July 27th News

Yes, I'm late getting this up today. Had internet connection problems for a bit.

New stories since last night (6:20 PM):

Scientists Stunned By Ancient City Under Alexandria
News.com.au
ALEXANDER the Great founded Alexandria to immortalise his name. But someone got there before him...
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22147107-401,00.html

Fake Big Toe Discovered On Mummy
Fort Frances Times Online
A British researcher is taking steps to prove whether an artificial big toe found attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy is actually the world’s earliest known functional prosthetic body part...
http://www.fftimes.com/node/202730

Silbury Hill Repairs Abandoned Because Of Rain
This Is Wiltshire
Heavy rain has forced experts to abandon a repair works on Silbury Hill...
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/display.var.1579841.0.silbury_hill_repairs_abandoned_because_of_rain.php
Also published in:
http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.1579841.0.silbury_hill_repairs_abandoned_because_of_rain.php

World's First Prosthetic: Egyptian Mummy's Fake Toe
LiveScience
An artificial big toe found on the foot of an Egyptian mummy could prove to be the world's earliest functioning prosthetic body part, it was announced today...
http://www.livescience.com/history/070727_old_toe.html

Science Steps In To Discover Wonders Of Toe-tankhamun
ScienceDaily
Science Daily — An artificial big toe attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy could prove to be the world's earliest functional prosthetic body part, say scientists...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070727084801.htm

World's First Prosthetic Limb Found On 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy
Daily Mail
The false toe worn by a 3,000-year-old mummy has always been regarded as a simple ornament, added after death as part of burial rites...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=471203&in_page_id=1811

Cairo Toe Earliest Fake Body Bit
BBC News
An artificial big toe found on the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy could be the world's earliest functional fake body part, UK experts believe...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6918687.stm

Floods Threaten Ancient And Historic Sites
Guardian Unlimited
Severe weather is washing away thousands of years of heritage in the UK. Maev Kennedy surveys the damage to Silbury Hill and Rotherwas Ribbon...
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2136400,00.html

Hoard Of Roman Coins Declared Treasure
icWales
THIS is one of the largest collections of Roman coins ever found in the UK...
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=hoard-of-roman-coins-declared-treasure&method=full&objectid=19527354&siteid=50082-name_page.html

Egypt's Largest Pharaoh-Era Fortress Discovered, Experts Announce
National Geographic News
The largest known fortress from ancient Egypt's days of the pharaohs has been unearthed near the Suez Canal, archaeologists announced on Sunday...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/070727-egypt-fort.html

Sedgeford Dig Open Day
Lynnews.co.uk
ARCHAEOLOGISTS at this year's Sedgeford dig will be showcasing a number of exciting discoveries from the village in a special open day on Sunday ...
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news?articleid=3065053

Roman Mosaics Uncovered In France
CCTV International
At the heart of the ancient town of Nimes, in Southern France, routine building work has uncovered a unique and fascinating piece of ancient history. The find dates to the era when the town was a principal city of Roman Gaul. What the excavators discovered were two magnificent Roman mosaics...
http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20070727/106529.shtml
This article seems to include a link to a video item as well.