Welcome to Archaeoscoop, the place to find heritage and archaeology related news stories from around the world! With today's top three, we examine a the hanging garden of Babylon, a school-access scheme and the ongoing debate surrounding Richard III: 1) Babylon's hanging garden: ancient scripts give clue to missing wonder: http://archaeosoup.com/babylons-hanging-garden-ancient-scripts-give-clue-to-missing-wonder/ 2) English Heritage bus scheme to fund school trips: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22424606 3) Video: Richard III 'relative' heads burial row march through York: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22427495 Audio: Unearthing History: How technology is transforming archaeology: http://www.npr.org/2013/05/06/181636289/how-technology-is-transforming-archaeology Digs, Delays and Secret Bunkers: Berlin's Tech Epicentre the factory one year on: http://venturevillage.eu/berlin-the-factory-tech-startups Neolithic huts built at Old Sarum by English Heritage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-22424880 El Paso Museum of Archaeology gets new curator: http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_23178720/el-paso-museum-archaeology-gets-new-curator?source=most_emailed Frontier fort from Revolutionary War found in Ga: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/05/2872455/frontier-fort-from-revolutionary.html 8 Famous people who missed the Lusitania: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/8-Famous-People-Who-Missed-the-Lusitania-205849981.html From Industrial toil to tourism in Wales (in pictures): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22255818 Art: Contemporary Archaeology: http://theforescope.com/2012/06/20/contemporary-archaeology/ Why did Ancient Civilizations build such massive monuments? http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/05/01/the-ancient-past-as-a-window-to-the-future-part-2-of-3/ Making a History Lesson out of dirt: http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-esu-allown-students-archaeology-20130504,0,569301.story Ancient paintings discovered in Aydun: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-paintings-discovered-in-aydin.aspx?pageID=238&nID=46107&NewsCatID=375 European and Asian languages traced back to single mother tongue: http://archaeosoup.com/european-and-asian-languages-traced-back-to-single-mother-tongue/ Eleanor Winter's illustration: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=462440760502243&set=pb.108738502539139.-2207520000.1367932992.&type=1&theater Eleanor Winter's website featuring the other illustrations: http://www.eleanorwinter.com/gallery.html ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDug0Bpvjcw

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 *** 0:00 Introduction 08:26 Heritage Sector & Climate Change 21:49 Stonehenge Plans Continue *** Link of the Week: IPCC Report Summary: https://tinyurl.com/2n9w7h3a *** Links: AR6 Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/ IPCC Report: Summary for Policymakers: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_SPM.pdf Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity': https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58130705.amp Climate crisis: Human-caused damage could be irreversible for centuries - UN report: https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/climate-change-crisis-landmark-united-nations-report-deliver-starkest-warning/ Joe Giddings: Practical things to do as an architect in response to IPCC Report: https://twitter.com/JoeGiddings4/status/1425067282892476422 Melting Mongolian ice reveals fragile artifacts that provide clues about how past people lived: https://theconversation.com/melting-mongolian-ice-reveals-fragile-artifacts-that-provide-clues-about-how-past-people-lived-164657 2,500-Year-Old Ancient Olive Tree Burned Down in Evia Fires in Greece: https://greekreporter.com/2021/08/08/evia-fire-greece-ancient-olive-tree-burned/ Greek wildfires threaten Unesco World Heritage site of Olympia: https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2021/08/greek-wildfires-threaten-unesco-world-heritage-site-of-olympia/ UNESCO seriously concerned about the protection of World Heritage site of the Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (Ethiopia): https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-seriously-concerned-about-protection-world-heritage-site-rock-hewn-churches-lalibela Lalibela: Ethiopia's Tigray rebels take Unesco world heritage town: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-58101912 Is Ethiopia's Lalibela known as the "Second Jerusalem" in danger? https://www.africanews.com/2021/07/21/is-ethiopia-s-lalibela-known-as-the-second-jerusalem-in-danger/ Centuries-Old Rock-Hewn Churches in Ethiopia Threatened by Warfare: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rock-hewn-churches-ethiopia-tigray-conflict-1234601045/ Tigrayan fighters reportedly seize control of UN World Heritage Site in Ethiopia: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/06/africa/ethiopia-lalibela-tigray-forces-intl-afr/index.html Ethiopia: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray conflict – new report: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new- ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVvsgw_IqWU

