May 6th News

Tomorrow will be the one year anniversary of this blog.

New stories as of 10:42 AM:

Knights Templar Tomb Discovered In France: Lakehead's Paleo DNA Assists In Identification
StreetInsider.com
THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 5, 2008) - A hidden tomb in the mountains of the Languedoc region of southwest France has the archaeological community buzzing, and Lakehead University's Paleo DNA Laboratory has played a role in creating that buzz...
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Knights+Templar+Tomb+Discovered+in+France:+Lakeheads+Paleo+DNA+Assists+in+Identification/3607586.html

Pieces Of Viking Sword Discovered
BBC News
Fragments of a Viking sword have been discovered by two metal detector enthusiasts on the Isle of Man...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/isle_of_man/7386230.stm

Irish Viking Trade Center Unearthed
BBC News
One of the Vikings' most important trading centres has been discovered in Ireland...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7385237.stm

Work To Stabilise Silbury Hill Completed
Gazette & Herald
An extensive project to stabilise Silbury Hill has reached completion, following vital works to repack voids and an historic tunnel running through to its centre which had threatened the structure of the Neolithic mound...
http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.2248968.0.work_to_stabilise_silbury_hill_completed.php

Carpet Of Stone: Medieval Mosaic Pavement Revealed
The Guardian
The wraps have come off one of Westminster Abbey's least known treasures, a medieval marble pavement foretelling the end of the world, while conservation experts consider how to preserve the ancient stones for the next 740 years...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/may/05/archaeology.art

Vikings: From Ram-Raiders To Fishmongers
The Guardian
Archaeologists and scientists have revealed that 1,000 years ago cod was traded extraordinary distances across Europe, from the Norwegian Arctic to England and the Baltic...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/may/05/archaeology.heritage