March 6th News

There's news of a lot of fresh discoveries today. Most of it is coming from either Britain or Greece. Hopefully there will be more details tomorrow.

New stories as of 9:17 AM:

An Ancient Apollo Statue Landed In Cleveland And Touched Off An International Outcry
Scene News
After three weeks in Europe, Michael Bennett was ready to come home. The curator had been visiting dealers across the continent, searching for new pieces for the Cleveland Museum of Art...
http://www.clevescene.com/2008-03-05/news/an-ancient-apollo-statue-landed-in-cleveland-and-touched-off-an-international-outcry

Ancient Tomb Found On Greek Island
Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Road construction on the western Greek island of Lefkada has uncovered and partially destroyed an important tomb with artifacts dating back more than 3,000 years, officials said on Wednesday...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hKpApRGxT8qBnYKipgBF9jET7xdwD8V7EU480
Also published at:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=4394102
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080306/ap_on_re_eu/greece_tomb;_ylt=Au5xnJzxRWFCU4MFvO2oZ4ZvieAA

Rare Minoan Treasures To Be Displayed In New York
The Raw Story
Around 300 priceless artifacts from Europe's oldest civilisation, the Minoans of ancient Crete, will go on display in New York from March 13, the private Alexander S. Onassis foundation said Wednesday...
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Rare_Minoan_treasures_to_be_display_03052008.html

A 3 000 Year Old Tomb Found
IOL
Athens - Greek archaelogists have unearthed a 3 000 year-old tomb from the Mycenaean civilisation on an island never before thought to have connections to the people, officials said on Wednesday...
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20080305200145596C757016
Also published at:
http://cooltech.iafrica.com/science/185615.htm

Medieval Belt Buckle Discovered
BBC News
Archaeologists unearthed a medieval belt buckle in Perth following work to repair a collapsed sewer...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7281338.stm

Restoration At The Temple Of Athena
Turkish Daily News
The Temple of Athena, situated within the border of the ancient Aegean city of Assos in Çanakkale's Ayvacık district, will be the subject of a three-year restoration project starting in July...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=97680

Large Anglo Saxon Cemetery Unearthed
Kent Online
THE moment archaeologists discovered a series of Anglo Saxon graves in a Kent farmer's field has been relived at a coroner's court...
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/news/default.asp?article_id=39009

Corn Hall Hides A Roman High Street
Thisisglouscestershire.co.uk
The remains of a 2,000-year-old Roman high street have been found beneath Cirencester's historic Corn Hall...
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231771&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231774&contentPK=20076492&folderPk=108867&pNodeId=231888

Recent Finds At Macedonian Site Of Pella Reveal A City Beneath The Citycommunity
Kathimerini
Exciting new finds at the archaeological site of Pella have opened a new chapter in Macedonian history. Beneath the ruins of the ancient capital of the Macedonian kingdom is a large prehistoric burial ground that has yielded the first evidence of organized life in Pella during the third millennium BC...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=94026