Tuesday, September 11, 2007

September 11th News

Yes I'm running late today, and I'm sorry. The tunnel in Jerusalem is still a major story, it appears.

New stories as of 4:29 PM:

Archeologists Find Ancient Tunnel Under Jerusalem
TruthNews
While excavating on Sunday below First Century Jerusalem’s main road, Israeli archeologists unintentionally discovered an ancient drainage tunnel in the City of David that was used as a Jewish escape route during Rome’s destruction of Jerusalem 2000 years ago...
http://www.truthnews.net/world/2006100362.htm

Metal Detectors Strike Gold
Newbury Today
ANCIENT gold coins were among the finds uncovered by metal detecting enthusiasts who descended on the Englefield estate on Sunday (September 9).
Over 280 people armed with metal detectors arrived to sweep fields on the estate in the hope of finding rare historical treasures...
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=5141

Jerusalem Secret Passage Found
Press TV
Archaeologists have found an underground drainage channel, which they believe was used by Jews to escape from the Romans in 70 AD...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=22698&sectionid=3510212

Pre-Roman Etruscan Era Tomb Discovered In Central Italy
ZeeNews.com
Washington, Sept 06: Archaeologists have discovered a 2200-year-old tomb containing the remains and ornate possessions of some 30 Etruscans, in Central Italy...
http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=393236&sid=FTP&sname=

Medieval Women 'Had Girl Power'
BBC News
A new study by an academic says that "girl power" was alive and kicking around 600 years ago...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/6987874.stm

Bodies Of 2 Viking Women Get New Look
Earthtimes
OSLO, Norway, Sept. 11 The remains of two Norse-era women are at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway, for detailed examination...
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/105894.html

Viking Women Exhumed For Examination
IOL
Oslo - Norwegian archaeologists on Tuesday opened a coffin containing the bodies of two women buried together 1 200 years ago on board a Viking ship and began to try and identify the pair...
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=nw20070911185138611C768015

Viking Remains Found Intact
Aftenpolten
Archaeologists carefully extracted the human remains of two Viking women from an ancient burial mound this week, in an effort to keep them from disintegrating. Their fears proved to be unfounded...
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1988891.ece

Scrutiny Of Rotherwas Ribbon Decision Welcomed
24Dash
Herefordshire Council has welcomed further debate on whether the cabinet decision on the Rotherwas Ribbon archaeological find was based on advice from English Heritage and all financial considerations were taken into account...
http://www.24dash.com/health/27353.htm

Viking Burial Mound Yields Bodies
Discovery News
Sept. 11, 2007 — 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://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/09/11/viking_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070911110030

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