September 6th News

It's really quiet this morning.

New stories as of 10:06 AM:

Romans 'Could Explain HIV Puzzle'
The Press Association
The conquering legions of ancient Rome may have helped to spread HIV and Aids throughout modern Europe, research suggests...
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hQu6fgrIqW4T79HVGP0_fSHSK5Ag

AIDS Risk Considerably Higher In Places Conquered By Ancient Roman Empire
Medindia.com
A recent study has made quite a strange discovery about HIV/AIDS risk around the world. They have found that people living in regions that were once conquered by the powerful Roman Empire are at a higher risk of HIV infection...
http://www.medindia.net/news/AIDS-Risk-Considerably-Higher-in-Places-Conquered-by-Ancient-Roman-Empire-41481-1.htm

Israeli Diggers Uncover Parts Of Ancient Wall
nwi.com
JERUSALEM - Israeli archaeologists say they have uncovered new sections of Jerusalem's ancient walls, continuing a project started more than a century ago...
http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2008/09/06/ap/science/d92vfc0g0.txt

Phallic Figurines Found In Israel Stone Age Burials
National Geographic News
Prehistoric graves with an unusual abundance of phallic figurines and oddly arranged human remains have been found in Israel, archaeologists announced recently. ..
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080905-israel-burials.html

Keep An Eye On The Sphinx
Al-Ahram Weekly
While the SCA secretary-general was being interviewed for "Guardian's Spotlight" in July 2008, pigeons were seen pecking away at the eyes and ear cavities of the Sphinx and their droppings were splattered on the stone. Jill Kamil discusses this new danger ...
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/913/he1.htm

Melting Swiss Glacier Yields Neolithic Trove, Climate Secrets
AFP
BERN (AFP) — Some 5,000 years ago, on a day with weather much like today's, a prehistoric person tread high up in what is now the Swiss Alps, wearing goat leather pants, leather shoes and armed with a bow and arrows...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jq06XaBVeoFDw8ema5tW2JrEl1mg