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Weekends are usually slow, I've found. This one seems to be no exception.
News stories as of 10:25 AM:
Glory On A Domestic Scale
The Wall Street Journal
The most amazing thing about the Ara Pacis Augustae -- Augustus Caesar's Altar of Peace -- is that it is here at all. That's because, for almost 1,500 years, it wasn't. Its presence signifies a triumph of ingenuity, curiosity, engineering, diplomacy and sheer luck over the depredations of floods, time and weather. Uncertainty, ambiguity and plain ignorance attend almost every detail on it...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118256374301745525.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Archaeologists Race To Uncover Lost Kingdom On Nile
The Chronicle Herald
On the periphery of history in antiquity, there was a land known as Kush. Overshadowed by Egypt, to the north it was a place of uncharted breadth and depth far up the Nile, a mystery verging on myth. One thing the Egyptians did know and recorded — Kush had gold...
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Science/843144.html
Three Thousand Year Old Mummy Discovered
The Age
Archaeologists have discovered the 3,000-year-old mummy of a high priest to the god Amun in the southern city of Luxor, antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass told the official MENA news agency today...
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/three-thousand-year-old-mummy-discovered/2007/06/23/1182019431567.html
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Friday, June 22, 2007
The news of June 22
Most of the articles have been posted to other papers over the past few days, but there are some new stories at the bottom of the section.
Today's stories as of 7:32 PM:
Rare Carving On Display At Cathedral
Birmingham Post
An "exceptional" 8th century limestone carving is set to return to permanent public display for the first time in more than 1,100 years...
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/news/tm_headline=rare-carving-on-display-at-cathedral&method=full&objectid=19342292&siteid=50002-name_page.html
Researchers Claim to Have Solved Mystery of Masada Remains
The Scotsman
AN ISRAELI anthropologist is using modern forensic techniques and an obscure biblical passage to challenge the accepted wisdom about human remains found at Masada, the desert fortress famous as the scene of a mass suicide nearly 2,000 years ago...
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=982742007
Also at:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/ISRAEL_MASADA_REVISITED?SITE=TNCHA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-06-22-18-49-15
http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/23/stories/2007062350581400.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/22/AR2007062201113.html
3000-Year Old Priest Found
World News Australia
Archaeologists have discovered the 3,000-year-old mummy of a high priest to the god Amun in the southern city of Luxor, an antiques dealer claims...
http://www.worldnewsaustralia.com.au/region.php?id=137895®ion=6
Archaeologists Discover 3,000y0 Egyptian Mummy
ABC News
Archaeologists have discovered the 3,000-year-old mummy of a high priest to the god Amun in Egypt, antiquities supremo Dr Zahi Hawass has told the official MENA news agency.
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959786.htm?section=justin
Also at:
http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=070622194248.82glqdoj&cat=null
Archaeologists Pinpoint The Power of Nile Kingdom
The Hindu
London: An ancient site where gold flakes were hand-ground from rare ores has been uncovered by archaeologists working along the banks of the river Nile...
http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/23/stories/2007062350471400.htm
The City Of Alexander The Great To Become Open-Air Museum
Today's Zaman
The excavations of the ruins of the ancient port city allegedly established by Alexander the Great after his conquest of the Persian Empire on the site of today’s Yumurtalık, near Adana, are to be turned into an open-air museum...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=114824
City of Alexander The Great to Become Open-Air Museum
Today's Zaman
An ancient harbor city located in what is today the Yumurtalık district of the Mediterranean province of Adana will be restored and converted into an open-air museum, officials announced this week...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=114758
Today's news stories as of 10:52 AM:
Getty Museum Replaces Indicted Former Curator
CBC.ca
The J. Paul Getty Museum has finally named a successor to Marion True, the antiquities curator who is fighting charges in Italy that she bought looted artifacts for the museum's collection...
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2007/06/22/getty-curator.html
Getty Museum Names Karol Wight To Replace Marion True
Bloomberg
June 21 (Bloomberg) -- The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles named Karol Wight as curator of antiquities. The post was formerly occupied by Marion True, who is fighting charges in Italy that she bought looted artifacts for the museum's collection...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=anU2QjahIP7U&refer=home
3rd-Century Man Preserved In Salt
Discovery News
June 22, 2007 — During the Roman Empire period, just after the fall of Parthia, a salt mine worker from northwestern Iran lost his life following a catastrophic rock collapse...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/06/22/saltman_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070622110000&dcitc=w19-502-ak-0000
Danish Man Brings Back Athena Artifact
Kathimierini
A 4th century BC sculpted fragment of the ancient goddess Athena, removed from Greece in the late 19th century, was returned yesterday by a Danish historian...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100016_22/06/2007_84821
Guided Walk At Stonea Camp
Hunts Post
Cambridgeshire County Council archaeologists and the County Farms Estate will be holding its annual guided walk at Stonea Camp on Wednesday, July 4, at 7.00 pm...
http://www.huntspost.co.uk/content/hunts/whatson/arts/story.aspx?brand=Cambs24&category=--WhatsonGeneric&tBrand=cambs24&tCategory=WhatsonArts24&itemid=WEED22%20Jun%202007%2014%3A50%3A31%3A950
Prehistoric Agriculture Tool Unearthed In Bulgaria
Novinite
Bulgaria archaeologists made a unique finding of the prehistoric times near the Ohoden village, the Bulgarian National Radio reported on Friday...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=82191
Biblical Passage And Forensic Analysis Suggest New Theory On Human Remains At Masada
International Herald Tribune
MASADA, Israel: An Israeli anthropologist is using modern forensics and an obscure Biblical passage to challenge the accepted wisdom about mysterious human remains found at Masada, the desert fortress famous as the scene of a mass suicide nearly 2,000 years ago...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/22/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Masada-Revisited.php
The Lichfield Angel - Summary Report From Emily Howe
Diocese of Lichfield
Discovered in 2003, during the excavation of the east end of the Cathedral’s nave, the Lichfield Angel is a remarkable survival of early medieval sculpture. The carved limestone panel, which has been dated to around 800 A.D., comprises three separate fragments which are thought to have formed the corner of a shrine chest, possibly that of St Chad (d.672), whose remains were reburied in a church on the site in the late seventh to early eighth centuries...
http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/pressr/articles/2007/070622c.htm
Today's stories as of 7:32 PM:
Rare Carving On Display At Cathedral
Birmingham Post
An "exceptional" 8th century limestone carving is set to return to permanent public display for the first time in more than 1,100 years...
