November 24th News

There's some controversy about the cave discovery in Rome.

New stories as of 9:16 AM:

Digging Up History Through Viking Tales
Seattle Times
"The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" were long believed to be fictional flights of fancy until Heinrich Schliemann used them to help him discover Bronze Age palaces at Troy and Mycenae in the late 19th century. To this day, Aegean remains continue to be found, sometimes unearthed and better understood thanks to stories in Greek epic poetry, plays and other literary forms...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2004028323_fartraveler25.html
Honestly, this book looks like one I'd like to get.

Lupercale Expert Sceptical Of 'Romulus, Remus' Cave
Adelaide Now
A LEADING Italian archaeologist said that the grotto whose discovery was announced this week in Rome is not the sacred cave linked to the myth of the city's foundation by Romulus and Remus...
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22813266-912,00.html

Returned Golden Macedonian Wreath On Display
Athens News Agency
A spectacular golden Macedonian wreath dated to the 4^th century BC finally went on display at the Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum on Friday after being returned to the country by the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles last March...
http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=5909245&maindocimg=5902819&service=102

Father-Son Team Find Roman Briton Remains
United Press International
ALDBOROUGH, England, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The skeleton of an ancient Roman Briton apparently with some social standing was found by two men who previously unearthed a $2 million Viking treasure...
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2007/11/23/father-son_team_find_roman_briton_remains/7345/

Give Us Back Our Marbles, Say Greeks
icWales
After colonial rule and two world wars, there are arguments galore in Europe over where historic artefacts should reside...
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2007/11/24/give-us-back-our-marbles-say-greeks-91466-20153966/

Chichester Harbour History Online
Motor Boats Monthly
More than 500,000 years of the history of Chichester harbour is now available online. Chichester Harbour Conservancy has posted the results of more than four years of archaeological research on its website, www.conservancy.co.uk...
http://www.mbmclub.com/auto/newsdesk/20071024153018mbmnews.html

Italy: Archaeologist Casts Doubt On Cavern
The New York Times
A leading Italian archaeologist said that the grotto whose discovery was announced this week in Rome was not the sacred cave linked to the legendary founding of Rome by the twin brothers Romulus and Remus....
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/24/world/europe/24briefs-CAVE.html?ref=world