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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 633271, member: 54&quot;]The Basiliscoe Mercury316</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For those already missing Game of Thrones, we have a few look backs and references. Otherwise we have broken Viking swords, castles in Scotland, cannon in Asia and a chance to be in the next Met Journal. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Arms and armour in the news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient arms and forts</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Military site from the 26th dynasty found in Sinai</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/331601/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Part-of-th-Dynasty-fortress-uncovered-in-North-Sin.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/331601/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Part-of-th-Dynasty-fortress-uncovered-in-North-Sin.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/331601/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Part-of-th-Dynasty-fortress-uncovered-in-North-Sin.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2,300 year old bark shield found</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/may/23/2300-year-old-iron-age-bark-shield-leicestershire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/may/23/2300-year-old-iron-age-bark-shield-leicestershire" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/may/23/2300-year-old-iron-age-bark-shield-leicestershire</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/celtic-shield-leicestershire-archaeologist-ancient-warfare-a8927871.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/celtic-shield-leicestershire-archaeologist-ancient-warfare-a8927871.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/celtic-shield-leicestershire-archaeologist-ancient-warfare-a8927871.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>BrokenViking swords</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/charisma-violence-and-weapons-the-broken-swords-of-the-vikings/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/charisma-violence-and-weapons-the-broken-swords-of-the-vikings/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/charisma-violence-and-weapons-the-broken-swords-of-the-vikings/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fortress gate in Bulgaria investigated</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2019/05/23/for-the-first-time-fortress-gate-of-ancient-odessos-discovered-in-bulgarias-black-sea-city-varna/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2019/05/23/for-the-first-time-fortress-gate-of-ancient-odessos-discovered-in-bulgarias-black-sea-city-varna/" rel="nofollow">http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2019/05/23/for-the-first-time-fortress-gate-of-ancient-odessos-discovered-in-bulgarias-black-sea-city-varna/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hunting round the world and through the ages</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Controlling fishing in the middle ages</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/05/medieval-people-were-already-ruining-fish/589837/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/05/medieval-people-were-already-ruining-fish/589837/" rel="nofollow">https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/05/medieval-people-were-already-ruining-fish/589837/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave stories</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2,500 nomad graves with weapons and horses</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/65498-ancient-russia-burials-elite-nomads.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livescience.com/65498-ancient-russia-burials-elite-nomads.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.livescience.com/65498-ancient-russia-burials-elite-nomads.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2000 year old murder mystery on an uninhabited island off Spain</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/05/16/inenglish/1558007577_536558.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/05/16/inenglish/1558007577_536558.html" rel="nofollow">https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/05/16/inenglish/1558007577_536558.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Have the bones of Queen Emma been found in Winchester?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-48281733?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c1038wnxyy0t/archaeology&amp;link_location=live-reporting-story" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-48281733?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c1038wnxyy0t/archaeology&amp;link_location=live-reporting-story" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-48281733?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c1038wnxyy0t/archaeology&amp;link_location=live-reporting-story</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lost tomb of Robert the Bruce goes to Dunfermline</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/lost-tomb-of-robert-the-bruce-finds-its-final-resting-place/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/lost-tomb-of-robert-the-bruce-finds-its-final-resting-place/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/lost-tomb-of-robert-the-bruce-finds-its-final-resting-place/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the arrow-slit – all Scottish. . . </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Excavating Ardrossan Castle</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/17638475.ardrossan-castles-big-archaeological-dig-2019/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/17638475.ardrossan-castles-big-archaeological-dig-2019/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/17638475.ardrossan-castles-big-archaeological-dig-2019/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Reconstructing the home of the 15th century Lords of the Isles</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2019-05-medieval-home-lords-isles-virtually.