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/news/tm_headline=rare-carving-on-display-at-cathedral&method=full&objectid=19342292&siteid=50002-name_page.html
Researchers Claim to Have Solved Mystery of Masada Remains
The Scotsman
AN ISRAELI anthropologist is using modern forensic techniques and an obscure biblical passage to challenge the accepted wisdom about human remains found at Masada, the desert fortress famous as the scene of a mass suicide nearly 2,000 years ago...
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=982742007
Also at:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/ISRAEL_MASADA_REVISITED?SITE=TNCHA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-06-22-18-49-15
http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/23/stories/2007062350581400.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/22/AR2007062201113.html
3000-Year Old Priest Found
World News Australia
Archaeologists have discovered the 3,000-year-old mummy of a high priest to the god Amun in the southern city of Luxor, an antiques dealer claims...
http://www.worldnewsaustralia.com.au/region.php?id=137895®ion=6
Archaeologists Discover 3,000y0 Egyptian Mummy
ABC News
Archaeologists have discovered the 3,000-year-old mummy of a high priest to the god Amun in Egypt, antiquities supremo Dr Zahi Hawass has told the official MENA news agency.
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959786.htm?section=justin
Also at:
http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=070622194248.82glqdoj&cat=null
Archaeologists Pinpoint The Power of Nile Kingdom
The Hindu
London: An ancient site where gold flakes were hand-ground from rare ores has been uncovered by archaeologists working along the banks of the river Nile...
http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/23/stories/2007062350471400.htm
The City Of Alexander The Great To Become Open-Air Museum
Today's Zaman
The excavations of the ruins of the ancient port city allegedly established by Alexander the Great after his conquest of the Persian Empire on the site of today’s Yumurtalık, near Adana, are to be turned into an open-air museum...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=114824
City of Alexander The Great to Become Open-Air Museum
Today's Zaman
An ancient harbor city located in what is today the Yumurtalık district of the Mediterranean province of Adana will be restored and converted into an open-air museum, officials announced this week...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=114758
Today's news stories as of 10:52 AM:
Getty Museum Replaces Indicted Former Curator
CBC.ca
The J. Paul Getty Museum has finally named a successor to Marion True, the antiquities curator who is fighting charges in Italy that she bought looted artifacts for the museum's collection...
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2007/06/22/getty-curator.html
Getty Museum Names Karol Wight To Replace Marion True
Bloomberg
June 21 (Bloomberg) -- The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles named Karol Wight as curator of antiquities. The post was formerly occupied by Marion True, who is fighting charges in Italy that she bought looted artifacts for the museum's collection...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=anU2QjahIP7U&refer=home
3rd-Century Man Preserved In Salt
Discovery News
June 22, 2007 — During the Roman Empire period, just after the fall of Parthia, a salt mine worker from northwestern Iran lost his life following a catastrophic rock collapse...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/06/22/saltman_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070622110000&dcitc=w19-502-ak-0000
Danish Man Brings Back Athena Artifact
Kathimierini
A 4th century BC sculpted fragment of the ancient goddess Athena, removed from Greece in the late 19th century, was returned yesterday by a Danish historian...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100016_22/06/2007_84821
Guided Walk At Stonea Camp
Hunts Post
Cambridgeshire County Council archaeologists and the County Farms Estate will be holding its annual guided walk at Stonea Camp on Wednesday, July 4, at 7.00 pm...
http://www.huntspost.co.uk/content/hunts/whatson/arts/story.aspx?brand=Cambs24&category=--WhatsonGeneric&tBrand=cambs24&tCategory=WhatsonArts24&itemid=WEED22%20Jun%202007%2014%3A50%3A31%3A950
Prehistoric Agriculture Tool Unearthed In Bulgaria
Novinite
Bulgaria archaeologists made a unique finding of the prehistoric times near the Ohoden village, the Bulgarian National Radio reported on Friday...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=82191
Biblical Passage And Forensic Analysis Suggest New Theory On Human Remains At Masada
International Herald Tribune
MASADA, Israel: An Israeli anthropologist is using modern forensics and an obscure Biblical passage to challenge the accepted wisdom about mysterious human remains found at Masada, the desert fortress famous as the scene of a mass suicide nearly 2,000 years ago...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/22/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-Masada-Revisited.php
The Lichfield Angel - Summary Report From Emily Howe
Diocese of Lichfield
Discovered in 2003, during the excavation of the east end of the Cathedral’s nave, the Lichfield Angel is a remarkable survival of early medieval sculpture. The carved limestone panel, which has been dated to around 800 A.D., comprises three separate fragments which are thought to have formed the corner of a shrine chest, possibly that of St Chad (d.672), whose remains were reburied in a church on the site in the late seventh to early eighth centuries...
http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/pressr/articles/2007/070622c.htm
Thursday, June 21, 2007
June 21 News
There's an interesting span of stories today.
New stories as of 10:36 PM:
Archaeologist Says Holy Grail Is In Rome
ScienceDaily
ROME, June 21 (UPI) -- An Italian archeologist says the Holy Grail -- a cup used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper -- is buried beneath a church in Rome...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20070622-00491500-bc-italy-holygrail.xml
Also posted at:
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2007/06/22/archeologist_says_holy_grail_is_in_rome/1901/
Sudan's Ancient Gold Industry And Graves Unearthed
ShortNews
Archaeologists uncovered a huge ancient gold processing centre and 90 graveyards 225 miles north of Khartoum (Sudanese capital) in the region of Hosh el-Geruf. The buildings date back 4,000 years to the Kush/ Nubian kingdom...
http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=63180
New stories as of 5:42 PM:
Holy Grail 'Buried Under Rome Church'
thewest.com
An archaeologist has sparked a Da Vinci Code-style hunt for the Holy Grail after claiming ancient records show it is buried under a 6th century church in Rome...
