September 29th News

I know, I've missed the last couple of days posts. However, it's term time again, so it might happen some more.

Let's see what I missed over the last couple of days.

New stories as of 12:05 PM:

Polish Atomic Physicists Study Egyptian Frescoes
Science & Scholarship In Poland
Thousands of years ago, Egyptians knew many complicated methods of producing dyes. They used them to create many magnificent frescoes, which cover the walls of temples, royal palaces and tombs...
http://en.naukawpolsce.pl/palio/html.run?_Instance=cms_naukapl.pap.pl&_PageID=1&s=szablon.depesza&dz=archeology&dep=66435&data=&lang=EN&_CheckSum=-2028132824

Greece to Create Alexander The Great Museum
AFP
ATHENS (AFP) — Greece will dedicate a museum to Alexander the Great in the northern town of Pella, his birthplace and the seat of the Macedonian kingdom that ruled an empire from Europe to India, an official said Friday...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5heCDujybwOy4h1Rivjs-GRFTTE9A

Archaeologists Discover 2000 Year Old Source Of Jewish Temple Stones
Israel Insider
Israeli archaeologists said they have discovered a quarry that provided King Herod with the giant stones he used in the renovation of the biblical Second Temple compound -- solving a mystery that has troubled scholars for centuries and offering insight into the construction process of the holiest site in Judaism...
http://web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Travel/12135.htm

Louvre's Largest Travelling Exhibit Brings Roman Art To The Midwest
The Canadian Press
INDIANAPOLIS - The largest travelling exhibit ever mounted by the Louvre - a dazzling collection of Roman statuary, treasures and everyday objects - begins with a marble lineup of the scheming royals whose lives of intrigue were captured in the acclaimed 1970s TV miniseries "I, Claudius."...
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jm6CYv9UxzU_bhG6y0lf9zwy9FRg

Viking Era Cabin Discovered In Norway's West Fjords
New Kerala
London, Sept.29 : Norwegian archaeologists have reportedly discovered a Viking era cabin on the island Hrútey in Mjóifjördur Fjord in Ísafjardardjúp, also known as the West Fjords...
http://www.newkerala.com/oct.php?action=fullnews&id=6734

1000-Year-Old Portable Altar Discovered In Sweden
New Kerala
Stockholm, Sept 28 : Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,000-year-old portable altar at an excavation site in Varnhem in western Sweden...
http://www.newkerala.com/oct.php?action=fullnews&id=6427

Ancient Pharaoh Temple Discovered Inside Egypt Mosque
National Geographic News
Parts of a temple dating to the reign of pharaoh Ramses II have been discovered inside a mosque in Luxor, Egypt, officials report (see map)...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/09/070927-egypt-temple.html