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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 475677, member: 54&quot;]The Basiliscoe Mercury308</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>Rather a quiet period after Christmas, but still some interesting snippets: medieval sword in a cellar, mammoths in Poland, re-enacting in China and Mary Queen of Scots. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient arms</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hoard of Bronze Age axes and hammers foundin Bulgaria</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2019/01/09/europes-largest-hoard-of-copper-age-axes-ax-hammers-discovered-in-northeast-bulgaria/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2019/01/09/europes-largest-hoard-of-copper-age-axes-ax-hammers-discovered-in-northeast-bulgaria/" rel="nofollow">http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2019/01/09/europes-largest-hoard-of-copper-age-axes-ax-hammers-discovered-in-northeast-bulgaria/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medieval copper site found in Jordan</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.archaeology.org/news/7301-190114-jordan-ayyubid-site" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.archaeology.org/news/7301-190114-jordan-ayyubid-site" rel="nofollow">https://www.archaeology.org/news/7301-190114-jordan-ayyubid-site</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beasts of assorted varieties…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hunting mammoths in Poland</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news%2C32358%2Ckrakow-first-evidence-europe-man-was-hunting-mammoths-discovered.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news%2C32358%2Ckrakow-first-evidence-europe-man-was-hunting-mammoths-discovered.html" rel="nofollow">http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news,32358,krakow-first-evidence-europe-man-was-hunting-mammoths-discovered.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And hunting dogs in ancient Jordan</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/uoc--1ab011519.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/uoc--1ab011519.php" rel="nofollow">https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/uoc--1ab011519.php</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Salmon fishing in ancient Artic</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/University-of-Haifa-researchers-identify-5600-year-old-Scandinavian-salmon-577612" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/University-of-Haifa-researchers-identify-5600-year-old-Scandinavian-salmon-577612" rel="nofollow">https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/University-of-Haifa-researchers-identify-5600-year-old-Scandinavian-salmon-577612</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Horses rather than mares buried in pagan Viking tombs</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/culture_and_living/2019/01/07/horses_rather_than_mares_were_buried_with_icelandic/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/culture_and_living/2019/01/07/horses_rather_than_mares_were_buried_with_icelandic/" rel="nofollow">https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/culture_and_living/2019/01/07/horses_rather_than_mares_were_buried_with_icelandic/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave stories</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Iron Age warrior grave found in Iran</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ifpnews.com/exclusive/grave-belonging-to-iron-age-warrior-discovered-in-northern-iran/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ifpnews.com/exclusive/grave-belonging-to-iron-age-warrior-discovered-in-northern-iran/" rel="nofollow">https://ifpnews.com/exclusive/grave-belonging-to-iron-age-warrior-discovered-in-northern-iran/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The mystery of the decapitated skeletons in Suffolk</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/a-whole-bunch-of-decapitated-roman-era-skeletons-have-been-unearthed-in-england" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sciencealert.com/a-whole-bunch-of-decapitated-roman-era-skeletons-have-been-unearthed-in-england" rel="nofollow">https://www.sciencealert.com/a-whole-bunch-of-decapitated-roman-era-skeletons-have-been-unearthed-in-england</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Captain Matthew Flinders found under a railway station</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jan/25/grave-of-matthew-flinders-discovered-after-200-years-under-london-station" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jan/25/grave-of-matthew-flinders-discovered-after-200-years-under-london-station" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jan/25/grave-of-matthew-flinders-discovered-after-200-years-under-london-station</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medieval Miscellany</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This month’s sword: in a cellar in Lviv</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://micetimes.asia/in-the-dungeon-of-lviv-found-a-medieval-sword/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://micetimes.asia/in-the-dungeon-of-lviv-found-a-medieval-sword/" rel="nofollow">http://micetimes.asia/in-the-dungeon-of-lviv-found-a-medieval-sword/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medieval siege weapons</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/virtual-prototyping-of-medieval-weapons-for-historical-reconstruction-of-siege-scenarios-starting-from-topography-and-archaeological-investigations/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/virtual-prototyping-of-medieval-weapons-for-historical-reconstruction-of-siege-scenarios-starting-from-topography-and-archaeological-investigations/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/virtual-prototyping-of-medieval-weapons-for-historical-reconstruction-of-siege-scenarios-starting-from-topography-and-archaeological-investigations/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Recent work on Slovak castles</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22020423/research-of-slovak-castles-brought-about-interesting-discoveries-a-new-castle-for-example.