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

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