Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.

Link of the Month:

The Buried Spitfires of Burma: A ‘Fake’ History:

https://buriedinburma.com/

Links:

01:28 - Coronavirus & Archaeology Update:

Guidance on searching for Archaeological finds in England during COVID-19:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guidance-on-searching-for-archaeological-finds-in-england-during-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR1RIg6o-309yMX1a19h9JenBQAWdSb9ME0UKo9Rh6bXvi0wd-ANAs5ie5E

National Trust Scotland confirms emergency measures:

https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/trust-confirms-emergency-measures

Culture Secretary announces cultural Renewal Taskforce:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/culture-secretary-announces-cultural-renewal-taskforce?fbclid=IwAR2NHSNTVLhZcejGN5BX9go5eOIdAuFGSseB6vfakUQMNMycs4OydoJpDgw

Smugglers Are Using Coronavirus Lockdowns to Loot Artifacts:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2020/04/30/smugglers-are-using-coronavirus-lockdowns-to-loot-artifacts/#14691a8136bf

21:02 - Carbon Dating, the Archaeological workhorse is getting a major reboot:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01499-y?fbclid=IwAR2WSBeEbiRDKyVwV8yYYjYtxwq1U-rFuPuP2ax_6eC54ztbLa1ISLqy4cE

31:43 - United States Files Civil Action to Forfeit Rare Cuneiform Tablet Bearing Portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh:

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/united-states-files-civil-action-forfeit-rare-cuneiform-tablet-bearing-portion-epic?fbclid=IwAR2WSBeEbiRDKyVwV8yYYjYtxwq1U-rFuPuP2ax_6eC54ztbLa1ISLqy4cE

Museum of the Bible Twitter Feed:

https://twitter.com/museumofBible/status/1262763818574319622?s=07&fbclid=IwAR1LyhIH6N3-J1OlOXt4JZQr86_2oSZ7yOR4eNQQ35_158UCnEhwzCSs4cM

Hobby Lobby Sues Christies, Wants us t

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.

Link of the Month:

Online History and Archaeology Resources:

https://tinyurl.com/rvd6kgd

Links:

01:24 - Most of Zagreb’s Museums Damaged by Earthquakes:

https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/42336-museums?fbclid=IwAR0sY3RNJqd4mbOkKYshsrL3FcDN4YvjgfQggT7PBnYc2AYcDmGEeolGlWo

5.4 – Magnitude Earthquake Damages Zagreb Cathedral, Museums:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cathedral-museums-damaged-zagreb-earthquake-180974498/?fbclid=IwAR3tC4MAlCDord1Zn3Jokw3IPO30S1aBB4uIG1x6tKCJkUu-zuQ4jWnFpGk

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05:51 - Updates:

One Year after Notre Dame Fire:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/14/one-year-after-notre-dame-fire-officials-struggle-to-keep-restoration-on-track?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Messenger&fbclid=IwAR2oDFLre77eXLzXvApwABiWvkxIKgOc5-wD9Xb7rVk3l8iMYfOzA8FRMf8

Oxford professor arrested on suspicion of ancient papyrus theft:

https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/apr/16/oxford-professor-arrested-ancient-papyrus-bible-theft-dirk-obbink?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet&__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR0SW7OSL6sHRJPxeWZL-11mhNM262v-z1XNgb2S9APdnBjDC4j3dq0yvBg

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14:12 - Anger as Historic England Greenlights Controversial Planning Application at Old Oswestry Hill Fort:

http://thepipeline.info/blog/2020/04/22/anger-as-historic-england-greenlights-controversial-planning-appliction-at-old-oswestry-hill-fort/?fbclid=IwAR38UXvqZ5Zo5HpbUWAqnTjdBopWatGOjQXQoYnRKe5mtjlEXth44g54vPQ

Save Old Oswestry Twitter Feed:

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.

Link of the Month:

Online History and Archaeology Resources:

https://tinyurl.com/rvd6kgd

Links:

02:04 - Hobby Lobby returns 11,500 artefacts of ‘dubious origin’ to the Middle East:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museum-of-bible-founder-returns-more-ancient-artifacts-1819623

Stolen Crown Returns Crown to Ethiopian Church:

https://africadailynews.net/2020/03/05/stolen-crown-returns-to-ethiopian-church.html?fbclid=IwAR3SU_9B3ThcrRn1RtAAnSoC_UXDNqiZ4nZ6VdiWW3QJCNesTrL3quhngJ0

Indigenous experts call for return of countless treasured belongings held in museums:

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/indigenous-experts-call-for-return-of-countless-treasured-belongings-held-in-museums

Will Europe’s museums rise to the challenge of decolonisation?

