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[Teri-K]

I finished latitude 4 with The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende at 174 pages.

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Teri!!

[Barb]

Oh that's annoying :(

[Meg, Contributor]

Longtitude #4 is done with The Bark Before Christmas, 304p

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Meg!

[Karen]

Good morning! I finished Johnny Tremain: A Story of Boston in Revolt by Esther Forbes.

Good book, if long. Worthy of it's Newbery.

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks for the update Karen!

[Andrea]

Karen wrote: "Good morning! I finished Johnny Tremain: A Story of Boston in Revolt by Esther Forbes.

Good book, if long. Worthy of it's Newbery."

That's one of my favorites from childhood! :)

[Karen ♐]

Karen ♐ wrote: "I'll take Latitude 6 with Tempting Taste - 326 pgs"

Finished 1/7/23 - 4 stars

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Karen!

[Teri-K]

It doesn't look like my book in #1201 got posted.

[Jan, Moderator]

Teri-K wrote: "It doesn't look like my book in #1201 got posted."

Thanks for pointing it out to me Teri! I'll get you updated :)

[Jennifer]

I finished my book for Longitude 9: Heaven Preserve Us by Cricket McRae, 299 pages

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Jennifer!

[Jan, Moderator]

We have uncovered Treasure #21!

Treasure #21
Latitude: 6.445334203448
Longitude: 3.403439623291

Benin Bronzes
Nigerian National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria

The Brenin Bronzes have been in the news quite a bit the last year or two. This large treasure is a group of several thousand metal plaques and sculptures that once decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now Edo State, Nigeria. Collectively, the objects are an incredible example of Benin art and metal workmanship from the 13th - 16th centuries, made by artists of the Edo people. Apart from the plaques, other sculptures include portrait heads, small statues and jewelry. Although the works generally are called "bronzes", they are made of several different materials, including bronze, brass, zinc and lead. They were made using lost-wax casting and are considered among the best examples of this technique.

But what makes this treasure newsworthy and even controversial, is that the entire collection of bronzes were taken by British forces during the Benin Expedition of 1897 as imperial, control was being consolidated in Southern Nigeria. Two hundred pieces were immediately given to the British Museum in London, while the rest of the plunder found its way to other museums. All told, there are 160 institutions across the world holding some of these culturally important art pieces from Africa. The 2nd largest collection being found at the Ethnological Museum of Berlin.

Nigeria has been actively pursuing the return of their bronzes and in 2020, Germany announced their plans to repatriate all of its Benin Bronzes. Their decision triggered many other museums working toward the same goal, and within the next two years, many (but certainly not all) of the pieces have been returned to Nigeria. You can see the returned bronzes at the Nigerian National Museum in Lagos, which is where our coordinates take us. But this will not be their final home. Nigeria is in the process of building a museum to showcase this cultural treasure in Benin City. The Edo Museum of West African Art is set to open in 2025, with the hope that more Benin Bronzes will find their way back to their original home.

If you can't make it Africa, or one of the other locations of the Brenin Bronzes, you can now access a database of all the pieces through the online platform Digital Benin. It lists institutions from 20 countries that include Benin cultural heritage in their collections. This new platform allows visitors to learn about the specifications, location and provenance of more than 5,000 African artifacts, including maps, high-resolution images, and the title of the works in English and Edo languages. This impressive website can be found at: digitalbenin.org.

[Jan, Moderator]

Our next coordinates have been posted!

[♞ Pat]

LATitude 0 ~ done

Reading The Midnight Library published in 2020.

finished ~ 1.11.23

[Andrea]

I'll take Longitude Latitude 2 with A Model of Devotion, 299 pages.

Didn't we have Latitude before Longitude on all the other hunts?

