August 16th News

Looks like a range of stories today.

New stories as of 11:57 AM:

Ancient Syrian Mosaics Shine
Tandem
Ravenna, the capital of Roman and Byzantine mosaics, has turned its hand to a fresh clutch of works, restoring a number of priceless designs on loan from Syrian museums.
http://www.corrieretandem.com/viewstory.php?storyid=7572

Roman's Footprint Unearthed In Israel
Edmonton Journal
TEL AVIV, Israel - Israeli archeologists 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://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=eff72782-ff32-4f5e-9df9-d8fc3050909c

Egyptian Tomb Of Noblewoman Found
National Geographic News
An ancient Egyptian noblewoman's large stone coffin has been found in a tomb near the pyramid of Unas, experts announced yesterday...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070816-egypt-tomb.html

The Biggest Ancient Water Depository On The Balkans Founded In Bulgaria
News.bg
Ancient depot and water depository were revealed by archaeologists in the ancient Thracian city of Perperikon (Rhodopes)...
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_1346787101

New Dig To Find Wigan's Roman History
Wigan Today
A fresh quest has been launched to discover whether Wigan was once a major Roman settlement...
http://www.wigantoday.net/wigan-news?articleid=3115713

Tales From The Bog
National Geographic Magazine
Using CT scans and radiocarbon dating, investigators hope to make sense of the bodies preserved in Europe’s wetlands...
http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0709/bog-bodies/bog-bodies.html

Viking Project Gets Royal Support
The Copenhagen Post
Danes need to know more about the land’s ancient Viking fortresses, according to Queen Margrethe, whose foundation is behind a new project with that goal in mind...
http://www.cphpost.dk/get/103085.html