New News for July 16

Things are off to an interesting start this week. The major news seems to be the discovery of the gold mask in Bulgaria.

New stories as of 5:45 PM:

Ancient Settlement Discovered In Egypt
IOL
Cairo - A settlement dating back to the time of the pyramid builders was discovered in Egypt's western desert, the first find of its kind there, Egypt's Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) said on Monday...
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20070716220620201C203795

Golden Mask Found In Bulgarian Tomb
IOL
Sofia - Archaeologists have unearthed a 2 400-year-old golden mask in an ancient Thracian tomb in south-eastern Bulgaria, scholars announced on Monday...
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20070716213847577C461101

New stories as of 2:50 PM:

Archaeologists Dig Up Mask of Thracian King
CBC.ca
Archeologists have unearthed a 2,400-year-old golden mask in an ancient tomb believed to have belonged to a Thracian ruler...
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2007/07/16/ancient-thrace.html

Ancient Town Found In Desert
News24
Cairo - A settlement dating back to the time of the pyramid builders was discovered in Egypt's western desert, the first find of its kind there, Egypt's Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) said on Monday.
http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_2148014,00.html
Also posted at:
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22086195-5005962,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22086195-5005961,00.html

Archaeologists Excavating Pollok Park In Search Of Dark Ages Settlement
The Herald
Archaeologists have begun excavating Glasgow's Pollok Park, hoping to discover the remains of the earliest inhabitants of the Pollok Estate...
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1549282.0.0.php

New stories as of 1:01 PM:

Bulgarian Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Gold Mask
Voice Of America
A Bulgarian archaeology team has unearthed a gold mask belonging to a fourth century B.C. Thracian King...
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-07-16-voa47.cfm

Ancient Gold Mask Unearthed In Bulgaria
Fox News
SOFIA, Bulgaria — A 2,400-year-old golden mask that once belonged to a Thracian king was unearthed in a timber-lined tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, archaeologists said Monday....
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289489,00.html
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http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/16/ap3917848.html

Rare Mycenaean Grave Unearthed
Reuters UK
ATHENS (Reuters) - Roadworks in southern Greece have unearthed a rare Mycenaean grave thought to be well over 3,000 years old and containing important burial offerings including a gold chalice, the culture ministry said on Monday.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUKL1676411820070716

New stories as of 11:04 AM:

2,400-Year-Old Golden Mask Unearthed
The Guardian Unlimited
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - A 2,400-year-old golden mask that once belonged to a Thracian king was unearthed in a timber-lined tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, archaeologists said Monday...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6783119,00.html
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http://www.kansascity.com/451/story/191821.html
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1103AP_Ancient_Mask.html

2,400-Yr-Old Golden Mask Found
The Asian Age
Sofia, Bulgaria: Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,400-year-old golden mask in an ancient Thracian tomb in south-eastern Bulgaria, scholars announced on Monday. The mask was discovered over the weekend by a team of archaeologists excavating near the village of Topolchane, 290 km east of the capital, Sofia...
http://203.197.197.71/presentation/leftnavigation/news/news-makers/2,400-yr-old-golden-mask-found.aspx
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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/16/europe/EU-GEN-Bulgaria-Ancient-Mask.php

Gold Mask Found In Thracian King's Tomb
MSNBC
SOFIA, Bulgaria - A 2,400-year-old golden mask that once belonged to a Thracian king was unearthed in a timber-lined tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, archaeologists said Monday....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19791150/
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http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20070716/API/707160682&cachetime=5

Egyptian Old Kingdom Ruins Found In Desert Oaisis
Khaleej Times
CAIRO - A settlement dating back to the time of the pyramid builders was discovered in Egypt’s western desert, the first find of its kind there, Egypt’s Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) said on Monday...
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/July/middleeast_July185.xml§ion=middleeast&col=
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http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070716-104644-5178r

Nymphaeum Discovered In Bulgaria
News.bg
Ancient Roman pool – nymphaeum found a Polish archaeologist in the antique Roman town of Nove, near Svishtov, announced BNR...
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_1209067016

Gold Mask From Thracian Period Found In Bulgaria
Middle-East Times
SOFIA -- A Bulgarian archaeologist announced Sunday that his team had found a gold mask that belonged to a Thracian king in the fourth century BC, near the eastern town of Sliven...
http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070716-062640-7820r