October 12th News

There's lots of news today.

New stories as of 6:30 AM:

Test For Acropolis Move A Success
Kathimerini
A test run for an ambitious project to relocate thousands of treasured antiquities from the Acropolis to the new Acropolis Museum was completed successfully yesterday, officials said...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100011_12/10/2007_88860

Greek Officials Practice Moving Sculptures Into New Acropolis Museum
ABC 13
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- The practice run of moving some 4,500 ancient masterpieces into the new Acropolis Museum is over.
http://www.wlos.com/template/inews_wire/wires.international/2608caa1-www.wlos.com.shtml

Greek Officials Practice For Art Move
Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A practice run for what will be the biggest antiquities removal project in modern Greek history — moving some 4,500 ancient masterpieces into the new Acropolis Museum — went successfully Thursday, officials said...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i67NIiqRczu4bMznU5Q5-OuHEZXAD8S74E000

Remains Unearthed
Hexham Courant
AN archaeological dig has unearthed some surprising finds at the richly historic site of Dilston Hall...
http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=552468

Archaeologists Find Mysterious Carved Stone At Whitby Abbey
24 Hour Museum
Experts are studying a carved stone recently uncovered on Whitby Abbey Headland in North Yorkshire to see if it represents the first Bronze Age artefact from the site...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART51381.html

Stone Age Discovery
Hackney Gazette
BUILDING work has been halted on a Stoke Newington estate because archaeologists believe the site may have once been home to some of Hackney's most ancient residents...
http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/content/hackney/gazette/news/story.aspx?brand=HKYGOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newshkyg&itemid=WeED11%20Oct%202007%2012%3A32%3A07%3A873

Oldest Wall Painting Unearthed In Syria
UKTV
An 11,000-year-old painting has been found in a Neolithic village in Syria by French archaeologists...
http://uktv.co.uk/history/news/aid/594730

Oldest Wall Painting Said To Be Found
World Science
Ar­chae­o­lo­gists have found an 11,000-year-old wall paint­ing un­der­ground in north­ern Syr­ia that they call the world’s old­est, the Reu­ters news agen­cy has reported...
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/071011_painting.htm

Merlin's Magical Stones
Deccan Herald
Archaeologists and historians raised many questions. Does Stonehenge as a concept have a deeper meaning and significance? Was it a site for ancient worship? If so, could it have been animal...
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Oct122007/sesame2007101230095.asp

Tribal Marker Unearthed By Archaeologists
The Northern Echo
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed what could be one of the earliest tribal markers ever found in this country...
http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.1754456.0.tribal_marker_unearhed_by_archaeologists.php

World's Oldest Wall Painting Unearthed

ABC News
Archeologists discovered a wall painting believed to be from the 11th century B.C. in northern Syria, the country's official news agency, SANA, reported Monday Oct. 8 2007...
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=3717636

World's Oldest Wall Painting Unearthed In Syria
Scientific American
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - French archaeologists have discovered an 11,000-year-old wall painting underground in northern Syria which they believe is the oldest in the world...
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?alias=worlds-oldest-wall-painti&chanID=sa003&modsrc=reuters

US Exhibits Ancient Roman Mosaics
Press TV
Dayton Art Institute opens the 'Roman World: Religions and Everyday Life' exhibition to explore the Empire's multicultural complexity...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=26743&sectionid=3510212