July 19th News

Bulgaria is still in the news. I wonder how long this streak of discoveries can last.

New stories as of 3:11 PM:

Viking Treasure Hoard Uncovered
BBC News
The most important Viking treasure find in Britain for 150 years has been unearthed by a father and son while metal detecting in Yorkshire...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/6906107.stm

Archaeologists Dig Up Roman Bath Complex
Jordan Falls News
ROME - Archaeologists said Thursday they have partly dug up a second-century bath complex believed to be part of the vast, luxurious residence of a wealthy Roman...
http://www.localnewswatch.com/jordanfalls/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=134848
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http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-07-19-italy-ancient-bath_N.htm
http://www.mercurynews.com/healthandscience/ci_6414910
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/19/ap3933186.html
http://www.onelocalnews.com/whiterockreviewer/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=134837

Archaeologists Excavating The Seabed Off Cyprus Have Discovered The Tools Of Ancient Mariners, Which They Believe Were Used By Foragers More Than 10,0
The Hinesberg Journal
AKAMAS, Cyprus - Archaeologists excavating the seabed off Cyprus have discovered the tools of ancient mariners, which they believe were used by foragers more than 10,000 years ago — before the island had permanent settlements...
http://www.newsone.ca/hinesbergjournal/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=28252
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/19/AR2007071901482.html
http://www.onelocalnews.com/pioneertimesjournal/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=134797
http://kstp.com/article/stories/S143906.shtml?cat=172

Hobby Archaeologists Discover Viking Treasure In Northern England
Monsters And Critics
London - Hobby archaeologists in northern England have found a Viking treasure possibly worth as much as 1 million pounds (2.05 million dollars), reports said Thursday...
http://science.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1332181.php/Hobby_archaeologists_discover_Viking_treasure_in_northern_England
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http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/84670.html

Museum Shows Off Treasure Buried For 1,000 Years
Guardian Unlimited
A Viking treasure hoard of silver traded and looted from far across Europe and into Asia and north Africa, and lost for over 1,000 years, was revealed again today at the British Museum...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2130474,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront




New stories as of 10:34 AM:

One Rule For The Getty, Another For Italy?
The Art Newspaper
LONDON. The Italian conservation group Italia Nostra has appealed against the verdict of a court in Lazio, central Italy, which ruled in April that a second-century statue of Venus currently on display in the Palazzo Massimo museum in Rome should be returned to Libya...
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article01.asp?id=688

Pensioner's Coin Stash On Show At Museum
Kathimerini
More than 1,800 ancient coins were unveiled yesterday at the Numismatic Museum in Athens after the relative of a collector who died 16 years ago found the artifacts while painting the family home...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100018_19/07/2007_85864

Archaeologists Dig Up 2nd-Century Bath Complex In Rome
International Herald Tribune
ROME: Archaeologists said Thursday they have partially dug up a 2nd-century bath complex believed to be part of the vast, luxurious residence of a wealthy Roman...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/19/healthscience/0720romebath.php
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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/19/europe/EU-GEN-Italy-Ancient-Bath.php
http://www.pr-inside.com/archaeologists-dig-up-2nd-century-bath-r177775.htm

Four Detained In Varna For Illegal Antique Trading
Sofia Echo
Police detained four men for illegal acquisition, possession of and trade in antiques...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/four-detained-in-varna-for-illegal-antique-trading/id_23934/catid_66

We've Been Here Much Longer Than We Thought
Cyprus Mail
ARCHAEOLOGISTS in Cyprus have discovered what they believe could be the oldest evidence yet that organised groups of ancient mariners were plying the east Mediterranean, possibly as far back as 14,000 years ago...
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=33666&cat_id=1

Students Unearth Anglo Saxon History
EDP 24
For two days they brushed gently at the earth in a Norfolk field with no reward...
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED18%20Jul%202007%2020%3A09%3A40%3A133

Medieval Gate Uncovered
Expatica
EINDHOVEN – Archaeologists uncovered a city gate from the 15th century in the centre of Eindhoven on Thursday. The so-called Woensel gate was one of the three guarded entrances to the centre. City archaeologist Nico Arts says the gate stood at the middle of a wooden bridge that crossed over a 30-metre wide city moat...
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=42071

Phallus Throne Unearthed At Perperikon Rock Sanctuary In Bulgaria
Novinite.com
Bulgarian archaeologists have added a throne with an upright phallus on it to their exciting collection of finds from the rock sanctuary of Perperikon, near Kardzhali in southern Bulgaria...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=83222