The big story of the day is the excavation at Stonehenge. There are a few other stories buried amongst all of the Stonehenge articles though.

New stories as of 9:49 AM:

The Secret Of Stonehenge
The Independent
It is half a century since the inside of the mysterious circle was last excavated. Now a fresh dig has begun, aimed at solving a mystery which continues to baffle archaeologists...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-secret-of-stonehenge-803113.html


Greece To Britain: Hand Over Artwork
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
LONDON — Greece is stepping up the pressure on Britain to return one of the ancient world's most valued treasures: the Elgin Marbles, sculptures removed from the Parthenon in the early 1800s and housed in the British Museum...
http://asp.usatoday.com/travel/GCITravel/InsidePage.aspx?sUrl=/travel/destinations/2008-03-30-marbles_N.xml&cId=lancastereaglegazette

Fishbourne Field That Entranced The World
Chichester Observer
THIS week sees the retirement of David Rudkin, the director of Fishbourne Roman Palace...
http://www.chichester.co.uk/chichester/Fishbourne-field-that-entranced-the.3916129.jp

Hundreds attend Archaeological Find
The Gazette
THE discovery of the remains of a Second Century Roman roundhouse has attracted a huge amount of public interest with more than 500 people attending an open day at the Poulton site...
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Hundreds-attend-archaeological-find-.3932933.jp

The Lourdes Of Ancient Britain? Dig Aims To Reveal Stonehenge's Purpose
The Guardian
The first excavation for more than a generation at Stonehenge began yesterday, looking for evidence that the most famous prehistoric monument in the world was the Lourdes of the bronze age, where the sick and troubled sought healing from the supernatural power of bluestones brought from west Wales...
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2269815,00.html

Archaeologists Start Stonehenge Dig
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Some of England's most sacred soil was disturbed Monday for the first time in more than four decades as archaeologists worked to solve the enduring riddle of Stonehenge: When and why was the prehistoric monument built?..
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jLBZrxsEEDOFg_kgZIUQ6gHuOBRAD8VOLN1O0

The Small Patch Of Stonehenge Earth That May Reveal Big Secrets
Times Online
Work to answer Stonehenge’s big questions — when the ring of stones was created, and why — began in earnest yesterday with the first excavation within the site’s inner circle for nearly half a century...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article3655527.ece

Scientists Set Out To Unlock Secrets of Stonehenge
Scientific American
STONEHENGE (Reuters) - Archaeologists set out on Monday to unlock one of the secrets of Stonehenge, the majestic monument in southern England -- when were the first standing stones placed at the ancient religious site?
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=scientists-set-out-to-unl

Dig Will Seek Clues To Stonehenge Stumper
News.com.au
SOME of England's most sacred soil has been disturbed for the first time in more than 60 years as archeologists try to solve Stonehenge's riddle...
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23470989-401,00.html
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http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23468697-663,00.html

Digging For The Secret Origins Of Stonehenge
IO9.com
The mystery of Stonehenge used to be a "how" thing. Visitors and scientists wondered how people 4500 years ago dragged extremely heavy rocks over 200 miles from their Welsh quarry to the legendary pagan holy place. But now it's been established that there were many ways that locals might have gotten the rocks into place using relatively primitive tools. The question now is "why." Why this spot? And also, when exactly was the spot established? A new archaeological dig at Stonehenge — the first in half a century — is already providing hints...
http://io9.com/374444/digging-for-the-secret-origins-of-stonehenge

Excavation On Stonehenge Has Begun, Which Is The First Excavation For 40 Years
Country Life
Excavation of Stonehenge's inner circle began yesterday - the first since 1964. Excavation work will hopefully determine why the stone circle was built...
http://www.countrylife.co.uk/news/article/224656/Stonehenge_excavation_begins.html

Archaeologists Attempt To Solve Stonehenge Enigma
AHN
London, England (AHN)- British archeologists on Monday began excavation at the most famous prehistoric monument in the world in an attempt to crack the centuries-old mystery surrounding Stonehenge...
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010500897

Scientists Dig In Stonehenge For First Time In 50 Years
inthenews.com
Scientists are digging in the UK's famous Stonehenge for the first time in 50 years to try and find what it was built for...
http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/science/scientists-dig-in-stonehenge-first-time-in-50-years-$1216552.htm

New Dig To Uncover Stonehenge Secrets
Theage.com
British archaeologists are making new efforts to uncover the secrets of the prehistoric stone circle at Stonehenge in south-west England...
http://news.theage.com.au/new-dig-to-uncover-stonehenge-secrets/20080401-22v9.html

Archaeologists Return To Stonehenge To Unlock Its Mysteries
24 Hour Muesum
Archaeologists working on the first excavation within the stone circles at Stonehenge since 1962 are once again attempting to unlock the secrets of the ancient monument by finding the foundation holes of the very first stone circle, built more than 4,500 years ago...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART55809.html

Archaeologists Begin Dig For Stonehenge Secrets
Mirror.co.uk
A huge two-week dig began yesterday at Stonehenge to work out just how old it really is. Experts also want to analyse the bluestones inside the giant 4,500-year-old pillars...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/04/01/archaeologists-begin-dig-for-stonehenge-secrets-89520-20369353/

Digging Up Secrets Of Stonehenge
Salisbury Journal
STONEHENGE'S bluestones are under renewed investigation in the first major dig at the site since 1964...
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/salisbury/salisburynews/display.var.2161147.0.digging_up_secrets_of_stonehenge.php

Cinema Plan Scrapped After Finds
Newbury Today
NEWBURY'S long-awaited cinema has been sunk for good by the discovery of important archaeological remains at the Cheap Street site.
Archaeologists last week uncovered the remains of Roman baths – hailed as an extraordinary find by experts who will now have to rethink Newbury's history...
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=6541

Archaeologists Uncover Giant Statue Of Ancient Egyptian Queen
TopNews.in
Washington, April 1: Archaeologists have uncovered a giant statue of an ancient Egyptian queen at the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III on Luxor’s West Bank in Egypt...
http://www.topnews.in/archaeologists-uncover-giant-statue-ancient-egyptian-queen-229165

Dig Bid To Find 'Key' to Henge
The Sun
Two archaeologists are hoping to find out why and when the prehistoric stone circle was built on Salisbury Plain...
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article983177.ece

Digging For Answers To Stonehenge Riddle
The Scotsman
ARCHAEOLOGISTS yesterday began the most important dig in the history of Stonehenge, which they hope will unravel the mysteries of the ancient site...
http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Digging-for-answers-to-Stonehenge.3932330.jp

Giant Intact Statue Of Ancient Egypt Queen Found
National Geographic News
Archaeologists have uncovered a pristinely preserved statue of a powerful Egyptian queen at the sprawling mortuary temple of Amenhotep III on Luxor's West Bank...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080331-egypt-statue.html

Stonehenge Dug Up Again
The Inquirer
STONEHENGE was a supernatural healing station, according archaeologists who started digging up the ancient monument today...
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/31/stonehenge-dug-again

Digging For Absolute Answers At Stonehenge
RedOrbit
Researchers began their two-week long excavation at Stonehenge on Monday in the first dig at the site since 1964...
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1321302/digging_for_absolute_answers_at_stonehenge/

Photos: Intact Colossus Of Egypt's Queen Tiye Found
National Geographic News
March 31, 2008—This intact statue of Queen Tiye, a powerful queen from ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty, was recently discovered at the site of the mortuary temple of powerful pharaoh Amenhotep III, as seen in this photograph taken March 27, 2008. ..
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/photogalleries/Egypt-pictures/index.html