October 5th News

It's an early and slow start this morning.

New stories as of 1:16 PM:

New Discoveries in Ebla
SANA
DAMASCUS, ( SANA) _ Italian renowned Archaeologist Paulo Mattieh on Thursday shed light on the most important archaeological discoveries that the Italian expedition team at the ancient site of Ebla Kingdom had discovered.
http://www.sana.org/eng/21/2007/10/04/142322.htm

New stories as of 6:33 AM:

Underwater Archaeologists Find Mediaeval Artefacts In German Lake
EUX.tv
Arendsee, Germany (dpa) - Archaeologists have made significant mediaeval finds in the northern German lake, the Arendsee, that reveal fishing activities linked to a nearby monastery...
http://www.eux.tv/article.aspx?articleId=15628

Ancient Stone Egyptian Carvings Were Made By Shepherds
New Kerala
Warsaw: 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.newkerala.com/oct.php?action=fullnews&id=8886

Italy's Presidential Palace To Host 40 Artifacts Returned From Getty Museum
Herald Tribune
ROME: Italy's presidential palace will host an exhibit of 40 antiquities the J. Paul Getty Museum is returning as Rome reclaims treasures it says were looted from Italian territory, officials said Wednesday...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/03/europe/EU-GEN-Italy-Looted-Antiquities.php