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Saturday, November 17, 2007
Friday, November 16, 2007
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
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
Thursday, November 15, 2007
November 15th News
There's a lot of stories so far today. Ranging from Britain to Syria, discoveries have been made all over the ancient map.
New stories as of 8:54 AM:
New Outbreak Of Map Pilfering In Ministry Library
Expatica
Madrid - The Foreign Ministry says that almost 300 "highly valued" books, some of them more than 400 years old, have been stolen or lost from its library in recent years. Police sources say that thieves have taken advantage of poor security at the 17th-century Ministry building in Madrid that houses the collection...
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=45990
Roman Road, Bath Unearthed Near Jewish Temple Site
Reuters India
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a second century terraced street and bath house which provide vital clues about the layout of Roman Jerusalem...
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-30523520071115
Roman Cemetery Found In Syria
Press TV
Syrian archeologists have unearthed an ancient Roman cemetery, which dates back to the 3rd century A.D near the capital of Damascus...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=31184§ionid=3510212
Discovered: 1,700-Year-Old Cemetery
IOL
Damascus - Archaeologists have unearthed a Roman-era cemetery dating from the 3rd century AD in northeast Syria, one of several recent archaeological discoveries in the history-rich country, a government newspaper reported on Thursday...
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20071115132250960C902476
Roman Street Uncovered In Western Wall Tunnels
Jerusalem Post
The remains of an ancient terraced street dating back to the Roman Period have been uncovered in the Western Wall tunnels, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday...
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1195036609635&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Archaeologists Discover 1,700-Year-Old Roman-Era Cemetery In Northeast Syria
International Herald Tribune
DAMASCUS, Syria: 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://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/15/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Archaeology.php
'Time Team' Dig Into Village Past
Buxton Advertiser
HISTORIANS are attempting to unlock the secrets of a Peak District site which is once thought to have been the location of a medieval hospital...
http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/hopevalley/Time-Team-diginto-village-past.3487217.jp
King Tut's Gold-Laden Show Rolls Into London: Martin Gayford
Bloomberg
Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- After much hubbub, ``Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs'' opens its doors today at the O2 in London. The inevitable question is: does this traveling display of the boy ruler's funeral regalia really deserve all the fuss? The brief answer is, yes it probably does...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=ati37vPE64B8&refer=muse
Syria Finds Second Century Skeletons, Statues
Middle East Online
DAMASCUS - Syrian archaeologists have uncovered a 2nd century necropolis and statues in the central town of Palmyra, along with several skeletons, museum director Walid Assaad said on Thursday...
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=23107
Southgate Site Gives Up Secrets
The Bath Chronicle
Archaeologists working within the new SouthGate site have uncovered human remains believed to be the oldest ever found in Bath.They have found an upper arm bone believed to belong to one of the earliest inhabitants in the area...
http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=163490&command=displayContent&sourceNode=163316&contentPK=18967909&folderPk=89126&pNodeId=163047
Eco-Ruin 'Felled Early Society'
BBC News
One of Western Europe's earliest known urban societies may have sown the seeds of its own downfall, a study suggests...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7093685.stm
New stories as of 8:54 AM:
New Outbreak Of Map Pilfering In Ministry Library
Expatica
Madrid - The Foreign Ministry says that almost 300 "highly valued" books, some of them more than 400 years old, have been stolen or lost from its library in recent years. Police sources say that thieves have taken advantage of poor security at the 17th-century Ministry building in Madrid that houses the collection...
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=45990
Roman Road, Bath Unearthed Near Jewish Temple Site
Reuters India
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a second century terraced street and bath house which provide vital clues about the layout of Roman Jerusalem...
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-30523520071115
Roman Cemetery Found In Syria
Press TV
Syrian archeologists have unearthed an ancient Roman cemetery, which dates back to the 3rd century A.D near the capital of Damascus...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=31184§ionid=3510212
Discovered: 1,700-Year-Old Cemetery
IOL
Damascus - Archaeologists have unearthed a Roman-era cemetery dating from the 3rd century AD in northeast Syria, one of several recent archaeological discoveries in the history-rich country, a government newspaper reported on Thursday...
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20071115132250960C902476
Roman Street Uncovered In Western Wall Tunnels
Jerusalem Post
The remains of an ancient terraced street dating back to the Roman Period have been uncovered in the Western Wall tunnels, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday...
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1195036609635&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Archaeologists Discover 1,700-Year-Old Roman-Era Cemetery In Northeast Syria
International Herald Tribune
DAMASCUS, Syria: 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://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/15/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Archaeology.php
'Time Team' Dig Into Village Past
Buxton Advertiser
HISTORIANS are attempting to unlock the secrets of a Peak District site which is once thought to have been the location of a medieval hospital...
http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/hopevalley/Time-Team-diginto-village-past.3487217.jp
King Tut's Gold-Laden Show Rolls Into London: Martin Gayford
Bloomberg
Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- After much hubbub, ``Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs'' opens its doors today at the O2 in London. The inevitable question is: does this traveling display of the boy ruler's funeral regalia really deserve all the fuss? The brief answer is, yes it probably does...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=ati37vPE64B8&refer=muse
Syria Finds Second Century Skeletons, Statues
Middle East Online
DAMASCUS - Syrian archaeologists have uncovered a 2nd century necropolis and statues in the central town of Palmyra, along with several skeletons, museum director Walid Assaad said on Thursday...
