November 16th News

There's quite a range of stories today, from ancient Syria to medieval Britain.

New stories as of 6:15 AM:

In the Phoenician's Tracks
Al-Ahram Weekly
Widely advertised and long awaited, La Méditerranée des Phénicians, an exhibition that opened at the Institut du monde arabe in Paris on 6 October, affords a rare glimpse of ancient Phoenician civilisation, which dominated Mediterranean commerce for a millennium...
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/871/cu5.htm

Archaeological Find In Turkey
Nirvana International
A significant archaeological discovery has been made in Turkey's ancient city Laodiceia, near the coastal city of Denizli...
http://www.nirvanainternational.com/news/archaeology/archaeological-find-in-turkey-18357457

Syrian Archaeologists Discover 1,700 Year Old Cemetery
ANH
Damascus, Syria (AHN) - Syrian archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Roman-era cemetery in northeast Syria, which dates back to the 3rd century BCE near the capital of Damascus...
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009178001

Syria Finds 2nd Century Skeletons, Statues
Middle East Times
DAMASCUS (AFP) Syrian archaelogists have uncovered a 2nd century necropolis and statues in the central town of Palmyra, along with several skeletons, museum director Walid Assaad told AFP on Thursday...
http://www.metimes.com/Politics/2007/11/15/syria_finds_2nd_century_skeletons_statues/afp/

17,00-Year-Old Cemetery Found In Syria
Associated Press
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Archeologists have unearthed a Roman-era cemetery dating from the 3rd century A.D. in northeast Syria, one of several recent archaeological discoveries in the history-rich country, a government newspaper reported Thursday...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gcqC6lHr-qFgEzzwzjtgGiLWKl8AD8SUC0280

Archaeology Student Finds Roman Remains In Garden
The Press
AN ARCHAEOLOGY student struck lucky when he began digging the garden of his new home - and discovered ancient Roman remains...
http://www.thisisyork.co.uk/display.var.1835934.0.archaeology_student_finds_roman_remains_in_garden.php

Sarmat Epoch Hoard Passed On To A Museum
Russia IC
A unique hoard of the Sarmat epoch found in Ilovlya Region has been transferred to the fund of Volgograd Local Lore Museum...
http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/5179/

Transatlantic Partnership Puts Major British Library Online, Spotlighting Books Rescued From The Medieval World
Exduco
In the beginning was the Word,” the opening page of St. John’s Gospel from an early 8th-century Northumbrian Gospel Book. It’s one of hundreds of manuscripts from the Parker Library at Corpus Christi (Cambridge). The entire library will go online, thanks to a collaboration between Corpus Christi, the University of Cambridge, and Stanford. Courtesy Corpus Christi College (Cambridge)...
http://www.exduco.net/news.php?id=2620

Archaeologists Uncover City Of The Dead In Syria
Thaindian News
London , November 16 (ANI): Syrian archaeologists have unraveled a second century necropolis (a large cemetery or burial place) and statues along with several skeletons in the central town Palmyra...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/archaeologists-uncover-city-of-the-dead-in-syria_1005385.html