October 22 News

I apologize for not posting over the last couple of days, but there was some 'interesting' weather keeping the computer turned off.

New stories as of 6:18 AM:

Acropolis Treasures Moved To New Museum
New Europe
Three cranes lifted on October 14 a 2.3 tonne marble block, which originally stood on the northern side of the Parthenon temple and carried it safely 400 metres to a new concrete-and-glass museum in just over an hour...
http://www.neurope.eu/articles/78962.php

Israeli Archaeologists Overseeing Contested Jerusalem Dig Find Link To First Jewish Temple
International Herald Tribune
JERUSALEM: Israeli archaeologists overseeing a contested dig at Jerusalem's holiest site for Muslims and Jews stumbled upon a sealed archaeological level dating back to the era of the first biblical Jewish temple, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Sunday...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/21/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Holy-Site.php

Archaeologists Unearth 7000-Year-Old Statue
UKTV
A 7,000-year-old statue of a woman has been discovered by archaeologists in the Czech Republic...
http://uktv.co.uk/history/news/aid/595025

Link To Fist Temple Found
The Jerusalem Post
Archeologists overseeing contested Islamic infrastructure work on Jerusalem's Temple Mount have stumbled upon a sealed archeological level dating back to the First Temple period, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Sunday...
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1192380615840&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

A 3000-Year-Old Mystery Is Finally Solved: Tutankhamun Died In A Hunting Accident
The Independent
The mystery behind the sudden death of Tutankhamun, the boy king who ruled Egypt more than 3,000 years ago, may have been finally solved by scientists who believe that he fell from a fast-moving chariot while out hunting in the desert...
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article3084330.ece