August 14th News

Things have been pretty quiet over the last couple of days. Only two stories today.

New stories as of 12:09 PM:

Colossal Head Of Roman Empress Unearthed
Archaeology.org
Sagalassos, Turkey, August 12—Tuesday morning, archaeologists of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven team (Belgium) directed by Marc Waelkens uncovered the colossal portrait head of the Roman empress Faustina, wife of the emperor Antoninus Pius, who ruled from A.D. 138 to 161...
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/faustina/

Archaeologists Uncover 1,800-Year-Old Roman Coffins In Newcastle City Centre
24dash.com
Two Roman stone sarcophagi have been uncovered at a dig on the site of a former chapel and office buildings...
http://www.24dash.com/news/Communities/2008-08-14-Archaeologists-uncover-1-800-year-old-Roman-coffins-in-Newcastle-city-centre