August 4th News

Things are slow today. There's quite a bit of Central/North American history, but that's outside the scope of this site.

New stories as of 9:58 AM:

Photo Gallery: Ancient Rome Reborn in 3-D
National Geographic News
August 3, 2007—In a view fit for the ancient gods, the buildings and monuments of Rome sprawl across the countryside circa A.D. 320, arguably the height of the city's glory as the capital of the Roman Empire...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/photogalleries/rome-reborn/index.html

Train Route Collides With Ancient Tannery
Discovery News
Aug. 1, 2007 — Archaeologists excavating an ancient tannery believed to be the largest ever found in Rome said Tuesday they might need to move the entire work site, which is being threatened by railroad construction. The 1,255-square-yard complex includes a tannery dating to the second or third century, as well as burial sites and part of a Roman road...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/08/01/tannery_arc.html?category=history&guid=20070801100030
This article has a YouTube video embedded in the middle. I know it's a couple of days late, but the link kept timing out for me.