And with school starting again, let's see what there is to learn in Classical and Medieval history today.
New stories as of 10:44 AM:
Project To Preserve Our Roman Heritage
Buckingham Today
PEOPLE across south Northants can get involved in a new project to help preserve the region's archaeological heritage...
http://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/towcester-news/Project-to-preserve-our-Roman.4445080.jp
Plateau May Be Ancient Gateway In Cyprus
Thaindian News
Washington, September 1 (ANI): New research has suggested that a fortified settlement with a shrine that stood on a plateau near the eastern Larnaca coast in Cyprus, could have been the original gateway to Pyla, a village located in the eastern part of the island...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/plateau-may-be-ancient-gateway-in-cyprus_10091170.html
Prehistoric Funerary Precinct Excavated In Northern Israel
Newslocale.org
Washington, September 2 (ANI): Excavations in the north of Israel by a team from the Hebrew University have revealed a prehistoric funerary precinct dating back to 6,750-8,500 BCE...
http://www.newslocale.org/sci%10tech/stnews/prehistoric_funerary_precinct_excavated_in_northern_israel_200809024190.html
Hittites' Holy City Nerik To Emerge
Turkish Daily News
Late in the second millennium B.C., as the Hittites were experimenting with bronze, they built a holy city called Nerik near the Black Sea, according to evidence being slowly gathered by archeologists...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=114147
Archaeological Dig Unearths Old Woman In Poland
The News
The remains of a 30-year-old woman were found today at an archeological excavation in Pinczow, in the Swietokrzyska region, southern Poland...
http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/news/?id=90480
Historic Area Of Rome Threatened By New Car Park
The Independent
One of the prettiest and most historic corners of Rome will soon be sacrificed for a seven-storey underground car park unless Italy's minister of culture orders a dramatic, and costly, change of course...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/historic-area-of-rome-threatened-by-new-car-park-915420.html
Ancient Burial Chamber Found In Egypt
ABC Science
Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the burial chamber and coffin of King Senusret II who was believed to have ruled Egypt from 1897 BC to 1878 BC, the official MENA news agency reported...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/01/2352151.htm?site=science&topic=latest
10,000-Year-Old Cult Center Found Near Nazareth
The Jerusalem Post
A 200-square-meter site in the lower Galilee dating back as far as 10,500 years has been identified by Hebrew University archeologists as having been a cult center and burial ground, mostly for men, equipped with items brought from as far away as Anatolia...
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1220186503343&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Ancient Gold Treasure Found In Northern Greece Puzzles Archeologists
The Canadian Press
ATHENS, Greece — A priceless gold wreath has been unearthed in an ancient city in northern Greece, buried with human bones in a large copper vase that workers initially took for a landmine...
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gay0EpgO-SW_8uYkpdNK7tS-vG9A
Prehistoric Funerary Precinct Excavated In Northern Israel: Grave Goods Include Phallic Figurines, Sea Shells
Science Daily
ScienceDaily (Sep. 2, 2008) — Hebrew University excavations in the north of Israel have revealed a prehistoric funerary precinct dating back to 6,750-8,500 BCE...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080901085355.htm
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