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22020423/research-of-slovak-castles-brought-about-interesting-discoveries-a-new-castle-for-example.html" rel="nofollow">https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22020423/research-of-slovak-castles-brought-about-interesting-discoveries-a-new-castle-for-example.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Brussels tournament</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/the-town-the-duke-his-courtiers-and-their-tournament-a-spectacle-in-brussels-4-7-may-1439/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/the-town-the-duke-his-courtiers-and-their-tournament-a-spectacle-in-brussels-4-7-may-1439/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/the-town-the-duke-his-courtiers-and-their-tournament-a-spectacle-in-brussels-4-7-may-1439/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Forts and cannons</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Royal cannon at the met</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metcollects/cannon?fbclid=IwAR0NLz7lHawDNSSUHyS7anbwsUBOX58whV7RtgcuGIBVjM9aDcDtHfbPvtw" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metcollects/cannon?fbclid=IwAR0NLz7lHawDNSSUHyS7anbwsUBOX58whV7RtgcuGIBVjM9aDcDtHfbPvtw" rel="nofollow">https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metcollects/cannon?fbclid=IwAR0NLz7lHawDNSSUHyS7anbwsUBOX58whV7RtgcuGIBVjM9aDcDtHfbPvtw</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New future for Fort George?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1660080/revealed-fort-george-could-become-quangos-new-national-hq/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1660080/revealed-fort-george-could-become-quangos-new-national-hq/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1660080/revealed-fort-george-could-become-quangos-new-national-hq/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Restoring a Krupp gun in South Africa</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://northernnatalcourier.co.za/92403/restoring-history-dundee-can/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://northernnatalcourier.co.za/92403/restoring-history-dundee-can/" rel="nofollow">https://northernnatalcourier.co.za/92403/restoring-history-dundee-can/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Living in the past in China</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Chinese re-enactment on the rise</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1003474/knights-in-ancient-armor-fight-to-save-chinese-culture" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1003474/knights-in-ancient-armor-fight-to-save-chinese-culture" rel="nofollow">https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1003474/knights-in-ancient-armor-fight-to-save-chinese-culture</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Recreating the Summer palace, Beijing</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2181613/beijings-old-summer-palace-computer-modelling" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2181613/beijings-old-summer-palace-computer-modelling" rel="nofollow">https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2181613/beijings-old-summer-palace-computer-modelling</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Café Basiliscoe</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The world’s oldest clove</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://theconversation.com/worlds-oldest-clove-heres-what-our-find-in-sri-lanka-says-about-the-early-spice-trade-109686" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theconversation.com/worlds-oldest-clove-heres-what-our-find-in-sri-lanka-says-about-the-early-spice-trade-109686" rel="nofollow">http://theconversation.com/worlds-oldest-clove-heres-what-our-find-in-sri-lanka-says-about-the-early-spice-trade-109686</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient chocolate of the Incas</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.archaeology.org/issues/325-1901/trenches/7219-trenches-ecuador-cacao-seeds" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.archaeology.org/issues/325-1901/trenches/7219-trenches-ecuador-cacao-seeds" rel="nofollow">https://www.archaeology.org/issues/325-1901/trenches/7219-trenches-ecuador-cacao-seeds</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>110 year old Antarctic beer</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/110500/Shackleton-s-111-year-old-beer-barrel-returns-to-Antarctic-hut#.XDsDuDFCd9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/110500/Shackleton-s-111-year-old-beer-barrel-returns-to-Antarctic-hut#.XDsDuDFCd9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/110500/Shackleton-s-111-year-old-beer-barrel-returns-to-Antarctic-hut#.XDsDuDFCd9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medieval recipes</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/haggis-oyster-stew-medieval-recipes/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/haggis-oyster-stew-medieval-recipes/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/haggis-oyster-stew-medieval-recipes/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Miscellany</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting illustrated feature on the Ripley Scroll</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/4822-ripley-scroll" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/4822-ripley-scroll" rel="nofollow">https://yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/4822-ripley-scroll</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient guns, swords found at Barabanki excavation</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/258912799/ancient-guns-swords-found-at-barabanki-excavation" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/258912799/ancient-guns-swords-found-at-barabanki-excavation" rel="nofollow">https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/258912799/ancient-guns-swords-found-at-barabanki-excavation</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/ancient-guns-swords-found-at-barabanki-excavation-119010900944_1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/ancient-guns-swords-found-at-barabanki-excavation-119010900944_1.