August 26th News

While the Greece story is the big one of the day, most of the articles seem to be summarizing a range of stories, so only the one is linked here. The other stories are a range of new discoveries and a history summary.

New stories as of 12:49 PM:

Greece Grapples With Fires, Olympia Site Endangered
Monsters and Critics
Athens - Greek firefighters, getting assistance from other countries, Sunday continued to battle fires raging out of control in several areas of the country, with a battle going on to rescue the ancient site of Olympia...
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/news/article_1347871.php/Greece_grapples_with_fires_Olympia_site_endangered

Olympia: Birthplace Of Ancient Olympics
Washington Post
-- Revered as the holiest sanctuary in ancient Greece, Olympia in the western Peloponnese hosted the ancient Olympic Games for more than 1,000 years after they started in 776 B.C...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/26/AR2007082600630.html
Also published at:
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/26/ap4054556.html
http://www.heraldnewsdaily.com/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=156894
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6877176,00.html

Ancient Passage Found In Greece
Press TV
Archaeologists have discovered a secret underground passage in a prehistoric fortress which is believed to have been a water supply path...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=20758&sectionid=351020606

Burial Mound On Downs Is Neolithic
Hastings Today
A county council archaeologist has found that an unusual 'figure of eight' shaped burial mound at Pashley Down, Old Town, is 1,000 years older than anyone realised...
http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/488/Burial-mound-on-Downs-is.3147536.jp

Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Christian Necropolis On Perperikon
Sofia News Agency
Bulgarian archaeologists discovered a Christian necropolis outside the ruins of the medieval fortress near the rock sanctuary of Perperikon, located in southern Bulgaria near the town of Kardzhali...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=84619