History-themed News for May 23

Lots of stories today. With a start like this, there might be lots more stories throughout the day. As of a quarter'to'seven, there's no 'might' about it. There are a lot of stories today, though many of them are elaborations on the news of the morning.

New articles as of 7:00 PM:

Piles of Ancient Pottery Unearthed in Greece
MSNBC
Archaeologists in central Greece have discovered thousands of miniature clay pots and statuettes in the ruins of an ancient sanctuary possibly dedicated to the Three Graces, officials said Wednesday. In volume, it is one of the richest finds in recent years...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18829648/
Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/05/23/ap3752425.html

Police Raid Turns Up Ancient Coins, Jewelry
Today's Zaman
Two separate operations carried out in historic sections of İstanbul on Wednesday turned up 366 illegally held coins and artifacts from the Roman and Byzantine eras...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=112109
This is certainly a different take on the issue of selling ancient artifacts.

Ancient Roman's Headless Skeleton in London Exhibit
Middle-East Times
A sarcophagus containing the headless skeleton of an ancient Roman will go on display for the first time Thursday during an exhibition about a "hidden" period in London's history, curators said...
http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070523-023709-3685r
Interesting. The artifacts mentioned in this story are the same as the ones in the other stories on the topic. However, it seems to me that they were talking about the discovery of these artifacts, as though that had just happened, not their going on display? So, how long ago were they discovered?

New articles as of 10:40 AM:

Greek Archaeologists Discover Thousands of Miniature Clay Pots and Statuettes
Pravada.Ru
Archaeologists in central Greece have discovered thousands of miniature clay pots and statuettes in the ruins of an ancient sanctuary possibly dedicated to the Three Graces...
http://english.pravda.ru/news/science/23-05-2007/92032-Greek_pots-0

Articles as of 10:00 AM:

Gladiator Relief Discovered in Ancent Ephesus
Turkish Daily News
Restoration works are carried out in Marble Hall of the Yamaç Evler II (Hillside Houses II) while consolidation and excavation works continue in the southern part of the ancient theater...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=73483

Archaeologists Dig For Truth In Biblical Debate
NewsMax.com
Two ancient stone boxes are revealed by filmmakers and researchers who say they may have once contained the bones of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, chipping away at the very cornerstone of Christianity: the Resurrection....
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/5/22/205817.shtml?s=lh

Story of Ancient Estate Can Be Traced Back to Prehistoric Times
Hemelhempstead Today Heritage

Shendish Manor in Kings Langley is steeped in thousands of years of history.
This week our heritage page takes a look at its fascinating past that has been researched and documented over the last six years by Alan Penwarden, a member of the Kings Langley Local History and Museum Society...

http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/heritage?articleid=2899691
This article serves very well as a reminder of how many layers of history there are in the U.K.

Dig Find Triggers New Theory On London's Past
Life Style Extra
Archaeologists have moved closer to bridging a 200 year gap in the ancient history of London...
http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowStory.asp?story=AV2337779R&news_headline=dig_find_triggers_new_theory_on_londons_past
As I commented for the previous article, this discovery also goes to show how interconnected the history of a long settled place such as London is. I hope to see more on these discoveries and theories.

MSPs Called To Support Roman Wall
BBC News
Roman soldiers descended on the Scottish Parliament to encourage MSPs to back an application for the Antonine Wall to gain World Heritage Status...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/6683339.stm

Greece: Archaeologists Find Thousands of Clay Offerings at Ancient Fertility Shrine
International Herald Tribune
Archaeologists in central Greece have discovered thousands of miniature clay pots and statuettes in the ruins of an ancient sanctuary possibly dedicated to the Three Graces, officials said on Wednesday...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/23/europe/EU-GEN-Greece-Ancient-Shrine.php

Preserving Ancient History
Berkshire Eagle Online
Berkshire Museum visitors nervously watched Dena Çirpili take the ancient tatter of linen in between her fingers and gently pat it back against the mummy's body...
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/headlines/ci_5964051
It must have been something spectacular to be there to see what was being done. This article has a large number of photos of the process included, as well as a slide-show.

London Roman's Remains Go on Show
BBC News
The remains of what experts believe was one of the last Romans to have lived in London form the centre-piece of an exhibition which opens this week...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6684993.stm

Bronze Age Urn Discovered
Waterford Today
An exciting archaeological find dating to c.1700 B.C. was unearthed by licensed archaeologist, Orla Scully during test excavations on the Airport Road Realignment (R708) at Monamintra crossroads on Tuesday the 15th of May...
http://www.waterford-today.ie/index.php?id=21208&what=1&issue=353