-doom-two-monuments-fort-sanders/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Working at Rock Island Arsenal Museum in Rock Island, Illinois</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.carrollspaper.com/Content/Local-News-Archive/Local-News/Article/Internship-exposes-Carroll-grad-to-historic-guns/1/1/25155" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.carrollspaper.com/Content/Local-News-Archive/Local-News/Article/Internship-exposes-Carroll-grad-to-historic-guns/1/1/25155" rel="nofollow">http://www.carrollspaper.com/Content/Local-News-Archive/Local-News/Article/Internship-exposes-Carroll-grad-to-historic-guns/1/1/25155</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Robert the Bruce’s seal- or not</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.thenational.scot/news/15497256.Doubts_raised_over_famous_seals_said_to_have_been_used_by_Robert_the_Bruce_which_may_be_replicas/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thenational.scot/news/15497256.Doubts_raised_over_famous_seals_said_to_have_been_used_by_Robert_the_Bruce_which_may_be_replicas/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thenational.scot/news/15497256.Doubts_raised_over_famous_seals_said_to_have_been_used_by_Robert_the_Bruce_which_may_be_replicas/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Paintings van Blarenberghe of American battles in Yorktown </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/98427/Last-chance-to-see-two-highly-detailed-18th-century-paintings-#.WaUsGjFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/98427/Last-chance-to-see-two-highly-detailed-18th-century-paintings-#.WaUsGjFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/98427/Last-chance-to-see-two-highly-detailed-18th-century-paintings-#.WaUsGjFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Art Detectives: Solving a mystery portrait and more</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/aug/30/mystery-solved-unknown-soldier-was-painted-by-his-mother" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/aug/30/mystery-solved-unknown-soldier-was-painted-by-his-mother" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/aug/30/mystery-solved-unknown-soldier-was-painted-by-his-mother</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mountbatten’s pistol-pen</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/wild-buzz-the-goral-godfather-and-the-pistol-s-sign/story-W46MTsMFlyWNDSMbTQrl7K.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/wild-buzz-the-goral-godfather-and-the-pistol-s-sign/story-W46MTsMFlyWNDSMbTQrl7K.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/wild-buzz-the-goral-godfather-and-the-pistol-</a><a href="http://www.musee-armee.fr/programmation/expositions/detail/animaux-guerres.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.musee-armee.fr/programmation/expositions/detail/animaux-guerres.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.musee-armee.fr/programmation/expositions/detail/animaux-guerres.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>300 year old MariaTheresa in Vienna</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/96875/In-Her-Majesty-s-Hands--Medals-of-Maria-Theresa-on-view-at-the-Kunsthistorisches-Museum%20/l%20.WZP7CTFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/96875/In-Her-Majesty-s-Hands--Medals-of-Maria-Theresa-on-view-at-the-Kunsthistorisches-Museum%20/l%20.WZP7CTFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/96875/In-Her-Majesty-s-Hands--Medals-of-Maria-Theresa-on-view-at-the-Kunsthistorisches-Museum#.WZP7CTFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/97724/Exhibition-at-The-Belvedere-traces-the-impact-of-Maria-Theresa-s-cultural-commitment#.WZf9UDFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/97724/Exhibition-at-The-Belvedere-traces-the-impact-of-Maria-Theresa-s-cultural-commitment#.WZf9UDFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/97724/Exhibition-at-The-Belvedere-traces-the-impact-of-Maria-Theresa-s-cultural-commitment#.WZf9UDFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Donald J. LaRocca: How to Read European Armor</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9781588396297/how-read-european-armor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9781588396297/how-read-european-armor" rel="nofollow">http://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9781588396297/how-read-european-armor</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dan Jones: The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God’s Holy Warriors</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/13/dan-jones-the-templars-rise-spectacular-fall-gods-holy-warriors-review" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/13/dan-jones-the-templars-rise-spectacular-fall-gods-holy-warriors-review" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/13/dan-jones-the-templars-rise-spectacular-fall-gods-holy-warriors-review</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Helen J. Nicholson:The Everyday Life of the Templars: The Knights Templar at Home</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://fonthillmedia.com/9781781553732" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://fonthillmedia.com/9781781553732" rel="nofollow">http://fonthillmedia.com/9781781553732</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Elizabeth Cleland & Lorraine Karafel:Tapestries from the Burrell Collection</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/98314/A-splendid-record-of-one-of-the-largest-and-most-important-tapestry-collections-in-the-world#.WZ_UfDFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/98314/A-splendid-record-of-one-of-the-largest-and-most-important-tapestry-collections-in-the-world#.WZ_UfDFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/98314/A-splendid-record-of-one-of-the-largest-and-most-important-tapestry-collections-in-the-world#.WZ_UfDFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online Book</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wiley Library Online: War and Conflict Research articles</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-830190.