May 21 News

It's a mix of stories today, all of them ancient.

New articles as of 6:50 PM:

Sandbar Aided Alexander The Great
Discovery News
Alexander the Great had a little help from Mother Nature when he conquered the seemingly impenetrable island-fortress of Tyre in 332 B.C., according to new geological findings...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/05/21/sandbar_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070521100000

New articles as of 3:10 PM:

Rare Scroll Fragment To Be Unveiled
The Jerusalem Post
A rare Torah scroll fragment from the Book of Exodus dating back to the 7th century that includes the famous Song of the Sea will be unveiled Tuesday at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the museum announced Monday...
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708654713&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

News articles as of 12:15 PM:

Ancient Wooden Anchor Discovered
EurekAlert
The world's oldest wooden anchor was discovered during excavations in the Turkish port city of Urla, the ancient site of Liman Tepe -- the Greek 1st Millennium BCE colony of Klazomenai, by researchers from the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies of the University of Haifa...
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-05/uoh-awa052107.php

Belgians Find Tomb of Ancient Egyptian Courtier
Yahoo News
Belgian archaeologists have discovered the intact tomb of an Egyptian courtier who lived about 4,000 years ago, Egypt's culture ministry said on Sunday...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070520/sc_nm/egypt_discovery_dc_2;_ylt=AmZztBzUC_4PUrCW3NIUhedFeQoB

Bosnia Archaeologists Fight Red Tape, Looters
IOL
Archaeologist Snjezana Vasilj was busy digging through piles of paper last year when a self-styled Bosnian explorer made global headlines after discovering "Europe's first pyramids"...
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=nw20070521111120229C173118