Monday, May 28, 2007

May 28th news articles

I apologize for not having a post ready yesterday but I had internet connection problems. Although, looking at the articles, it seems like there wasn't much there to report. As is also the case for today.

New articles as of 8:10 PM:

Islamic Arts Set To Go On Display in New Gaziantep Museum
Today's Zaman
The first ever Islamic Arts Museum in the southeastern Anatolian region is to open soon in Gaziantep...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=112524


New articles as of 12:30 PM:

The Great Pyramid
Brisbane Times
The questions, at least from a modern perspective, that hang over the Egyptian pyramids, and particularly the Great Pyramid, are: how were they built? How were those huge pieces of stone raised into place? Were the consummate architectural and engineering skills of the pyramid builders somehow lost along the windy road of history?...
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/book-reviews/the-great-pyramid/2007/05/28/1180205136232.html
A book review of a new book. I'd say, only from reading this review that it looks promising.

New articles as of 10:20 AM:

Scientists Ramp Up Theory on Great Pyramid
RGJ.com
The Great Pyramid of Giza, the sole surviving member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, stands today as the most massive puzzle in the history of civilization...
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070527/LIV/705270302
This makes two new theories in recent weeks. There was one not so long ago suggesting the limestone was some sort of concrete.

Archaeology Survey Unlikely To Disrupt Project
The Citizen of Laconia
The state official in charge of an archaeological survey of Route 3 in The Weirs says it is "highly unlikely" that anything would be found to derail the installation of sidewalks on a section of the busy thoroughfare...
http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070528/CITIZEN_01/105280197/-1/CITIZEN

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