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2020/mar/07/europe-museums-decolonisation-africa-empire?CMP=share_btn_tw&__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR3HXyuOUMC8oHisZNrEU9nbSzXApMQvHTBDIzgpQwNoMLHy3amLYQeT8OY

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21:51 - Groundbreaking Female Archaeologists:

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/six-groundbreaking-female-archaeologists?fbclid=IwAR2v-hHvpiDDvXX3LVyGo1FKqmyTtLnCx4C3RKQ9J4Zzuyt-BSAoEGzd9Ww

Cut Out and Keep The Great Archaeologists: Mortimer Wheeler and Tessa Verney Wheeler:

https://twitter.com/GabeMoshenska/status/532268048963891200/photo/1

New Blue Plaques for women honour spies, artists and suffragettes:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/mar/04/new-london-blue-plaques-women-honour-spies-artist-suffragettes?fbclid=IwAR2Yks8G0iGhBBz4rjUi58au41PxIyj5x9pRfKNzdfCIBcB0VtFA16KE4co

Land girls hostel given listed status to mark women’s war work:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/04/land-girls-hostel-given-listed-status-to-mark-womens-war-work?CMP=share_btn_tw&fbclid=IwAR31-48rC6CEV4QVbaS5mtZ1mzzSU3rSrigDxn_MXEC_-_5zhw2990MBCJE

Boris John picks Boudicca as one of his five female heroes:

https://www.harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk/news/north_essex_news/18280982.boris-picks-boudicca-female-icon/?ref=twtrec&fbclid=IwAR0Qi6TQj2f5Z1SCZQ8jwe9bvsq7AgEnS8vWOJYNOHLpptm4ZBtgdOwa0QU

Trowelblazers:

https://trowelblazers.com/

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36:57 - Are Archaeologists Destroying Britain’s Heritage?

https://archmdmag.com/are-archaeologists-destroying-britains-heritage-by-andrew-castleton/?fbclid=IwAR1TRjfy3UenNTE_qE2jz2M1PTat2HlZufh6qXBpqpLBpYe2IHSjBRySFNg

Hurrah for heroic detectorists digging up our heritage:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/02/07/hurrah-heroic-detectorists-digging-heritage/?fbclid=IwAR3OW3_9p4Yc-q7TYwdwmffAgAOad96cNidtU4Dsep0tk0vNJh7u9-y8WWc

London Bridge Station Archaeology on Show: 

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2020/03/17/london-bridge-station-archeology-on-show/?fbclid=IwAR3FePw_P1eXbp23M6NiafWPaDiaua88g2k0hwk5Ho8hl9GuRPZwBn-Ldow

Crossrail Archaeological Exhibits List:

https://archaeology.crossrail.co.uk/exhibits/

Muppet(s) of the Month:

57:53 - Anger on Easter Island after Truck crashes into sacred stone statue:

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.

Link of the Month:

Online History and Archaeology Resources:

https://tinyurl.com/rvd6kgd

Links:

Government advice re: COVID-19:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-list-of-guidance

UK universities face cash black hole amid Corona virus crisis:

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/mar/06/uk-universities-face-cash-black-hole-coronavirus-crisis?fbclid=IwAR0Xuew7UV_r1N3quugpLMfMkpA2noUfQZL_a-Pk4JQ0XMN7v4-lV0lDguI

Hundreds of University Staff to be made redundant due to coronavirus:

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/apr/02/hundreds-of-university-staff-made-redundant-due-to-coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR1BhUapff6ZW5o81FrEk0dpPQ0eCRsmBCRH8xUDP51jr4m0HVdRVP0iBgo

Historic England: Impact of Coronavirus:

https://historicengland.org.uk/coronavirus/

How the Corona Virus (COVID-19) is Affecting the Heritage Sector:

https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/blogs/how-coronavirus-covid-19-affecting-heritage-sector?fbclid=IwAR1lWGOD54aFwn1JuyzIqypdjTyuxLb3XxJkMTpQ0CDSmGGszQZ9DGFW8Zk

CIFA Statement:

https://www.archaeologists.net/news/site-working-and-covid-19-update-27-march-1585303884

Statement from ALGAO UK:

https://www.algao.org.uk/

FAME Page:

https://famearchaeology.co.uk/archaeology-and-the-covid-19-pandemic-developments/

