News Articles for July 10

The UK seems to have most of the news today, at least so far.

New stories as of 12:50 PM:

Greece To Combat Antiquities Smuggling
The 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...
http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=512630

Italy Threatens Sanctions Against Museum
Ledger-Enquirer
ROME --Italy's culture minister said Tuesday that he has sent the J. Paul Getty Museum a proposal to resolve a dispute over allegedly looted antiquities, and threatened the Los Angeles museum with sanctions if a deal is not reached by the end of this month...
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/259/story/80862.html
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New Software Lights Up Archaeology
BBC News
New software which works out much more realistically how ancient buildings would have looked in their glory by generating accurate plays of light sources has been developed by scientists in England...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6284760.stm

Investigating Castle's History
Hereford Times
THE results of the Local Heritage Lottery Initiative funded Ewyas Harold Castle Project are to be unveiled in a launch of a new booklet and DVD of the survey work...
http://www.herefordtimes.com/mostpopular.var.1533829.mostcommented.investigating_castles_history.php

Unearthing History At "Prehistoric Glastonbury"
The Northern Echo
STONE Age Britons from across the North-East flocked to a prehistoric "Glastonbury festival" marked by mysterious rituals, a major archaeological discovery suggests...
http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.1532353.0.unearthing_history_at_prehistoric_glastonbury.php

Iron Age Homes Unearthed By Storm
The Advertiser

Researchers have begun excavating the remains of Iron Age houses uncovered by a fierce storm.

The 2000-year-old ruined houses at Baile Sear on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides were exposed when powerful weather swept the island in January 2005...
http://www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk/latest-scottish-news?articleid=3017404

High-Flying Lasers Reveal Forests' Ancient Secrets
Forestry Commission
Laser beams shone down from the sky are revealing archaeological and other treasures hidden in Britain's forests - by "seeing through" the trees...
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/NewsRele.nsf/AllByUNID/5C27D8063ED7FD8A802572020047C857

Thieves Damage Roman Villa Site
BBC News
Archaeologists excavating the site of a Roman villa say artefacts have been stolen and damage caused by thieves using metal detectors...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/6289762.stm

Unique Cobra, Dragon Figurines Found In Bulgaria's Perperikon
Novinite.com
Bulgarian archaeologists have found two unique ceramic figurines of a cobra and dragon heads as they continue excavation at the rock sanctuary of Perperikon, near Kardzhali in southern Bulgaria...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=82841

New Rare And Unique Finds Found In Perperikon
News.bg
Two ceramic animal heads with enormous importance were found in the latest excavations in Perperikon, reported the archaeologist professor Nikolai Ovcharov...
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_1963793751

How Newport Medieval Ship Was Made
NewsWales
The Newport Medieval Ship, discovered in the banks of the River Usk in 2002 during construction of the Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre, will be on show to visitors on Saturday (July 14)...
http://www.newswales.co.uk/?section=Culture&F=1&id=11901

Archaeologists Find Precious Artifacts At Thracian Tombs In Bulgaria
Sofia Echo
An archaeological expedition, led by prominent Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Kitov, discovered various gold and silver artifacts in a Thracian funeral mound near the town of Sliven...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archeologists-find-precious-artifacts-at-thracian-tombs-in-bulgaria/id_23709/catid_70