July 9th News

New stories as of 8:08 PM:

Book Review: Athletics In The Ancient World
The Sport Journal
In Athletics in the Ancient World, author Zahra Newby portrays athletics as integral to ancient culture, primarily ancient Greek culture. She describes how athletics influenced facets of ancient social life, including education and warfare. The book is divided into 16 short chapters that present issues ranging from the rise of professionalism in athletics to the role of women in ancient sport...
http://www.thesportjournal.org/2007Journal/Vol10-No3/bookreview03.asp

Greece Closes Net On Antiquities Smuggling
CBC.ca
The Greek government has announced new measures to combat the international trade in stolen and fake antiques...
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2007/07/09/greece-antiquities-smuggling.html

New stories since Saturday:

New Season of Excavations to Begin at Zeugma
The New Anatolian
This year's excavations in the ancient city of Zeugma will begin next week in which 25 experts will participate...
http://www.thenewanatolian.com/tna-27585.html

DuPont Safety Glass Enables Viewing of Roman Tombs
PR Newswire
VICENZA, Italy, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A piece of ancient
Roman history in northern Italy can now be viewed within its architectural
context, thanks to DuPont(TM) SentryGlas(R)(TM) Expressions(TM) decorative
safety glass.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-09-2007/0004621807&EDATE=
Also posted at:
http://www.sys-con.com/read/399265.htm

A New Museum Confronts An Old Mystery At Masada
Haaretz.com
The exhibit at the end of the tour of the new museum at Masada consists of 11 tiny sherds bearing intriguing names...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/879660.html

Greece Plans Crackdown On Antiques Trafficking
Khaleej Times
ATHENS - Greece plans a raft of fresh measures to combat the multi-million dollar international trade in stolen and fake antiques, Culture Minister Georgos Voulgarakis said on Monday...
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2007/July/theworld_July231.xml§ion=theworld&col=

High Heels And Gum Erode A Piece Of Greece's Heritage
The New York Times
ATHENS, July 7 — Nestled at the foot of the Acropolis, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus has weathered wars, earthquakes and acid rain. But today, still in nightly use more than 2,000 years since its creation, the country’s most revered ancient theater is under fresh assault...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/world/europe/08greece.html?em&ex=1184040000&en=60b0f0b260db01f1&ei=5087%0A

Heritage Inspectors Visit Feature
BBC News
English Heritage inspectors have been visiting a 4,000-year-old feature in Herefordshire to see if it should be preserved as an ancient monument...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/6285224.stm

Bulgarian Archaeologists To Dig Thracian Tombs From Roman Era
Novinite.com
The excavations expedition of Bulgaria's most famous archaeologist Georgi Kitov will be researching Thracian burials from the Roman era during this years' summer dig season, Darik News reported...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=82794

Famous Thracian Treasure Returns To Bulgaria
Sofia Echo
A renowned exhibition of Thracian treasures is returning to Bulgaria and will be on display in the National Museum of History (NMH) from July 11 2007, NMH director Bozhidar Dimitrov said...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/famous-thracian-treasure-returns-to-bulgaria/id_23683/catid_70