News Articles for May 22

Well, it's a varying number of stories on different topics today.

New articles as of 8:45 PM:

Australian PM Supports Greek Calls For Britain To Return Parthenon Marbles
Herald Tribune
The prime ministers of Australia and Greece united Wednesday in calling for the British Museum to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/23/asia/AS-GEN-Australia-Greece-Parthenon-Marbles.php

Archaeologists Unearth Cathedral's Past
EDP24
It is so often about the finds: remnants of ancient pots, long forgotten coins or even the odd skeleton or two grab the headlines...
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED22%20May%202007%2022%3A15%3A32%3A313

New articles as of 7:00 PM:

Archaeological Digs in Hasankeyf Kick Off
Today's Zaman
This year's archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Hasankeyf, one of the richest archaeological sites in Turkey and under the threat of being submerged due to a major infrastructure project, will begin today...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=111916&bolum=110

Important Roman British Burial Ground Under A2
UKTV History
Archaeologists have discovered an important Romano-British burial ground and artefacts during work on the A2 in Kent...
http://uktv.co.uk/index.cfm/uktv/History.news/aid/588440
Not the newest story perhaps, but this new article has some interesting details, for all that it is quite short.

Bulgarian Relics Spark An International Scuffle
Herald Tribune
A self-described Bulgarian looter has ignited an international controversy by admitting that he dug up an ancient treasure - a set of rare 12th-century silver dishes - and accusing Christie's of trying to resell one of the dishes in London for far more than he ever got for it...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/22/europe/sofia.php
Interesting, to say the least. Lately all the articles on artifact smuggling have been from the perspective of the country or museum in question. This piece takes a different perspective.



New articles as of 10:50 AM:

Old Shoe - Even Older
Norway Post
An old leather shoe discovered in the Jotunheimen Mountains, and first estimated to be around 1000 years old, turns out to be more than 3,000 years old. The shoe was found in an old snowdrift in August last year...
http://www.norwaypost.no/cgi-bin/norwaypost/imaker?id=79953
Very short article, unfortunately, but interesting nonetheless.

The Surprising Truth Behind the Construction of The Great Pyramids
LiveScience
This is not my day job." So begins Michel Barsoum as he recounts his foray into the mysteries of the Great Pyramids of Egypt. As a well respected researcher in the field of ceramics, Barsoum never expected his career to take him down a path of history, archaeology, and "political" science, with materials research mixed in...
http://www.livescience.com/history/070518_bts_barsoum_pyramids.html
Long, and most likely to be very controversial. It should be interesting to see how this article is received. I found it via the headlines link of www.archaeology.org.

New articles as of 7:30 AM:

Australian Politician Backs Greek Battle for Friezes
Middle-East Times
A senior Australian politician Tuesday backed Greece in its battle to force Britain to return the Elgin Marbles, priceless ancient Greek friezes held by the British Museum...
http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070522-062624-3833r

"Unusual" Tomb of Egyptian Courtier Found
Kazinform
Archaeologists got a royal surprise last week when they stumbled upon the tomb of a powerful official of the Egyptian court from 4,000 years ago...
http://www.inform.kz/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=151762
This is a fascinating new discovery, although this particular article is rather short.