June 21 News

Another relatively quiet day in the news today.

New stories as of 9:47 AM:

Ancient Greek Grave Found
ZeeNews
Athens, June 21: Greek authorities say subway construction work in the northern city of Thessaloniki has unearthed an ancient grave with a wealth of golden jewellery...
http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=450193&sid=ftp

Oldest Wheat Found In Çatalhöyük
Today's Zaman
A series of DNA analyses conducted on ancient wheat samples have led scientists to conclude that the oldest known wheat was grown in Çatalhöyük, a Neolithic settlement in southern Anatolia...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=145271&bolum=101

Coils Of Ancient Egyptian Rope Found In Cave
Discovery News
June 20, 2008 -- The ancient Egyptian's secret to making the strongest of all rigging ropes lies in a tangle of cord coils in a cave at the Red Sea coast, according to preliminary study results presented at the recent congress of Egyptologists in Rhodes...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/20/rope-cave-egyptian.html

Shipwreck Yields World's Oldest Salad Dressing
Discovery News
June 20, 2008 -- Olive oil infused with fragrant herbs has been identified in an ancient Greek ceramic transport jar known as an amphora, along with another container of what could be the world's oldest retsina-type wine, according to a recent Journal of Archaeological Science paper.
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/20/dna-salad-dressing.html
Somehow, I have the feeling that this is an older story being posted here. I'm sure I've seen it before. There may be new details however.