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=27&ContentID=32107
Interesting. This sounds like the sorts of claims made in books such as The Second Messiah, which seem to be on the sensational side of scholarly. It will be interesting to see if anything comes of the claim.
New Stories as of 4:14 PM:
Ancient Marble Fragment Returns To Greece
United Press International
ATHENS, Greece, June 21 (UPI) -- A Danish family has returned to Greece a fragment of a Greek marble relief the family has owned for more than a century, Greek officials said Thursday...
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/06/21/ancient_marble_fragment_returns_to_greece/7103/
New stories as of 12:35 PM:
Fragment of Ancient Marble Returned
Athens News Agency
A fragment of an ancient Greek marble relief was returned to Greece on Thursday by a Danish family that had owned it for over a century...
http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=5454496&maindocimg=5453511&service=100
New stories as of 10:46 AM:
Archaeologists Find Ancient Egypt's Gold Source
Xinhua
BEIJING, June 21 (Xinhuanet) -- An ancient gold-processing and panning camp has been discovered by archaeologists along the Nile River about 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) south of Cairo that is thought to be the first physical evidence of where Egypt obtained its vast gold resources...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/21/content_6274072.htm
Isthmia: City of Elusive Ancient Greece
Spero News
Massive column drums and blocks are still conspicuous in the walls of the late antique fortress that guarded the Isthmus, and early travellers imagined that the temple and its precinct lay inside the walls. In the 1930s, the British archaeologist RJH Jenkins and his young architect, H. Megaw, set out to test the prevailing theory...
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idCategory=31&idsub=155&id=10016&t=Isthmia%3A+city+of+elusive+ancient+Greece
Riddle of the Bog
Guardian Unlimited
A single brown fingernail lies on the leather bag of his chest, which tapers to nothing where the peat-cutting machine chopped him in two. His arm lies next to him, but these fragments of a body would mean nothing, were it not for the look on his face. A face that is 2,000 years old is not expected to have a "look". Death destroys individuality - but not his...
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2107854,00.html
Longtime Getty Staffer Named Antiquities Curator
Los Angeles Times
Karol Wight, a 22-year veteran of the J. Paul Getty Museum, was named its antiquities curator Wednesday. She succeeds her beleaguered former boss, Marion True, whose job she has held on an acting basis since True's resignation under fire in October 2005...
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-et-getty21jun21,1,6541319.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california&ctrack=5&cset=true
To Be Proofread: Ancient Gold Refinery Discovered Along The Nile
The Epoch Times
Archaeologists have discovered a gold processing centre that is believed to have been in operation sometime between 2000 and 1500 BC...
http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-6-21/56696.html
Of Bricks And Boats
Al-Ahram Weekly
Archaeologists from the Katholicke Universiteit Leuven working at the Middle-Kingdom (2066-1650 BC) tomb of Uky, a top government official, have discovered an intact tomb chamber, complete with funerary goods...
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/850/he1.htm
TV Team's Glittering Discovery At Castle
Derbyshire Times
TV archaeologists who carried out a dig at an historic Amber Valley ruin have found that there could have been THREE different castles on the site...
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/alfreton?articleid=2971652
First Day Of Exploration Brings Archaeologists In Bulgaria Important Find
Sofia Echo
During their first day of exploration in the Vratsa region, archaeologists found an important artifact...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/first-day-of-exploration-brings-archaeologists-in-bulgaria-important-find/id_23285/catid_70
Museum's 'Copper Age' Exhibit To Lay The Roots To Dead Sea Scrolls Show
NCTimes.com
One of the most magical moments in man's history is when he learned to transform rock into metal, in essence creating a whole new material. That's the basis of a new exhibition at the San Diego Museum of Man...
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/06/20/entertainment/art/202007110227.txt
New stories as of 10:36 PM:
Archaeologist Says Holy Grail Is In Rome
ScienceDaily
ROME, June 21 (UPI) -- An Italian archeologist says the Holy Grail -- a cup used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper -- is buried beneath a church in Rome...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20070622-00491500-bc-italy-holygrail.xml
Also posted at:
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2007/06/22/archeologist_says_holy_grail_is_in_rome/1901/
Sudan's Ancient Gold Industry And Graves Unearthed
ShortNews
Archaeologists uncovered a huge ancient gold processing centre and 90 graveyards 225 miles north of Khartoum (Sudanese capital) in the region of Hosh el-Geruf. The buildings date back 4,000 years to the Kush/ Nubian kingdom...
http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=63180
New stories as of 5:42 PM:
Holy Grail 'Buried Under Rome Church'
thewest.com
An archaeologist has sparked a Da Vinci Code-style hunt for the Holy Grail after claiming ancient records show it is buried under a 6th century church in Rome...
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=27&ContentID=32107
Interesting. This sounds like the sorts of claims made in books such as The Second Messiah, which seem to be on the sensational side of scholarly. It will be interesting to see if anything comes of the claim.
New Stories as of 4:14 PM:
Ancient Marble Fragment Returns To Greece
United Press International
ATHENS, Greece, June 21 (UPI) -- A Danish family has returned to Greece a fragment of a Greek marble relief the family has owned for more than a century, Greek officials said Thursday...
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/06/21/ancient_marble_fragment_returns_to_greece/7103/
New stories as of 12:35 PM:
Fragment of Ancient Marble Returned
Athens News Agency
A fragment of an ancient Greek marble relief was returned to Greece on Thursday by a Danish family that had owned it for over a century...
http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=5454496&maindocimg=5453511&service=100
New stories as of 10:46 AM:
Archaeologists Find Ancient Egypt's Gold Source
Xinhua
BEIJING, June 21 (Xinhuanet) -- An ancient gold-processing and panning camp has been discovered by archaeologists along the Nile River about 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) south of Cairo that is thought to be the first physical evidence of where Egypt obtained its vast gold resources...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/21/content_6274072.htm
Isthmia: City of Elusive Ancient Greece
Spero News
Massive column drums and blocks are still conspicuous in the walls of the late antique fortress that guarded the Isthmus, and early travellers imagined that the temple and its precinct lay inside the walls. In the 1930s, the British archaeologist RJH Jenkins and his young architect, H. Megaw, set out to test the prevailing theory...
