February 7th News

I'm rather surprised not to see more on yesterday's news of the discovery of the Roman fort. Oh well, there's lots of new stories today.

New stories as of 9:31 AM:

Stolen Statues To Albania
Athens News Agency
Two ancient marble statues of Artemis and Apollo stolen from southern Albania in the '90s were officially returned to Albania by the Greek state on Thursday, in a special ceremony held at the New Acropolis Museum. The two statues are to be returned to their natural environment in Butrint, southern Albania next week following an initiative by Greek Culture Minister Mihalis Liapis...
http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=6126039&maindocimg=6125917&service=96

Church Dig Unearths Age Riddle
Sunderland Echo
Ancient burial vaults and Saxon walls have been uncovered during excavation work at a Wearside church...
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Church-dig-unearths-age-riddle.3754153.jp

Library's Acquisition Reunites Two Manuscripts Once Bound Together
University Of Chicago Chronicle
After a century-long separation, a 14th-century manuscript of the French love poem “Le Roman de la Rose” was reunited with its mate at the University Library...
http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/080207/manuscript.shtml

Diggers Unearth Medieval Ironworks
This Is Gloucestershire
An ironworks dating back to the 13th Century has been unearthed by diggers in Cinderford...
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231771&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231754&home=yes&more_nodeId1=231776&contentPK=19793706
An earlier version of the same article:
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231771&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231775&contentPK=19793706&folderPk=109317&pNodeId=231889

Does A Cave Prove Romulus And Remus Are No Myth?
USA Today
The discovery of an ancient Roman cave has unearthed a debate about its historical purpose and delved into a deeper question for scholars: Can archaeology prove mythology?
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2008-02-06-romulus-remus-lupercale_N.htm

Hope Of Finding First King's Home
BBC News
Archaeologists believe they could be closer to discovering the site of the palace belonging to the first King of a united Scotland...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7226410.stm