October 17th News

Three new stories this early in the morning. There should be more later.

New stories as of 6:02 AM:

Ancient Greeks Got It Right
ABC News
Mark Schiefsky has spent years studying ancient Greek manuscripts, trying to figure out how some of the earliest geeks produced mechanical devices that were at least as important to them as computers are to us...
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3738174&page=1

Thief of Ancient Spanish Maps Caught In Argentina
Monsters & Critics
Madrid - A man suspected of stealing valuable ancient maps and other documents from Spain's National Library has given himself up to police in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, library director Milagros del Corral said Wednesday in Madrid...
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/americas/news/article_1366077.php/Thief_of_ancient_Spanish_maps_caught_in_Argentina

Aswan Obelisk Quarry More Than Meets The Eye
Science Daily
The unfinished Obelisk Quarry in Aswan, Egypt, has a canal that may have connected to the Nile and allowed the large stone monuments to float to their permanent locations, according to an international team of researchers. This canal, however, may be allowing salts from ground water to seep into what has been the best preserved example of obelisk quarrying in Egypt...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071016131326.htm