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idCategory=31&idsub=155&id=10016&t=Isthmia%3A+city+of+elusive+ancient+Greece
Riddle of the Bog
Guardian Unlimited
A single brown fingernail lies on the leather bag of his chest, which tapers to nothing where the peat-cutting machine chopped him in two. His arm lies next to him, but these fragments of a body would mean nothing, were it not for the look on his face. A face that is 2,000 years old is not expected to have a "look". Death destroys individuality - but not his...
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2107854,00.html
Longtime Getty Staffer Named Antiquities Curator
Los Angeles Times
Karol Wight, a 22-year veteran of the J. Paul Getty Museum, was named its antiquities curator Wednesday. She succeeds her beleaguered former boss, Marion True, whose job she has held on an acting basis since True's resignation under fire in October 2005...
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-et-getty21jun21,1,6541319.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california&ctrack=5&cset=true
To Be Proofread: Ancient Gold Refinery Discovered Along The Nile
The Epoch Times
Archaeologists have discovered a gold processing centre that is believed to have been in operation sometime between 2000 and 1500 BC...
http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-6-21/56696.html
Of Bricks And Boats
Al-Ahram Weekly
Archaeologists from the Katholicke Universiteit Leuven working at the Middle-Kingdom (2066-1650 BC) tomb of Uky, a top government official, have discovered an intact tomb chamber, complete with funerary goods...
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/850/he1.htm
TV Team's Glittering Discovery At Castle
Derbyshire Times
TV archaeologists who carried out a dig at an historic Amber Valley ruin have found that there could have been THREE different castles on the site...
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/alfreton?articleid=2971652
First Day Of Exploration Brings Archaeologists In Bulgaria Important Find
Sofia Echo
During their first day of exploration in the Vratsa region, archaeologists found an important artifact...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/first-day-of-exploration-brings-archaeologists-in-bulgaria-important-find/id_23285/catid_70
Museum's 'Copper Age' Exhibit To Lay The Roots To Dead Sea Scrolls Show
NCTimes.com
One of the most magical moments in man's history is when he learned to transform rock into metal, in essence creating a whole new material. That's the basis of a new exhibition at the San Diego Museum of Man...
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/06/20/entertainment/art/202007110227.txt
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
June 20th News
Rather a variety of new stories today, and new articles on older stories as well.
New stories as of 7:36 PM:
Restored - But Medieval Maze Is Still A Puzzle After Centuries
Yorkshire Post
A MAZE is designed to puzzle, but whoever dreamt up the intricate earth and grass labyrinth that is Julian's Bower can be especially pleased –it remains a mystery after hundreds of years...
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news?articleid=2963204
Los Angeles' Getty Museum Gets New Antiquities Curator
PR-Inside
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The J. Paul Getty Museum, under criticism by countries that say some of its priceless ancient art collection was stolen, announced Wednesday the appointment of a new curator of antiquities...
http://www.pr-inside.com/los-angeles-getty-museum-gets-new-r159553.htm
Also posted at:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/06/20/state/n153927D02.DTL
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/20/america/NA-GEN-US-Getty-Curator.php
Archaeologist Sparks Hunt For Holy Grail
Telegraph.co.uk
An archaeologist has sparked a Da Vinci Code-style hunt for the Holy Grail after claiming ancient records show it is buried under a 6th century church in Rome...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/20/wgrail120.xml
News stories as of 10:53 AM:
Rare Medieval maze Springs Back Into Life In Lincolnshire
24 Hour Museum
A rare medieval earth and grass maze – one of the few remaining in the UK and the most dramatic - is showing the green shoots of recovery after being renovated...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART48259.html
Ancient Italians Were Actually From Turkey
Nirvana
New reports suggest that the ancient Italians may actually have originated from Turkey, with genetic studies revealing that the 'native' Etruscans migrated from Turkey...
http://www.nirvanainternational.com/news/archaeology/18186508
Ancient Romans Preferred Fast Food
ABC Online
The average ancient Roman ate on the run and didn't wine and dine in decadence and formality like the elite in Rome, says a British archaeologist...
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/1956392.htm?health
Departing Heads of Archaeological Schools Honored
Athens News Agency
The culture ministry on Wednesday held an event in honour of six departing directors of foreign schools and archaeological institutes in Athens who will soon be leaving Greece...
http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=5450590&maindocimg=1180218&service=102
35,000-Year-Old Mammoth Sculpture Found in Germany
Spiegel Online
In southwestern Germany, an American archaeologist and his German colleagues have found the oldest mammoth-ivory carving known to modern science. And even at 35,000 years old, it's still intact...
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,489776,00.html
Ancient Nile Gold-Making Factory Found
Discovery News
June 20, 2007 — Traces of a gold factory along the banks of the river Nile are shedding a glittering new light on the kingdom of Kush, one of the great forgotten civilizations of Africa, U.S. archaeologists announced on Tuesday...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/06/20/nilegold_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070620120030&dcitc=w19-502-ak-0000
Archaeologists Discover Nile Gold Processing Center
Middle East Times
CHICAGO, IL, USA -- US archaeologists have discovered a gold processing center along the middle Nile that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500 BC...
http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070620-071613-4025r
New stories as of 7:36 PM:
Restored - But Medieval Maze Is Still A Puzzle After Centuries
Yorkshire Post
A MAZE is designed to puzzle, but whoever dreamt up the intricate earth and grass labyrinth that is Julian's Bower can be especially pleased –it remains a mystery after hundreds of years...
