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0:00 Introduction

1:53 Links of the Week

2:51 News to Keep an Eye On

10:48 James Madison’s Montpelier Row

15:39 The Nature of the Conversation & Claims

20:45 People are Passionate about the Past!

21:40 History is ALWAYS Contested

24:33 Stroud Council to Remove ‘Racist’ Clock

26:26 Considering Context & Stakeholders

31:59 People are Allowed to Choose!

37:52 Contested Heritage in War

41:49 Check your Sources!

43:35 UNESCO’s Perspective

44:57 Attempts at Erasure

45:25 Antiquities Coalition Recommendations

53:45 Conclusions

Link of the Week:

Disasters Emergency Committee:

https://www.dec.org.uk/

Links:

18 April 2022 | Heritage and Climate:

https://www.icomos.org/en/focus/18-april-international-day-for-monuments-and-sites/104836-18-april-2022-heritage-and-climate

World Heritage Day 2022: History, theme and significance; here's all you need to know:

https://www.firstpost.com/world/world-heritage-day-2022-history-theme-and-significance-heres-all-you-need-to-know-10562651.html

CBA: Festival of Archaeology: https://www.archaeologyuk.org/festival.html

Government blocks Oxford Street M&S demolition until plans can be scrutinised:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/government-set-block-oxford-street-153417571.html

M&S Oxford St demolition scheme halted by Gove:

https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/ms-oxford-st-demolition-scheme-halted-by-gove

Gove blocks plans to demolish Oxford Street M&S:

https://www.building.co.uk/news/gove-blocks-plans-to-demolish-oxford-street-mands/5117103.article

Highways: A303 Stonehenge:

https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/south-west/a303-stonehenge/

James Madison’s Montpelier:

https://www.montpelier.org/

Montpelier says it's open to parity with slave descendants. Descendants call foul:

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/20/1093673939/montpeliers-fight-with-descendants-of-the-enslaved-brings-employee-firings [https://www.npr.org/2022/04/20/1093673939/montpeliers-fight-with-descendants-of-the-enslaved-brings-employee-firings%0b]

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/20/1093673939/montpeliers-fight-with-descendants-of-the-enslaved-brings-employee-firings%0bSAA Issues Statement on Action by Montpelier Foundation Board of Directors:

https://www.saa.org/quick-nav/saa-media-room/saa-news/2022/04/13/saa-issues-statement-on-action-by-montpelier-foundation-board-of-directors

Is there really a ‘woke war’ at the National Trust?

Contested History, Identity, Culture & Heritage in Times of War & Peace - WB 22nd April 2022

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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/ [https://archaeologyuk.org/asset/12DE3F33-2F10-405C-8D6F86A90A63EFFD/%0b]

https://archaeologyuk.org/asset/12DE3F33-2F10-405C-8D6F86A90A63EFFD/%0bNeil 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 [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%0b]

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%0bDamaged Cultural Sites in Ukraine Verified by UNESCO:

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/damaged-cultural-sites-ukraine-verified-unesco [https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/damaged-cultural-sites-ukraine-verified-unesco%0b]

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/damaged-cultural-sites-ukraine-verified-unesco%0bHomes 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 [https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-minister-who-took-in-refugee-says-friendship-will-last-lifetime-but-there-are-issues-with-scheme-12584754%0b]

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-minister-who-took-in-refugee-says-friendship-will-last-lifetime-but-there-are-issues-with-scheme-12584754%0bJust 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:

h [https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/education/displaced-ukrainian-students-to-receive-free-tuition-in-scotland-3654597]

Statement on Ukraine from CBA & Government ‘unlawful’ on planning AGAIN! - WB 15.04.2022

The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Polish Historians’ Perspectives on the War Next Door! - WB 2nd April 2022



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0:00 Introduction

 

4:05 Paul Barford Interview



28:44 Alina Nowobilska Interview



1:04:08 Closing Thoughts





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Link of the Week:

 

Disasters Emergency Committee:



https://www.dec.org.uk/

 

***

Links:

Pipeline April Fools’ Article:

CBA, CIfA & FAME LAUNCH JOINT MEDIA OPERATION:

http://thepipeline.info/blog/2022/04/01/cba-cifa-fame-launch-joint-media-operation/

Paul Barford:

@PortantIssues on Twitter

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues:

https://paul-barford.blogspot.com/

Alina Nowobilska:

@WW2girl1944 on Twitter



@hack_history on Twitter



Refugees fleeing Ukraine (since 24 February 2022):

https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine

‘Black Archaeology’ in Eastern Europe: Metal Detecting, Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Objects, and ‘Legal Nihilism’:

https://www.counteringcrime.org/black-archaeology-in-eastern-europe

Raphael Lemkin Center for Documenting Russian Crimes in Ukraine:

https://instytutpileckiego.pl/en/instytut/aktualnosci/centrum-dokumentowania-zbrodni-rosyjskich-w-ukrainie-im

The word “genocide” was first coined by Polish lawyer Raphäel Lemkin:



https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/genocide.shtml



At least 53 culturally important sites damaged in Ukraine – Unesco:



https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/01/at-least-53-culturally-important-sites-damaged-in-ukraine-unesco

Inside the Efforts to Preserve Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage:



https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-the-efforts-to-preserve-ukraines-cultural-heritage-180979840/



News about the war from the official Ukrainian perspective:

135 war crimes against cultural heritage recorded in Ukraine:



https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3446115-135-war-crimes-against-cultural-heritage-recorded-in-ukraine.html

The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Polish Historians’ Perspectives on the War Next Door! - WB 2nd April 2022

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0:00 Introduction

2:08 Recap of ArchUK4Ukraine

9:26 Reactions

11:08 CIfA’s Response

14:41 CBA’s Response

15:52 Comparison to Other Responses

16:46 Homes for Ukraine Scheme

18:38 FAME’s Response (Blocking Us)

21:56 Accidentally Global? Heritage Alliance

24:50 Why is it SO Hard for Them?

31:26 Ways Forward – Closing Thoughts

***

Link of the Week:

Disasters Emergency Committee:

https://www.dec.org.uk/

***

Links:

6 Things UK Archaeology Can do to Support Ukraine NOW! :

https://youtu.be/bfQqzuWsUJ8

Call to Action Card, share freely and widely - No copyright claimed by PipeLine, Archaeosoup or Watching Brief:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U6Ar_gnLj_dYa1jaf6Z3zFMJmV9Uem6S?usp=sharing

CIfA’s Response:

https://twitter.com/InstituteArch/status/1506329326509244417?s=20&t=fR8ddrQHYeuHZjudimJ0hw

The Threat to Ukraine’s Heritage – An Open Letter:

https://www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/blog/the-threat-to-ukraines-heritage-joint-letter/

“DON’T MENTION THE WAR” A Week of Fawlty Comms from CIfA, CBA & FAME:

http://thepipeline.info/blog/2022/03/27/dont-mention-the-war-a-week-of-fawlty-comms-from-cifa-cba-fame/

Ukraine in Flames, UK Archaeology Inert? - WB 25th March 2022

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0:00 Introduction

1:56 CIfA Salary Recommendations

6:59 Inflation & Archaeology

13:42 Gov. Youngkin Whitewashing History?

23:00 NOT Erasing History!

26:58 Finding Common Vocabulary?

30:05 Whither the ‘Culture War’?

41:02 Dr Neil Faulkner RIP (The Power of Archaeology)

53:59 Closing Thoughts

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Link of the Week:

Neil Faulkner: Obituary:

https://tinyurl.com/2fc6k8wm



***

Links:

CIFA - Current salary recommendations:

https://www.archaeologists.net/practices/salary

Youngkin's promise of education reform on race, critics fear a whitewash:

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/in-youngkins-promise-of-education-reform-on-race-critics-fear-a-whitewash/article_771f1db2-4d9b-5386-8ab1-10abc84a76e9.html [https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/in-youngkins-promise-of-education-reform-on-race-critics-fear-a-whitewash/article_771f1db2-4d9b-5386-8ab1-10abc84a76e9.html%0b]

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/in-youngkins-promise-of-education-reform-on-race-critics-fear-a-whitewash/article_771f1db2-4d9b-5386-8ab1-10abc84a76e9.html%0bYoungkin’s win may spell changes for project highlighting history of enslaved:

https://vpm.org/news/articles/29396/youngkins-win-may-spell-changes-for-project-highlighting-history-of-enslaved

Munira Mirza is not a household name, but her exit is deeply damaging for Boris Johnson:

https://inews.co.uk/news/analysis/munira-mirza-is-not-a-household-name-but-her-exit-is-deeply-damaging-for-boris-johnson-1442275