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://phys.org/news/2019-05-medieval-home-lords-isles-virtually.html" rel="nofollow">https://phys.org/news/2019-05-medieval-home-lords-isles-virtually.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The door of Craigievar castle</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/opening-the-door-to-the-past-at-craigievar-castle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/opening-the-door-to-the-past-at-craigievar-castle" rel="nofollow">https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/opening-the-door-to-the-past-at-craigievar-castle</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the gunloop</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Searching for a 17th century Dutch fort in North America</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/archaeologists-search-new-castles-17th-century-fort-casimir-again" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/archaeologists-search-new-castles-17th-century-fort-casimir-again" rel="nofollow">https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/archaeologists-search-new-castles-17th-century-fort-casimir-again</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Investigating Cromwell’s barracks in Lewis</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17657952.cromwells-scots-legacy-unearthed/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17657952.cromwells-scots-legacy-unearthed/" rel="nofollow">https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17657952.cromwells-scots-legacy-unearthed/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting piece on the history of Fort Cornwallis, Penang (andphotograph of the 17th century Dutch cannon, Seri Rambai). </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/sunday-vibes/2019/05/491473/fort-cornwallis-shedding-light-penangs-early-history" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/sunday-vibes/2019/05/491473/fort-cornwallis-shedding-light-penangs-early-history" rel="nofollow">https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/sunday-vibes/2019/05/491473/fort-cornwallis-shedding-light-penangs-early-history</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>19th century Pembroke’s gun-tower to be sold</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/17645579.regret-and-disappointment-at-sale-of-gun-tower/?ref=twtrec" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/17645579.regret-and-disappointment-at-sale-of-gun-tower/?ref=twtrec" rel="nofollow">https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/17645579.regret-and-disappointment-at-sale-of-gun-tower/?ref=twtrec</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>Another week, another bunch of old cannon dug up in India: Thane, Mumbai </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/six-century-old-cannons-retrieved-from-creek-to-be-displayed-at-thane-garden/articleshow/69500272.cms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/six-century-old-cannons-retrieved-from-creek-to-be-displayed-at-thane-garden/articleshow/69500272.cms" rel="nofollow">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/six-century-old-cannons-retrieved-from-creek-to-be-displayed-at-thane-garden/articleshow/69500272.cms</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Deogiri fort museum opens with cannon displays</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-medieval-era-artillery-that-once-spat-fire-mounted-for-display-2750003" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-medieval-era-artillery-that-once-spat-fire-mounted-for-display-2750003" rel="nofollow">https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-medieval-era-artillery-that-once-spat-fire-mounted-for-display-2750003</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Historic cannon found off Phuket?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30369826" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30369826" rel="nofollow">https://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30369826</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cast-iron guns from HMS Colossussold in Tasmania</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6187949/cannons-from-1790s-british-battleship-to-be-auctioned/?cs=95&amp;fbclid=IwAR0rALMQc9MyKpm9qwa5BdBuRTRcy1Vw1GA2sLyArNqE_mw3YkzhpF2TEO4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6187949/cannons-from-1790s-british-battleship-to-be-auctioned/?cs=95&amp;fbclid=IwAR0rALMQc9MyKpm9qwa5BdBuRTRcy1Vw1GA2sLyArNqE_mw3YkzhpF2TEO4" rel="nofollow">https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6187949/cannons-from-1790s-british-battleship-to-be-auctioned/?cs=95&amp;fbclid=IwAR0rALMQc9MyKpm9qwa5BdBuRTRcy1Vw1GA2sLyArNqE_mw3YkzhpF2TEO4</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Café Basiliscoe: this week’s menu</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A delicious pot of lama face stew</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2019/05/24/archaeologist-finds-pot-full-of-llama-face-stew-under-a-house-in-ancient-peru/#76bc97dbdff1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2019/05/24/archaeologist-finds-pot-full-of-llama-face-stew-under-a-house-in-ancient-peru/#76bc97dbdff1" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2019/05/24/archaeologist-finds-pot-full-of-llama-face-stew-under-a-house-in-ancient-peru/#76bc97dbdff1</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Washed