August 8th News

Getting an earlier than usual start today and there's lots of news.

New stories as of 8:51 PM:

Restoration of Ancient Malatya City Walls To Start This Month
Today's Zaman
The restoration of Malatya’s celebrated city walls, built in the time of Byzantine Emperor Justinian (522-565), is scheduled to start this month...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=118954

Photo In The News: Giant Statue Of Roman Emperor Discovered
National Geographic News
August 8, 2007—Some people are larger than life. Others simply want to be carved that way...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070808-rome-statue.html

English Less Diverse than 1,000 Years Ago, DNA Study Finds
National Geographic News
English people are less genetically diverse today than they were in the days of the Vikings, possibly due to two deadly plagues that swept their country centuries ago, a new study says...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070808-england-dna.html

Queen Nefertiti: More Than A Pretty Face
Expatica
German scientists have discovered that the world's most beautiful woman allowed herself to be sculpted with wrinkles to appear more beautiful...

http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=42679

New stories as of 8:45 AM:

Archaeologists Unearth Tomb Near Bulgarian Town Of Sozopol
Sofia Echo
A National History Museum (NHM) archaeological expedition has discovered a tomb near the Bulgarian coastal town of Sozopol, NHM said on August 7, according to Bulgarian news agency BTA...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeologists-unearth-tomb-near-bulgarian-town-of-sozopol/id_24271/catid_66

Turning A New Leaf In An Ancient Land
Globe and Mail
POMPEII, ITALY — To visitors, Pompeii is a fascinating outdoor museum in the form of a dead city...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070808.wlpompeii08/BNStory/lifeFoodWine/home

Archaeological Dig Finds Roman Coins And Games
Northhamton Chronicle & Echo
A new dig at an ancient archaeological site has found Roman artefacts and musket balls fired during the English Civil War...
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news?articleid=3093060

Fight On To Save Stone Age Atlantis
BBC News
A race against time is under way to try to save a Stone Age settlement found buried at the bottom of the sea in the Solent...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6928293.stm

Medieval Finds At Stag Lane
HemelToday
Excited archaeologists have unearthed historical remains that could delay the building of a controversial new housing development in Berkhamsted...
http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/berkhamsted-news?articleid=3093563

Archaeologists Set To Dig For History
EveningStar24
THESE foundations might be all that remain of some of Ipswich's oldest buildings...
http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/news/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=IPED08%20Aug%202007%2011%3A56%3A50%3A260

La Azohia Building Site Uncovers Roman Find
Typically Spanish
The remains are said to be of a salt fish factory dating from the fourth century BC...
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_11901.shtml

Ancient Burial Site Halts Work On New EK Sports Complex
icLanarkshire
WORK on a section of a multi-million pound sports development has been brought to a standstill following the discovery of a prehistoric burial site...
http://iclanarkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/eknews/news/tm_headline=ancient-burial-site-halts-work-on-new-ek-sports-complex&method=full&objectid=19589525&siteid=50144-name_page.html

Stone Age Site Surfaces After 8000 Years
Science Daily
Science Daily — Excavations of an underwater Stone Age archaeological settlement dating back 8000 years took place at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton between 30 July – 3 August 2007...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070805133952.htm