Archaeologists’ PPE could save the lives of health-workers’ and their patients:

https://www.archaeologists.net/news/archaeologists%E2%80%99-ppe-could-save-lives-health-workers%E2%80%99-and-their-patients-1585566630

Amid corona virus shutdown, some grad students feel pressure to report to their labs:

https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2020/03/amid-coronavirus-shutdowns-some-grad-students-feel-pressured-report-their-labs?fbclid=IwAR2nzu8kq-ujXiw6XLC2cBSLzsc2bYqyQj5byGWKo4AThd-z1J3anNGFECA

‘Social Distancing’: An Archaeologist’s thoughts on the space between us…

https://archaeosoupblog.wordpress.com/2020/03/29/social-distancing-an-archaeologists-thoughts-on-the-space-between-us/?fbclid=IwAR0Cbo_cRQmzarZwvuFvIRTNbpY0ZeJLjsHhlyp85tvFDN_XGn1T3JS-xl8

Fearing the end of the world, man returns ancient stolen relic:

https://www.israel21c.org/fearing-end-of-the-world-man-returns-ancient-stolen-relic/?fbclid=IwAR3kV2p9I7t67LHg45npTY6vJ8U3i2SFecWTgIlr22X0B9hZ8o3PHJxraLk

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.

Link of the Month:

Smithsonian Releases 2.8M Images to Public Domain:

https://tinyurl.com/r4mkxar

Links:

01:46 - Updates/ Breaking News:

Bovis Homes Follow Up: https://tinyurl.com/w7ubm5j

Italian Museums Shutter due to Coronavirus: https://tinyurl.com/sozyf53

CBA Announce Neil Redfern as new Executive Director: https://tinyurl.com/qsa2zjn

Heathrow Third Runway Legal Defeat on Legal Grounds:

Heathrow third runway decision: what happened and what does it mean?

https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/heathrow-third-runway-court-decision/?fbclid=IwAR15d-G8t7uIM7kxSbEQ8W3yrq1cnUzIVTjmTnmybAoOO4VvTLSTDGdeoD4

Heathrow expansion: What is the third runway plan?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-51646562?fbclid=IwAR2_GD1G43wd3j8DA5s-f04v-8C4ArLYoCcD3f3jwKHUuqg4wie41A55svs

Heathrow ruling prompts wildlife presenter to launch HS2 challenge:

https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/heathrow-ruling-prompts-wildlife-presenter-to-launch-hs2-challenge

HS2: Chris Packham launches legal challenge to rail link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51722251?fbclid=IwAR0MBRVKseQZdWx5FzXlLixk5QpQOVOYphlajBX-42QWBbb96T6opIlhrzE

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17:01 - Board-Game piece from period of first Viking raid found in Lindisfarne:

https://tinyurl.com/uvy4eb3

1,200 Year Old board-game piece from Lindisfarne:

https://tinyurl.com/vy8f3kg

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31: 0

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.

Link of the Month:

VW Beetle Spotted in Insect Collection:

https://tinyurl.com/wx6pnss

Links:

01:50 - Updates/ Keep and Eye On:

Ancient rock art at Carnarvon Gorge destroyed after walkway explodes in bushfire:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-08/ancient-rock-art-lost-after-plastic-walkway-explodes-in-bushfire/11848938?pfmredir=sm&fbclid=IwAR3O_-EgrIjZjExzkdBHSyGwDcANSIekWC42yFizI3j5Vp5-7vPK06riAec

Australia fires: rain forecast to fall on NSW and Queensland fire grounds:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/feb/04/australia-fires-rain-forecast-to-fall-on-nsw-and-queensland-fire-grounds

Bovis Homes Petition, shared by Mark Horton:

https://tinyurl.com/vorgkuq

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12:28 - Fall out from Brexit (Independence Day):

Johnson and Javid order Budget Cuts of at Least 5%:

https://www.ft.com/content/2d13dcb0-42c2-11ea-a43a-c4b328d9061c

HS2: Give me the facts, says Shapps:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51171249?fbclid=IwAR1Qrrtff6OoPMN9_0paVqnyG1wQEjDBFG_HHMFPNEI4Soy9G0nsvvWjltw

A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge):

https://highwaysengland.co.uk/a303-stonehenge-our-approach/

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32:29 - Roman Wall Collapse - The Price of Responsibility:

Roman wall collapses in Chester after private building work:

https://tinyurl.com/s99clfg

Archaeologists seen working by City Walls the day before collapse:

https://tinyurl.com/tpfopk4

42 skeletons that could date from Anglo-Saxon times found in shallow graves in Buckinghamshire:

https://news.sky.com/story/42-skeletons-that-could-date-from-anglo-saxon-times-found-in-shallow-graves-in-buckinghamshire-11920117

Medieval monument in Rotherham damaged by illegal metal detecting:

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/medieval-monument-rotherham-damaged-illegal-metal-detecting-1351113

Tate defends job ad for £40k 'head of coffee':

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-51310516?fbclid=IwAR3Ccw84fBP-PqgP28xEQAlHK_9dDgTnp0-10ZG5Piqr5pFaMY-wANtmisQ

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.