down with a choice of beers: Biblical beer</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/113813/Israeli-researchers-drink-to-old-times-with-ancient-style-beer" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/113813/Israeli-researchers-drink-to-old-times-with-ancient-style-beer" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/113813/Israeli-researchers-drink-to-old-times-with-ancient-style-beer</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Or monastic beer</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/21/belgian-monks-grimbergen-abbey-old-beer" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/21/belgian-monks-grimbergen-abbey-old-beer" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/21/belgian-monks-grimbergen-abbey-old-beer</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Miscellany</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Generic piece on medieval armour- I suspect cashing in on the end of GoT</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/medieval-knight-armor-0011910" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/medieval-knight-armor-0011910" rel="nofollow">https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/medieval-knight-armor-0011910</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Johan van Oldenbarnevelt’s lost diary found </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/14/dutch-statesman-johan-van-oldenbarnevelt-diary-discovered-200-years-after-it-was-lost" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/14/dutch-statesman-johan-van-oldenbarnevelt-diary-discovered-200-years-after-it-was-lost" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/14/dutch-statesman-johan-van-oldenbarnevelt-diary-discovered-200-years-after-it-was-lost</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medicine the confederate way</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://popular-archaeology.com/article/civil-war-plant-medicines-blast-drug-resistant-bacteria-in-lab-tests/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://popular-archaeology.com/article/civil-war-plant-medicines-blast-drug-resistant-bacteria-in-lab-tests/" rel="nofollow">https://popular-archaeology.com/article/civil-war-plant-medicines-blast-drug-resistant-bacteria-in-lab-tests/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Queen Victoria’s life in watercolours</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/how-victoria-and-albert-celebrated-their-reign-through-watercolour-painting/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/how-victoria-and-albert-celebrated-their-reign-through-watercolour-painting/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/how-victoria-and-albert-celebrated-their-reign-through-watercolour-painting/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Into the 20th century</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Site of Nuremburg rally to be preserved but not restored</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/nazi-site-to-be-preserved-but-not-restored" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/nazi-site-to-be-preserved-but-not-restored" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/nazi-site-to-be-preserved-but-not-restored</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>An abandoned WW2 battlefield: Battle of Peleliu: <a href="https://www.argunners.com/solitude-shadow-death-battle-peleliu/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.argunners.com/solitude-shadow-death-battle-peleliu/" rel="nofollow">https://www.argunners.com/solitude-shadow-death-battle-peleliu/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Germany to return 15th century Portuguese Navigator’s cross to Nambibia</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/113669/Germany-to-return-15th-century-seafarer-Cross-to-Namibia#.XN_G4zHsZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/113669/Germany-to-return-15th-century-seafarer-Cross-to-Namibia#.XN_G4zHsZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/113669/Germany-to-return-15th-century-seafarer-Cross-to-Namibia#.XN_G4zHsZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Looking for Elizabethan pirates in California</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2019/may/15/feature-remnants-sunken-pirate-ship-emdesireem-led/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2019/may/15/feature-remnants-sunken-pirate-ship-emdesireem-led/" rel="nofollow">https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2019/may/15/feature-remnants-sunken-pirate-ship-emdesireem-led/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sword blade – in very poor condition! Recovered from the Schiedam</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/treasure-hunter-finds-remains-sword-16171656" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/treasure-hunter-finds-remains-sword-16171656" rel="nofollow">https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/treasure-hunter-finds-remains-sword-16171656</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Murujuga Mermaid: rock art &amp; historic encounters of Australian exploration <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-murujuga-mermaid-how-rock-art-in-wa-sheds-light-on-historic-encounters-of-australian-exploration-116815" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://theconversation.com/the-murujuga-mermaid-how-rock-art-in-wa-sheds-light-on-historic-encounters-of-australian-exploration-116815" rel="nofollow">https://theconversation.com/the-murujuga-mermaid-how-rock-art-in-wa-sheds-light-on-historic-encounters-of-australian-exploration-116815</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Virtual tour of shipwrecks in the Gulf</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article230373399.