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news?articleid=2963204
Los Angeles' Getty Museum Gets New Antiquities Curator
PR-Inside
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The J. Paul Getty Museum, under criticism by countries that say some of its priceless ancient art collection was stolen, announced Wednesday the appointment of a new curator of antiquities...
http://www.pr-inside.com/los-angeles-getty-museum-gets-new-r159553.htm
Also posted at:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/06/20/state/n153927D02.DTL
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/20/america/NA-GEN-US-Getty-Curator.php
Archaeologist Sparks Hunt For Holy Grail
Telegraph.co.uk
An archaeologist has sparked a Da Vinci Code-style hunt for the Holy Grail after claiming ancient records show it is buried under a 6th century church in Rome...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/20/wgrail120.xml
News stories as of 10:53 AM:
Rare Medieval maze Springs Back Into Life In Lincolnshire
24 Hour Museum
A rare medieval earth and grass maze – one of the few remaining in the UK and the most dramatic - is showing the green shoots of recovery after being renovated...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART48259.html
Ancient Italians Were Actually From Turkey
Nirvana
New reports suggest that the ancient Italians may actually have originated from Turkey, with genetic studies revealing that the 'native' Etruscans migrated from Turkey...
http://www.nirvanainternational.com/news/archaeology/18186508
Ancient Romans Preferred Fast Food
ABC Online
The average ancient Roman ate on the run and didn't wine and dine in decadence and formality like the elite in Rome, says a British archaeologist...
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/1956392.htm?health
Departing Heads of Archaeological Schools Honored
Athens News Agency
The culture ministry on Wednesday held an event in honour of six departing directors of foreign schools and archaeological institutes in Athens who will soon be leaving Greece...
http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=5450590&maindocimg=1180218&service=102
35,000-Year-Old Mammoth Sculpture Found in Germany
Spiegel Online
In southwestern Germany, an American archaeologist and his German colleagues have found the oldest mammoth-ivory carving known to modern science. And even at 35,000 years old, it's still intact...
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,489776,00.html
Ancient Nile Gold-Making Factory Found
Discovery News
June 20, 2007 — Traces of a gold factory along the banks of the river Nile are shedding a glittering new light on the kingdom of Kush, one of the great forgotten civilizations of Africa, U.S. archaeologists announced on Tuesday...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/06/20/nilegold_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070620120030&dcitc=w19-502-ak-0000
Archaeologists Discover Nile Gold Processing Center
Middle East Times
CHICAGO, IL, USA -- US archaeologists have discovered a gold processing center along the middle Nile that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500 BC...
http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070620-071613-4025r
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
News for June 19
The big story today is the discovery of the Kush gold processing site.
New stories as of 6:30 PM:
Lottery Cash For Hill Fort
Shropshire Star
“One of the best hill forts in the world” in Oswestry is set for a £200,000 upgrade in order to open it up for visitors...
http://www.shropshirestar.co.uk/2007/06/lottery-cash-for-hill-fort/
Diggers Strike Gold In Ancient Kush
Guardian Unlimited
An ancient site where gold flakes were hand-ground from rare ores has been uncovered by archaeologists working along the banks of the river Nile...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,2106876,00.html
The Zeugma Mosaics: Gaziantep's Crowning Glory
Today's Zaman
Until 2005 most people viewed Gaziantep as a mere transit point en route to supposedly more interesting places in Southeastern Turkey -- such as the colossal statues atop Mt. Nemrut or Urfa’s pools of Abraham...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=114441&bolum=117
Scientists Discover Gold Processing Center
Monsters & Critics
CHICAGO, IL, United States (UPI) -- U.S. archaeologists have discovered a gold processing center along the middle Nile that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500 B.C...
http://science.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1319752.php/Scientists_discover_gold_processing_center
Historic Hill At Centre of Battle
BBC News
With its historic woodland, stunning scenery and protected wildlife, Gillies Hill is a well known and popular site for locals and visitors alike...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/6568819.stm
New stories as of 11:45 AM:
UNESCO Launches The Re-Erection Project of The Aksum Obelisk
World Heritage
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre today signed the contract with Lattanzi SRL construction company to begin the re-erection of the Aksum obelisk...
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/350
Neanderthal Man Was An Innovator
News Blaze
According to a new University of Leicester study, neanderthal man was an innovator. The research challenges the myth of a primitive and backward species...
http://newsblaze.com/story/20070619081032nnnn.nb/newsblaze/TOPSTORY/Top-Stories.html
Archaeologists Discover Gold Processing Center
Physorg.com
Archaeologists from the University of Chicago have discovered a gold processing center along the middle Nile, an installation that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500 B.C. The center, along with a cemetery they discovered, documents extensive control by the first sub-Saharan kingdom, the kingdom of Kush...
http://www.physorg.com/news101478342.html
Roman City Wall Found By Chance
BBC News
Archaeologists who set out to put up a safety fence at Rochester's medieval castle have unexpectedly uncovered a Roman city wall...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/6767879.stm
Ancient Gold Unearthed In Sudan
BBC News
A team of archaeologists has discovered a huge ancient gold processing centre and a graveyard along the River Nile in northern Sudan...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6767203.stm
Stones Confirm Golden Past Of Ancient African Kingdom
New Scientist.com
The discovery of a gold "factory" and burial sites along the Nile in Sudan reveals that the ancient African kingdom of Kush was more vast and powerful than realised, and traded heavily in gold...
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12090-stones-confirm-golden-past-of-ancient-african-kingdom.html
Ancient Gold Camp Discovered Along The Nile
MSNBC
An ancient gold-processing and panning camp has been discovered along the Nile River and is thought to be the first physical evidence of where Egypt obtained its vast gold stashes...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19313347/
Clue To Egypt's Gold Source Discovered
LiveScience
An ancient gold-processing and panning camp has been discovered along the Nile River and is thought to be the first physical evidence of where Egypt obtained its vast gold stashes...
http://www.livescience.com/history/070619_nile_gold.html
New stories as of 6:30 PM:
Lottery Cash For Hill Fort
Shropshire Star
“One of the best hill forts in the world” in Oswestry is set for a £200,000 upgrade in order to open it up for visitors...
