{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fe6f5ab14-3de4-4c99-b07a-ed80ea841e00","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"What's Benin Going On? - Ep 206\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/e6f5ab14-3de4-4c99-b07a-ed80ea841e00\"></iframe>","title":"What's Benin Going On? - Ep 206","description":"We meant to tackle this question before, but we can\u2019t wait any longer! The Benin Bronzes have received media attention lately in a series of newsworthy announcements to repatriate them from various museums in North America and Europe to Nigeria. What are these alliterative artifacts, and how did thousands of them disappear from the Kingdom of Benin only to appear by the hundreds in museums overseas?\nInterested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info.\nLinks\n\nThe Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence, and Cultural Restitution (via Bookshop)\n\nThe Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence, and Cultural Restitution (via Worldcat)\n\nHistory of Archaeological Research in the Yoruba-Edo Region of Nigeria: New Directions for Urban Earthenworks (William & Mary ScholarWorks)\n\nStory of cities #5: Benin City, the mighty medieval capital now lost without trace (The Guardian)\n\nRon Eglash (TED)\n\nBenin Kingdom (Dallas Museum of Art)\n\nThe Benin Bronzes Aren\u2019t Just Ancient History. Meet the Contemporary Casters Who Are Still Making Them Today (Artnet)\n\nThe Dating Game: The Scientific Analysis of Benin Copper-Alloy Art-From TL to \u00b2\u00b9\u00b0Pb (Open Access Journal of Archaeology & Anthropology)\n\nThis Art Was Looted 123 Years Ago. Will It Ever Be Returned? (New York Times)\n\nThe Benin Bronzes, Explained: Why a Group of Plundered Artworks Continues to Generate Controversy (ArtNews)\n\nHorniman to return ownership of Benin bronzes to Nigeria (Horniman Museum and Gardens)\n\nBenin Bronze \u201dpermanently removed\u201d from Jesus hall (The Cambridge Student)\n\nMajor new archaeology project on site of new museum in Benin (British Museum Blog)\n\nRecovering the Brilliance of a Benin Bronze (Metropolitan Museum of Art)\n\nContact\nEmail the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com\nArchPodNet\n\nAPN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com\n\n\nAPN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet\n\n\nAPN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet\n\n\nAPN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet\n\n\nTee Public Store\n\nAffiliates\n\nWildnote\n\nTeePublic\n\nTimeular\n\nMotion","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/dddd1215-eeb0-4139-b885-732091a9088a/uploads-2f1612927465714-puvwh93kw2-3b3c967815ee02703f7cfe1c7eed.jpg"}