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/ancient-guns-swords-found-at-barabanki-excavation-119010900944_1.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/uttar-pradesh-ancient-guns-swords-found-at-barabanki-excavation/1433210" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/uttar-pradesh-ancient-guns-swords-found-at-barabanki-excavation/1433210" rel="nofollow">https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/uttar-pradesh-ancient-guns-swordhttps://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/barabanki-ancient-guns-and-swords-found-during-excavations-at-barabanki-18832599.htmls-found-at-barabanki-excavation/1433210</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Surprising haul of guns and grenades from the Nene</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/environment/incredible-haul-of-antique-weapon-including-a-cache-of-unexploded-grenades-recovered-from-river-nene-near-peterborough-1-8779317" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/environment/incredible-haul-of-antique-weapon-including-a-cache-of-unexploded-grenades-recovered-from-river-nene-near-peterborough-1-8779317" rel="nofollow">https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/environment/incredible-haul-of-antique-weapon-including-a-cache-of-unexploded-grenades-recovered-from-river-nene-near-peterborough-1-8779317</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Princesses and Amazons</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mary Queen of scots goes to Falkland palace</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/mary-queen-of-scots-visit-to-falkland-palace" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/mary-queen-of-scots-visit-to-falkland-palace" rel="nofollow">https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/mary-queen-of-scots-visit-to-falkland-palace</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And a brief introduction to her life</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/mary-queen-of-scots" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/mary-queen-of-scots" rel="nofollow">https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/mary-queen-of-scots</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>latest news from Florida</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://eu.floridatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/22/treasure-hunter-discovers-possible-ancient-artifact-near-melbourne-beach/2575075002/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://eu.floridatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/22/treasure-hunter-discovers-possible-ancient-artifact-near-melbourne-beach/2575075002/" rel="nofollow">https://eu.floridatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/22/treasure-hunter-discovers-possible-ancient-artifact-near-melbourne-beach/2575075002/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ottoman era cannon discovered off Algeria</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://allafrica.com/stories/201901200030.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://allafrica.com/stories/201901200030.html" rel="nofollow">https://allafrica.com/stories/201901200030.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wreck belonging to the Tokugawa clan found off Japan</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/japanese-shipwreck-0011326" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/japanese-shipwreck-0011326" rel="nofollow">https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/japanese-shipwreck-0011326</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Latest on the Hunley’s loss</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://walterborolive.com/2019/01/researchers-discover-new-clue-that-may-help-explain-hunleys-loss/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://walterborolive.com/2019/01/researchers-discover-new-clue-that-may-help-explain-hunleys-loss/" rel="nofollow">http://walterborolive.com/2019/01/researchers-discover-new-clue-that-may-help-explain-hunleys-loss/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Slightly spooky take of the WWI U-boat, re-merging from the sea off Calais</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46846988" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46846988" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46846988</a></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>Future of Greece’s monuments and museums still under threat</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ekathimerini.com/236778/article/ekathimerini/news/archaeologists-seek-rescue-of-monuments-from-fund" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ekathimerini.com/236778/article/ekathimerini/news/archaeologists-seek-rescue-of-monuments-from-fund" rel="nofollow">http://www.ekathimerini.com/236778/article/ekathimerini/news/archaeologists-seek-rescue-of-monuments-from-fund</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/greece-removes-ancient-sites-museums-from-development-list" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/greece-removes-ancient-sites-museums-from-development-list" rel="nofollow">https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/greece-removes-ancient-sites-museums-from-development-list</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Imperial