Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find. #archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup *** 0:00 Introduction 1:09 The UCU Strikes 2:16 Dr David Petts 21:56 Prof Umberto Alberella 36:32 Closing Thoughts *** Link of the Week: Disasters Emergency Committee: https://www.dec.org.uk/ *** Links: UK universities to face new ballots for further industrial action: https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/12185/UK-universities-to-face-new-ballots-for-further-industrial-action HE negotiations 2021-22: https://www.ucu.org.uk/he2021 UK universities to face five more days of strike action before Easter: https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/12178/UK-universities-to-face-five-more-days-of-strike-action-before-Easter UK university dispute escalates over plan to dock staff pay: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/feb/10/uk-university-strike-dispute-escalates-over-plan-to-dock-staff-pay Cambridge lecturers accuse university of ‘explosive workloads’: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/feb/28/cambridge-lecturers-accuse-university-workloads-staff-low-pay Further strikes threatened at universities this term: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-58929348 *** Sheffield University Threatens to Slash Archaeology! - WB 20th May 2021: https://youtu.be/PJT0usl5PWc Sheffield Shock Closure: Staff & Students Speak! - WB 27th May 2021: https://youtu.be/Qhm3JiUZymM Sheffield University "Disposed of" Key Documents During Archaeology Dept Review - WB 12th June 2021: https://youtu.be/rQ77L-Z6iPI Sheffield Admin “Instructed” NOT to Share Critical Info & Crannog Centre Fire! - WB 18th June 2021 https://youtu.be/TkC2YSWjY6E “Aldi Academics”: Day of Protest ahead of Sheffield Uni Senate! – WB 21st June 2021: https://youtu.be/WWG96RZfBQQ "Abysmal Act of Cultural Vandalism": Sheffield Uni Confirms Department Closure! - WB 15th July 2021: https://youtu.be/LYGnygUBeSo ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSglFyS1Z8k

On the 18th of Feb 2023, I continued the third and final entry of the so-called Survivor Trilogy 'Shadow of the Tomb Raider' (2018)... "Set roughly a year after the events of Rise of the Tomb Raider, its story follows Lara Croft as she ventures through the tropical regions of the Americas to the legendary city Paititi, battling the paramilitary organization Trinity and racing to stop a Mayan apocalypse she has unleashed. " *** This is an upload of the stream from Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mr_mr_soup Soupy Discord Link: https://discord.gg/mFZpdX8BJe #archaeogaming #history #anthropology ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwzmTEVhE10

Welcome to Archaeoscoop, the place to find heritage and archaeology related news stories from around the world! Today's top three take us from Neanderthal tooth-picking to a village being harassed by the past: 1) Toothpicking and periodontal disease in a Neanderthal specimen from Cova Forada Site (Valencia, Spain): http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0076852?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+plosone%2FPLoSONE+%28PLOS+ONE+Alerts%3A+New+Articles%29 2) What lies beneath Darlington Town Hall? http://archaeosoup.com/what-lies-beneath-darlington-town-hall/ 3) Aegean Village under protection at cost of local's torment: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/aegean-village-under-protection-at-cost-of-locals-torment.aspx?pageID=238&nID=56699&NewsCatID=375 Lost world on live display at the Museum of archaeology and anthropology: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Whats-on-leisure/Art/Lost-world-on-live-display-at-the-Museum-of-Archaeology-and-Anthropology-20131024115541.htm Beeston Regis priory ruins restored for public access: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-24660428 Stark reminders of Birmingham church bombing: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Stark-Reminders-of-the-Birmingham-Church-Bombing-228936291.html Last common ancestor to modern humans and Neanderthals still a mystery: http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/june-2013/article/last-common-ancestor-of-neanderthals-and-modern-humans-still-a-mystery Ancient bracelet trade centre: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-bracelet-trade-center.aspx?pageID=238&nID=56772&NewsCatID=375 Study solves 3,000 year mystery with pollen: http://phys.org/news/2013-10-year-old-mystery-pollen.html Replica of King Tut's tomb open to the public: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/10/131026-king-tut-tomb-replica-ancient-egypt-pharaoh-archaeology-science/ Archaeological findings from the Aramaic period uncovered in Sweida: http://www.syriaonline.sy/?f=Details&catid=22&pageid=7643&g=1 'Roman child's coffin' found in Leicestershire: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-24646627 Czechs sponsoring archaeology in Afghanistan http://praguemonitor.com/2013/10/24/czechs-sponsoring-archaeology-afghanistan Fabulous figurines reveal secrets of ancient Africa: http://phys.org/news/2013-10-fabulous-figurines-reveal-secrets-ancient.html The Ancient Theatre of Sparta in Way of Restoration: http://greece.greekreporter.com/2013/10/22/the-ancient-theatre-of-sparta-in-way-of-restoration/#lightbox/0/ Ancient Egyptian secret tomb uncovered: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/10/22/ancient-egyptian-secret-tomb-uncovered/ Earthworks: Preserving Ohio's Ancient History: http://wosu.org/2012/allsides/earthworks-p ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqlpPSXnl-I

