Welcome to the 11th episode of 'History News This Week.' Please note that 'History News This Week' will be online every Sunday at 09:30 PM Indian Standard Time i.e. 04:00 PM GMT.
Links to the news items, latest released book and the history podcast recommendation of the week below:
Mystery as coins missing from Roman hoard 'replaced with more valuable ones'
105 trafficked Indian antiquities being repatriated from the US
ASI Set For Conservation Of Malik Ambar’s Tomb
Unproven numbers distract from the real harm of the illicit antiquities trade, says study
Ancient DNA reveals the earliest evidence of the last massive human migration to Western Europe
17 biggest historical mysteries that will probably never be solved
How to collect rare books — a beginner’s guide
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Link to History Podcast of the week below:
You’re Wrong About
Link to the INSTUCEN School of Archaeology Facebook page post with details of the special visit to Goa.
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Coming up: History News This Week - Episode: 011
Namaste Friends. My name is 'Shinil Subramanian Payamal' and you are listening to the Historylogy podcast.
Welcome to the 11th episode of 'History News This Week.' Please note that 'History News This Week' will be online every Sunday at 09:30 PM Indian Standard Time i.e. 04:00 PM GMT.
1. A treasure inquest has heard how three coins went missing from a 56-strong Roman coin hoard discovery, only to be mysteriously replaced with ones in better condition.
The more valuable replacements were noticed when photographs taken of the original first batch of money found did not match the currency sent to the British Museum for identification.
All the coins, known as the Lanviet Hoard, were discovered during digs at newly ploughed fields near Bodmin over four years between October 2017 and January 2020, Cornwall Live reports.
2. 105 trafficked Indian antiquities being repatriated from the US.
Some of the antiquities coming back are:
- Apsara dating back from 14-15th Century from Central India
- Chandraketugarh Vase dating back from 2nd-3rd Century from Eastern India
- Red sandstone couple dating back to 12th-13th century from Central India
3. The tomb of Malik Ambar, an African slave-turned-military leader credited for laying the foundation of Khirki (present-day Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar) around 400 years ago, is set to wear a new look.
The Aurangabad Circle of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is gearing up for the conservation and preservation work on the iconic structure, situated around 25 km from here near Khuldabad in Maharashtra, India.
4. New research has confirmed that the commonly repeated statement that the illicit antiquities trade is the third largest illicit trade in the world is unsupported by evidence.
This factoid has been in circulation since the 1970s, and is regularly repeated in academic articles, popular press and even policy literature.
As such, it has largely been accepted to be true by scholars, the general public and legislative bodies.
"The claim that the illicit trade in antiquities is the third largest, second only to arms and narcotics, is widely repeated," state the authors, but "the claim is not based on any original research or statistics, and it does not originate with any competent authorities."
5. Nomadic animal-herders from the Eurasian steppe mingled with Copper Age farmers in southeastern Europe centuries earlier than previously thought.
In a new study published in Nature, researchers used ancient DNA to gain new insights into the spread of culture, technologies and ancestry at a crucial juncture in European history.
These were the 5 news items I had for you this week. Now, two very interesting articles for you to go through.
1. 17 biggest historical mysteries that will probably never be solved
There are some historical mysteries that may never be solved, from the date that Jesus was born to the identity of Jack the Ripper to the location of Cleopatra's tomb. Sometimes, that's because the relevant excavated material has been lost or an archaeological site has been destroyed. Other times, it's because new evidence is unlikely to come forward or the surviving evidence is too vague to lead scholars to a consensus.
The lack of answers only makes these enigmas more intriguing. In this article, Live Science takes a look at 14 of these historical questions that may never have definitive explanations.
2. How to collect rare books — a beginner’s guide
Tom Whipple immerses himself in the magical world of the million-pound book collectors in this brilliant article published in The Times.
Latest book release of the week:
‘Kshatra – The Tradition of Valour in India’ by Shatavadhani (शतावधानिन्) Dr. R. Ganesh, adapted into English by Sandeep Balakrishna and Hari Ravikumar which was launched yesterday on the 22nd of July, 2023 is now available for order.
History podcast recommendation of the week:
‘You’re Wrong About’ by journalists Sarah Marshall and Michael Hobbes is our pick for this week. Every week they reconsider an event, person or phenomenon that’s been miscast in the public imagination.
Before I sign off for this week, I would like to recommend a very special visit to Goa. The INSTUCEN School of Archaeology is organising a visit to Goa from the 10th to the 16th of August, 2023 with Dr. Kurush Dalal and Ms. Riddhi Joshi.
I will provide links to all the news items, book, podcast and the FB post related to the Goa tour mentioned above in the show notes. Please feel free to check them out.
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