September 10th News

Its a new week and some new stories too. The discovery, or rediscovery, depending how you look at it, of the viking ship is particularly interesting.
There's enough new stories today that I've had to break up doing the entries. Hopefully I'll actually be able to get the lot done this time.

New stories as of 6:41 PM:

Thames: Sacred River
The Times Online
Peter Ackroyd is a literary compulsive, an open tap that won’t stop gushing. In the past seven years he’s published 15 different books in four different genres, worrying away at topics – London, the nature of the “English genius” – that have obsessed him his whole writing life...
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/history/article2392698.ece

Jerusalem's Ancient Lifeline Uncovered
The New Zealand Herald
JERUSALEM - Israeli archaeologists have stumbled upon the site of one of the great dramatic scenes of the sacking of Jerusalem by the Romans 2000 years ago - a subterranean drainage channel used by Jews to escape from the city's conquerors...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10462804

Queen Nefertiti Boils Cairo Blood As Germans Reject Bust Loan
Bloomberg
Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- In 1912, Ludwig Borchardt discovered a 3,400-year-old statue of Nefertiti, a queen of ancient Egypt, among ruins on the eastern bank of the Nile...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aQ6UXt8pGDNE&refer=europe

Viking Queen Exhumed To Discover Mystery Companion
Reuters Africa
SLAGEN, Norway (Reuters) - Archaeologists exhumed the body of a Viking queen on Monday, hoping to solve a riddle about whether a woman buried with her 1,200 years ago was a servant killed to be a companion into the afterlife...
http://africa.reuters.com/odd/news/usnL10768881.html

Bodies Exhumed From Viking Burial Mound
Associated Press
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Archaeologists opened a Viking burial mound on Monday, seeking to learn more about two women — possibly a queen and a princess — laid to rest there 1,173 years ago...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gQB-0xRv2Pf1fM4WL9d6mtUO15KA

'Viking Ship' found Under British Pub
ABC news
British archaeologists believe they have found the remains of a 1,000-year-old Viking longship underneath a pub near Liverpool...
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/11/2029239.htm?section=justin

Libya Through The Ages Part I: Ancient Lybia
Bits of News
Some lands are so ancient, it's like they're forever new. Libya's like that – from Neolithic times before the dawn of history, down through Egyptians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, and Muslims, the ancient peoples of Libya's coasts and deserts assimilated new ideas and made tradeworthy accommodation (eventually) with all comers...
http://www.bitsofnews.com/content/view/6070/

Jewish Residents Built Hatch to Escape Romans
Discovery News
Sept. 10, 2007 — Under threat from Romans ransacking Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, many of the city's Jewish residents crowded into an underground drainage channel to hide and later flee the chaos through Jerusalem's southern end unnoticed...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/09/10/hatch_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070910091500

Physics Reveals The Secrets Of Saint Francis
Science Daily
Science Daily — The tunic believed to have been worn by Saint Francis of Assisi preserved in the Church of Saint Francis in Cortona (Province of Arezzo) dates back to the period in which the saint lived, whereas the tunic preserved in the Church of Santa Croce in Florence was made after his death...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070909092349.htm

New stories as of 12:02 PM:

Dig Reveals Archaeological Evidence Dating Back To The Roman Era In Turkey
New Kerala
Istanbul, Sept 10 : Archaeologists have discovered an acropolis, a Roman temple and 5000 year old tombs in Keramos, an important site of the Karia and Leleg settlements in present day Mugla's Milas district of Turkey...
http://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=58762

Tunic Worn By Saint Francis Identified
LiveScience
Only one of two recently examined ancient tunics thought to be worn by the Roman Catholic friar Saint Francis of Assisi is an authentic relic of the saint, according to a new analysis...
http://www.livescience.com/history/070910_saint_francis.html

Construction Workers Discover Ancient Roman Graves
Javno
The discovered graves are in the northern part of the Cibalaea necropolis, located in the present day Vinkovci area in Roman times...
http://www.javno.com/en/croatia/clanak.php?id=79367

New stories as of 8:39 AM:

Prehistoric Find Located Beneath The Waves
Swissinfo
Archaeologists have discovered traces of Switzerland’s oldest known building, but it will never draw tourists: it lies underwater in the middle of a lake...
http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/feature/detail/Prehistoric_find_located_beneath_the_waves.html?siteSect=108&sid=8202971&cKey=1189427815000&ty=st

