June 30th News Stories

New stories as of 10:32 AM:

Pope OK's Opening Of St. Paul's Tomb
WorldNetDaily
Eighteen months after the sarcophagus believed to have once contained the remains of St. Paul the apostle was positively identified by Vatican archaeologists, Pope Benedict XVI has given his approval to plans by investigators to examine the interior of the ancient stone coffin with an optical probe, according to a German Catholic paper...
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56460

Old Acropolis Museum To Close, Artifacts Transported To New Site
International Herald Tribune
ATHENS, Greece: An archaeological museum on the Acropolis Hill will close Monday so that ancient sculptures and other artifacts can be moved to a new site, the Culture Ministry said...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/30/europe/EU-GEN-Greece-Acropolis-Museum.php

Researchers Claim Tooth Belonged To First Humans In Western Europe
ABC News
Archaeologists in Spain have dug up a tooth which they believe belonged to the first known human in western Europe. Announcing preliminary findings, the researchers said the fossil was more than 1 million-years-old...
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/01/1966668.htm?section=justin

A Tooth And A Little DNA
Baltimore Sun
Archaeologists never seem to tire of digging in the dirt.
With pick and ax and shovel and brush, they scour the sands of time for remnants of past lives, of great rulers and lowly tradesmen, of despised monarchs and tribal leaders, of royal kingdoms and primitive cultures, of heralded customs and vanquished societies...
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/bal-ed.notebook30jun30,0,1739782.story?coll=bal-opinion-headlines