War museum hands over human remains for burial</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/10/six-unidentified-holocaust-victims-to-be-given-jewish-funeral" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/10/six-unidentified-holocaust-victims-to-be-given-jewish-funeral" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/10/six-unidentified-holocaust-victims-to-be-given-jewish-funeral</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New Museums </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>RAF museum opens at Biggin Hill</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/biggin-hill-memorial-museum-opens-to-remember-the-few-and-the-many/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/biggin-hill-memorial-museum-opens-to-remember-the-few-and-the-many/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/biggin-hill-memorial-museum-opens-to-remember-the-few-and-the-many/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cultural figures criticise new glass and steel wing planned for Ferrara</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/palazzo-dei-diamanti-extension" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/palazzo-dei-diamanti-extension" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/palazzo-dei-diamanti-extension</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum Musings- </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Statues- so 2018- it’s all walls now…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.timesleader.com/opinion/op-ed/730322/our-view-history-shows-that-walls-work" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.timesleader.com/opinion/op-ed/730322/our-view-history-shows-that-walls-work" rel="nofollow">https://www.timesleader.com/opinion/op-ed/730322/our-view-history-shows-that-walls-work</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museums are good for you- but we all knew that anyway!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jan/20/art-fund-young-people-de-stress-with-respite-at-galleries" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jan/20/art-fund-young-people-de-stress-with-respite-at-galleries" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jan/20/art-fund-young-people-de-stress-with-respite-at-galleries</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dulle Griet the painting back on display in Antwerp</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/110736/Pieter-Bruegel-the-Elder-s-Mad-Meg-is-back-home-at-the-Mayer-van-den-Bergh-Museum#.XEbe9jFCd9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/110736/Pieter-Bruegel-the-Elder-s-Mad-Meg-is-back-home-at-the-Mayer-van-den-Bergh-Museum#.XEbe9jFCd9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/110736/Pieter-Bruegel-the-Elder-s-Mad-Meg-is-back-home-at-the-Mayer-van-den-Bergh-Museum#.XEbe9jFCd9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conserving Tutankhamen’s tomb</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/getty-wraps-up-conservation-effort-at-king-tutankhamen-s-tomb" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/getty-wraps-up-conservation-effort-at-king-tutankhamen-s-tomb" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/getty-wraps-up-conservation-effort-at-king-tutankhamen-s-tomb</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>US museum gets its stolen powder horn back, after 60+ years…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/science/revolutionary-war-powder-horn-returned-to-museum-it-was-stolen-from-in-1952" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.foxnews.com/science/revolutionary-war-powder-horn-returned-to-museum-it-was-stolen-from-in-1952" rel="nofollow">https://www.foxnews.com/science/revolutionary-war-powder-horn-returned-to-museum-it-was-stolen-from-in-1952</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>British trade musket donated to Tippecanoe County Historical Association</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://eu.jconline.com/story/news/local/lafayette/2019/01/18/rare-musket-lafayette-battle-tippecanoe-era/2592670002/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://eu.jconline.com/story/news/local/lafayette/2019/01/18/rare-musket-lafayette-battle-tippecanoe-era/2592670002/" rel="nofollow">https://eu.jconline.com/story/news/local/lafayette/2019/01/18/rare-musket-lafayette-battle-tippecanoe-era/2592670002/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ireland gets its Ivy Patch gun back</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2019/1/15/the-ivy-patch-gun/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2019/1/15/the-ivy-patch-gun/" rel="nofollow">https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2019/1/15/the-ivy-patch-gun/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Before the AK-47</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/introducing-mosin-rifle-ancient-russian-gun-just-wont-stop-shooting-42127" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/introducing-mosin-rifle-ancient-russian-gun-just-wont-stop-shooting-42127" rel="nofollow">https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/introducing-mosin-rifle-ancient-russian-gun-just-wont-stop-shooting-42127</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Carronades in Falkirk</p><p><br /></p><p>Falkirk folk are made of tough stuff as new exhibition proves! <a