October 31 News

Happy Halloween. There's a range of new and old stories today.

New stories as of 6:38 AM:

Stanford Acquires a 'World-Class' Egyptology Library
Stanford News Service
Stanford has acquired the library of one of the foremost Egyptologists of the 20th century...
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2007/october31/erichsen-103107.html

Team Id's Ancient Cargo From DNA
Physorg
For the first time, researchers have identified DNA from inside ceramic containers in an ancient shipwreck on the seafloor, making it possible to determine what the ship's cargo was even though there was no visible trace of it...
http://www.physorg.com/news112978421.html

Princeton Museum, Rome Sign Repatriation Deal Over Looted Artifacts
CBC.ca
Cultural officials in Rome and representatives of the Princeton University Art Museum have signed a deal to return artifacts Italy claims were looted from its shores...
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/10/30/italy-looted-princeton.html

Princeton University Art Museum And Italy Sign Agreement Over Antiquities
Princeton University
The Princeton University Art Museum and Italian cultural authorities on Oct. 30 signed an agreement that resolves the ownership of 15 works of art in the museum's collection. The signing took place in Rome...
http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S19/37/62Q26/index.xml?section=topstories

Rome, Princeton Sign Deal Over Disputed Artifacts
AHN
Rome, Italy (AHN) - A deal has been signed in Rome by the Italian Culture Ministry and the Princeton University Art Museum to return eight disputed artifacts to Italy, it was announced Tuesday...
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008997270

Italy, Princeton Sign Antiquities Deal
Associated Press
ROME (AP) — The Italian Culture Ministry and the Princeton University Art Museum signed a deal Tuesday for the return of eight disputed antiquities to Italy — Rome's latest coup in its efforts to recover treasures it says were looted from the country...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5is_bcmuTOwPCXlYk6aWb_ugCT9RgD8SJKGHO0

The Riddle Of Silbury, Unsolved After 4,300 Years
Times Online
How? Who? Why? From Agatha Christie to Dan Brown, all the best thriller writers know the value of leaving these questions dangling until the last page. But at least we discover the answers in the end. If mankind endures ten million years we may never discover the who and why of the most tantalising enigma in the British landscape...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/richard_morrison/article2771879.ece

Red Lady Skeleton 29000 Years Old
The Press Association
The oldest known buried human remains in Britain date back 29,000 years, scientists have announced...
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hwsnsqiygpqd_sWFmnshMYwX5TLQ

Age Of Earliest Human Burial In Britain Pinpointed
Physorg
The oldest known buried remains in Britain are 29,000 years old, archaeologists have found – 4,000 years older than previously thought. The findings show that ceremonial burials were taking place in western Europe much earlier than researchers had believed...
http://www.physorg.com/news112978558.html