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article230373399.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article230373399.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/virtual-museum-allows-users-explore-five-shipwrecked-vessels-180972240/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/virtual-museum-allows-users-explore-five-shipwrecked-vessels-180972240/" rel="nofollow">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/virtual-museum-allows-users-explore-five-shipwrecked-vessels-180972240/</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>How the Met is faring</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/a-new-chapter-for-the-met" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/a-new-chapter-for-the-met" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/a-new-chapter-for-the-met</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the state of Notre Dame- spoiler alert- not good</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/analysis/notre-dame-is-unstable" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/analysis/notre-dame-is-unstable" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/analysis/notre-dame-is-unstable</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New museums </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>UK’s Science Museum turns storage into exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/may/16/science-museum-plans-500-acre-site-to-show-off-lost-treasures" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/may/16/science-museum-plans-500-acre-site-to-show-off-lost-treasures" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/may/16/science-museum-plans-500-acre-site-to-show-off-lost-treasures</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum developments</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Animating the Hoplites!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/videos/frozen-for-millennia-an-ancient-greek-soldier-is-freed-to-charge-into-battle-once-again" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://aeon.co/videos/frozen-for-millennia-an-ancient-greek-soldier-is-freed-to-charge-into-battle-once-again" rel="nofollow">https://aeon.co/videos/frozen-for-millennia-an-ancient-greek-soldier-is-freed-to-charge-into-battle-once-again</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fort Museum, Fort St. George Chennai installing 3Dtouchscreens </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/explore-fort-museum-on-3d-touchscreens-soon/articleshow/69391901.cms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/explore-fort-museum-on-3d-touchscreens-soon/articleshow/69391901.cms" rel="nofollow">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/explore-fort-museum-on-3d-touchscreens-soon/articleshow/69391901.cms</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rijksmuseum offers virtual tour in sign language</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/113916/Rijksmuseum-becomes-first-museum-to-offer-video-tour-in-Dutch-Sign-Language#.XOzoTjFwZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/113916/Rijksmuseum-becomes-first-museum-to-offer-video-tour-in-Dutch-Sign-Language#.XOzoTjFwZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/113916/Rijksmuseum-becomes-first-museum-to-offer-video-tour-in-Dutch-Sign-Language#.XOzoTjFwZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum musings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The first museum was created 2,500 years ago….</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/hidden-women-of-history-ennigaldi-nanna-curator-of-the-worlds-first-museum-116431" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://theconversation.com/hidden-women-of-history-ennigaldi-nanna-curator-of-the-worlds-first-museum-116431" rel="nofollow">https://theconversation.com/hidden-women-of-history-ennigaldi-nanna-curator-of-the-worlds-first-museum-116431</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>BM and the Ethiopian request for restitution</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/british-museum-considers-loan-of-invisible-objects" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/british-museum-considers-loan-of-invisible-objects" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/british-museum-considers-loan-of-invisible-objects</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Discussing dark museums</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/may/27/international-spy-museum-washington-bin-laden-bugged-shoes" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/may/27/international-spy-museum-washington-bin-laden-bugged-shoes" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/may/27/international-spy-museum-washington-bin-laden-bugged-shoes</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Protecting art in wartime</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48308512" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48308512" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48308512</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Caravaggio or not Caravaggio?