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=23107
Southgate Site Gives Up Secrets
The Bath Chronicle
Archaeologists working within the new SouthGate site have uncovered human remains believed to be the oldest ever found in Bath.They have found an upper arm bone believed to belong to one of the earliest inhabitants in the area...
http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=163490&command=displayContent&sourceNode=163316&contentPK=18967909&folderPk=89126&pNodeId=163047
Eco-Ruin 'Felled Early Society'
BBC News
One of Western Europe's earliest known urban societies may have sown the seeds of its own downfall, a study suggests...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7093685.stm
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
November 14th News
I was unavoidably away for the last couple of days. Let's see what news there is today though. With three days to catch up, there should be plenty.
New stories as of 6:47 AM:
Contents of 2400-Year-Old Ship Wreck Revealed
Zee News
Washington, Nov 14: Scientists have revealed the contents of an ancient shipwreck dating back to the era of the Roman Republic and Athenian empire using genetic analysis...
http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=407224&sid=FTP
Greek Philosopher Aristotle's Ancient Wrestling School, A Victim Of Official Apathy
Top News
Athens, Nov 13: A wrestling school said to have been a part of Greek philosopher Aristotle's famous Lyceum, has fallen victim to the ravages of time and official apathy...
http://www.topnews.in/greek-philosopher-aristotles-ancient-wrestling-school-victim-official-apathy-25877
Unique Ancient Ring Found In Iran
The Times Of India
TEHRAN: Archaeologists have discovered a unique ring belonging to the Median era (Bronze Age) in western Iran...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Unique_ancient_ring_found_in_Iran/articleshow/2536181.cms
Biblical Queen Jezebel's Official Seal Confirmed
Thaindian News
For four decades the signet has been on display at the museum as item IDAM 65-321, without accurate historical context...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sci-tech/biblical-queen-jezebels-official-seal-confirmed_100757.html
Ruins Of Late-Roman-Era Fortress Found In Bulgaria
Top News
Sofia, Nov 14: Archaeologists have found ruins of a late-Roman-era fortress during an excavation in Svalenik village, nowadays Northern Bulgaria...
http://www.topnews.in/ruins-late-roman-era-fortress-found-bulgaria-26104
Tides Turn Up Child's Bronze Age Remains
Journal Live
HIGH tides and winds that have battered the Northumberland coast served up a burial mystery for archaeologists yesterday...
http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2007/11/14/tides-turn-up-child-s-bronze-age-remains-61634-20103665/
New stories as of 6:47 AM:
Contents of 2400-Year-Old Ship Wreck Revealed
Zee News
Washington, Nov 14: Scientists have revealed the contents of an ancient shipwreck dating back to the era of the Roman Republic and Athenian empire using genetic analysis...
http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=407224&sid=FTP
Greek Philosopher Aristotle's Ancient Wrestling School, A Victim Of Official Apathy
Top News
Athens, Nov 13: A wrestling school said to have been a part of Greek philosopher Aristotle's famous Lyceum, has fallen victim to the ravages of time and official apathy...
http://www.topnews.in/greek-philosopher-aristotles-ancient-wrestling-school-victim-official-apathy-25877
Unique Ancient Ring Found In Iran
The Times Of India
TEHRAN: Archaeologists have discovered a unique ring belonging to the Median era (Bronze Age) in western Iran...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Unique_ancient_ring_found_in_Iran/articleshow/2536181.cms
Biblical Queen Jezebel's Official Seal Confirmed
Thaindian News
For four decades the signet has been on display at the museum as item IDAM 65-321, without accurate historical context...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sci-tech/biblical-queen-jezebels-official-seal-confirmed_100757.html
Ruins Of Late-Roman-Era Fortress Found In Bulgaria
Top News
Sofia, Nov 14: Archaeologists have found ruins of a late-Roman-era fortress during an excavation in Svalenik village, nowadays Northern Bulgaria...
http://www.topnews.in/ruins-late-roman-era-fortress-found-bulgaria-26104
Tides Turn Up Child's Bronze Age Remains
Journal Live
HIGH tides and winds that have battered the Northumberland coast served up a burial mystery for archaeologists yesterday...
http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2007/11/14/tides-turn-up-child-s-bronze-age-remains-61634-20103665/
Sunday, November 11, 2007
November 11th News
Remembrance Day. A moment of silence for all the soldiers who fought to protect freedom.
New stories as of 8:18 AM:
Bronze Age Child Found At School
Bury Free Press
The rare remains of a Bronze age child have been unearthed at Culford School, near Bury St Edmunds...
http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/Bronze-Age-child-found-at.3458322.jp
Archaeologist Uncovers Scripture's Famed Wall
WorldNetDaily
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may want to see Israel wiped off the map and its Jews sent to Europe or Alaska, but an archaeological discovery announced this week marks an event recorded in the Bible when his country – Persia, at the time – literally helped put the Jewish people back on the map in their capital city of Jerusalem...
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58623
New stories as of 8:18 AM:
Bronze Age Child Found At School
Bury Free Press
The rare remains of a Bronze age child have been unearthed at Culford School, near Bury St Edmunds...
http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/Bronze-Age-child-found-at.3458322.jp
Archaeologist Uncovers Scripture's Famed Wall
WorldNetDaily
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may want to see Israel wiped off the map and its Jews sent to Europe or Alaska, but an archaeological discovery announced this week marks an event recorded in the Bible when his country – Persia, at the time – literally helped put the Jewish people back on the map in their capital city of Jerusalem...
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58623
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