July 13th News

We start the day with a nice slice of summer.

New stories as of 11:55 AM:

Early Slices Of Paradise: Gardens In Ancient Times
International Herald Tribune
FLORENCE: Gardens are as old as civilization and the origins and early development of them are the subject of "The Ancient Garden from Babylon to Rome: Science, Art and Nature." Spanning over 2,500 years, the exhibition - which contains nearly 150 reliefs, statues, mosaics, frescoes, antique gardening tools and models illustrating ingenious hydraulic devices - is at the restored 18th-century Lemon House in the Boboli Garden of the Pitti Palace and continues until Oct. 28...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/12/arts/conway.php

Ancient Greek Statues Being Prepared For Move To New Museum
News-Leader
Athens, Greece — Many of Greece's most valued ancient statues are wearing chains and padded vests, ready for an outing...
http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070713/LIFE/707130365/1093
Also posted to:
http://www.tbo.com/news/nationworld/MGBY0IY224F.html

Kelenderis Mosaic Reveals Secrets Of Ancient Anatolia
Today's Zaman
A mosaic depicting the oldest naval dockyards of ancient Anatolia is attracting attention in the town of Aydıncık in Mersin....
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=116569

Jerusalem Seeks Return Of Ancient Tablet
Washington Post
JERUSALEM -- Jerusalem's mayor has asked the Turkish government to return a 2,700-year-old tablet uncovered in an ancient subterranean passage in the city, sugggesting that it could be a "gesture of goodwill" between allies....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/13/AR2007071300439.html
Also posted at:
http://www.localnewsleader.com/elytimes/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=132822
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/13/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Turkey-Ancient-Tablet.php

Pupils Uncover Medieval Track
Oxford Mail
It was only supposed to be a mini-excavation to give children a taste of archaeology - but a dig at Wheatley Park School on Thursday uncovered far more than they had bargained for....
http://www.oxfordmail.net/news/headlines/display.var.1542066.0.pupils_uncover_medieval_track.php
What a unique experience for those students.

Whatever Happened To Sumerian Beer?
Beer Advocate
Anthropologists and archaeologists believe that the first humans ever to make the great leap from a nomadic and tribal into a civilized and sedentary existence were the Sumerians, some eight to ten thousand years ago. The place was Mesopotamia (now the southern portion of present-day Iraq)...
http://beeradvocate.com/news/stories_read/721

Calls For Consultation After Rotherwas Ribbon Protest Arrests
24 Hour Museum
Following a sit-in and subsequent arrests at a council meeting in Herefordshire on July 12 2007, campaigners fighting to preserve an archaeological find dubbed the Rotherwas Ribbon are calling on Herefordshire Council to let the public have a say in its future....
http://news.google.ca/news/url?sa=t&ct=ca/3-0&fp=46979d1e674d0f88&ei=JsGXRp7lM4OuoAKw4syBAQ&url=http%3A//www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART48998.html&cid=1118028900

Spectacular Exhibition On The Scythians In Berlin
Deutchland Online
The exhibition portrays the history and culture of the feared equestrian people, the Scythians, who lived in the first millennium BC in an area stretching from Southern Siberia to the Carpathian Basin. Around 6000 exhibits, including magnificent gold treasures and an impeccably preserved mummy, will be on show, some for the first time in Europe...
http://www.magazine-deutschland.de/ereignis_meldung.php?id=553

Stone Age Descendents Of Durham City Discovered
bdaily.info
Water works have uncovered the most significant archaeological site of ancient Britons in County Durham dating back 5,000 years. Northumbrian Water are building a new £3.5 million drinking water reservoir on the outskirts with views overlooking Durham City Cathedral and Castle. Before work began extensive archaeology investigations were undertaken...
http://www.bdaily.info/story/view/4768
Shouldn't the headline be 'Ancestors'?

Breasts Key To Hatshepsut's Obesity
Discovery News
July 13, 2007 —When mummy experts piece together what an ancient person looked like in real life, one key to body type that's a dead giveaway is the size of the mummy's breasts....
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/07/13/obesemummy_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070713090000