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-830190.html" rel="nofollow">http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-830190.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Popular Culture</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Interview withCai Guo-Qiang </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c141c5a2-891d-11e7-8bb1-5ba57d47eff7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ft.com/content/c141c5a2-891d-11e7-8bb1-5ba57d47eff7" rel="nofollow">https://www.ft.com/content/c141c5a2-891d-11e7-8bb1-5ba57d47eff7</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Trailer for new BBC drama on the Gunpowder Plot</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.nme.com/news/tv/watch-trailer-kit-haringtons-bbc-drama-gunpowder-2129989" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nme.com/news/tv/watch-trailer-kit-haringtons-bbc-drama-gunpowder-2129989" rel="nofollow">http://www.nme.com/news/tv/watch-trailer-kit-haringtons-bbc-drama-gunpowder-2129989</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Events</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Diary Dates</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conferences</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>14 October 2017Hindlip Hall</p><p><br /></p><p>The Black Powder Ordnance: A conference on safe use</p><p><br /></p><p>Contact Roger Emmerson for details: <a href="mailto:emmersonrw@aol.com">emmersonrw@aol.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>15-17 November 2017, Canterbury</p><p><br /></p><p>Black Prince Conference </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/whats-on/event/blackprinceconference/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/whats-on/event/blackprinceconference/" rel="nofollow">https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/whats-on/event/blackprinceconference/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sales Fairs and auctions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Preview for Hermann Historica</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.hermann-historica.de/AuctionData/1/_Sonstiges/flyer/A75/A75_Flyer_Netz.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.hermann-historica.de/AuctionData/1/_Sonstiges/flyer/A75/A75_Flyer_Netz.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.hermann-historica.de/AuctionData/1/_Sonstiges/flyer/A75/A75_Flyer_Netz.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites and Downloads</p><p><br /></p><p>1066 etc</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ladies on crusade, Clontarf, military surgeon’s & Anglo-Saxonbattles </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/cross-purposes-frankish-levantine-perceptions-gender-female-participation-crusades-1147-1254/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/cross-purposes-frankish-levantine-perceptions-gender-female-participation-crusades-1147-1254/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/cross-purposes-frankish-levantine-perceptions-gender-female-participation-crusades-1147-1254/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/network-analysis-viking-age-ireland-portrayed-cogadh-gaedhel-re-gallaibh/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/network-analysis-viking-age-ireland-portrayed-cogadh-gaedhel-re-gallaibh/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/network-analysis-viking-age-ireland-portrayed-cogadh-gaedhel-re-gallaibh/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/military-surgical-practice-advent-gunpowder-weaponry/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/military-surgical-practice-advent-gunpowder-weaponry/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/military-surgical-practice-advent-gunpowder-weaponry/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/english-nationalism-battle-maldon-battle-brunanburh/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/english-nationalism-battle-maldon-battle-brunanburh/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/english-nationalism-battle-maldon-battle-brunanburh/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Don’t forget heritage open days across Europe</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.europeanheritagedays.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.europeanheritagedays.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.europeanheritagedays.