Sunday, April 20, 2008

April 20th News

I've been busy the last few days and so missed updating. Its final exam season, so its likely to happen again.

New stories as of 8:06 AM:

Archaeologists Uncover Remains Of Medieval Castle
Thaindian News
London, April 20 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has uncovered what seem to be the remains of a medieval castle in Maenclochog, UK...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/archaeologists-uncover-remains-of-medieval-castle_10039960.html

Pharaoh Seti I's Tomb Is Bigger Than Thought
National Geographic News
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered that the tomb of the powerful pharaoh Seti I—the largest tomb in the Valley of the Kings—is bigger than originally believed...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080417-seti-tomb.html

Some Drowned, Some Buried

Al Ahram Weekly Online
Artefacts immersed in the Nile at Aswan and a 19th-Dynasty funerary collection in Luxor are the most recent discoveries in Egypt, as Nevine El-Aref reports...
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/893/he1.htm

Egypt's Colossi Of Memnon To Be Reunited With Their Twins
AFP
LUXOR, Egypt (AFP) — Towering like sentries above the necropolis of Ancient Thebes in southern Egypt, the world-famous Colossi of Memnon will see their number double from two to four from next year...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i3NkGDWMD6uksLCFwvgG--6-PPPg