Wednesday, July 18, 2007

New Stories as of July 18

There's an interesting range of stories today.

New stories as of 1:36 PM:

Unlock The Secrets Of The Stones
Daily Echo
STONEHENGE, one of the most visited historical sites in Britain, is universally admired as an amazing feat of engineering...
http://www.thisisdorset.net/display.var.1554822.0.unlock_the_secrets_of_the_stones.php

Viking Warship Comes Home To Dublin
Dublin People
Over a millennium has passed since the Vikings last terrorised Ireland in their infamous warships...
http://www.dublinpeople.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2815&Itemid=52

New stories as of 11:00 AM:

Expert Identifies Ancient Coin And Reveals Probable History Of Find
HemelToday
The receipt of an ancient coin from a Gazette reader created great interest recently when it was handed over to Berkhamsted Local History and Museum Society, as requested by reader 84-year-old James Fellowes, of North Walsham, Norfolk...
http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/heritage?articleid=3037137

Roman Dining Room Unearthed In London
Edmonton Journal
LONDON - London's building boom has given archeologists an unexpected bonus -- the city's ancient past is being laid bare...
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=1c62abea-7337-42a1-9982-10ac4d3ee021

Sailors May Have Cruised The Med 14,000 Years Ago
Reuters
NICOSIA (Reuters Life!) - Archaeologists in Cyprus have discovered what they believe could be the oldest evidence yet that organized groups of ancient mariners were plying the east Mediterranean, possibly as far back as 14,000 years ago...
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL1887847220070718

Roman Mural Goes On Display For National Archaeology Week

24 Hour Museum
New Culture Minister Margaret Hodge was at the Museum of London on July 17 to enjoy a sneak preview of a newly acquired set of Roman murals, which will go on display at the Museum at the weekend as part of National Archaeology Week....
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART49117.html

British Museum Makes Breakthrough In Biblical Archaeology
Crosswalk.com
LONDON -- An expert working at the British Museum in London, England, has confirmed the existence of an important Biblical figure after deciphering a cuneiform inscription on a small Babylonian clay tablet...
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/religiontoday/11548126/

US, German Archaeologists To Excavate In Ancient City In Gaziantep
The New Anatolian
The second phase of archaeological excavations were launched to unearth an ancient city in southeastern city of Gaziantep's Islahiye town...
http://www.thenewanatolian.com/tna-27749.html

Archaeologists Speculate That Ring Found In Bulgaria Belonged To Thracian King Teres II
Sofia Echo
The solid gold ring found in a Thracian mound near Sliven on July 15 2007 by archaeologists most probably belonged to Thracian King Teres II, expedition member Yordanka Radancheva said...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeologists-speculate-that-ring-found-in-bulgaria-belonged-to-thracian-king-teres-ii/id_23865/catid_70

Remains Of 1000-Year-Old Royal Estate Found

The Norway Post
Archaeologists have found the remains of a 1000-year-old royal estate near Stiklestad in Troendelag. It is seen by the experts as an important historic find...
http://www.norwaypost.no/cgi-bin/norwaypost/imaker?id=91259

Thracian Artifacts Unearthed
Yahoo News
Bulgarian archeologists inspect an ancient Thracian gold artifact at a Thracian tomb near the village of Topolchane east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Sunday, July, 15, 2007...
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/sc/071607thracian;_ylt=Aon2B6TJYbOmvAYlTQEBpW1vieAA
A slideshow of pictures relating to the discoveries including mask and ring made in this past week.

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