Wednesday, June 13, 2007

June 13th News

The stories today seem to be from a wide range of times and places.

New stories as of 1:40 PM:

Pipe Builder Robs Trevi's Supply
BBC News
A builder's mistake has cut off the water supply to one of Rome's most famous fountains - the Trevi...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6749471.stm

The Trevi Fountain Gets A Break
The New York Times
Herbert Muschamp, a former architecture critic for The New York Times, mused last December that the Trevi Fountain had been running for so long that it “wouldn’t mind being stopped, for its life must be getting tiresome:”...
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/the-trevi-fountain-gets-a-break/

Gullhögen Barrow Report On-Line
Aardvarchaeology
As an undergrad and PhD student in the 90s I heard a lot of rumours about the 1988-93 excavation of Gullhögen, a barrow in Husby-Långhundra parish between Stockholm and Uppsala...
http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2007/06/gullhgen_barrow_report_online.php

A New Study Shows Prehistoric European Populations May Have Practiced Human Sacrifice
International Herald Tribune
NEW YORK: Investigations of prehistoric burial sites in Europe show that the region's population may have practiced ritual human sacrifice, according to a new study...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/13/america/NA-GEN-US-Europe-Human-Sacrifice.php

New stories as of 8:45 AM:

Scientists Ramp Up For Theories On Great Pyramid
Ashbury Park Press
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://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070613/LIFE08/706130323/1031/ENT

New Ancient Persian Gallery Opens At British Museum
Islamic Republic News Agency
A newly refurbished Ancient Iran Gallery, featuring an unparallel collection of material, has opened at the British Museum...
http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-273/0706137452135435.htm

Builder Cuts Off Water To Rome's Trevi Fountain
Reuters UK
Water supplying Rome's world-famous Trevi Fountain was cut off when a builder across town damaged a 2,000-year-old pipe, the local water company said on Wednesday...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUKL1346187620070613

Clues In The Legend (Or Is It Fact) of Romulus
International Herald Tribune
The story of Romulus and Remus is almost as old as Rome. The orphan twins were suckled by a she-wolf in a cave on the banks of the Tiber, and Romulus grew up to found Rome in 753 B.C...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/13/arts/snlegend.php


Tudor Era Warders' Gate House Discovered At Tower of London
24 Hour Museum
Extensive archaeological remains of an old guard house dating to the Tudor and Jacobean periods have been uncovered at the Tower of London...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART48112.html
This article contains a number of photos of the discovery as well.

Holy War Brews Over Plans To Remove Church Pews
Macclesfield Express
A HOLY war could break out as parishioners prepare to fight plans to sully some of the town’s oldest – and protected – churches in the name of progress...
http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/228/228989_holy_war_brews_over_plans_to_remove_church_pews.html

2 comments:

Martin said...

Actually, I'm not certain if this article/blog is a joke. Some aspects suggest yes, and others no.

How intriguing. What suggests that my blog or that particular entry are jokes?

Elena said...

As it seems I was mistaken in my assessment, I will apologize. It was the rumors section mostly, I think. Mistake to be corrected at once.