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All the stories today come from the UK. The Stonehenge story is still going strong, but the majority of today's stories are new (well, all except the last three, which I found that I had missed on previous days).
New stories as of 9:43 AM:
Dig Aims To Uncover Lost Villages
BBC News
A team of archaeologists is hoping to solve a centuries-old mystery and discover the remains of two medieval ancient towns in Carmarthenshire...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/7427891.stm
Historic Dig 13 Years After Find
BBC News
Archaeologists are digging for Roman relics in the garden of a Hertfordshire home where the owner discovered medieval pot handles 13 years ago...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/7429205.stm
Researchers Solve Stonehenge Secret
eFluxMedia
British archaeologists have finally dug out some really hard evidence to help them solve the mystery surrounding the prehistoric circle of giant stones located in the south west of England...
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Researchers_Solve_Stonehenge_Secret_18335.html
Hunt To Find The Twin Towns Which Vanished
icWales
A HUNT will soon begin for two medieval towns that vanished without trace centuries ago, archaeologists said last night...
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/05/31/hunt-to-find-the-twin-towns-which-vanished-91466-21002147/
Stonehenge: "Domain Of The Dead"
KP.RU
There are many legends about Stonehenge at Salisbury Plain. Some contend aliens placed the hefty stones at the monument, while others credit the wizard Merlin. But after 5 years of research, Mike Parker Pearson, an archeologist at the University of Sheffield in England, has offered a simpler solution Stonehenge was the burial ground for Britain's first royal dynasty...
http://www.tula.kp.ru/daily/24107/332362/
Stonehenge's Royal Burial Roots
United Press International
SHEFFIELD, England, May 31 (UPI) -- British researchers said radiocarbon dating suggests Stonehenge was used as a cemetery for about 500 years after it was built around 3,000 B.C...
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2008/05/31/stonehenges_royal_burial_roots/9752/
Burnt Bones Hint At Stonehenge Story
ABC News
British archaeologists say they are firming up their ideas on the role of the ancient monument, Stonehenge...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/31/2261257.htm
Old Iron Turns Out Golden
BBC News
A solid gold cup dating back to the 4th Century BC could prove rich pickings for a rag and bone man's son...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7422618.stm
The main portion of this page is an embedded video link.
Rag and Bone Legacy Is Pure Gold
BBC News
A metal cup acquired by a rag and bone man from Somerset has been revealed to be a pure gold goblet from the 3rd or 4th Century BC, worth up to £500,000...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/7421774.stm
This article also contains an embedded video clip.
Gold Cup From 2500 Years Ago Found Under Bed
Times Online
A 2,500-year-old gold cup that has spent the past 60 years in a box under its owner’s bed is expected to fetch up to £100,000 after being rediscovered during a house move...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4016077.ece
Saturday, May 31, 2008
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Hi Elena,
I saw that you linked to a story from findingDulcinea. We feature a daily story profiling an event from this day in history called On this Day.
Not every story is from ancient through medieval times, but I'm sure you would find many stories that fit the time period. Here is the feed for those stories so you can monitor them daily.
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/home.rss?topic=on-this-day
Or here is the link to view them on our site.
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news.html?topic=on-this-day
Hope this helps! I can tell you put a lot of effort into making your blog great.
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