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Archaeology Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Friday April 26, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Evjue Chair, Hilldale professors named
MADISON, Wisconsin, April 25 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Six members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have received the Evjue Distinguished Chair and Hilldale Professorships. The Evjue Distinguished Chair Michael Wagner Photo: Jeff Miller Michael Wagner, professor of journalism and mass communication, is the William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea. The chair was created with an endowment from the William T. Evjue  more

Kyoto University: Photographs of the University Museum's Egyptian Collection Available in the Research Resource Archive
KYOTO, Japan, April 25 (TNSres) -- Kyoto University issued the following news: Kyoto University's Research Resource Archive, or KURRA, takes materials produced or obtained by KyotoU researchers in the course of their work and makes these permanently available for use at and outside the institution. As part of these efforts, KURRA has recently published 'Photographs of the Egyptian Collection in the Kyoto University Museum' as archival materials left by photographer Shigeru Jufuku. Overview T  more

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Returns Ceramic Child's Coffin to the Gustavianum, Uppsala University Museum
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 -- The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston issued the following news release: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has reached an agreement with the Gustavianum, Uppsala University Museum (Sweden) to return a ceramic Child's Coffin, which was taken from the Gustavianum's collection decades ago without authorization. The coffin was scientifically excavated in 1920 at Gurob, Egypt by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt under the direction of Flinders Petrie. Th  more

Nature Human Behaviour Journal Issues Research Articles in February 2024 Edition
LONDON, England, April 26 -- Nature Human Behaviour published research articles on the following topics in its February 2024 edition (Vol. 8, Issue 2): Editorial: * Diversity of thought and data enrich archaeology Comment & Opinion: * Positionality statements should not force us to 'out' ourselves * How to depolarize your students * How we name academic prizes matters * Population descriptors and behavioural genetic research * We need more-diverse biobanks to improve behavioural geneti  more