May 3rd News

Most of the articles today are from the UK.

New stories as of 9:25 AM:

Correcting A Colorblind View Of The Treasures Of Antiquity
The Washington Post
The statues of ancient Greece and Rome are masterpieces.Here's an idea for making them better: We should equip every gallery of ancient art with paints, in red and green and even gold, then set museum-goers loose on all their sculptures...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/05/02/ST2008050203083.html

Stonehenge Mystery Hinges On Unusual Stones
Los Angeles Times
A new excavation at Stonehenge seeks to prove that it was not a shrine of the dead but a temple of healing utilizing unique bluestones from a site 250 miles away in Wales...
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-stonehenge4-2008may04,0,4585446.story

Vandal Yobs Target Ancient City Priory
thisisgloucestershire.co.uk
Vandals have damaged the ruins of a Saxon priory in Gloucester, which was founded in 900AD.St Oswald's Priory, in Priory Road, was badly damaged when the wreckers removed bricks from the top of the ruin, possibly by climbing on them...
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231771&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231754&home=yes&more_nodeId1=231776&contentPK=20535881

Ground Yields Wealth Of Treasures
EDP24
They are rare artefacts that shed light on those who lived in the Norfolk landscape of the past...
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED03%20May%202008%2010%3A54%3A59%3A687