July 7th News

Should be interesting to see what shows up with that new technology.

New stories since last night (as of 10:31 AM):

New Technology Lets Historians See The Woods Beyond The Trees
Times Online
Hundreds of archaeological relics are being uncovered by a laser reading technique that can see through trees to reveal the landscape hidden by forests...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2039647.ece

Italy's Crackdown On Art Looting Keeps Plunderers In Check, For Now
Seattle Times
ANGUILLARA SABAZIA, Italy — It used to be so easy for the "tombaroli," Italy's tomb raiders. Pietro Casasanta had no Indiana Jones-type escapes from angry natives or booby-trapped temples. He worked undisturbed in daylight with a bulldozer, posing as a construction worker to become one of Italy's most successful plunderers of archaeological treasures.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003778467_tombraiders07.html

Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Roman-Era Items In Thracian Tomb
Novinite.com
The excavations of Bulgaria's best-known archaeologist Georgi Kitov near Sliven have yielded yet more artifacts, this time from the Roman era, state radio BNR reported on Saturday...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=82730

Tara Decision Made Before Advice Sought
Irish Examiner
A CONTROVERSIAL decision on the future of a national monument discovered at Lismullin, Co Meath during construction of the M3 motorway near the Hill of Tara was effectively made before the advice of the National Museum was sought.
http://www.examiner.ie/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=ireland-qqqm=ireland-qqqa=ireland-qqqid=36744-qqqx=1.asp