April 9th News

An interesting range of stories this morning.

New stories as of 5:52 AM:

Oldest Arched Gate In The World Restored
Jerusalem Post
The oldest arched gate in the world, located in Ashkelon, has been restored, nearly four thousand years after it was first built...
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1207649966046&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

'Breakthrough' At Stonehenge Dig
BBC News
Archaeologists carrying out an excavation at Stonehenge say they have broken through to a layer that may finally explain why the site was built...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7337292.stm
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Bay Could Reveal Viking Secrets
BBC News
A bay in the far north of Scotland is to be searched by archaeologists in the hope of uncovering Viking artefacts...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7334845.stm

Huge Viking Hoard Discovered In Sweden
National Geographic News
Hundreds of ancient coins unearthed last week close to Sweden's main international airport suggests the Vikings were bringing home foreign currency earlier than previously thought, archaeologists say...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080408-viking-hoard.html

Appian Way, The Queen Of Roman Roads, Is Under Threat
The International Herald Tribune
ROME: In ancient times the Appian Way, which links Rome to the southern city of Brindisi, was known as the regina viarum, the queen of the roads. But these days its crown appears to be tarnished by chronic traffic congestion, vandalism and, some of its guardians grumble, illegal development...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/06/europe/appian.php

Experts Bone Up On Grisly Relics
Oxford Mail
Archaeologists now believe a dozen skeletons discovered in a mass grave in the centre of Oxford may have belonged to executed criminals from Saxon times...
http://www.oxfordmail.net/display.var.2175214.0.experts_bone_up_on_grisly_relics.php