June 4th News stories

Sorry the first posting for today is so late. Lots of stories though today.

New stories as of 8:05 PM:

More Viking Treasure Discovered on Gotland
The Local
A Viking treasure trove found by two brothers on Gotland last year is larger than originally believed, archaeologists say...
http://www.thelocal.se/7505/20070605/


New stories as of 7:07 PM:

Walter Reich: King Herod Blocks Road To Peace
Star Tribune.com
After 2,000 years of indignity and ignominy, Herod the Great finally has gotten his revenge...
http://www.startribune.com/commentary/story/1225106.html

New stories as of 3:30 PM:

Israel Museum Displays Rare Manuscript
Monterey County Herald
JERUSALEM- A rare Old Testament manuscript some 1,300 years old is finally on display for the first time, after making its way from a secret room in a Cairo synagogue to the hands of an American collector...
http://origin1.montereyherald.com/ci_6058367
Also printed in the following papers:
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/219/story_21962_1.html
http://www.contracostatimes.com/nationandworld/ci_6058367

Photo In The News: "Ancient" Crabs Live On In Roman Ruins
National Geographic News
A freshwater crab haunts the ruins of Trajan's Forum in Rome late last month.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/06/070604-crabs-picture.html
I'd say this story has legs. Six of them. It seems to keep popping up.

Stories since last night:

Acropolis Sculptures Headed To New Site
GreekNews
The Acropolis sculptures survived on the ancient hill in Athens for 2,500 years despite war, weather and looting. But their remaining days there are numbered...
http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6941

Greece To Reclaim Stolen Artifacts From U.S. Museum
Middle-East Times
Culture minister George Voulgarakis Sunday said that he was seeking the return of three ancient stolen artifacts to Greece, which are on display at an Atlanta museum in the United States...
http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070604-075311-7651r

Israel Museum Unveils Rare Biblical Manuscript From 'Silent Era'
Haaretz.com
A rare Old Testament manuscript some 1,300 years old is finally on display for the first time, after making its way from a secret room in a Cairo synagogue to the hands of an American collector...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/867003.html

Quirinale May Hold Temple
Wanted in Rome
A new exhibition at the Palazzo del Quirinale demonstrates how the ancient temple of the Roman god Quirinus may be buried under the current seat of the president of the republic...
http://www.wantedinrome.com/news/news.php?id_n=3244

The Romans Were Masters Of Mendip's Lead Mines
Weston & Somerset Mercury
Life was always hard for the lead miners who toiled on the uplands of Mendip, but probably never more so than when the Romans were their masters...
http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/content/twm/RoundAbout/story.aspx?brand=Westonmercury&category=RoundAbout&tBrand=westonmercury&tCategory=zRoundAbout&itemid=WeED04%20Jun%202007%2010%3A21%3A09%3A090

82,000 Year Old Jewelry Found
Oxford Mail
Archaeologists from Oxford have discovered what are thought to be the oldest examples of human decorations in the world...
http://www.oxfordmail.net/display.var.1445722.0.82_000_year_old_jewellery_found.php

Astronomer Traces Zodiac's Time and Place of Birth
The Register
An astronomer has traced the origins of the earliest known descriptions of what would become the constellations of today's Zodiac to the region which once held the Assyrian cities of Ninova and Asur...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/04/zodiac_horoscope/

Who Knew? Freshwater Crabs Thrive in Roman Ruins
Yahoo News
ROME (AFP) - Who could have guessed that throughout the rise and fall of Rome's emperors, monarchs and politicians a lowly creature has reigned supreme in the ruins of Trajan's mighty empire?...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070603/lf_afp/italyarchaeologynatureoffbeat_070603064336;_ylt=AnxbEUitcaYM9GiEbzZ8lnfPOrgF

MP's Fury Over Stonehenge Funding
BBC News
A former Transport and Heritage minister is calling for Stonehenge to be removed from the list of World Heritage sites...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/6717063.stm