July 14th News

Sunday's are normally quiet and yesterday was no exception, but there have been some interesting stories none the less.

New stories as of 8:01 AM:

2,500-Year-Old Marble Discus Found In Israeli Waters
SmashHits.com
Tel Aviv, July 14 (ANI): A rare 2,500-year-old marble discus that was meant to protect ancient ships from the evil eye was found by a lifeguard while diving in the antiquities site of Yavne-Yam, next to Palmahim beach, Israel...
http://news.smashits.com/271933/2-500-year-old-marble-discus-found-in-Israeli-waters.htm

Replica Of Phoenician Ship To Begin Voyaging From Aug 1
Sify News
London: More than 2,500 years after the first circumnavigation of Africa by the Phoenicians, a brand new replica ship with 20 paying crew is preparing to follow in the footsteps of these ancient mariners...
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14715212

Israeli Diver Discovers Ancient Amulet At Yavne
Israel National News
A lifeguard diving at the Yavne-Yam antiquities site next to Palmachim beach, south of Tel-Aviv, unearthed a rare marble discus that was used 2,500 years ago to protect sea-going vessels from the evil eye...
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/126823
Also published at:
http://www.divemaster.com/diving-news/diver-discovers-ancient-amulet-in-yavne-yam_23023.html

Rome's She-Wolf Not So Ancient?
News24
Rome - She suckled Rome's legendary twin founders and fed Benito Mussolini's ambitious dreams of renewed imperial glories...
http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_2357164,00.html

Man Arrested For Tunnelling
iafrica.com
A Greek man was arrested for digging tunnels from his home to protected archaeology sites in Megara, west of Athens, in a suspected case of antiquities trafficking, officials said on Saturday...
http://technology.iafrica.com/news/science/1026820.htm

Rare Artefact Found At Roman Site
BBC News
Archaeologists excavating one of the most important Roman sites in Britain have made an "extremely rare" find...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/7500223.stm
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