July 31 News

Tomorrow's news may well be posted quite late. For a couple of reasons, I'm not going to have internet access for most of the day. There's lots of stories today, and most of them are new ones.

New stories as of 11:21 AM:

Excavations Uncover New Data On Ancient Kingdom Of Paphos
Financial Mirror
New data on the history of the ancient kingdom of Paphos are forthcoming as a result of the archaeological field project conducted by the Archaeological Research Unit of the University of Cyprus at Kouklia-Palaepaphos since last year...
http://www.financialmirror.com/more_news.php?id=7825&nt=Politics

Archaeologists Excavate Ancient Tannery
Washington Post
ROME -- Archaeologists excavating an ancient tannery believed to be the largest ever found in Rome said Tuesday they might need to move the entire work site, which is being threatened by railroad construction...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/31/AR2007073100916.html
Also published at:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1103AP_Italy_Ancient_Tannery.html
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/31/ap3971688.html
http://www.localnewswatch.com/jordanfalls/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=139534
http://www.newsone.ca/hinesbergjournal/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=31337
http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20070731/API/707310721&cachetime=5
http://www.townhall.com/news/world/2007/07/31/archaeologists_excavate_ancient_tannery
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-07-31-italy-tannery-threatened_N.htm

Archaeologists In Rome Dig Up Ancient Tannery
International Herald Tribune
ROME: An ancient tannery that is being dug up in Rome — believed to be the largest ever found in the capital — is threatened by railway construction, and archaeologists said Tuesday they might need to move the entire complex...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/31/europe/EU-GEN-Italy-Ancient-Tannery.php

Los Angeles Times: Getty, Italy Reopen Talks On Antiquities
Fanoinforma
Days before a threatened cultural embargo was scheduled to take effect, the J. Paul Getty Museum has resumed negotiations with the Italian government over 46 of the museum's disputed antiquities — opening the door to a possible agreement...
http://www.fanoinforma.it/leggi.php?art_ID=3054&sottocategoria=Cronache
Also published at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-getty31jul31,1,839680.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california&ctrack=1&cset=true

San Fulgencio's Archaeological Excavations Of Iberian Temple
The Leader Online
On 9th July this year archaeological excavations were implemented in San Fulgencio on the early Iberian settlement of ‘La Escuera’ located close to camino del Convenio on urbanisation La Marina...
http://www.costablancaleader.com/news/article.php?article_id=12362&article_section_id=1

Getty Officials, Italian Government Resume Talks
CBS2
(CBS) LOS ANGELES Officials with the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Italian government have resumed negotiations concerning 46 of the museum's disputed antiquities, it was reported Tuesday...
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_212123653.html

Italian PM Vows To Reopen Ancient Road Between Canterbury And Rome
New Kerala
London, July 31 : Italian Prime MInister Romano Prodi has vowed to reopen the ancient road between Canterbury and Rome, saying it is great heritage waiting to be revealed to the world again.
http://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=50601

Europe's First Pilgrims' Way Could Reopen
The Telegraph
The ancient road on which pilgrims travelled from Canterbury to Rome could soon become a vibrant thoroughfare again...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/31/wpilgrims131.xml

Stone Age Site Surfaces After 8000 Years
Innovations Report
Excavations of an underwater Stone Age archaeological settlement dating back 8000 years are taking place at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton this week (30 July - 3 August 2007)...
http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/geowissenschaften/bericht-88089.html

Bronze Age Skeleton Is Dug Up In Quarry
Peterborough Today
ARCHAEOLOGISTS believe they may have unearthed a Bronze Age cemetery near Peterborough after digging up the remains of a 3,500 year-old skeleton...
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news?articleid=3071435

Roman Remains To Be Buried In Time
icNewcastle
ROMAN remains of “national and international importance” are to be built over after developers won a long-running legal battle for planning permission...
http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/journallive/thejournal/tm_headline=roman-remains-to-be-buried-in-time&method=full&objectid=19544707&siteid=50081-name_page.html