http://www.shropshirestar.co.uk/2007/06/lottery-cash-for-hill-fort/
Diggers Strike Gold In Ancient Kush
Guardian Unlimited
An ancient site where gold flakes were hand-ground from rare ores has been uncovered by archaeologists working along the banks of the river Nile...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,2106876,00.html
The Zeugma Mosaics: Gaziantep's Crowning Glory
Today's Zaman
Until 2005 most people viewed Gaziantep as a mere transit point en route to supposedly more interesting places in Southeastern Turkey -- such as the colossal statues atop Mt. Nemrut or Urfa’s pools of Abraham...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=114441&bolum=117
Scientists Discover Gold Processing Center
Monsters & Critics
CHICAGO, IL, United States (UPI) -- U.S. archaeologists have discovered a gold processing center along the middle Nile that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500 B.C...
http://science.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1319752.php/Scientists_discover_gold_processing_center
Historic Hill At Centre of Battle
BBC News
With its historic woodland, stunning scenery and protected wildlife, Gillies Hill is a well known and popular site for locals and visitors alike...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/6568819.stm
New stories as of 11:45 AM:
UNESCO Launches The Re-Erection Project of The Aksum Obelisk
World Heritage
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre today signed the contract with Lattanzi SRL construction company to begin the re-erection of the Aksum obelisk...
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/350
Neanderthal Man Was An Innovator
News Blaze
According to a new University of Leicester study, neanderthal man was an innovator. The research challenges the myth of a primitive and backward species...
http://newsblaze.com/story/20070619081032nnnn.nb/newsblaze/TOPSTORY/Top-Stories.html
Archaeologists Discover Gold Processing Center
Physorg.com
Archaeologists from the University of Chicago have discovered a gold processing center along the middle Nile, an installation that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500 B.C. The center, along with a cemetery they discovered, documents extensive control by the first sub-Saharan kingdom, the kingdom of Kush...
http://www.physorg.com/news101478342.html
Roman City Wall Found By Chance
BBC News
Archaeologists who set out to put up a safety fence at Rochester's medieval castle have unexpectedly uncovered a Roman city wall...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/6767879.stm
Ancient Gold Unearthed In Sudan
BBC News
A team of archaeologists has discovered a huge ancient gold processing centre and a graveyard along the River Nile in northern Sudan...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6767203.stm
Stones Confirm Golden Past Of Ancient African Kingdom
New Scientist.com
The discovery of a gold "factory" and burial sites along the Nile in Sudan reveals that the ancient African kingdom of Kush was more vast and powerful than realised, and traded heavily in gold...
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12090-stones-confirm-golden-past-of-ancient-african-kingdom.html
Ancient Gold Camp Discovered Along The Nile
MSNBC
An ancient gold-processing and panning camp has been discovered along the Nile River and is thought to be the first physical evidence of where Egypt obtained its vast gold stashes...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19313347/
Clue To Egypt's Gold Source Discovered
LiveScience
An ancient gold-processing and panning camp has been discovered along the Nile River and is thought to be the first physical evidence of where Egypt obtained its vast gold stashes...
http://www.livescience.com/history/070619_nile_gold.html
Monday, June 18, 2007
History in the news for June 18
The big story of the day seems to be the origin of the Etruscans.
New stories as of 10:00 PM:
Archaeologists Rescue Clues To Ancient Kingdom From The Rising Nile
EurekAlert
Archaeologists from the University of Chicago have discovered a gold processing center along the middle Nile, an installation that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500 B.C. The center, along with a cemetery they discovered, documents extensive control by the first sub-Saharan kingdom, the kingdom of Kush.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-06/uoc-arc061407.php
New stories as of 7:20 PM:
Queen For A Day
Al-Ahram
Though not the only female ruler of Egypt, Queen Hatshepsut (1473-1458 BC), which means "united with Amun in front of the nobles", is one of the best known...
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/849/eg3.htm
Sudan Arrests 12 Trying To Smuggle Ancient Mummies
Yahoo News
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese authorities have arrested 12 people accused of smuggling ancient antiquities including two entire mummies, a state news agency said on Saturday...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070616/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_sudan_antiquities;_ylt=AnNtGq0sXep25K4D2p0GRrvMWM0F
This one's a couple of days old. I just found it through Archaeology.org.
Premiership Turf Gives New Lease Of Life To Worn-Out Ancient Mazes
The Independent
Shakespeare spoke for many when Titania, the queen of the fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream, delivered the line: "The quaint mazes in the wanton green, for lack of tread are indistinguishable." The unveiling yesterday of one the few surviving turf mazes, after refurbishment, shows that the Tudors' tricky problem of keeping the grass labyrinths of England in pristine condition is still an issue...
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2675791.ece
Restoration Of Medieval Maze Leaves Its Purpose Still A Puzzle
The Times Online
ALKBOROUGH The conservationists who have restored a rare medieval earth and grass maze say they are no closer to knowing why and when it was made...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1951306.ece
Virtual Qumran Sheds New Light On Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery Site
AScribe
LOS ANGELES, June 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The mysterious archaeological ruins located paces from where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered 60 years ago served first as a fortress before being adopted by a Jewish religious sect, two UCLA researchers contend...
http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20070618.155541&time=16%2030%20PDT&year=2007&public=0
There seem to be a number of these virtual sites these days. This one, Rome, and a mention of a virtual Egypt earlier today.
Ancient Romans Preferred Fast Food
Discovery News
June 18, 2007 — Just as a U.S. Presidential state dinner does not reflect how most Americans eat and socialize, researchers think the formal, decadent image of wining and dining in ancient Rome mostly just applied to the elite...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/06/18/pompeiifood_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070618153030&dcitc=w19-502-ak-0000
Scholars Race To Recover A Lost Kingdom On The Nile
The New York Times
Evidence is mounting that the kingdom of Kush, in its ascendancy from 2000 B.C. to 1500 B.C., exerted control or at least influence over a 750-mile stretch of the Nile Valley...
http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/science/19kush.html&OQ=_rQ3D1Q26hp&OP=622cad18Q2FQ5DdxGQ5DFi6UDii)Q7CQ5DQ7CmmeQ5Dm4Q5DAtQ5DU6Q2AxB6xQ5DAt.kUQ24wQ24)hT
This article requires a subscription to the New York Times, unfortunately. Perhaps another site will pick it up over the next day or so.
