June 10th News

There's lots of news today, ranging from the discovery of the Roman necropolis to more details on the Cyprus shipwreck.

New stories as of 8:53 AM:

Roman Site A Window Into Ancient Working-Class Life
San Francisco Chronicle
First-century burial grounds near Rome's main airport are yielding a rare look into how ancient longshoremen and other manual workers did backbreaking jobs, archaeologists said Monday...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/09/DDQ91165FV.DTL
Also published at:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hKvgUclxefB2iLkkRP6K-nzmlSKQD916SSR80

Roman-Era Necropolis For The Poor Found Intact
The US Daily
ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered a nearly 2,000-year-old, intact necropolis on the outskirts of Rome that gives a rare insight into the lives of poor laborers in the Roman era...
http://www.theusdaily.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=416728&type=Science
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http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSHER95435020080609

Archaeologists Discover Ancient Roman-Era Tombs
redOrbit
The recent discovery of a 2,000-year-old necropolis on the outskirts of Rome is giving researchers a glimpse of the lifestyles of poor workers during the Roman era...
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1423939/archaeologists_discover_ancient_romanera_tombs/

Ancient Necropolis Found In Rome
Press TV
Italian archeologists have found a 2,000-year-old necropolis near Rome, which provides information about the lives of Roman slaves...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=59449&sectionid=3510212

Mystery Solved? Stonehenge A Burial Site
ThomasNet
The mystery of why Stonehenge was built has kept people guessing for centuries. New radiocarbon dating indicates one certainty: the monument stood as giant tombstones to the dead for centuries...
http://news.thomasnet.com/IMT/archives/2008/06/why-was-stonehenge-built-radiocarbon-dates-determine-elite-burial-site.html

Jordan Archaeologists Unearth 'World's First Church'
AFP
AMMAN (AFP) — Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed what they claim is the world's first church, dating back almost 2,000 years, The Jordan Times reported on Tuesday...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5giTliyK-fmjEFehwpUOYtvV_INBQ

2350-Year-Old Ancient Ship May Have Carried Most Expensive Greek Red Wine
Thaindian News
London, June 10 (ANI): Archaeologists working on a 2,350 year-old ancient shipwreck in Cyprus, have determined that the ship was carrying the renowned red wine of Chios, which is perhaps the most expensive Greek wine of the Classical period...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/2350-year-old-ancient-ship-may-have-carried-most-expensive-greek-red-wine_10058596.html

World's First Christian Church Found In Jordan
RussiaToday
Archaeologists have unearthed what they believe to be the first Christian church ever built. It’s located in a cave underneath the Saint Georgeous Church in Rihab in northern Jordan – where it’s thought early Christians fled to escape persecution in Jerusalem...
http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/26023

Ancient Cave Found Under Church
MSNBC
AMMAN, Jordan - Archaeologists in Jordan said Monday they have discovered a cave underneath one of the world's oldest churches that may have once been an even more ancient site of Christian worship...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25061134/
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,364486,00.html

Ancient Ship Was Carrying The Finest Wine
Cyprus Mail
ARCHAEOLOGISTS working on recovering amphorae from the 2,350-year-old Mazotos shipwreck have completed their work for the moment and will resume in October, expedition leader Dr Stella Demesticha said yesterday...
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=39639&cat_id=1

'Cursus' Is Older Than Stonehenge: Archaeologists Step Closer To Solving Ancient Monument Riddle
ScienceDaily
A team led by University of Manchester archaeologist Professor Julian Thomas has dated the Greater Stonehenge Cursus at about 3,500 years BC – 500 years older than the circle itself...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080610095001.htm