November 23rd News

There's a lot of news from the UK today.

New stories as of 6:38 AM:

Riddle Of Roman Skeleton
The Press
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are attempting to piece together facts about the life of a 2nd century Briton after unearthing a skeleton at the site of a former Roman town in North Yorkshire...
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/yorknews/display.var.1855768.0.riddle_of_roman_skeleton.php
This article has a video link in it as well as the text of the story and a photo of the find.

Ancient Synagogue Unearthed
LiveScience
Excavations near the Sea of Galilee in Isreal have uncovered the remains of a Roman-era synagogue...
http://www.livescience.com/imageoftheday/siod_071123.html
This is LiveScience's image of the day.

Roman Skeleton Found On Farm Land
Northern Echo
A CHANCE find in a North Yorkshire field could shed new light on the everyday life of the upper classes in Roman-occupied Britain...
http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.1853992.0.roman_skeleton_found_on_farm_land.php
This article also has a video link.

Site Tied To Rome's Legendary Founding Revealed
World Science
Ar­chae­o­lo­gists this week re­vealed a site that they said an­cient Ro­mans ven­er­ated as the Lu­per­cale, a leg­end­ary cave where a she-wolf raised the twin founders of Rome. The cave is sump­tu­ously dec­o­rat­ed in shells and mo­saics, with the fig­ure of an ea­gle grac­ing the cen­ter of the ceil­ing...
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/071121_lupercale.htm

Digging Into The Myths Of Rome
BBC News
The discovery in Rome of a vaulted cavern, studded with coloured mosaics and buried deep beneath the ruins of an emperor's palace, suggests that the story of how the city was founded might be more than a mere myth...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7107071.stm

Golden Wreath Returned To Northern Greece After Getty Hand Over
PR-Inside
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) - A gold wreath dating from the fourth century B.C. was returned Friday to northern Greece, from where it was allegedly dug up illegally before being sold to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles...
http://www.pr-inside.com/golden-wreath-returned-to-northern-greece-r314724.htm

Roman Burial Site Uncovered
Wiltshire Times
A ROMAN burial ground has been discovered on land in Staverton near Trowbridge...
http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/latestheadlines/display.var.1851300.0.roman_burial_site_uncovered.php

Anglo-Saxon Royal Burial Unearthed
UKTV
A priceless hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure has been found at a burial site in the north of England...
http://uktv.co.uk/history/news/aid/596397

2,000 Year-Old Skeleton Of Rome's Lost Lady Found In Yorkshire
Thaindian News
London, Nov.23 (ANI): Archaeologists have reportedly found a 2000-year-old skeleton of a wealthy Roman lady in an English field...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/2000-year-old-skeleton-of-romes-lost-lady-found-in-yorkshire_1006293.html

Roman Bones Found In Farm Field
CBBC
A skeleton dating back to Roman times has been unearthed in a farmer's field by a member of the public...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7100000/newsid_7108600/7108698.stm

Roman Bones Found In Yorks
The Sun
A ROMAN skeleton nearly 2,000 years old has been found in a lead coffin in a farmer’s field...
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article497731.ece

2000-Year-Old Skeleton Is Unearthed In Farmer's Field
A 2,000-YEAR-OLD Roman skeleton has been found by a member of the public in a farmer's field...
http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1840142007

Enthusiast Unearths Iron Age Comb
BBC News
A 2,000-year-old Iron Age comb unearthed in Warwickshire is one of nearly 60,000 archaeological finds made by members of the public in a year...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7108175.stm

British Antiquities Scheme Yields Rich Harvest
Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A unique bronze Iron Age comb with intricate designs was one of the star finds last year by British metal detectorists reported on Thursday in the annual report of the country's Portable Antiquities Scheme...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUKL2246877020071122?sp=true