News for June 19

The big story today is the discovery of the Kush gold processing site.

New stories as of 6:30 PM:

Lottery Cash For Hill Fort
Shropshire Star
“One of the best hill forts in the world” in Oswestry is set for a £200,000 upgrade in order to open it up for visitors...
http://www.shropshirestar.co.uk/2007/06/lottery-cash-for-hill-fort/

Diggers Strike Gold In Ancient Kush
Guardian Unlimited
An ancient site where gold flakes were hand-ground from rare ores has been uncovered by archaeologists working along the banks of the river Nile...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,2106876,00.html

The Zeugma Mosaics: Gaziantep's Crowning Glory
Today's Zaman
Until 2005 most people viewed Gaziantep as a mere transit point en route to supposedly more interesting places in Southeastern Turkey -- such as the colossal statues atop Mt. Nemrut or Urfa’s pools of Abraham...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=114441&bolum=117

Scientists Discover Gold Processing Center
Monsters & Critics
CHICAGO, IL, United States (UPI) -- U.S. archaeologists have discovered a gold processing center along the middle Nile that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500 B.C...
http://science.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1319752.php/Scientists_discover_gold_processing_center

Historic Hill At Centre of Battle
BBC News
With its historic woodland, stunning scenery and protected wildlife, Gillies Hill is a well known and popular site for locals and visitors alike...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/6568819.stm

New stories as of 11:45 AM:

UNESCO Launches The Re-Erection Project of The Aksum Obelisk
World Heritage
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre today signed the contract with Lattanzi SRL construction company to begin the re-erection of the Aksum obelisk...
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/350

Neanderthal Man Was An Innovator
News Blaze
According to a new University of Leicester study, neanderthal man was an innovator. The research challenges the myth of a primitive and backward species...
http://newsblaze.com/story/20070619081032nnnn.nb/newsblaze/TOPSTORY/Top-Stories.html


Archaeologists Discover Gold Processing Center
Physorg.com
Archaeologists from the University of Chicago have discovered a gold processing center along the middle Nile, an installation that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500 B.C. The center, along with a cemetery they discovered, documents extensive control by the first sub-Saharan kingdom, the kingdom of Kush...
http://www.physorg.com/news101478342.html

Roman City Wall Found By Chance
BBC News
Archaeologists who set out to put up a safety fence at Rochester's medieval castle have unexpectedly uncovered a Roman city wall...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/6767879.stm

Ancient Gold Unearthed In Sudan
BBC News
A team of archaeologists has discovered a huge ancient gold processing centre and a graveyard along the River Nile in northern Sudan...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6767203.stm

Stones Confirm Golden Past Of Ancient African Kingdom
New Scientist.com
The discovery of a gold "factory" and burial sites along the Nile in Sudan reveals that the ancient African kingdom of Kush was more vast and powerful than realised, and traded heavily in gold...
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12090-stones-confirm-golden-past-of-ancient-african-kingdom.html

Ancient Gold Camp Discovered Along The Nile
MSNBC
An ancient gold-processing and panning camp has been discovered along the Nile River and is thought to be the first physical evidence of where Egypt obtained its vast gold stashes...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19313347/

Clue To Egypt's Gold Source Discovered
LiveScience
An ancient gold-processing and panning camp has been discovered along the Nile River and is thought to be the first physical evidence of where Egypt obtained its vast gold stashes...
http://www.livescience.com/history/070619_nile_gold.html