April 12th News

It seems to have been fairly quiet over the last couple of days.

New stories as of 12:35 PM:

Rare Statue Of Roman Emperor Found
Associated Press
ROME (AP) — Italian police have recovered a rare statue of a Roman emperor who co-ruled alongside Marcus Aurelius and was known for his reluctance to sit for portraits...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iaR8DGJyc60Cafd4o_EW6f7zN6QgD8VVR10O0

Bejeweled Anglo-Saxon Burial Suggests Cult
Discovery News
April 11, 2008 -- In seventh century England, a woman's jewelry-draped body was laid out on a specially constructed bed and buried in a grave that formed the center of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, according to British archaeologists who recently excavated the site in Yorkshire...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/11/anglo-saxon-cult.html

Archaeologists Warn Ancient Greek Theatres Crumbling
Reuters
ATHENS (Reuters) - Ancient open-air theatres across Greece are crumbling due to neglect and need swift government intervention to rescue them, archaeologists said on Thursday...
http://www.reuters.com/article/artsNews/idUSL1074878120080410