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/feature/the-great-caravaggio-whodunnit" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/feature/the-great-caravaggio-whodunnit" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/feature/the-great-caravaggio-whodunnit</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Painting of Cavalry by Salomon van Ruysdael goes to Birmingham</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/113735/Dutch-landscape-painting-that-s-never-been-publicly-displayed-allocated-to-Barber-Institute-of-Fine-Arts#.XOOvlzHsZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/113735/Dutch-landscape-painting-that-s-never-been-publicly-displayed-allocated-to-Barber-Institute-of-Fine-Arts#.XOOvlzHsZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/113735/Dutch-landscape-painting-that-s-never-been-publicly-displayed-allocated-to-Barber-Institute-of-Fine-Arts#.XOOvlzHsZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Batoni’s portrait of Colonel Gordon goes to Edinburgh</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/colonel-gordon-goes-wild-and-majestic-in-edinburgh" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/colonel-gordon-goes-wild-and-majestic-in-edinburgh" rel="nofollow">https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/colonel-gordon-goes-wild-and-majestic-in-edinburgh</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Leonardo drawings in London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/113790/Exhibition-brings-together-more-than-200-of-Leonardo-da-Vinci-s-greatest-drawings#.XOZRUjHsZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/113790/Exhibition-brings-together-more-than-200-of-Leonardo-da-Vinci-s-greatest-drawings#.XOZRUjHsZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/113790/Exhibition-brings-together-more-than-200-of-Leonardo-da-Vinci-s-greatest-drawings#.XOZRUjHsZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Manga in London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/113722/British-Museum-opens-largest-ever-exhibition-of-manga-outside-Japan-#.XOj6QTHsZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/113722/British-Museum-opens-largest-ever-exhibition-of-manga-outside-Japan-#.XOj6QTHsZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/113722/British-Museum-opens-largest-ever-exhibition-of-manga-outside-Japan-#.XOj6QTHsZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hamilton in Chicago</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/113715/Hamilton#.XOJXmTHsZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/113715/Hamilton#.XOJXmTHsZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/113715/Hamilton#.XOJXmTHsZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Baroque Spanish paintings in San Diego</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/113658/More-than-100-works-from-the-most-influential-Spanish-masters-illustrate-the-global-impact-of-Spain-s-Golden-Age#.XN_HdjHsZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/113658/More-than-100-works-from-the-most-influential-Spanish-masters-illustrate-the-global-impact-of-Spain-s-Golden-Age#.XN_HdjHsZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/113658/More-than-100-works-from-the-most-influential-Spanish-masters-illustrate-the-global-impact-of-Spain-s-Golden-Age#.XN_HdjHsZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Colin Dobinson: Operation Diver: Guns, V1 Flying Bombs and Landscapes of Defence, 1944-45</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.english-heritageshop.org.uk/books-media/operation-diver" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.english-heritageshop.org.uk/books-media/operation-diver" rel="nofollow">https://www.english-heritageshop.org.uk/books-media/operation-diver</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Steven J. Zaloga: SU-76 Assault Gun</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/su-76-assault-gun" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/su-76-assault-gun" rel="nofollow">https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/su-76-assault-gun</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Leroy Thompson: The G3 Battle Rifle</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-g3-battle-rifle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-g3-battle-rifle" rel="nofollow">https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-g3-battle-rifle</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online book</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Reports from Roskilde Ship Museum</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/fagligt/marinarkaeologi/marinarkaeologiske-rapporter/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/fagligt/marinarkaeologi/marinarkaeologiske-rapporter/" rel="nofollow">https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/fagligt/marinarkaeologi/marinarkaeologiske-rapporter/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one in particular will interest many! Undersøgelserne af ”kanonvraget” SWARTE ARENT</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/fagligt/marinarkaeologi/marinarkaeologiske-rapporter/single-view-rapporter/undersoegelserne-af-kanonvraget-swarte-arent/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/fagligt/marinarkaeologi/marinarkaeologiske-rapporter/single-view-rapporter/undersoegelserne-af-kanonvraget-swarte-arent/" rel="nofollow">https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/fagligt/marinarkaeologi/marinarkaeologiske-rapporter/single-view-rapporter/undersoegelserne-af-kanonvraget-swarte-arent/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Popular culture</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And now our watch is ended…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/and-now-our-watch-has-ended-a-look-back-at-game-of-thrones/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/and-now-our-watch-has-ended-a-look-back-at-game-of-thrones/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/and-now-our-watch-has-ended-a-look-back-at-game-of-thrones/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mail