October 4th News

The archaeological season is winding down. It should be interesting to see what kind of stories come up through the fall and winter months.

New stories as of 11:38 AM:

Ancient World Treasure Unearthed
BBC News
After seven hot summers of digging, an Italian archaeological team believe they have discovered one of the most important sites of the ancient world...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7028330.stm
This is one to keep an eye out for next year.

Rome Reborn: An Ancient Virtual City
Times Online
In the fourth century AD, Rome was a sprawling megacity feeling secure about its prominence as the undisputed capital of the world. The recently constructed Aurelian Walls enclosed the city in a fortified embrace, strong enough to fend off any pesky barbarian invaders, the city fathers assured...
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article2583317.ece

Getty Sends 1st Of Disputed Works Back To Italy
CBC.ca
California's J. Paul Getty Museum has repatriated the first of 40 disputed artifacts and antiquities to Italy...
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2007/10/03/getty-italy-return.html

Ancient Stone Age Egyptian Carvings Were Made By Shepherds
Daily India
Warsaw, Oct 4: Ancient carvings in the Dakhla Oasis in Egypt were made by shepherds, who lived about 5000-8000 years back, a recent study by Polish archaeologists has revealed...
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/179569.php/Ancient-Stone-Age-Egyptian-carvings-were-made-by-shepherds

Spear Is Star Of Show
This Is Wiltshire
WHEN the curators of a museum offered people the chance to bring in intriguing objects they had found in the countryside to be identified by experts they did not expect such a treasure trove to turn up.
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.1734250.0.spear_is_star_of_the_show.php

Archaeologists Stumble On Sensational Find
B92
Prokuplje -- Serbian archaeologists found evidence of the what could be the oldest metal workshop in all of Europe...
http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2007&mm=10&dd=04&nav_category=126&nav_id=44301