‘Boris stopped listening’: How freezing out trusted advisers such as Munira Mirza left PM struggling to reset No 10:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/e2-80-98boris-stopped-listening-e2-80-99-how-freezing-out-trusted-advisers-such-as-munira-mirza-left-pm-struggling-to-reset-no-10/ar-AATtnQe

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Neil Faulkner, archaeologist, historian and ‘revolutionary socialist’ activist – obituary:

[£]https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/02/07/neil-faulkner-archaeologist-historian-revolutionary-socialist/ [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/02/07/neil-faulkner-archaeologist-historian-revolutionary-socialist/?fbclid=IwAR1N07xfGZo-WHNm577T8sPJDztd9LE-PgfyejcKgSvPxCWDNsIz4b5DHTQ]

Neil Faulkner: obituary:

https://www.archaeologyworldwide.com/post/neil-faulkner-obituary

Obituary: Neil Faulkner, historian, archaeologist and revolutionary (1958-2022):

https://www.theleftberlin.com/obituary-neil-faulkner-historian-archaeologist-and-revolutionary-1958-2022/

 

Youngkin’s Virginia Mansion Row! (Full Marx in the Culture War) - WB 11th Feb 2022

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0:00 Introduction 

1:40 Such Thing as a Good Rally?

17:15 Crisis? What Crisis?

32:31 Closing Thoughts

***

Link of the Week:

LGBT+ History Month:

https://lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/

***

Links:

Metal detecting teen's top tips to find treasure:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-suffolk-60218383

IS THERE ANY SUCH THING AS A GOOD RALLY? The Searcher

Prof Michael Lewis Head of Portable Antiquities Scheme:

https://tinyurl.com/urvdf7xc

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Crisis? What crisis? Archaeology under pressure in the United Kingdom, Archäologische Informationen 44, Early View

Paul Belford, Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust:

https://dguf.de/fileadmin/AI/archinf-ev_belford.pdf

Has Groupthink & Gatekeeping Choked Public Archaeology Campaigning? - WB 30th Nov 2021:

https://youtu.be/8JJF9jQT6hA

“Crisis? What Crisis?” The Canaries Down the Coal Mine of UK Archaeology - WB 4th Feb 2022

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0:00 Introduction 

3:18 Climate Change & UK Archaeology

7:49 Stoke Museums to Cut Curators!

18:27 Le Câtillon II Coin Hoard, Jersey

27:27 Negotiating a Price!

41:30 Effect on Local Museums

42:58 Shouldn’t We Also Sell Stuff?

1:00:27 How Can We Bring People ‘In’?

1:04:40 Why Don’t We Just Buy Archaeology?

1:06:02 Conclusions

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Link of the Week:

Climate Change threatening Buried UK Treasures:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60091485

***

Links:

Stoke ditches curators for museums to become film locations:

https://www.artsindustry.co.uk/news/2762-stoke-turns-its-back-on-pottery-heritage-with-curator-redundancies

Statement: Stoke-on-Trent Museums:

https://www.stoke.gov.uk/news/article/994/statement_-_stoke-on-trent_museums

How to respond to the consultation

The full budget proposals are at: www.stoke.gov.uk/budget2022 [http://www.stoke.gov.uk/budget2022]

People can give their views in the following ways: 

budgetconsultation@stoke.gov.uk, twitter.com/sotcitycouncil

facebook.com/sotcitycouncil 

Or write to us at Budget 2022, Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HH.

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Fears Jersey Award Could Lead to Inflated Valuations Under Treasures Act:

http://thepipeline.info/blog/2021/12/24/fears-jersey-award-could-lead-to-inflated-valuations-under-treasure-act/

Jersey: Did we just invent “Casino Metal Detecting”? :

https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode/947418

Experts in the UK tasked with valuing the record-breaking 2,000 year old Le Câtillon Coin Hoard… :

https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/insight-how-coin-hoard-payment-was-decided/

Ministers ‘frustrated’ by coin hoard payment delay:

https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/ministers-frustrated-coin-hoard-payment-delay/

Gov refuses to confirm payment to Coin Hoard finders:

https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/gov-refuses-confirm-coin-hoard-payment/

Valuation battles frustrates coin hoard sale:

https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/more-one-valuation-coin-hoard/

Gov overrules Jersey Heritage and top official with £4.25m coin hoard fee:

https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/concerns-raised-after-government-agrees-425m-coin-hoard/

A Right Jersey Royal Mess! (Why Shouldn’t Archaeologists Sell Valuable Finds?) – WB 28th Jan 2022

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0:00 Introduction

1:36 A Brief History

9:29 Protest, Trial, Aquittal

18:32 An Archaeological Perspective

24:44 A Legal Precedent?

