Wednesday, October 3, 2007

October 3rd News

The semi-usual early start today.

New stories as of 8:38 PM:

Egypt To Put Tutankhamun Mummy On Display In Tomb
Reuters Africa
CAIRO, Oct 2 (Reuters Life!) - Egypt will put the mummy of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun on display next month inside his tomb in Luxor's Valley of the Kings, allowing visitors to see his face for the first time, Egypt's chief archaeologist said on Tuesday...
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL0215656.html

New stories as of 6:26 AM:

Alcock Uses Geography To Study Ancient Lands

The Brown Daily Herald
When most people think of archaeology, they may picture Indiana Jones exploring exotic sites and excavating lost cities. But rather than digging on her hands and knees or crawling through craggy cliffs, Susan Alcock, professor of classics and director of the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, uses advanced technology to study the geography of ancient landscapes for clues into the behavior and movements of ancient peoples...
http://media.www.browndailyherald.com/media/storage/paper472/news/2007/10/03/CampusNews/Alcock.Uses.Geography.To.Study.Ancient.Lands-3008033.shtml

Even Without Math, Ancients Engineered Sophisticated Machines
Science Daily
Science Daily Move over, Archimedes. A researcher at Harvard University is finding that ancient Greek craftsmen were able to engineer sophisticated machines without necessarily understanding the mathematical theory behind their construction...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071002144301.htm

Germany Lends Statue to Egypt For Show
IOL
Cairo - Egypt said on Tuesday that Germany had agreed to return a 4 500-year-old ancient Egyptian statue for a temporary exhibition at the inauguration of the new Egyptian Museum in 2011...
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=nw20071002214710820C888947

Dig Unearths Part Of City's Viking Times
Norwich Evening News
The secrets of Norwich's past are being unearthed as part of archaeological digs in the north of the city - where city walls which date back to the Vikings have been discovered...
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBrand=ENOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED03%20Oct%202007%2010%3A07%3A47%3A457

Important Ancient Artefacts Found In Bulgaria's Perperikon
Sofia News Agency
The team of archaeologists of the famous Bulgarian Professor Nikolay Ovhcarov has unearthed three unique artefacts from the different epochs of the ancient city Perperikon, Professor Ovcharov himself announced at a Wednesday press conference...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=85983

Roman Art From Louvre Now On Display At IMA
The Herald Bulletin
Pull that toga out of mothballs and head to the traveling exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. “Roman Art from the Louvre” opened Sunday and the special, members-only viewing invited visitors to wear their togas...
http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/peopleandplaces/local_story_275184349.html?keyword=topstory

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