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find. #archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup *** 0:00 Introduction 2:29 The Current Status of #AttackOnNature 10:51 Problems Persist in Archaeology 13:30 The Second Front: Retained EU Law Bill 16:20 CBA Indirectly Campaigning? 19:15 Where Other Organizations Stand? 22:19 Support Us on Patreon! 23:03 A Case Study in Forensic Archaeology 25:39 ‘Skull Found in Hunt for Keith Bennet 28:13 Enter Russell Edwards’ Claims 32:44 No Remains Found by Police 35:35 The Human Cost 36:30 Archaeology: What about Best Practice? 39:38 CIfA Statement on this Case 43:54 How Archaeologists Fall into that Trap 45:47 Connection to Richard III & Baggage 47:44 Russell Edwards & Jack the Ripper… 52:45 A Regrettable Sequence of Events 56:13 Conclusions *** Link of the Week: Disasters Emergency Committee: https://www.dec.org.uk/ *** Links: RSPB Shifting its attack to the Retained EU Law Bill: https://twitter.com/RSPBEngland/status/1583010814860017664 Guy Shrubsole on Twitter - INVESTMENT ZONES LATEST: 77 sites (& counting) have been proposed by 35 councils: https://twitter.com/guyshrubsole/status/1583025131584073729 Guy Shrubsole's Google Spreadsheet of proposed Investment Zones: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1keG35aU8bhUinE2-6Rs41YNt8zw_75EbkZVh5dsvn38/edit @ProspectArchs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/prospectarchs/status/1582753143431233537?s=20&t=f5iav-YD1j1XR09BPGRBuw *** Daily Mail Exclusive: Police dig up Saddleworth Moor in search for 12-year-old Keith Bennett - 58 years after he was snatched by moors murderers: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11266613/Skull-hunt-Ian-Brady-Myra-Hindleys-victim-Keith-Bennett.html Doubts over evidence behind futile dig for Moors murder victim Keith Bennett: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/07/dig-find-body-saddleworth-moors-murder-victim-keith-bennett-manchester Search ends for Moors murder victim Keith Bennett after no remains found: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/07/search-ends-saddleworth-moor-keith-bennett-no-remains-found The Forensic Archaeology Expert Panel (FAEP) statement on the recent excavations at Saddleworth Moor: https://www.archaeologists.net/news/forensic-archaeology-expert-panel-faep-statement-recent-excavations-saddleworth-moor-1665649356 Still a mystery: DNA hasn’t named Jack the Ripper after all: https://theconversation.com/still-a-mystery-dna-hasnt-named-jack-the-ripper-after-all-33312 Brother of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett describes 'anger and pain' amid row with the author who sparked failed police dig for remains: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/brother-moors-murders-victim-keith-25211601 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsnY3A_2aiE