35:17 Final Comments

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Link of the Week:

Secret Barrister Commentary:

https://tinyurl.com/4uzukn3m

***

Links:

A Knee on His Neck: George Floyd’s America:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/george-floyd-america/policing/

Edward Colston Statue Toppling and Colston Timeline of Events:

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/edward-colston-statue-toppling-timeline-6444863

Bristol’s Slavery ‘Cancer’ was ‘Surgically Removed’ by Colston Four, Says Historian David Olusoga:

https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/james-obrien/bristols-slavery-cancer-was-surgically-removed-by-colston-four/

The Secret Barrister: Do the Verdicts in the Trial of the Colston 4 Signal Something Wrong with Our Jury System? 10 Things You Should Know:

https://thesecretbarrister.com/2022/01/06/do-the-verdicts-in-the-trial-of-the-colston-4-signal-something-wrong-with-our-jury-system-10-things-you-should-know/

Discussing the Toppling of Edward Colston Statue in Bristol - Live Stream:

https://youtu.be/zNexB4vVFpI

Outrage as 'Space Archaeologist' Sarah Parcak Advises How to Topple Statues!? - WB June 2020

https://youtu.be/I7rXhuPT7I0

Muppets of the Month: Thugs 'Defend' Statues from No One & Fight the Police! - WB June 2020

https://youtu.be/2ZOQJv5WfSc

Statue Wars, UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss, Age of Samurai: Media Picks - WB 2nd July 2021

https://youtu.be/HTGoG2RIz98

Colston 4 Acquitted: Is Something Wrong with Our Jury System? - WB 7th Jan 2022

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Link of the Week:

Raiders Temple Escape in LEGO:

https://tinyurl.com/mryxfp4r

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Muppet(s) of the Month:

A History TikToker’s viral claim that Ancient Rome ‘didn’t exist’ is getting backlash from academics:

https://www.insider.com/history-anthropology-tiktoker-ancient-rome-not-real-backlash-viral-2021-12

Man caught wearing fake arm in bid to fool staff giving Covid vaccine:

https://www.itv.com/news/2021-12-03/man-caught-wearing-fake-arm-in-bid-to-fool-vaccine-jab

Jacob Rees-Mogg makes up a Saxon saint!

https://twitter.com/dramdarcy/status/1472387033222070272

Bomb Squad Race to A&E After Patient Arrives with WW2 Artillery Shell Stuck up His Bottom:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16923295/bomb-squad-hospital-bottom-shell/

Bomb Squad Called to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital after Man gets WWII Mortar Stuck up His Bottom:

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/bomb-squad-called-gloucestershire-royal-6298076

Man 'Falls Awkwardly' on WW2 Shell & Lodges it in His BOTTOM!  – Muppet of the Month: Dec 2021

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0:00 Introduction & Link of the Week

4:00 One Millionth P.A.S. Record!

22:13 Skye Farmer Wrecks Cairn

45:43 Mike Ingram: An Appreciation

***

Link of the Week:

Raiders Temple Escape in LEGO:

https://tinyurl.com/mryxfp4r

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1 Million records of archaeological finds made by public now recorded:

https://finds.org.uk/news/story/307

Lincolnshire pendant is millionth archaeological find by public:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-59607288

Portable Antiquities Scheme logs millionth archaeological find:

https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2021/12/portable-antiquities-scheme-logs-millionth-archaeological-find/

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Farmer fined for digging up ancient burial cairn:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-59653333 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-59653333%0b]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-59653333%0bScot fined £18k for destroying ancient cairn help his building project:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/scot-fined-c2-a318k-for-destroying-ancient-cairn-to-help-his-building-project/ar-AARNUQF

Skye farmer who destroyed ancient cairn for topsoil fined £18,000:

https://www.scottishconstructionnow.com/articles/skye-farmer-who-destroyed-ancient-cairn-for-topsoil-fined-ps18000

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RIP Mike Ingram:

http://thepipeline.info/blog/2021/12/18/mike-ingram-an-appreciation/

Portable Antiquities Scheme Reaches 1,000,000 & Farmer on Skye Doesn’t Cairn! - WB 21st Dec 2021

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