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A message from the Met</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Editorial Board of the peer-reviewed Metropolitan Museum Journal invites submissions of original research on works of art in the Museum’s collection. Starting with Volume 52 (2017), there will be two sections: Articles and Research Notes. Articles contribute extensive and thoroughly argued scholarship. Research Notestypically present a concise, neatly bounded aspect of ongoing investigation, such as the presentation of a new acquisition or attribution, or a specific, resonant finding from technical analysis. All texts must take works of art in the collection as the point of departure. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Articles and Research Notes in the Journal appear both in print and online, and are immediately accessible via MetPublications, JStor, and the website of the University of Chicago Press. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The deadline for submissions for Volume 53 (2018) is October 15, 2017. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Submission guidelines: <a href="http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/met/instruct" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/met/instruct" rel="nofollow">www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/met/instruct</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please send materials to: <a href="mailto:journalsubmissions@metmuseum.org">journalsubmissions@metmuseum.org</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Inspiration from the Collection:<a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/1gdcp/14j5i/xhzele" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/1gdcp/14j5i/xhzele" rel="nofollow">http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection</a></p><p><br /></p><p>View the Journal:<a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/1gdcp/14j5i/da0ele" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/1gdcp/14j5i/da0ele" rel="nofollow">www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/met/2016/51/1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This fortnight I tweeted on the treasures of Armourers Hall</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown – 2017</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></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><br /></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: 273780, member: 54"]The Basiliscoe Mercury 277 TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community Arms and armour in the news Life & death in medieval London and the discovery of Greenwich Palace cellars, fighting women, Updates on a number of wrecks- and – spoiler alert- the RAF didn’t murder Glenn Miller after all. A lot of discussion of the importance of monuments, a reminder of European Heritage Open Days and a number of interesting new books, as the evenings draw in. Finally a message from the Met… Ancient arms and forts Testing prehistoric weapons replicas [URL]http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lab-replicates-weapons-early-feats-north-american-engineering-180964077/[/URL] Bronze-Age dagger found in Slovakia – pictures [URL]https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20623030/young-man-finds-4000-year-old-dagger-by-accident.html[/URL] Bronze warrior and his weapons found near Sion, Switzerland [URL]https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/bronze-age-tombs-unearthed-during-car.html#S83U7R8QLVYH92L8.97[/URL] Latest research on the Terracotta Army [URL]https://www.sciencenews.org/article/china-terra-cotta-army-clay[/URL] Gladiators’ arena in ancient Anatolia investigated [URL]http://sabahdai.ly/B3kCgm[/URL] Round fort found in Denmark [URL]http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/1000-year-old-massive-perfectly-circular-viking-fortress-discovered-denmark-1634131[/URL] Grave stories Skulls from medieval London show a life (and death) of violence [URL]https://www.newscientist.com/article/2145415-medieval-london-was-the-most-violent-place-in-england/[/URL] Searching for a Civil War grave [URL]http://www.southcoasttoday.com/special/20170809/team-in-swansea-tries-to-unearth-mystery-of-civil-war-soldiers-burial-spot[/URL] Through the arrow-slit . . . York ponders lowering the portcullis [URL]http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/15459002.Will_this_historic_York_portcullis_be_lowered_again_/[/URL] Remains of Greenwich palace found under Picture hall [URL]https://www.ornc.org/News/major-archaeological-finds-at-greenwich-uncover-lost-royal-palace[/URL] Visiting the top of Windsor Castle [URL]https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2017/08/27/climbing-to-the-top-of-windsor-castles-round-tower/[/URL] Gate Discovered at Medieval Castle in Slovakia [URL]http://www.archaeology.org/news/5873-170825-slovakia-viniansky-castle[/URL] Pictures of forts and castles round the globe [URL]http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/abandoned-castles-worldwide/index.html[/URL] Through the gunloop… Hull blockhouse to be investigated [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-41081664[/URL] At imperilled coastal forts, archaeologist tries to document the past: report [URL]http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/08/louisiana_archaeologist_docume.html[/URL] Dutch slave trade and fort in Tamil Nadu [URL]https://scroll.in/magazine/847865/slavers-bay-the-little-known-history-of-dutch-slave-trade-in-a-small-town-in-tamil-nadu[/URL] Cannons to the left, cannon to the right North Carolina Williamston's Civil War cannon goes to