July 23 News

It's a new week, so there should be plenty of new stories.

New stories as of 10:14 AM:

New Look At Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery Site
Spero News
The mysterious archaeological ruins from where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered 60 years ago served first as a fortress before being adopted by Jewish religious sect, two UCLA researchers contend...
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idarticle=10396

Laser mapping Tool Traces Ancient Sites
Cultural Heritage News Agency
Orinda retiree Ben Kacyra has made the biggest contribution to archeological research since Indiana Jones added the bullwhip to his field kit...
http://www.chnpress.com/news/?section=2&id=7236

Ancient Rome Tombs Found In Greece
PressTV
Four tombs including many objects dating back to the Roman civilization have been found on the construction site of a road in Greece...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=17200&sectionid=3510212

Bulgarian Historian's Italian Job
Sofia Echo
If Bulgaria is lucky enough, it could recover an ancient treasure from Italy, National Museum of History director Bozhidar Dimitrov said...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/bulgarian-historians-italian-job/id_23956/catid_70

Archaeologists Dig Up Roman Bath Complex
Central Florida News 13
A large 2nd-century bath complex believed to be part of a wealthy Roman's luxurious residence has been partially dug up, archaeologists said Thursday...
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Science/2007/7/22/archaeologists_dig_up_roman_bath_complex.html

Experts To Examine New Ways To Save Salt Men
Mehr News
TEHRAN, July 23 (MNA) -- The Zanjan Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department (ZCHTHD) plans to gather a number of Persian, British, and German experts at a seminar in October in order to investigate new techniques for the preservation of Iran’s salt men...
http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=523021

Ribbon Inspected After Flooding

BBC News
A 4,000-year-old stone feature in Herefordshire is being inspected to see if it has been affected by flood water over the weekend...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/6912238.stm

Unique Thracian Utensil With Horse Head Form Found
News.bg
Unique utensil with form of horse head found the team of doctor Georgy Kitov in region ‘Taneva mogila' around the Sliven's village of Kaloianovo...
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_922374272

Stanground Pupils Archaeological Dig
Peterborough Today
AN ancient wall has been unearthed by city pupils during an archaeological dig in Ufford...
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/features?articleid=3050281