Watching Brief: Media Picks: Assassin's Creed Origins & Gunpowder - Oct 2017
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.
Links:
CBA's Archaeology Day - A discussion on the public image of archaeology
Today we learn a little about Human Bioarchaeology with Dr. Anwen Caffell and Dr. Tina Jakob of Durham University
Links:
Departmental Website:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/
MSC Biology Web Page:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynsREgbk1wk
Today I just wanted to comment on the notion that Ancient Sumerian art depicts figures wearing wrist watches. It highlights a crucial aspect of how people tend to think about the notion of progress and 'complex civilizations'.
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Archaeosoup Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
Soupy Discord Link:
https://discord.gg/mFZpdX8BJe
#archaeology #history #anthropology
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK52DHRxecQ
Welcome to In Focus. In this series we take a closer look at particular sites, finds and objects from the world of Archaeology.
*News* Ötzi's Genome Analysed:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120228123847.htm
Blood Sample:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17909396
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA3AiNup7fY
Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction
1:44 UK Arch Response to Ukraine
2:35 Letters from Ukraine & Russia
8:43 Statement from Neil Redfern
12:13 Open Letter to UNESCO WHC
16:15 Problems with ‘Homes for Ukraine’
26:09 Context of Holocaust Memorial
32:39 Government ‘Unlawful’
43:37 Closing Comments
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Link of the Week:
Disasters Emergency Committee:
https://www.dec.org.uk/
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Links:
Letters: War in Europe: - Current Archaeology: May/ June 2022:
https://archaeologyuk.org/asset/12DE3F33-2F10-405C-8D6F86A90A63EFFD/
Neil Redfern Letter (photograph courtesy of a viewer) - Current Archaeology: May/ June 2022:
https://twitter.com/Archaeos0up/status/1512709194192982020
Open letter to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-letter-to-the-unesco-world-heritage-committee-7-april-2022/open-letter-to-the-unesco-world-heritage-committee
Damaged Cultural Sites in Urkraine Verified by UNESCO:
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/damaged-cultural-sites-ukraine-verified-unesco
Homes for Ukraine scheme: ‘I design Government systems for a living and it took me days’ to apply for visa:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/homes-for-ukraine-scheme-e2-80-98i-design-government-systems-for-a-living-and-it-took-me-days-e2-80-99-to-apply-for-visa/ar-AAW6teP
Ukraine war: Minister who took in refugee says friendship will 'last lifetime' - but there are issues with scheme:
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-minister-who-took-in-refugee-says-friendship-will-last-lifetime-but-there-are-issues-with-scheme-12584754
Just 1,200 Ukrainian refugees in UK homes under sponsorship scheme as 71% of applicants still waiting:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/homes-for-ukraine-scheme-uk-arrivals-b2053862.html
Displaced Ukrainian students to receive free tuition in Scotland:
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/education/displaced-ukrainian-students-to-receive-free-tuition-in-scotland-3654597
Refugees fleeing Ukraine (since 24 February 2022):
https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine
Why the Holocaust learning centre is set for the wrong location:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/13/london-holocaust-memorial-learning-centre-calamitous-mistake
Holocaust memorial: Planning permission for Parliament monument quashed:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61038593
Wrong place, right ruling:
https://rozenberg.substack.com/p/wrong-place-right-ruling
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDCAYZ8JE60
Welcome to Questions of Doom. In this series, we answer your questions about Archaeology and our shared heritage.
Today, I examine why different brains might actually be good for our species!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXhFGQrgGS0
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.
Links:
Historic England Statement:
https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/statements/bosworth-battlefield/
Battlefields Trust:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4bfa0KA_94
Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia!
Today it's all about it adverts, adverts, adverts!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hkCM6iHr_M
Welcome to Archaeo-Chat. In this series we record unscripted conversations about archaeology, what it is like to be an archaeologist and related topics.
Today, Rhys and I talk about the issues surrounding the so-called Elgin or Parthenon Marbles.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrhP5BUv2Ng