July 23 News

There's a lot of multimedia in today's news. No fewer than four articles include video clips. Otherwise, there seems to be no 'big' story today, but a lot of smaller stories, and the articles come from all over.

New stories as of 11:40 AM:

New Life Given To Ancient Egyptian Texts Stored At Stanford For Decades
Stanford News Service
They're torn and faded and have the woven texture of a flattened Triscuit. At first glance, the ancient Egyptian texts look like scraps of garbage. And more than 2,000 years ago, that's exactly what they were—discarded documents, useless contracts and unwanted letters that were recycled into material needed to plaster over mummies, like some precursor to papier-mâché...
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july23/papyri-072308.html

Ancient Roman Spa Unearthed in Serbia
oneindia
Archaeologists have discovered a Roman spa of monumental proportions in downtown Prokuplje in southern Siberia...
http://living.oneindia.in/insync/2008/ancient-roman-spa-southern-siberia-230708.html
Actually, given the rest of the article as well as other articles from previous days, the location is Serbia, which makes a lot more sense.

Roman Spa Found In Southern Serbia
Press TV
Serbian archeologists claim that they have unearthed a Roman spa during a restoration project in the country's southern Prokuplje town...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=64481&sectionid=3510212

Roman Dog Skeleton Is 'Donated'
BBC News
A Lincolnshire charity has had what could be a 2,000-year-old dog skeleton donated to one of its stores...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/7521517.stm

Roman Tombstone To Go On Display
BBC News
A Roman gravestone which shows a soldier holding the severed head of a barbarian is set to be displayed in Lancashire by the end of the year...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7521120.stm

Malta Exports Wine... In Antiquity
DI-VE
Malta is getting a reputation for good wine – but this is hardly a recent phenomenon. There is mounting evidence that it was already competing with other ancient Mediterranean producers as far back as the 3th-4th century BC...
http://www.di-ve.com/Default.aspx?ID=72&Action=1&NewsId=53046&newscategory=36

Video: 2000-Year-Old Roman Body Found In West Sussex
Littlehampton Gazette
A 2,000-year-old body has been uncovered in North Bersted...
http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/6427/VIDEO--2000yearold-Roman-body.4298651.jp

Medieval Maltan Tower Base Found
Zee News
Archaeologists have uncovered the foundations of a semi-circular bastion or tower dating to the Late Middle Ages in the town of Mdina in Malta, which is being considered an extraordinary discovery which may shed light on one of the darkest periods of Maltese history...
http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=457304&sid=ftp

Greece: Shades Of Nero's, Um, Glory
The New York Times
German archaeologists using radar technology say they have discovered the ancient chariot track at Olympia where the Emperor Nero of Rome bribed his way to Olympic laurels...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/world/europe/23briefs-SHADESOFNERO_BRF.html?ref=world

Skeletons Hidden Below London's Streets Go On Show
Times Online
Thousands of skeletons discovered lurking beneath the streets of London have offered historians a glimpse into the diet, diseases and lifestyle of the capital’s inhabitants from as early as the 2nd century...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4380291.ece
The article includes an embedded video of an interview with the curator of the new exhibit.

Germans Find Olympic Course Where Nero Raced Chariot
Reuters India
ATHENS (Reuters) - German archaeologists using radar technology believe they may have discovered the ancient horse racing track at Olympia where Roman Emperor Nero bribed his way to Olympic laurels...
http://in.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idINL2260377420080723
Also published by:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/sc_nm/greece_olympia_dc_1;_ylt=AsR7l4KADD9rJDJo.a1FWg9FeQoB

Video: Entombed Ship Revealed In Egypt
National Geographic News
July 21, 2008—At the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, visitors could see, for the first time, an underground ship apparently intended to carry a pharaoh into the afterlife...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080721-boat-video-ap.html

Historic Abbey Uncovered In Dig
BBC News
Parts of one of Scotland's most influential religious and historic buildings have been uncovered for the first time in centuries...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7517392.stm
This article also contains a video clip.