September 5th News

Most of the stories today seem to be coming from Israel.

New stories as of 1:05 PM:

Ancient Bee Hives Unearthed In Israel
The Daily Green
The land of milk and honey did indeed have honey from an apparently robust beekeeping industry, according to archaeologists who have unearthed 3,000-year-old bee hives in Northern Israel...
http://www.thedailygreen.com/2007/09/05/ancient-bee-hives-unearthed-in-israel/6196/

Opening Door To District's Past
This is Herfordshire
HISTORIC and cultural buildings across the St Albans area will be opening their doors in a four-day exploration of the district's heritage...
http://www.thisishertfordshire.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1665154.mostviewed.opening_door_to_districts_past.php

Streets of Anatolia’s historic Laodicea to reopen
Today's Zaman
Laodicea, an ancient Anatolian city located near İzmir and second only to Ephesus in size, is to open to the public.
The largest and most important ancient city of the Çürüksü (Lycus) river valley, located six kilometers east of Denizli and close to the Eskihisar, Goncalı and Bozburun villages, will open to the public with a ceremony some 1,300 years after being all but completely abandoned...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=120976

New stories as of 6:37 AM:

Inscription From Second Temple Period
Israel Today
Tablet contains important independent and authentic source for historical period that climaxed in the Maccabean revolt, the victorious outcome of which is celebrated yearly at Hanukkah...
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=136&view=item&idx=1533

Singing In The Bath - Roman Style
News & Star
The Hadrian Arts Trust, which believes Romans used to sing in the bath, has organised for local choirs to sing in Roman bath-houses along Hadrian’s Wall between 2pm and 3pm...
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=538776

Jerusalem Seeks Return Of Siloam Inscription
Israel Today
The Siloam Inscription is a 2,700-year-old tablet containing a description of the meeting of two groups of hewers who were digging from opposite ends as they sought to provide a reliable water source for Jerusalem residents during biblical times...
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=136&view=item&idx=1532

Mapping Turkey's Sunken Heritage
Turkish Daily News
An ambitious five year project mapping Turkey's underwater history has been launched by the Dokuz Eylül University's (DEÜ) Marine Sciences and Technologies Institute (DBTE), the first such activity to be carried out by a Turkish university...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=82558

Swine Envy In The Neolithic
Science Now
Pigs imported from the Near East prompted European farmers to begin domesticating their own swine 11,000 years ago, according to a new genetic analysis. The finding sheds light on how animal husbandry spread throughout the ancient world...
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2007/904/3

Archaeologists Unearth Beehives In Israel Dating Back To 900 B.C.
ANH
Jerusalem, Israel (AHN) - Remnants of ancient honeycombs and beeswax were unearthed in northern Israel, providing evidence of a 3,000-year-old beekeeping industry...
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008411161

Ancient Beehives Found In Northern Israel
People's Daily Online
Israeli archaeologists have discovered a evidence of a 3,000-year-old beekeeping industry, proving the Biblical description of Israel really as "the land of milk and honey", a Hebrew University professor said on Tuesday...
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6255201.html

Roman Coffin At Prince's Village
BBC News
Archaeologists have unearthed a Roman coffin and skeletons at the Prince of Wales's model village, a charity said...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/6978868.stm

Ancient Remains Found At Budapest Construction Site
Caboodle.hu
Part of a medieval cemetery and remains of Roman-era houses have been unearthed in Budapest's District XI at the site of the recently-demolished Budai Skála shopping center, reports ingatlanmagazin.com. Most of the findings date back to the 1st and 2nd centuries, A.D., but some remnants, including fireplace fragments, are probably from a 1st century, B.C., settlement of Celts...
http://www.caboodle.hu/nc/news/news_archive/single_page/article/11/archeologist/?cHash=41d1440650