Happy New Year 2020!

Old Mort's Review of the Decade:

http://thepipeline.info/blog/2020/01/09/old-morts-review-of-the-decade/

Links:

05:12 – Budget Cuts & Crowd Funding

Budget 2010: key points:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jun/22/budget-2010-key-points

Spending Review: Arts Council protected despite DCMS cuts:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34923955

David Cameron, Cash for Acess and the Planning Lobby:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2012/03/david-cameron-cash-for-acess-and-the-planning-lobby

Two Shoes! (Planning Policy Review):

https://youtu.be/4VLL22mi-AY

Northampton Sekhemka statue:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northampton_Sekhemka_statue?fbclid=IwAR0zMNBePVp3jUFiJyj0qKQC9oRdX6rlxCkdAViMgehuwMJ66eWhhL8wkPg

'D-Day' for Sekhemka Christie's Sale:

https://youtu.be/kEtjBjqur5k

Heritage Lottery Fund:

https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/

Dig Ventures:

https://digventures.com/

18:40 - Fake Histories & The Rise of ‘Open’ Archaeology

Ancient Aliens – Premiered in 2010:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Aliens

A-Z of Archaeology: 'P - Pseudo-Archaeology':

https://youtu.be/g5VyNIIEmvg

Fake History, Fake News, 'Alternative' & Alt-Right Archaeology:

https://youtu.be/YqgNYZ3HOUY

Ancient DNA & Nationalism:

https://youtu.be/anY3qK5q7PY

'Forbidden History' Rant:

https://youtu.be/AYRWtlCBE2U

Publication:

Public Archaeology: Arts of Engagement

http://www.archaeopress.com/ArchaeopressShop/Public/download.asp?id={0CADA939-0400-4F32-881B-816E8C1907A0}

32:45 – The Development Dilemma & Large-Scale Archaeology Projects

Watching Brief: Henges, Gas Holders & Planning Process:

https://youtu.be/sG4Bw78wHGM

Watching Brief: SOS Goodwin Sands (Dredging Archaeology & War Graves) - May 2017:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jtoqIKQS2o

Watching Brief: Historians Face 'Second Battle' at Bosworth Field!:

https://youtu.be/T

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.

This month, we are issuing two Special Bulletins. Apologies for echo-y audio in places. We had some technical gremlins.

Links:

The Heritage Alliance - The Heritage Manifesto 2019:

https://www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Manifesto-2019.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1YvafA2JhA9k8fu3gopgyDVLODgc5O1Rh0YV6ZoezlAAjTkJmajoR43WI

Conservative Manifesto 2019:

https://vote.conservatives.com/our-plan?fbclid=IwAR0FfAYZr--KqDynpXHkFYSk3rzAXAdbJarX4LW7OY3NEZA6GULQWAWwGL0

Labour Party Manifesto 2019:

https://labour.org.uk/manifesto/?fbclid=IwAR0APmMO3oTxgZSvVGrnNaZBoDLWWuHt8Wgjpw7nlgXCpLYLSCtgcnxIPxc

Liberal Democrat Party Manifesto 2019:

https://www.libdems.org.uk/plan?fbclid=IwAR3sZYYE-eIY28fALA7mSUmPHYNAg4RvSy07ySG2QTHo4sdwWMs62u8M6IQ

Green Party Manifesto 2019:

https://www.greenparty.org.uk/assets/files/Elections/Green%20Party%20Manifesto%202019.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1HZA9_ZJ2DnAH6Q1Bstj20p5mDiNscFkLcxZ95B_iHCtAue3SV5bcG-9A

Scottish National Party Manifesto 2019:

https://www.snp.org/general-election-2019/?fbclid=IwAR1-m1lfDQqjB5Hu0UXe4ujvZVjmA1pj7YfKv8Fz1-e44Wqwy1FmrnYDNz4

