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Lots of news today.
News stories as of 10:42 AM:
Two Thousand Year Old Etruscan Tomb Discovered
Bits Of News
Yesterday in Tuscany archaeologists discovered a perfectly preserved Etruscan tomb dating to some time between the first and third centuries B.C.E, or nearing the end of the Etruscan period. According to Reuters, finding an intact tomb of this sort is extremely rare.
http://www.bitsofnews.com/content/view/5971/
Escot Artifacts Are "Treasure"
Midweek Herald24
IT'S treasure!" That was the decision of a coroner's court last week as it assessed ancient artefacts found in the grounds of Escot House...
http://www.midweekherald.co.uk/midweekherald/news/story.aspx?brand=MDWOnline&category=news&tBrand=devon24&tCategory=newsmdw&itemid=DEED15%20Aug%202007%2015%3A50%3A33%3A510
Milleniums-Old Footprint Found In Israel
RIA Novosti
TEL AVIV, August 15 (RIA Novosti) - Israeli archaeologists have discovered a footprint possibly made by the sandal of a Roman legionnaire in the ruins of the ancient town of Sussita, in northern Israel, the Haaretz newspaper said Wednesday...
http://en.rian.ru/world/20070815/71657974.html
Rare Intact Tomb Found In Italy
Science Daily
GROSSETO, Italy, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A 2,000-year-old Etruscan tomb containing the remains of at least 16 people has been found intact in Italy's Tuscany region...
Also published at:
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/93708.html
Photo Essay: The Dead Sea Scrolls
About.com
This week's photo essay is on the Dead Sea Scrolls, some 900 fragmented and complete documents recovered in the mid-twentieth century from eleven caves located near the small site of Qumran off the western shore of the Dead Sea in Israel...
http://archaeology.about.com/b/a/258018.htm
Viking Ship Ends Voyage In Dublin
BBC News
A replica Viking ship has pulled into Dublin nearly 1,000 years after the original sank off Denmark's coast...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6947453.stm
Medieval Jewelry Unearthed In Bulgarian Fortress
Sofia News Agency
A team of Bulgarian archaeologists stumbled upon a golden adornment in the grave of a woman, who lived in the Middle Ages, on Wednesday, Darik News reported...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=84233
New Archaeological Treasures Found In Bulgaria
Sofia Echo
Archeological expedition found a rich medieval tomb in the Kaliakra fortress, on the Kaliakra cape at the Black Sea coast on August 14 2007...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/new-archeological-treasures-found-in-bulgaria/id_24397/catid_70
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