[Jennifer]

I can take Longitude 5: Through the Liquor Glass by Sarah Fox, Book 5 of the Literary Pub Mystery Series)

[Meg, Contributor]

I'll take latitude 9 with Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty Nine, #29 in the series

[Jan, Moderator]

BE AWARE: I mis-labeled the Long/Lat! I will fix it, so be aware when you come back to update. You are all Latitudes :)

Sorry for the confusion :(

I caught it before I saw your post Andrea...lol. Yes, you are right. I messed up. Fixing it!!

[Jan, Moderator]

♞ Pat wrote: "Reading The Midnight Library published in 2020."

I really enjoyed this book Pat. Hope you do too.

[Jan, Moderator]

Anyone notice the coordinates are longer? We flew through the last 2 sets, so I'm using the full set of numbers to hopefully make the hunt a little longer.

[Andrea]

Jan wrote: "I caught it before I saw your post Andrea...lol. Yes, you are right. I messed up. Fixing it!!"

Thanks, Jan!

[Andrea]

Jan wrote: "Anyone notice the coordinates are longer? We flew through the last 2 sets, so I'm using the full set of numbers to hopefully make the hunt a little longer."

Sorry! I think I was part of that flight. I still have some audios with near deadlines, but I think most of them are longer books so will likely take me a bit more time to get through them now. And yes, I noticed. ;)

[Andrea]

This is one of my favorite challenges, though, so there's high motivation for finding time to read despite work picking up.

[Barb]

I'll take one of the 0s for the 308 pages in Americanos, Apple Pies, and Art Thieves, by Harper Lin

[Catsalive]

I'll take Lat#1 for Still Life, Armand Gamache #1

[Karen ♐]

I'll take Longitude 8 with - 308 pgs

[Laila Jane]

I'll take Latitude 6 with - 262 pgs

[Jan, Moderator]

Everyone should be updated up to here!!

[Catsalive]

Lat1 done: Still Life by Louise Penny 11/1 3.5★

I'll take Lat2 with Living Dead in Dallas, Sookie Stackhouse #2, 291p.

[Barb]

Just finished longitude 0. Sure wish book characters would stop making promises they know they're not going to keep!

Americanos, Apple Pies & Art Thieves (Cape Bay Café #5), by Harper Lin, finished 1/11//23 ★★★.5

[Barb]

I can take latitude 5 for Flash, by Donna Ball, which was published in 2015 and has 358 pages.
Yes, Jan, I'm *finally getting around to reading this book!

[Meg, Contributor]

Latitude #9 is done with Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty Nine

[Meg, Contributor]

I'll take latitude 7 with Sweet Revenge, #7 in the series

[Andrea]

Finished A Model of Devotion, 1/11/23.

[Andrea]

I'll take Longitude 6 with The Silence of Murder, 336 pages.

[Catsalive]

Lat2 done Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris 12/1 4★ 291p, #2

Taking Lat4 with Death at the Belvedere, 304p

[Jan, Moderator]

You have all been busy! Everyone should be updated!

[Jan, Moderator]

Barb wrote: "Yes, Jan, I'm *finally getting around to reading this book!"

LOL! I hope you enjoy it Barb!!

[♞ Pat]

LATitude 0 ~ done

The Midnight Library published in 2020.

finished ~ 1.11.23


Claiming Latitude 3 ~ The Ragged Edge of Night ~ 340 pages

[Catsalive]

Lat4 done: Death at the Belvedere by Sue Williams 13/1 3.5★, 304p

Taking Long 0 with A Guide to Native Bees of Australia, 280p

[Karen ♐]

Karen ♐ wrote: "I'll take Longitude 8 with - 308 pgs"

Finished 1/11/23 - 4 stars

[Karen ♐]

I'll take Longitude 1 with - #1 in series

[Jan, Moderator]

Great Karen...thanks!

[Catsalive]

Long0 done: A Guide to Native Bees of Australia by Terry Houston 13/1 5★ 280p

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Kylie :)

[Karen ♐]

Karen ♐ wrote: "I'll take Longitude 1 with - #1 in series"

Finished 1/14/23 - 5 stars

[Karen ♐]

I'll take Latitude 3 with - Series #3