href="https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/whats-on/falkirk-folk-are-made-of-tough-stuff-as-new-exhibition-proves-1-4861884" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/whats-on/falkirk-folk-are-made-of-tough-stuff-as-new-exhibition-proves-1-4861884" rel="nofollow">https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/whats-on/falkirk-folk-are-made-of-tough-stuff-as-new-exhibition-proves-1-4861884</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions at the Met</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions" rel="nofollow">https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gareth Williams: Weapons of the Viking Warrior</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/weapons-of-the-viking-warrior" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/weapons-of-the-viking-warrior" rel="nofollow">https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/weapons-of-the-viking-warrior</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>David Bates: 1066 in Perspective</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://shop.royalarmouries.org/books-and-dvds/royal-armouries-publications-en/1066-in-perspective.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://shop.royalarmouries.org/books-and-dvds/royal-armouries-publications-en/1066-in-perspective.html" rel="nofollow">https://shop.royalarmouries.org/books-and-dvds/royal-armouries-publications-en/1066-in-perspective.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Natasha Bennett: Chinese Arms and Armour</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://shop.royalarmouries.org/books-and-dvds/royal-armouries-publications-en/chinese-arms-and-armour.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://shop.royalarmouries.org/books-and-dvds/royal-armouries-publications-en/chinese-arms-and-armour.html" rel="nofollow">https://shop.royalarmouries.org/books-and-dvds/royal-armouries-publications-en/chinese-arms-and-armour.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>National Museums of Scotland books</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://shop.nms.ac.uk/collections/books-military-aviation" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://shop.nms.ac.uk/collections/books-military-aviation" rel="nofollow">https://shop.nms.ac.uk/collections/books-military-aviation</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online Book</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Scott A. McLaughlin: Resume of a Seventeenth-Century Top-Secret Weapon:</p><p><br /></p><p>The Story of the Mount Independence Cannon</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vtarchaeology.org/wp-content/uploads/v4_ch1_reduced.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vtarchaeology.org/wp-content/uploads/v4_ch1_reduced.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.vtarchaeology.org/wp-content/uploads/v4_ch1_reduced.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>ICOMAM MAGAZINE 20</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://network.icom.museum/icomam/publications/the-magazine/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://network.icom.museum/icomam/publications/the-magazine/" rel="nofollow">http://network.icom.museum/icomam/publications/the-magazine/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Popular Culture</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The bear that went to war: a true story- and a happy ending!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/110520/Animated-film-to-spotlight-bear-that-served-in-WWII#.XDxEnTFCd9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/110520/Animated-film-to-spotlight-bear-that-served-in-WWII#.XDxEnTFCd9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/110520/Animated-film-to-spotlight-bear-that-served-in-WWII#.XDxEnTFCd9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mail-making as a modern business</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/21/what-medieval-knights-small-minn-town-have-in-common" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/21/what-medieval-knights-small-minn-town-have-in-common" rel="nofollow">https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/21/what-medieval-knights-small-minn-town-have-in-common</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>19 – 22 April jousting Leeds</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://royalarmouries.org/event/international-jousting-tournament-2019/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://royalarmouries.org/event/international-jousting-tournament-2019/" rel="nofollow">https://royalarmouries.org/event/international-jousting-tournament-2019/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conferences</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>23 February 2019 Hindlip Hall </p><p><br /></p><p>OrdCon conference</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ORDCON/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.facebook.com/ORDCON/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/ORDCON/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>6 -7 May, 2019 Maritime Museum of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia</p><p><br /></p><p>Hobart Whaling Conference 2019</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.whalingconference.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.whalingconference.