Ancient Gold Center Discovered On The Nile
National Geographic News
Evidence of large-scale gold extraction in the ancient Nubian kingdom of Kush has been found along the Nile River, archaeologists will announce today (see pictures)...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/06/070619-gold-nile.html
New stories as of 9:15 AM:
Mysterious Medieval Maze Restored
24dash.com
Conservationists have described how they have restored a rare medieval earth and grass maze in north Lincolnshire, but said they are no closer to solving the mystery of why and when it was made...
http://www.24dash.com/environment/22379.htm
Genetic Studies Link Origin of Etruscans To Turkey
Winston-Salem Journal
NICE, France — Genetic studies of Italians in Tuscany show that their forefathers, the ancient Etruscans, moved to Italy from what is now Turkey, an origin that many archaeologists have dismissed as unlikely...
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173351680940&path=!nationworld&s=1037645509161
The Enigma of Italy's Ancient Etruscans Is Finally Unraveled
The Guardian Unlimited
They gave us the word "person" and invented a symbol of iron rule later adopted by the fascists. Some even argue it was they who really moulded Roman civilisation...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2105308,00.html
'Greeks On The Black Sea' At The Getty Villa Reveals Cultural Blend
Los Angeles Times
Long before NAFTA, global telecommunications and the international shipping industry, the ancient Greeks did overseas business the old-fashioned way: In boats rowed by slaves, they traveled to distant lands, set up shop, struck deals with the locals and got down to work. They cleared the land, farmed and bought products at bargain rates...
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/la-et-greeks18jun18,0,6395244.story?coll=cl-art-features
Egypt Opens Museum At Sinai Peninsula
Brazil-Arab News Agency
Cairo – Egypt has a new museum to tell its millennial history. Early this month, the Egyptian city of Al-Arich, located in the Sinai Peninsula, opened a museum that brings together 2,000 items from the Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, Byzantine, and Muslim periods...
http://www.anba.com.br/ingles/noticia.php?id=15045
Roman Road Found in Brecon Beacons
icWales
CONSTRUCTION workers building an £840m natural gas pipeline across Wales have unearthed a Roman road in the heart of the Brecon Beacons...
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=roman-road-found-in-brecon-beacons&method=full&objectid=19314258&siteid=50082-name_page.html
Virtual Explorers Comb Egypt's Ruins
The Boston Globe
With a click of his computer mouse, Peter Janosi, a lecturer at the Institute of Egyptology in Vienna, analyzes ancient statues and decodes hieroglyphs unearthed in the distant Giza Necropolis...
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/health_science/articles/2007/06/18/virtual_explorers_comb_egypts_ruins/
Discovery of The Oldest Adornments In the World
EurekaAlert
The discovery of small perforated sea shells, in the Cave of Pigeons in Taforalt, eastern Morocco, has shown that the use of bead adornments in North Africa is older than thought. Dating from 82 000 years ago, the beads are thought to be the oldest in the world...
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-06/c-dot061807.php
Wasn't this in the news a couple of weeks ago?
Medieval Gold Jewelry Found In Thracian Mound In Bulgaria
Novinite.com
A total of eleven gold rings, three bracelets and a pair of ear-rings have been found in a Thracian mound between Bulgaria's villages of Topolchane and Kaloyanovo...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=81981
Ancient Graves Suggest Human Sacrifice
Discovery News
June 18, 2007 — Physically disabled people may have been ritually sacrificed by European hunter-gatherer tribes as early as 24,000 years ago, according to an investigation into burials from the Upper Paleolithic period...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/06/18/sacrifice_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070618090000
New stories as of 10:00 PM:
Archaeologists Rescue Clues To Ancient Kingdom From The Rising Nile
EurekAlert
Archaeologists from the University of Chicago have discovered a gold processing center along the middle Nile, an installation that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500 B.C. The center, along with a cemetery they discovered, documents extensive control by the first sub-Saharan kingdom, the kingdom of Kush.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-06/uoc-arc061407.php
New stories as of 7:20 PM:
Queen For A Day
Al-Ahram
Though not the only female ruler of Egypt, Queen Hatshepsut (1473-1458 BC), which means "united with Amun in front of the nobles", is one of the best known...
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/849/eg3.htm
Sudan Arrests 12 Trying To Smuggle Ancient Mummies
Yahoo News
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese authorities have arrested 12 people accused of smuggling ancient antiquities including two entire mummies, a state news agency said on Saturday...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070616/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_sudan_antiquities;_ylt=AnNtGq0sXep25K4D2p0GRrvMWM0F
This one's a couple of days old. I just found it through Archaeology.org.
Premiership Turf Gives New Lease Of Life To Worn-Out Ancient Mazes
The Independent
Shakespeare spoke for many when Titania, the queen of the fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream, delivered the line: "The quaint mazes in the wanton green, for lack of tread are indistinguishable." The unveiling yesterday of one the few surviving turf mazes, after refurbishment, shows that the Tudors' tricky problem of keeping the grass labyrinths of England in pristine condition is still an issue...
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2675791.ece
Restoration Of Medieval Maze Leaves Its Purpose Still A Puzzle
The Times Online
ALKBOROUGH The conservationists who have restored a rare medieval earth and grass maze say they are no closer to knowing why and when it was made...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1951306.ece
Virtual Qumran Sheds New Light On Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery Site
AScribe
LOS ANGELES, June 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The mysterious archaeological ruins located paces from where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered 60 years ago served first as a fortress before being adopted by a Jewish religious sect, two UCLA researchers contend...
http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20070618.155541&time=16%2030%20PDT&year=2007&public=0
There seem to be a number of these virtual sites these days. This one, Rome, and a mention of a virtual Egypt earlier today.
