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    The Basiliscoe Mercury341


    TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community


    Life is slowly returning to a more normal pace, with the usual type of storiescreeping back. However we have to start with some sad news.


    Marco Morin,forensic scientist and arms scholar has died

    https://www.ilgazzettino.it/pay/ven...di_segreti_della_storia_d_italia-5308402.html

    https://www.armietiro.it/scomparso-marco-morin-12807


    Arms and armour in the news


    Ancient arms and forts


    Arrowheads of the Assyrians

    https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/...he-ultimate-weapon-of-ancient-times-1.8939241


    Feature on Newstead Roman fort

    https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/06/trimontium-newstead-the-roman-fort/133895


    Features on the Antonine Wall

    https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/18535272.antonine-wall-line-landscape/


    Hunting round the world and through the ages


    5000 year old fishing equipment found in southern Norway

    https://sciencenorway.no/archaeolog...-a-fisherman-who-lived-5000-years-ago/1705054


    Domesticating reindeers

    https://www.archaeology.org/news/8798-200615-arctic-reindeer-domestication


    Medieval hunting- lots of info in one place

    https://www.medievalists.net/2020/06/hunting-middle-ages-articles/


    Through the arrow-slit . . .


    Piece on Donnington Castle

    https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/donnington-castle-0013882


    Staircase on Tutbury Castle uncovered

    https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/wha...ret-stairway-uncovered-tutbury-castle-4270535


    Through the gunloop…


    Plymouth fort to be turned into Buddhist centre

    https://www.buddhistdoor.net/news/p...-fort-as-buddhist-temple-receives-green-light


    Kumbhalgarh Fort Rajasthan

    https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/schools/the-great-wall-of-india-105307


    Jewish gravestones found in the foundations of Vienna’s 17th century walls

    https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/jewi...-austrian-castle-walls-after-400-years-632358


    Excavations at 17th century Irish barracks throw up musket balls & chicken legs

    https://roscommonherald.ie/2020/06/...arthed-at-athlone-garda-station/#.XvWZSTHsZ9B


    Cannons to the left, cannon to the right


    Round shot from a lost Irish castle acquired by museum

    https://www.clareecho.ie/cannonball-dating-back-to-cromwellian-garrison-discovered-in-ballycar/


    The swearing cannon of Sarawak- wonderful story!

    https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/06/28/a-pledge-cast-in-iron/


    Civil War cannon damaged

    https://worcesterobserver.co.uk/news/vandals-slammed-for-civil-war-memorial-rampage/


    In time for the 4th of July -fireworks memories

    https://www.fosters.com/lifestyle/20200625/historic-portsmouth-boys-in-love-with-fireworks


    Back to the front


    Feature on the battle of Waterloo

    https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/why-french-think-won-battle-waterloo-napoleon/


    Therapeuticarchaeology for veterans

    https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_726199_en.html




    Grave stories


    Investigating American Revolution era graves

    https://mailchi.mp/dailynutmeg/bioa...stitute-quinnipiac-skeleton-crew?e=2c38baa027


    US Civil War cemetery located

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smar...ap-shows-locations-hundreds-graves-180975134/


    Café Basiliscoe


    A Roman banquet

    https://blog.britishmuseum.org/cook-a-classical-feast-nine-recipes-from-ancient-greece-and-rome/


    Snakes for snacks

    https://www.livescience.com/ancient-humans-ate-snakes.html


    Finishing off with an historic ice-cream

    https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food...cream-iced-slush-vanilla-cone-was-it-invented


    Miscellany


    More on the etymology of swords

    https://blog.oup.com/2020/06/etymology-of-sword-the-denouement/


    Portrait of Mehmet II for sale

    https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200619-portrait-of-ottoman-sultan-to-be-auctioned-in-london/


    A more cheerful view of Statuegate- Henry VIII and his sword, literally on a gate

    https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/history/story-behind-henry-viiis-missing-1847https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/new...ogists-make-gruesome-discovery-under-18437029


    Princesses and Amazons


    Scythian teenage amazon warrior

    https://siberiantimes.com/science/c...is-confirmed-by-modern-scientific-techniques/


    Women Warriors of Dahomey

    https://guardian.ng/life/the-story-of-the-fearless-women-warriors-of-dahomey/


    Into the 20th century


    Weapon & ammo hoard from the Six Days War found

    https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/1...-in-archaeological-dig-by-western-wall-632691

    https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news...ition-stash-in-jerusalem-s-old-city-1.8947094


