May 17th News

Looks like we're diving into ancient history today.

New articles as of 12:45 PM:

Wooden Anchor Could Be Oldest Found
Discovery News
The world's oldest wooden anchor lies at the bottom of an ancient harbor in Turkey off the Aegean Sea, according to a team of Israeli and Turkish archaeologists...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/05/17/anchor_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070517141500&dcitc=w19-502-ak-0000

New articles as of 10:30 AM:

Divers Discover Oldest Wooden Anchor
LiveScience
The world's oldest wooden anchor has been discovered embedded in muck on the sea floor of an ancient Turkish port off the Aegean Sea...
http://www.livescience.com/history/070517_oldest_woodanchor.html

Alexander the Great Conquered City Via Sunken Sandbar
Kazinform
NEW YORK. May 17. KAZINFORM - Changing sea levels and shifting sands helped Alexander the Great conquer the ancient island city of Tyre in one of his most famous military victories, new research shows...
http://www.inform.kz/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=151602


Rome's Ancient Gardens Revealed
BBC News
Archaeologists have discovered a series of mosaics they believe formed part of ancient pleasure gardens built in Rome in the 1st Century BC...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6664941.stm