Democratic Unionist Party 2019:

https://www.mydup.com/images/uploads/dup-manifesto.pdf?fbclid=IwAR05ZZ5ctqSLBHm1lIRaD6PBH6RwPZYyP_547Peu6AMG4bxP9Dy7F34wzGQ

Alliance Part Manifesto 2019:

https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/allianceparty/pages/4034/attachments/original/1574642456/WestminsterManifestoOnline.pdf?1574642456&fbclid=IwAR3sZYYE-eIY28fALA7mSUmPHYNAg4RvSy07ySG2QTHo4sdwWMs62u8M6IQ

Sinn Fein Party Manifesto 2019:

https://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/55481?fbclid=IwAR05ZZ5ctqSLBHm1lIRaD6PBH6RwPZYyP_547Peu6AMG4bxP9Dy7F34wzGQ

Brexit Party Manifesto 2019:

https://www.thebrexitparty.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/contract.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1pfH_B_WS9X4A94zCinhW7xJSWePycVuvGhjpgioDg3QKJS4SntSCzrfE

What are the parties’ plans for workplace health and safety?

https://medium.com/@prospectunion/what-are-the-parties-plans-for-workplace-health-and-safety-1c2505271d03

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.

This month, we are issuing two Special Bulletins. Apologies for echo-y audio in places. We had some technical gremlins.

Links:

Cambridge sexual harassment researcher 'laughed at by men':

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-50537720?fbclid=IwAR2jvx6HRQf6mzFM4t1AKDGUqE2Y0k-I2PeRMmTgPvG1NJDpVRvu7fQsIOs

Sexual harassment is common in scientific fieldwork:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/07/sexual-harassment-common-scientific-fieldwork

CBA Statement:

https://new.archaeologyuk.org/cba-statement-?fbclid=IwAR3TovIBFlYr-VNbE7HR4LWTzCA6REK5c4CTmmfQtKEs98X90qbA6Dy_Whc

CIfA calls for safe and respectful environment for all archaeologists:

https://www.archaeologists.net/news/cifa-calls-safe-and-respectful-environment-all-archaeologists-1574700953?fbclid=IwAR0Xfe2l56JnymyM9Qk32YV1hGr41asPyNDWQ5d6kjo94EU95QbXXuzVkL4

BBC Article Shared on the Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/Archaeosoup/posts/2590385037707794?__tn__=-R

Follow Up Conversation on FB Page:

https://www.facebook.com/Archaeosoup/posts/2590724651007166?__tn__=-R

Bizarre Voice Mail which I received:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3043290322351223

Society of Antiquaries in turmoil after vote to back sex abuser:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/nov/23/society-antiquaries-turmoil-vote-to-back-sex-abuser?fbclid=IwAR3sZYYE-eIY28fALA7mSUmPHYNAg4RvSy07ySG2QTHo4sdwWMs62u8M6IQ

STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT ARTICLE IN THE GUARDIAN RELATING TO HUBERT CHESSHYRE:

https://www.sal.org.uk/news/2019/11/statement-in-response-to-the-recent-article-relating-to-hubert-chesshyre/?fbclid=IwAR05ZZ5ctqSLBHm1lIRaD6PBH6RwPZYyP_547Peu6AMG4bxP9Dy7F34wzGQ

RESOLUTION REGARDING H. CHESSHYRE AND GOVERNANCE REFORM:

https://www.sal.org.uk/news/2019/11/resolution-regarding-h-chesshyre-and-governance-reform-1/?fbclid=IwAR2lnrRyRM_xBW4WVGycMirXr-y-Lp59Vkzccpw_jadD_JLN66jVVE2M6W0

Archaeology society votes to let board ban sexual harassers from meetings:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/12/archaeology-society-votes-let-board-ban-sexual-harassers-meetings?fbclid=IwAR0HFrDRIlN8QS0_pMUxOg8ZztOn0_XXj5X4PcWBkWz9GkyAeSXACsCNfJo

This is a bonus episode to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of the Archaeology Podcast Network.

Soupcast is a special selection of content from the ArchaeoSoup Youtube channel, which includes a number of different formats ranging from Questions of Doom to a monthly round-up, Watching Brief.

Marc a.k.a Mr. Soup is one of the best known independent content creators when it comes to history heritage and the past, his special brand of fun and serious informative content is a reason why we wanted to team up with him and the team at Archaeosoup towers in order to bring you SoupCast.

He's recorded a special bonus episode to celebrate the network's 5 year birthday and it's being released to everyone!

Archaeosoup can be found in various places on the internet including Twitter, Facebook, Twitch and Patreon, where you can show your support directly