What better way to see in the local election results?

RIP Elizabeth Moore, UCL and SOAS, Southeast Asian art and archaeology
tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.10…

Did you know that Hoa Hakananai’a in the British Museum is cemented into a plinth... at the wrong angle? Originally it would've been set into the ground rather than balanced on a stone like most other statues in Rapa Nui. The grass gives an idea of the likely ground surface

I see from the new Salon that John Steane has died, age 93. He had been head of Kettering Grammar School when he became county archaeologist for Oxfordshire. He specialised in historic landscape, with several books. RIP

This promises to be a fun journey
(apropos nothing, the train ticket for a 45 minute journey cost more than EIGHT TIMES the book)

One of those lovely people I can truly say brought joy into my life
theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

I was privileged to take part in a seminar at Stonehenge celebrating Keith Ray's bluestone walk from Preselis to Stonehenge. He ± followed HH Thomas/Parker Pearson route, I prefer river valleys
'Inland route to Stonehenge from Welsh quarries is 'logical'' bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

bit of a Grayson Perry (British Museum 2011)/Yinka Shonibare (Venice Biennale 2024) thing here

Bonhams sale, said to be human bone, no provenance info other than collectors
bonhams.com/auction/29467/…

Is there a foolproof way of subverting the design of iPads and iPhones and switching them off without taking a screenshot? Love to know

I always enjoy great company, thanks Lizzie

Sarunas Milisauskas, 87, archaeologist who led discovery of major artifact in Europe buffalonews.com/obituaries/fea… via The Buffalo News

Congratulations!

'Boldly'