museum [URL]http://www.independentmail.com/story/news/local/2017/08/15/williamstons-civil-war-cannon-headed-citadel-museum/569431001/[/URL] Victorian cannon in Digby Nova Scotia defaced [URL]http://www.digbycourier.ca/news/local/2017/8/23/historic-cannon-defaced-in-digby.html[/URL] Café Basiliscoe Bronze-age wine…. [URL]http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/summer-2017/article/world-s-oldest-italian-wine-just-discovered[/URL] …or recreated 17th century ships diet- beer and salted penguin [URL]http://mentalfloss.com/article/503719/archaeologists-are-recreating-recipes-17th-century-ships[/URL] Miscellany Fishing in medieval Iceland [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/character-commercial-fishing-icelandic-waters-fifteenth-century/[/URL] Remembering Enfield’s history [URL]https://londonist.com/london/history/the-suburban-village-where-rifles-muskets-and-swords-were-manufactured[/URL] Princesses and Amazons V&A acquire Victoria’s coronet [URL]http://museumcrush.org/va-acquires-famous-coronet-designed-by-albert-as-a-love-token-for-queen-victoria/[/URL] Civil War fighters [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/22/donald-trump-transgender-military-ban-albert-cashier[/URL] Russian women in the WW1 [URL]https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/23/insider/russian-women-muster-for-a-battalion-of-death.html?smid=tw-share[/URL] Into the 20th century Surveying WW1 PoW camp in Jersey [URL]https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2017/08/25/archaeologists-survey-pow-camp/[/URL] RAF cleared of killing Glenn Miller [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/29/glenn-miller-book-clears-raf-killing-band-leader[/URL] Nautical news Update on the Vasa [URL]http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bizarre-story-vasa-ship-keeps-giving-180964328/[/URL] Update on the Dutch East Indiaman Rooswijk lost 1740 on Goodwin Sands [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-40962097[/URL] [URL]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/08/17/lost-crew-18th-century-dutch-treasure-ship-found-coast-kent/[/URL] [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/aug/18/treasure-and-intrigue-scientists-unravel-story-of-1740-kent-shipwreck[/URL] Investigating the slave ships lost off Senegal [URL]https://phys.org/news/2017-08-secrets-deep-senegal-slave-shipwreck.html[/URL] Update on the Mentor, lost off Kythira, 1802 [URL]http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/08/15/items-recovered-from-wreck-of-elgins-ship-off-Kythira/[/URL] Update of the Franklin expedition [URL]http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/franklin-ships-erebus-terror-underwater-archeology-1.4241633[/URL] Update on the Hunley [URL]http://home.bt.com/news/science-news/the-150-year-old-mystery-of-how-the-hunley-submarine-crew-died-has-been-solved-11364206456179[/URL] USS Indianapolis found [URL]http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/paul-allen-finds-lost-wwii-ship-uss-indianapolis/ar-AAql9Fy?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp[/URL] Three new shipwrecks recognized in English waters [URL]http://www.divernet.com/home-diving-news/p320546-cannon-and-u-boat-sites-win-protection.html[/URL] Museum news and exhibitions News Houston Museums and galleries deal with the floods [URL]http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/museums-brace-for-full-impact-of-hurricane-harvey/[/URL] University Museum of Bergen has 400 Viking artefacts stolen [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/98214/400-Viking-objects-stolen-in-Norway-museum-heist#.WZqR3jFK19A[/URL] Scotland Yard arts squad under threat [URL]http://theartnewspaper.com/news/closure-of-scotland-yard-s-art-and-antiques-unit-now-being-considered/[/URL] Museums in Europe discuss the future of the Benin bronzes [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/12/cambridge-benin-bronzes-loan-deal[/URL] New Museums Partition Museum in India [URL]http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/india-remembers-trauma-and-art-of-partition/[/URL] Museum Musings Why museum collections matter [URL]http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/trail-dead-mice-scholar-discovers-lesson-why-museum-collections-matter-180964365/[/URL] Do statues matter? [URL]http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/charlottesville-riot-hastens-removal-of-confederate-monuments-throughout-the-us/[/URL] [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/98198/Are-Confederate-monuments-important-works-of-art--#.WZlA5jFK19A[/URL] [URL]https://www.rt.com/news/400274-toppling-monuments-historic-incidents/[/URL] India’s WW1 monuments [URL]http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/unwind/the-battle-of-wwi-memorials/articleshow/60123251.cms[/URL] Knoxville’s monuments [URL]http://www.knoxmercury.com/2017/08/25/times-remorseless-doom-two-monuments-fort-sanders/[/URL] Conservation corner Working at Rock Island Arsenal Museum in Rock Island, Illinois [URL]http://www.carrollspaper.com/Content/Local-News-Archive/Local-News/Article/Internship-exposes-Carroll-grad-to-historic-guns/1/1/25155[/URL] Objects Robert the Bruce’s seal- or not [URL]http://www.thenational.scot/news/15497256.Doubts_raised_over_famous_seals_said_to_have_been_used_by_Robert_the_Bruce_which_may_be_replicas/[/URL] Paintings van Blarenberghe of American battles in Yorktown [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/98427/Last-chance-to-see-two-highly-detailed-18th-century-paintings-#.WaUsGjFK19A[/URL] Art Detectives: Solving a mystery portrait and more [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/aug/30/mystery-solved-unknown-soldier-was-painted-by-his-mother[/URL] Mountbatten’s pistol-pen [URL='http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/wild-buzz-the-goral-godfather-and-the-pistol-s-sign/story-W46MTsMFlyWNDSMbTQrl7K.html']http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/wild-buzz-the-goral-godfather-and-the-pistol-[/URL][URL]http://www.musee-armee.fr/programmation/expositions/detail/animaux-guerres.html[/URL] 300 year old MariaTheresa in Vienna [URL='http://artdaily.com/news/96875/In-Her-Majesty-s-Hands--Medals-of-Maria-Theresa-on-view-at-the-Kunsthistorisches-Museum%20/l%20.WZP7CTFK19A']http://artdaily.com/news/96875/In-Her-Majesty-s-Hands--Medals-of-Maria-Theresa-on-view-at-the-Kunsthistorisches-Museum#.WZP7CTFK19A[/URL] [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/97724/Exhibition-at-The-Belvedere-traces-the-impact-of-Maria-Theresa-s-cultural-commitment#.WZf9UDFK19A[/URL] Books Donald J. LaRocca: How to Read European Armor [URL]http://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9781588396297/how-read-european-armor[/URL] Dan Jones: The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God’s Holy Warriors [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/13/dan-jones-the-templars-rise-spectacular-fall-gods-holy-warriors-review[/URL] Helen J. Nicholson:The Everyday Life of the Templars: The Knights Templar at Home [URL]http://fonthillmedia.com/9781781553732[/URL] Elizabeth Cleland & Lorraine Karafel:Tapestries from the Burrell Collection [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/98314/A-splendid-record-of-one-of-the-largest-and-most-important-tapestry-collections-in-the-world#.WZ_UfDFK19A[/URL] Online Book Wiley Library Online: War and Conflict Research articles [URL]http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-830190.html[/URL] Popular Culture Interview withCai Guo-Qiang [URL]https://www.ft.com/content/c141c5a2-891d-11e7-8bb1-5ba57d47eff7[/URL] Trailer for new BBC drama on the Gunpowder Plot [URL]http://www.nme.com/news/tv/watch-trailer-kit-haringtons-bbc-drama-gunpowder-2129989[/URL] Events Diary Dates Conferences September, Germany ICOMAM [URL]https://icomam-germany2017.de/[/URL] 14 October 2017Hindlip Hall The Black Powder Ordnance: A conference on safe use Contact Roger Emmerson for details: [EMAIL]emmersonrw@aol.com[/EMAIL] 15-17 November 2017, Canterbury Black Prince Conference [URL]https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/whats-on/event/blackprinceconference/[/URL] Sales Fairs and auctions Preview for Hermann Historica [URL]https://www.hermann-historica.de/AuctionData/1/_Sonstiges/flyer/A75/A75_Flyer_Netz.pdf[/URL] Websites and Downloads 1066 etc Ladies on crusade, Clontarf, military surgeon’s & Anglo-Saxonbattles [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/cross-purposes-frankish-levantine-perceptions-gender-female-participation-crusades-1147-1254/[/URL] [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/network-analysis-viking-age-ireland-portrayed-cogadh-gaedhel-re-gallaibh/[/URL] [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/military-surgical-practice-advent-gunpowder-weaponry/[/URL] [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/english-nationalism-battle-maldon-battle-brunanburh/[/URL] Finally Don’t forget heritage open days across Europe [URL]https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/[/URL] [URL]http://www.europeanheritagedays.com/[/URL] A message from the Met The Editorial Board of the peer-reviewed Metropolitan Museum Journal invites submissions of original research on works of art in the Museum’s collection. Starting with Volume 52 (2017), there will be two sections: Articles and Research Notes. Articles contribute extensive and thoroughly argued scholarship. Research Notestypically present a concise, neatly bounded aspect of ongoing investigation, such as the presentation of a new acquisition or attribution, or a specific, resonant finding from technical analysis. All texts must take works of art in the collection as the point of departure. Articles and Research Notes in the Journal appear both in print and online, and are immediately accessible via MetPublications, JStor, and the website of the University of Chicago Press. The deadline for submissions for Volume 53 (2018) is October 15, 2017. Submission guidelines: [URL='http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/met/instruct']www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/met/instruct[/URL] Please send materials to: [EMAIL]journalsubmissions@metmuseum.org[/EMAIL] Inspiration from the Collection:[URL='https://t.e2ma.net/click/1gdcp/14j5i/xhzele']http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection[/URL] View the Journal:[URL='https://t.e2ma.net/click/1gdcp/14j5i/da0ele']www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/met/2016/51/1[/URL] This fortnight I tweeted on the treasures of Armourers Hall [URL]https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe[/URL] Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown – 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[/URL][/QUOTE]
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