Ancient Romans Preferred Fast Food
Discovery News
June 18, 2007 — Just as a U.S. Presidential state dinner does not reflect how most Americans eat and socialize, researchers think the formal, decadent image of wining and dining in ancient Rome mostly just applied to the elite...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/06/18/pompeiifood_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070618153030&dcitc=w19-502-ak-0000
Scholars Race To Recover A Lost Kingdom On The Nile
The New York Times
Evidence is mounting that the kingdom of Kush, in its ascendancy from 2000 B.C. to 1500 B.C., exerted control or at least influence over a 750-mile stretch of the Nile Valley...
http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/science/19kush.html&OQ=_rQ3D1Q26hp&OP=622cad18Q2FQ5DdxGQ5DFi6UDii)Q7CQ5DQ7CmmeQ5Dm4Q5DAtQ5DU6Q2AxB6xQ5DAt.kUQ24wQ24)hT
This article requires a subscription to the New York Times, unfortunately. Perhaps another site will pick it up over the next day or so.
Ancient Gold Center Discovered On The Nile
National Geographic News
Evidence of large-scale gold extraction in the ancient Nubian kingdom of Kush has been found along the Nile River, archaeologists will announce today (see pictures)...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/06/070619-gold-nile.html
New stories as of 9:15 AM:
Mysterious Medieval Maze Restored
24dash.com
Conservationists have described how they have restored a rare medieval earth and grass maze in north Lincolnshire, but said they are no closer to solving the mystery of why and when it was made...
http://www.24dash.com/environment/22379.htm
Genetic Studies Link Origin of Etruscans To Turkey
Winston-Salem Journal
NICE, France — Genetic studies of Italians in Tuscany show that their forefathers, the ancient Etruscans, moved to Italy from what is now Turkey, an origin that many archaeologists have dismissed as unlikely...
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173351680940&path=!nationworld&s=1037645509161
The Enigma of Italy's Ancient Etruscans Is Finally Unraveled
The Guardian Unlimited
They gave us the word "person" and invented a symbol of iron rule later adopted by the fascists. Some even argue it was they who really moulded Roman civilisation...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2105308,00.html
'Greeks On The Black Sea' At The Getty Villa Reveals Cultural Blend
Los Angeles Times
Long before NAFTA, global telecommunications and the international shipping industry, the ancient Greeks did overseas business the old-fashioned way: In boats rowed by slaves, they traveled to distant lands, set up shop, struck deals with the locals and got down to work. They cleared the land, farmed and bought products at bargain rates...
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/la-et-greeks18jun18,0,6395244.story?coll=cl-art-features
Egypt Opens Museum At Sinai Peninsula
Brazil-Arab News Agency
Cairo – Egypt has a new museum to tell its millennial history. Early this month, the Egyptian city of Al-Arich, located in the Sinai Peninsula, opened a museum that brings together 2,000 items from the Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, Byzantine, and Muslim periods...
http://www.anba.com.br/ingles/noticia.php?id=15045
Roman Road Found in Brecon Beacons
icWales
CONSTRUCTION workers building an £840m natural gas pipeline across Wales have unearthed a Roman road in the heart of the Brecon Beacons...
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=roman-road-found-in-brecon-beacons&method=full&objectid=19314258&siteid=50082-name_page.html
Virtual Explorers Comb Egypt's Ruins
The Boston Globe
With a click of his computer mouse, Peter Janosi, a lecturer at the Institute of Egyptology in Vienna, analyzes ancient statues and decodes hieroglyphs unearthed in the distant Giza Necropolis...
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/health_science/articles/2007/06/18/virtual_explorers_comb_egypts_ruins/
Discovery of The Oldest Adornments In the World
EurekaAlert
The discovery of small perforated sea shells, in the Cave of Pigeons in Taforalt, eastern Morocco, has shown that the use of bead adornments in North Africa is older than thought. Dating from 82 000 years ago, the beads are thought to be the oldest in the world...
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-06/c-dot061807.php
Wasn't this in the news a couple of weeks ago?
Medieval Gold Jewelry Found In Thracian Mound In Bulgaria
Novinite.com
A total of eleven gold rings, three bracelets and a pair of ear-rings have been found in a Thracian mound between Bulgaria's villages of Topolchane and Kaloyanovo...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=81981
Ancient Graves Suggest Human Sacrifice
Discovery News
June 18, 2007 — Physically disabled people may have been ritually sacrificed by European hunter-gatherer tribes as early as 24,000 years ago, according to an investigation into burials from the Upper Paleolithic period...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/06/18/sacrifice_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070618090000
Sunday, June 17, 2007
New news for June 17th
The weekends are generally slow, and today seems to be no exception.
New stories as of 12:30 PM:
Ancient Etruscans Were Immigrants From Anatolia in Turkey
DailyIndia.com
Washington, June 17: Etruscans, whose brilliant civilisation flourished 3000 years ago in what is now Tuscany, were settlers from old Anatolia (now in southern Turkey), according to an Italian Professor from the University of Turin...
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/150028.php/Ancient-Etruscans-were-immigrants-from-Anatolia-in-Turkey
How Ancients Adorned Themselves
IndyStar.com
Softly gleaming in their Plexiglas cases, the 50 pieces of ancient Greek and Roman gold jewelry from the distinguished Burton Y. Berry Collection at the Indiana University Art Museum are on exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art...
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070617/ENTERTAINMENT01/706170359
Roman Road Found At Gas Pipeline
BBC News
A Roman road has been found by workers building a controversial £840m natural gas pipeline across Wales.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/6760363.stm
New stories as of 12:30 PM:
Ancient Etruscans Were Immigrants From Anatolia in Turkey
DailyIndia.com
Washington, June 17: Etruscans, whose brilliant civilisation flourished 3000 years ago in what is now Tuscany, were settlers from old Anatolia (now in southern Turkey), according to an Italian Professor from the University of Turin...
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/150028.php/Ancient-Etruscans-were-immigrants-from-Anatolia-in-Turkey
How Ancients Adorned Themselves
IndyStar.com
Softly gleaming in their Plexiglas cases, the 50 pieces of ancient Greek and Roman gold jewelry from the distinguished Burton Y. Berry Collection at the Indiana University Art Museum are on exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art...
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070617/ENTERTAINMENT01/706170359
Roman Road Found At Gas Pipeline
BBC News
A Roman road has been found by workers building a controversial £840m natural gas pipeline across Wales.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/6760363.stm
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