October 10th News

Back to the semi-irregular early start. And and interesting midday update.

New stories as of 1:03 PM:

Report: Ancient Roman graveyard found in suburban Copenhagen
International Herald Tribune
COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Archaeologists have discovered a Roman cemetery from about 300 A.D. in suburban Copenhagen with about 30 graves, a newspaper reported Wednesday...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/10/europe/EU-GEN-Denmark-Roman-Graveyard.php

Ancient Roman Coins Found in Portugal
Associated Press
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Archaeologists excavating a site in northeastern Portugal discovered 4,500 ancient Roman coins tucked away inside a wall...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gzRSlQD-bM9LpsiadUaYAt05EhKgD8S6FKN81
Also published at:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/10/europe/EU-GEN-Portugal-Roman-Coins.php

Anti-Flood Work Halted Due To Roman Find
Kathimerini
Authorities in Laconia, in the southern Peloponnese, yesterday expressed concern after state archaeologists ordered workers cleaning the bed of a local river to suspend their activities as the ruins of an ancient Roman home may be on the site...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100018_10/10/2007_88765

New stories as of 6:25 AM:

Trial And Error Led To Machine That Changed History
Xinhuan News
BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Trial and error or hit and miss? Either way you look at it, catapults were invented by ancient Greek craftsmen and put into practice long before the advent of mathematical models that revolutionized ancient technologies, a study of ancient texts suggests...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/10/content_6858355.htm

Treasures Moving To New Acropolis Museum
Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One of Greece's most modern buildings is about to become home to some of the country's most treasured antiquities...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i67NIiqRczu4bMznU5Q5-OuHEZXAD8S5T5680

Manuscript Discovery Brings Medieval Music To Life
Exduco.net
Medieval history comes to life at Harvard University on Oct. 18, when students and guest musicians collaborate in the North American premiere of an 800-year-old chant repertory from Harvard’s Houghton Library...
http://www.exduco.net/news.php?id=2417

Vandalism Hurts Norwegian Rock Carvings
Science Daily
OSLO, Norway, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Norwegian archaeologists believe the vandals who damaged ancient rock carvings are actually people with misguided ideas on making them more visible...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20071009-18230200-bc-norway-petroglyphs.xml