    Nautical news


    Excavationsbegin on the Norwegian Viking ship burial

    https://artdaily.com/news/124928/Norway-starts-digging-up-first-Viking-ship-in-a-century#.XvcLD1-SmUk


    16th century wreck found near Genoa

    https://www.foxnews.com/science/16th-century-shipwreck-discovered-galleon

    https://divernet.com/2020/06/21/italian-divers-find-16th-century-wreck/


    17th century Irish piracy

    https://www.southernstar.ie/news/into-the-deep-in-pursuit-of-pirates-off-west-cork-coast-4207168


    Update on the London

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-53013454


    Blog on the Rooswijk’s weaponry

    https://english.cultureelerfgoed.nl/latest/weblog/2020/weaponry-and-ordnance


    Update on recoveries from the Mercedes

    https://english.elpais.com/arts/2020-06-22/spanish-archaeologists-recover-new-treasure-from-famed-mhttps://greekcitytimes.com/2020/06/...ecovered-ancient-treasures-from-the-wreckage/


    Wreck of John F. Kennedy’s World War II patrol boat recovered

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smar...as-likely-commanded-john-f-kennedy-180975100/



    Museum news and exhibitions


    News- re-openings


    Met re-opens in August

    https://www.theartnewspaper.com/new...ilding-on-29-august-after-five-month-shutdown



    And others

    https://www.musee-armee.fr/votre-visite.html

    https://www.wallacecollection.org/blog/Wallace-Reopening/

    https://www.hgm.at/


    UK museums can open in July

    https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/uk-museums-can-reopen-on-4-july

    https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/23062020-museums-england-reopening-4-july


    How to re-open your museum

    https://www.museumsassociation.org/news/24062020-reopening-good-practice-guidelines


    Museum developments


    Feature on museums of the Korean War

    https://artdaily.com/news/124874/One-conflict--two-museums--how-the-Korean-War-still-divides-the-peninsula#.XvRSptiSmUk


    Museum musings


    Still statues

    https://artdaily.com/news/124645/Fr...--anger-about-statues-boils-over#.XusbW25FyUk


    Roosevelt

    https://artdaily.com/news/124793/Ro...erican-Museum-of-Natural-History#.XvBdO25FyUk


    Statue-removing in a historical context

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/teari...n-fact-history-is-full-of-destroyed-monuments


    Exhibitions


    Jan VanEyck in Bruges- looks stunning!

    https://artdaily.com/news/124765/Ex...-on-Jan-van-Eyck-s-Bruges-period#.Xu8Xym5FyUk


    More on the new exhibition on the war for Greek Independence

    https://neoskosmos.com/en/167791/th...s-the-greek-war-of-independence-bicentennial/


    Endeavour 250 in Canberra

    https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6780579/endeavours-cannon-has-tales-to-tell/#gsc.tab=0



    Books


    Sieges in the Ancient Mediterranean: A new Companion published by Brill

    https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/sieges-ancient-mediterranean-2019/


    Neil Grant: The Medieval Longsword

    https://ospreypublishing.com/store/...s/available-this-month/the-medieval-longsword


    Book sale

    https://www.english-heritageshop.org.uk/books-media/clearance-books


    Online Book


    Slavery and the British Country HouseMadge Dresser and Andrew Hann (eds.)

    https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/slavery-and-british-country-house



    Popular culture


    Hamiltonwill be happening in your room soon

    https://artdaily.com/news/124922/-Hamilton--is-coming-to-the-small-screen--This-is-how-it-got-there-#.XvcLYV-SmUk


    Joan of Arc rides again

    https://cine-vue.com/2020/06/film-review-joan-of-arc.html


    Films set in 17th century England

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/20...wn-to-17th-century-england-fanny-lye-deliverd



    Websites and downloads


    1066 etc: Demon knights, camels & Richard II

    https://www.medievalists.net/2020/06/demons-knight-bishop/

    https://www.medievalists.net/2020/06/gold-route-timbuktu/

    https://www.medievalists.net/2020/06/richard-ii-peasants-revolt/


    Finally


    This fortnight I enjoyed the Royal Armouries’ tweets: https://twitter.com/Royal_Armouries

    https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe


    Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown –30 June 2020


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