August 25th News

Some new and interesting stories today.

New stories as of 10:19 AM:

Roman Soldier's Sandal Print Uncovered Near Sea of Galilee
ScienceDaily
Science Daily — Archaeologists have discovered a footprint made by the sandal of a Roman soldier in a wall surrounding the Hellenistic-Roman city of Hippos (Sussita), east of the Sea of Galilee...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070824184336.htm

Greece Is The Word For Volcanoes
The Star Bulletin
Floyd McCoy, Windward Community College professor of geology and oceanography, hopes during a year and a half in Greece to resolve the "hugely controversial" question of when the Thera volcano erupted...
exhttp://starbulletin.com/2007/08/25/news/story06.html

Excavations Reveal Yorks Folk's Changing Skulls
The Press
YORKSHIRE folk's skulls dramatically and inexplicably changed shape a few centuries ago, archaeologists have discovered...
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/yorknews/display.var.1643681.0.excavations_reveal_yorks_folks_changing_skulls.php

Prehistoric Greek Waterworks Found
Guardian Unlimited
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Archaeologists excavating a sprawling prehistoric fortress in southern Greece have discovered a secret underground passage thought to have supplied the site with water in times of danger...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6874950,00.html

Village Skull Finds Deepen Mystery Of Roundheads
Guardian Unlimited
A long-standing mystery over the way men's skulls changed from long to round in medieval Europe has been deepened by discoveries at a Yorkshire village...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/aug/25/1