October 9th News

I took yesterday off, and am back, refreshed today. There's a range of interesting new stories as well.

New stories as of 9:58 AM:

FBI Recover Priceless Map Stolen From National Library
Expatica
MADRID - The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has located an ancient world map stolen from Spain's National Library along with other extremely valuable documents in August, the daily El Pais reported Tuesday...
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=44766

Catapults Invented Before Theory Explained Them
Live Science
Ancient Greek craftsmen didn't need fancy math to cobble together the first catapult, a new study of ancient texts suggests. Archimedes' laws and theories just helped make the weapon better...
http://www.livescience.com/history/071009-first-catapult.html

Greek Museum Hopes For Return Of Elgin Marbles
Evening Echo
A state-of-the art museum that Greeks hope will persuade Britain to return the Elgin Marbles will start the operation to transfer priceless artefacts from the Acropolis this weekend...
http://www.eveningecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=15242468&p=y5z4z5y4&n=15242556

Rome Celebrates Its Stage History
BBC News
The first exhibition devoted entirely to Roman theatre has opened in the ruins of the Colosseum in Rome...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7033626.stm

Time Team Joins The Dig
Hereford Times
A television crew is helping to uncover the secrets of an iron age hill fort...
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/latest/display.var.1745129.0.time_team_joins_the_dig.php

Ancient Tomb Of Young Lovers Excavated In Turkey
The Hindu
ANKARA, (Xinhua): Turkish archaeologists discovered a tomb of a young couple locked in an embrace during their work in Turkey' southeastern Turkey, local Today's Zaman reported on Monday...
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200710090356.htm

'Europe's Oldest City' Is Found
The Independent
Archaeologists in Spain's southern port of Cadiz believe they have found remains which prove that it is Europe's oldest inhabited city – Phoenician Gadir, or Gades in Roman times...
http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article3041063.ece

Archaeologists Uncover Wall Painting Believed To Be From 11th Century BC, In North Syria
International Herald Tribune
DAMASCUS, Syria: Archeologists discovered a wall painting believed to be from the 11th century B.C. in northern Syria, the country's official news agency, SANA, reported Monday...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/08/africa/ME-GEN-Syrian-Painting-Discovered.php

Parthian Fort Found In Western Iran
Press TV
Archaeologists have recently discovered a Parthian fort while excavating the post-Sassanid Kalan Dam, in the Iranian city of Malayer...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=26317&sectionid=351020105

Unearthing Rome's King
Times Online
Italian archeologists have uncovered the ruins of a 2,700 year old sanctuary which they say provides the first physical evidence of Rome at the time of Numa Pompilius, Rome’s legendary second king, in the 8th century BC...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article2617180.ece

Syrian Archaeologists Uncover 11th-Century BC Painting
Digital Journal
A painting believed to date from the 11th century BC has been uncovered by archaeologists in northern Syria, the country's official news agency SANA reported Monday...
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/238519/Syrian_archaeologists_uncover_11th_century_BC_painting