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 recent archaeological discoveries, and discuss and debate what they find. #archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup Watching Brief Badge Selection | Pin Badges : 58mm: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1542853997/watching-brief-badge-selection-pin *** 0:00 Introduction 2:14 Crooked House Update & Arrests 10:44 Hopewell Airburst Retraction! 18:53 Restore Trust at it Again! 24:50 Antoinette Sandbach vs. Slavery Study 39:10 Support Us on Patreon! 39:55 Interview - W.Australia Scraps New Heritage Law 44:04 Rhys Booth – What’s Happening? 45:44 Digging a Little Deeper 48:45 Does ‘The Voice’ Play a Role? 53:07 Not a Complete Repeal Plus Amendments! 53:48 See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Pay No Fee!? 56:05 Federal Government Set to Legislate 58:10 Private Land-Owners Considerations 59:59 Delays Have Damaged Charitable Work 1:01:29 An Australian Perspective on the British Museum… 1:07:23 Will Law-Makers Learn to Listen? 01:08:14 New Acting Deputy Director at British Museum 01:14:43 The British Museum NEEDS to Change! 01:22:02 Conclusion *** Link of the Week: EAA Conference 2023: https://www.e-a-a.org/EAA2023 *** Links: Crooked House Fire: What Happened? Deep Dive, Timeline & Response - WB 12th Aug 2023: https://youtu.be/METmopsfaKw?si=GTXYKZvx3WMFG48O Contractors to move off Crooked House site as 'Ceremony of the Locks' due to be held: https://tinyurl.com/mr2x99xm Update on investigation into Crooked House: https://www.staffordshire.police.uk/news/staffordshire/news/2023/august/update-on-investigation-into-crooked-house/ *** Retraction Note: The Hopewell airburst event, 1699–1567 years ago (252–383 CE): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-41237-8 *** Woke rows undermine National Trust influence, says Lord Sumption: https://archive.ph/Wmc9l National Trust election turns into fight over charity’s ideology: https://archive.ph/zSCIF 2022: Right-leaning group fails to wrest control of National Trust: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/06/right-leaning-group-fails-to-wrest-control-of-national-trust-from-political-takeover *** Antoinette Sandbach: Ex-MP asks to be removed from slavery research: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66648763 Ex-Tory MP threatens to sue Cambridge University over slavery research: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/31/ex-tory-mp-threatens-sue-cambridge-university-slavery-research-antoinette-sandbach Antoinette Sandbach’s relatives owned slaves – and so did mine. We have to atone for that as best we can: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/01/antoinette-sandbach-relatives-slaves-ancestors *** Rio Tinto Row Continues | Amended Indigenous Heritage Laws in Western Australia! - WB 23rd June 2023: https://youtu.be/sUYHspL7VvQ?si=WjaqB6BZK7q4laNf Explainer: Western Australia ditches Aboriginal heritage protection act: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/western-australia-ditches-aboriginal-heritage-protection-act-2023-08-09/ Western Australia to scrap new law protecting Aboriginal heritage sites: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/8/western-australia-to-scrap-new-law-protecting-aboriginal-heritage-sites Divisive, confusing and stressful: Western Australia’s Aboriginal cultural heritage laws in a mess: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/13/divisive-confusing-and-stressful-western-australias-aboriginal-cultural-heritage-laws-in-a-mess Wangkamadla people launch special wildlife reserve application for Pilungah and Ethabuka reserves: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-22/wangkamadla-launch-special-wildlife-reserve-bid-stop-mining/102741894 *** The British Museum Promotes an Archaeologist to Effectively Lead the Institution in the Wake of Its Embattled Director’s Departure: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/british-museum-carl-heron-2356424 China state media calls on British Museum to return artefacts: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-66636705 Artefacts should be returned to Wales as British Museum 'isn't safe', says Liz Saville Roberts: https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2023-08-31/calls-for-artefacts-to-be-returned-to-wales-as-british-museum-isnt-safe Greek archaeologists claim British Museum losses show Parthenon Marbles not safe: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/british-museum-greece-parthenon-elgin-marbles-archaeologists-b1102369.html Mendoni: British Museum lost argument that Parthenon Sculptures safer in London: https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1218769/mendoni-british-museum-lost-argument-that-parthenon-sculptures-are-safer-in-london/ Auctioneer exposed by BBC admits illegally selling rare ancient coins: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66594076 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apPvtGgiYYQ

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