March 17th News

Looks like it's been a busy weekend. Lots of new stories for the start of spring break.

New stories as of 6:23 AM:

How The Greek Agora Changed The World
LiveScience
It was the heart of the city – where ordinary citizens bought and sold goods, politics were discussed and ideas were passed among great minds like Aristotle and Plato...
http://www.livescience.com/history/080317-hs-agora.html

Ancient Church Remains Found
EURweb
In a report by Michele Green/Ecumenical News International, Israeli archaeologists digging near a prison have discovered the remains of what they believe could be the oldest church ever found in the Holy Land. Experts say the discovery may shed new light on early Christianity...
http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur41782.cfm

Gold Scroll Discovered: Earliest Evidence Of Jewish Inhabitants In Austria
ScienceDaily
ScienceDaily (Mar. 16, 2008) — Archaeologists from the Institute of Prehistory and Early History of the University of Vienna have found an amulet inscribed with a Jewish prayer in a Roman child’s grave dating back to the 3rd century CE at a burial ground in the Austrian town of Halbturn...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080316124416.htm

Brand New Discoveries In An Ancient Literary Tradition
Bismark Tribune
Did you see the news about the recent discovery of a 3,000-year-old tomb on the Greek island of Lefkada? The tomb, though quite small, is configured like the massive Mycenaean "beehive" tombs, more often found on the Greek mainland and on the island of Crete...
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2008/03/16/news/columnists/jenkinson/151140.txt

3rd Century 'Shema' Prayer Scroll Proves Ancient Austrian Jewry
Haaretz
Austrian archaeologists last week announced they had found the earliest sign of Jewish habitation in Austria, in the form of a silver pendant they found inside a third-century C.E. grave, which bears the "Shema Yisrael" prayer...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/965077.html

1st Temple Remains Uncovered In Dig Near Temple Mount
Jerusalem Post
The remains of a building from the First Temple period have been uncovered in an archeological excavation just west of Jerusalem's Temple Mount, the Israel Antiquities Authority said on Sunday.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1205420702815&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Archaeologists Find Historic Ditch In Lichfield
Birmingham Mall
ARCHAEOLOGISTS working on the site of a planned shopping and leisure complex have unearthed an historic ditch...
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/staffordshire-news/2008/03/17/archaeologists-find-historic-ditch-in-lichfield-97319-20634239/

'Chemists' For Medieval Scots Is Discovered
The Scotsman
A 700-YEAR-OLD "chemists" which supplied a medieval hospital has been discovered just outside Edinburgh...
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/39Chemists39-for-medieval-Scots-is.3884316.jp