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.whalingconference.org/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>10 May 2019 Leeds</p><p><br /></p><p>The heart of the art of combat - exploring medieval manuscript I.33</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://royalarmouries.org/event/the-heart-of-the-art-of-combat/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://royalarmouries.org/event/the-heart-of-the-art-of-combat/" rel="nofollow">https://royalarmouries.org/event/the-heart-of-the-art-of-combat/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Calls for Papers</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>17-18 May 2019 London </p><p><br /></p><p>Trial by Fire conference </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.trialbyfireteam.com/submit-an-abstract" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.trialbyfireteam.com/submit-an-abstract" rel="nofollow">https://www.trialbyfireteam.com/submit-an-abstract</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>16-17 November 2019 Portsmouth</p><p><br /></p><p>Wooden Walls and Stone Bastions: Ship and ordnance remains on land and under the sea</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/annual-conference" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/annual-conference" rel="nofollow">https://www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/annual-conference</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>September 2019 Kyoto</p><p><br /></p><p>ICOMAM 2019 Conference, Kyoto (Japan) <a href="http://icom-kyoto-2019.org/data/images/ICOM2019_leaflet.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yUuzU74CjPT8E-Qdx4KsoD_htE1_BHGVouQhJSu4YRKPyN4D4N8ckh3o" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://icom-kyoto-2019.org/data/images/ICOM2019_leaflet.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yUuzU74CjPT8E-Qdx4KsoD_htE1_BHGVouQhJSu4YRKPyN4D4N8ckh3o" rel="nofollow">http://icom-kyoto-2019.org/data/images/ICOM2019_leaflet.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yUuzU74CjPT8E-Qdx4KsoD_htE1_BHGVouQhJSu4YRKPyN4D4N8ckh3o</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sales, fairs and auctions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>News of recent Bonham’s sales</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bonhams.com/press_release/27319/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bonhams.com/press_release/27319/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bonhams.com/press_release/27319/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Arms sale in Ohio</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/110243/Milestone-to--present-arms--and-important-militaria-in-premier-January-19-auction#.XCx5tzFCd9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/110243/Milestone-to--present-arms--and-important-militaria-in-premier-January-19-auction#.XCx5tzFCd9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/110243/Milestone-to--present-arms--and-important-militaria-in-premier-January-19-auction#.XCx5tzFCd9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2 March 2019 Olympia, London -&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The Fourth Antique Arms Fair Incorporating the Park Lane Arms </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://antiquearmsfair.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://antiquearmsfair.com/" rel="nofollow">http://antiquearmsfair.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>14 – 15 March 2019 </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.hermann-historica.de/en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.hermann-historica.de/en" rel="nofollow">https://www.hermann-historica.de/en</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wallis and Wallis dates for 2019</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.wallisandwallis.co.uk/auction-dates-2019/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wallisandwallis.co.uk/auction-dates-2019/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wallisandwallis.co.uk/auction-dates-2019/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thomas Delmar dates for 2019</p><p><br /></p><p>25 June &amp; 4 December 2019&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.thomasdelmar.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thomasdelmar.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thomasdelmar.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites and Downloads</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Les Invalides</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.musee-armee.fr/accueil.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.musee-armee.fr/accueil.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.musee-armee.fr/accueil.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1066 etc: Crusades, William rufus&amp; death of Orleans</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/the-crusades-with-andrew-latham/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/the-crusades-with-andrew-latham/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/the-crusades-with-andrew-latham/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/the-nightmare-and-the-accident-how-king-william-rufus-died/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/the-nightmare-and-the-accident-how-king-william-rufus-died/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/the-nightmare-and-the-accident-how-king-william-rufus-died/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/the-great-western-schism-legitimacy-and-tyrannicide-the-murder-of-louis-of-orleans-1407/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/the-great-western-schism-legitimacy-and-tyrannicide-the-murder-of-louis-of-orleans-1407/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/01/the-great-western-schism-legitimacy-and-tyrannicide-the-murder-of-louis-of-orleans-1407/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally</p><p><br /></p><p>This fortnight I tweeted pictures of Tilbury Fort</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>Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown – 2019</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</a>.basiliscoe.com/id2.html[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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