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 to Feel Sorry for Them:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/hobby-lobby-sues-christies-wants-us-to-feel-sorry-for-them?fbclid=IwAR1SlYvgyuJvErbUr45xJhcx_YWalv0oeUfNpEInt-iHF921hz50-7stqf4
46:49 - Rio Tinto blasts 46,000 year old Aboriginal site to expand iron ore mine:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/26/rio-tinto-blasts-46000-year-old-aboriginal-site-to-expand-iron-ore-mine?fbclid=IwAR0u6ED6oFZ17iCZdM96XNM9siz3Lvx344IAGmNndmHuXdUFKaiGqMmzkYw
Juukan Gorge: Rio Tinto blasting of Aboriginal site prompts calls to change antiquated laws:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/30/juukan-gorge-rio-tinto-blasting-of-aboriginal-site-prompts-calls-to-change-antiquated-laws?fbclid=IwAR2ZOl6TSSh1rqptOE15RYf3d9zq7ifToZfSLmjn2zFM3NOfaWaFJoNgQCc
Rio Tinto apologises to traditional owners after blasting 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/31/rio-tinto-apologises-to-traditional-owners-after-blasting-46000-year-old-aboriginal-site?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Messenger&fbclid=IwAR2ZZUxJBvmygRp4jpsKWnK2BunK1zzWHwtu6miS7K30qyTiRWv8iEKW4HI
01:24:08 - Media Picks:
A House Through Time - Bristol:
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/may/26/a-house-through-time-review-an-absorbing-important-history-lesson
German VE Day Coverage:
VE Coverage marks end of WW2 in Europe with unprecedented holiday:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52574748?fbclid=IwAR3VYN51jhKNukKCIGUvyvw5y7PrGXmYc_CnKMuoKs4mV8QGffkz8Lxi1-g
The President of Germany marks 75 years since the end of the war in Europe:
https://www.facebook.com/Archaeosoup/posts/2949424781803816?__tn__=-R
Britain Needs to STOP its WW2 OBSESSION!
https://youtu.be/5c4DQziNLfM