Viking Ship Resurfaces Under Merseyside Boozer
The Register
A team from Nottingham University's archaeology department believes it has rediscovered the remains of an intact Viking boat under a Merseyside pub - originally unearthed in the 1930s by builders excavating the boozer's basement, but quickly reburied because they feared "an archaeological dig would disrupt their work"...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/10/viking_ship/

Glimpse Of Tudor Life Discovered In Park
Evening Star 24
A GLIMPSE at life in Tudor Ipswich has been unearthed in an Ipswich park...
http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/news/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=IPED09%20Sep%202007%2014%3A40%3A24%3A893

Second Temple-Era Escape Route Unearthed
Haaretz
Archaeologists have accidentally discovered Jerusalem's main subterranean drainage channel from the Second Temple period, which the writings of Josephus Flavius indicate enabled thousands of Jews to survive the siege and then flee the Roman destruction of the city in 70 C.E...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/902485.html

Builder Found Vikings Washed Up At Pub
The Times Online
Archaeologists believe they have found the only intact Viking boat in Britain beneath the patio of a Merseyside pub. The 10th-century vessel was discovered in the 1930s by builders excavating the basement of the Railway Inn on the Wirral peninsula, but they covered it up because they feared an archaeological dig would disrupt their work...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2419150.ece

Archaeologists Find Ancient Tunnel Used By Jews To Escape Roman Conquest Of Jerusalem
International Herald Tribune
JERUSALEM: Israeli archeologists on Sunday said they've stumbled upon the site of one of the great dramatic scenes of the Roman sacking of Jerusalem 2,000 years ago: the subterranean drainage channel Jews used to escape from the city's Roman conquerors...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/09/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Ancient-Escape-Hatch.php

Jews Roman 'Escape Route' Found
BBC News
Archaeologists in Jerusalem say they have found an underground drainage channel that was used by Jews to escape from the Romans in 70 AD...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6986869.stm

Uk's First Viking Ship Found Under Pub Car Park
Archaeologists have discovered what they believe to be the first Viking ship ever discovered in Britain, buried beneath a pub car park...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/10/nviking110.xml
The article contains some images if 1938 documents on the find as well.

Jerusalem Drainage System From Second Temple Period Found
Israel Today
Israeli archeologists have discovered a major drain system that served Jerusalem during Second Temple period up until the Roman destruction in 70 AD...
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=178&nid=14020

Archaeological Findings Delay Budapest Garage Construction
Caboodle.hu
An underground garage being built into the side of Buda's Castle Hill will not be completed until by summer 2009, instead of fall 2008 as originally planned, to allow remnants of the castle's walls dating back to the 15th century to be saved...
http://www.caboodle.hu/nc/news/news_archive/single_page/article/11/archeologica/?cHash=8908e92ec1

Viking Longship Buried Under Pub Car Park
Metro UK
A 1,000-year-old Viking longship may have been discovered buried under a pub car park, archaeologists said today...
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=65416&in_page_id=34

Escape Tunnel From Roman Times Found In Israel
Malaysia Sun
Israeli archaeologists have discovered an ancient tunnel that Jews used to escape from Jerusalem's Roman conquerors 2,000 years ago...
http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/280742/cs/1/

Historical Drain Segment Found In Israel
Science Daily
JERUSALEM, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The Israel Antiquities Authority Sunday found a nearly 230-foot-long segment of a historical drain system in Jerusalem...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20070909-18535000-bc-israel-drain.xml

Revealed: How Jews Fled The Roman Army
The Independent
Israeli archaeologists have stumbled upon the site of one of the great dramatic scenes of the sacking of Jerusalem by the Romans 2,000 years ago – a subterranean drainage channel used by Jews to escape from the city's conquerors. The tunnel was dug beneath what would become the main road of Jerusalem in the days of the second biblical Temple, which the Romans destroyed AD70...
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2947458.ece

Radar Scans Reveal Viking Longboat Beneath Pub Car Park
The Independent
In 1938, a labourer building a pub car park in Wirral unearthed part of an old boat 3 metres below ground. His foreman told him to cover it up quickly, because an archaeological dig would have slowed down construction, costing time and money. Nearly 70 years later, investigators are finally close to solving the mystery of the vessel...
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2947402.ece

Viking Queen Exhumed To Discover Mystery Companion
Reuters
SLAGEN, Norway (Reuters) - Archaeologists exhumed the body of a Viking queen on Monday, hoping to solve a riddle about whether a woman buried with her 1,200 years ago was a servant killed to be a companion into the afterlife...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUKL1076888120070910