is all the fashion this summer- blame it on GoT…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/may/25/game-of-thrones-chainmail-invades-catwalk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/may/25/game-of-thrones-chainmail-invades-catwalk" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/may/25/game-of-thrones-chainmail-invades-catwalk</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medieval gaming</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/learning-about-the-middle-ages-through-games-with-kyle-lincoln/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/learning-about-the-middle-ages-through-games-with-kyle-lincoln/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/learning-about-the-middle-ages-through-games-with-kyle-lincoln/</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>6 June 2019 Lecture at the Arms and Armour Society</p><p><br /></p><p>Classical Japanese Swordsmanship - Separating Legend and Myth from fact</p><p><br /></p><p>Neil Grigg</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thearmsandarmoursociety.org.uk/events/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thearmsandarmoursociety.org.uk/events/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thearmsandarmoursociety.org.uk/events/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conferences</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>3 June 2019 Cambridge</p><p><br /></p><p>Do Not Touch? 3D in Museums <a href="https://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/fitzwilliam-museum/do-not-touch-3d-in-museums/do-not-touch-3d-in-museums" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/fitzwilliam-museum/do-not-touch-3d-in-museums/do-not-touch-3d-in-museums" rel="nofollow">https://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/fitzwilliam-museum/do-not-touch-3d-in-museums/do-not-touch-3d-in-museums</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Calls for papers</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>September 2019 KyotoICOMAM 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>16-17 November 2019 Portsmouth</p><p><br /></p><p>The Nautical Archaeology Society and the Ordnance Society </p><p><br /></p><p>Wooden Walls and Stone Bastions</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ordnancesociety.org.uk/events-2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ordnancesociety.org.uk/events-2/" rel="nofollow">https://ordnancesociety.org.uk/events-2/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sales, fairs and auctions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>10 July 2019Thomas del Mar dates for 2019</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.</a><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/changing-myth-king-arthur/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/changing-myth-king-arthur/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/changing-myth-king-arthur/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/why-are-dragons-and-monsters-carved-into-norways-stave-churches/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/why-are-dragons-and-monsters-carved-into-norways-stave-churches/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/why-are-dragons-and-monsters-carved-into-norways-stave-churches/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/piracy-and-reprisal-in-byzantine-waters-resolving-a-maritime-conflict-between-byzantines-and-genoese-at-the-end-of-the-twelfth-century/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/piracy-and-reprisal-in-byzantine-waters-resolving-a-maritime-conflict-between-byzantines-and-genoese-at-the-end-of-the-twelfth-century/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/05/piracy-and-reprisal-in-byzantine-waters-resolving-a-maritime-conflict-between-byzantines-and-genoese-at-the-end-of-the-twelfth-century/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally- the Met wants you..</p><p><br /></p><p>Call for Submissions: Metropolitan Museum Journal</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Editorial Board of the peer-reviewed Metropolitan Museum Journalinvites submissions of original research on works of art in the Museum’s collection. There are two sections: Articles and Research Notes. Articles contribute extensive and thoroughly argued scholarship. Research Notes typically present a concise, neatly bounded aspect of ongoing investigation, such as a new acquisition orattribution, 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>As of 2019, the process of peer review is double-blind. Manuscripts are reviewed by the Journal Editorial Board, composed of members of the curatorial, conservation, and scientific departments, as well as scholars from the broader academic community. </p><p><br /></p><p>Articles and Research Notes in the Journal appear both in print and online, and are accessible via MetPublicationsand the Journal&#039;s home page on the University of Chicago Press website.</p><p><br /></p><p>The deadline for submissions for Volume 55 (2020) is September 15, 2019. </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>Please send materials to: <a href="mailto:journalsubmissions@metmuseum.org">journalsubmissions@metmuseum.org</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This fortnight I will be tweeting pictures from Norfolk</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 –31 May 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.basiliscoe.com/id2.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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