August 8th News

It's definitely a quiet morning today. Most of the news is continuations of yesterday's stories.

New stories as of 7:04 AM:

Why Not Test The Phaistos Disc?
The New York Times Blogs
If there are suspicions that the renowned Phaistos Disc is fake, why not address them by determining its age? That was the excellent question raised by Lab readers in response to a post on the disc...
http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/why-not-test-the-phaistos-disc/

Ancient Fully-Preserved Chariot Discovered In Bulgaria
redOrbit
A team of Bulgarian archaeologists working in an ancient Thracian tomb uncovered a well-preserved 1,900-year-old chariot, according to the team’s leader on Thursday...
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1514844/ancient_fullypreserved_chariot_discovered_in_bulgaria/

Chance Find Could Be Long Lost Church
Berwick Today
REMNANTS of what experts believe could be an ancient church have been found in a chance discovery at Bamburgh Castle...
http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/Chance-find-could-be-long.4363082.jp

Ancient Olive Press Unearthed In Galilee
Arutz Sheva
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient olive press dating back to the Byzantine period at a dig at Moshav Achihud in the Western Galilee...
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/127106

King Tut Tomb Fetuses May Reveal Pharaoh's Mother
National Geographic News
Two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun will undergo DNA testing to determine their relation to the famous pharaoh, Egyptian officials announced today...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/080807-tut-fetus.html

DNA Tests To Study Mummy Fetuses In King Tut Tomb
Associated Press
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian scientists are carrying out DNA tests on two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine whether they are the young pharaoh's offspring, the antiquities authority said Wednesday...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jUrpC3Kol6I-ebbUlLTwpNw4dhIwD92DMIM08

Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Ancient Chariot
Yahoo! News
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Thursday...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080807/ap_on_sc/sci_bulgaria_ancient_chariot_1;_ylt=ArR7XXIgGEqTqvUEq6eKjQxFeQoB

August 7th News

I'd thought there wasn't going to be much in the way of news this morning, but I was wrong. The big story of the day is from a period a little later than I usually post in here: the possible discovery of the first theatre where Shakespeare's plays were first shown.

New stories as of 7:50 AM:

Unveiling The Secrets Of the Ancient Olympic Computer
Infopackets.com
Researchers have discovered that the ancient Greeks used a primitive 'computer' to set the dates of the Olympic Games...
http://www.infopackets.com/news/technology/it/2008/20080807_unveiling_the_secrets_of_the_ancient_olympic_computer.htm

Bulgarian Archeologists Unearth 1900-Year-Old Thracian Chariot
Visit Bulgaria
A team of Bulgarian archeologists has discovered a unique, fully preserved four-wheeled Thracian chariot, which is more than 1900 years old...
http://www.visitbulgaria.net/en/yambol/news/20080807/thracian_chariot.html

Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Ancient Chariot
Associated Press
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Thursday...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hCV8iXXy_l-nAPuadPyq-5RCMVOQD92DEKT80

Shakespeare's 1st Theater Unearthed
UPI.com
LONDON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- An excavation in England has uncovered the brick foundations of the 16th century theater where William Shakespeare's plays were first performed, officials said...
http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/08/06/Shakespeares_1st_theater_unearthed/UPI-30401218063847/
Yes, this one's strictly a little late for this journal, but I found it interesting enough that I had to include it. Besides, things seem so quiet, that more articles are a good thing.

Possible Shakespearean Theater Found In London
Physorg.com
(AP) -- The theater where "The Merchant of Venice" and "Romeo and Juliet" likely debuted and where William Shakespeare himself may have trodden the boards has likely been discovered in east London, archaeologists at the Museum of London said Wednesday...
http://www.physorg.com/news137261623.html

DNA Tests To Study Mummy Fetuses In King Tut Tomb
Physorg.com
(AP) -- Egyptian scientists are carrying out DNA tests on two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine whether they are the young pharaoh's offspring, the antiquities authority said Wednesday...
http://www.physorg.com/news137258291.html

Wine Presses Yield More Secrets
DI-VE
The fields in the locality have turned out to date back to the 4th and 3rd centuries BC – as old as the wine-presses...
http://www.di-ve.com/Default.aspx?ID=72&Action=1&NewsId=53479&newscategory=36

Shakespeare's Shoreditch Theatre Unearthed
Guardian.co.uk
A shiver of excitement rippled around the theatrical globe as news spread of some grubby red bricks uncovered in a muddy pit off a nondescript street in east London...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2008/aug/07/shakespeare.shoreditch

King Tut's Kids
inthenews.co.uk
Foetuses found in the tomb of Tutankhamun are to be tested in an attempt to determine who their parents were...
http://www.inthenews.co.uk/infocus/features/in-focus/king-tuts-kids-$1235395.htm

Egypt To DNA Test Mummies To See If Tutankhamun Was A Father
Telegraph.co.uk
Egyptian scientists will carry out DNA tests on two mummified foetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine their link to the young pharaoh, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities has announced...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/2515379/Egpyt-to-DNA-test-mummies-to-see-if-Tutankhamun-was-a-father.html

Tutamkhamuns Mummified Fetuses To Get Paternity Test
Thaindian News
London, August 7 (ANI): Egyptian scientists are doing DNA tests on stillborn children found in Tutankhamuns tomb in the hope of confirming if they are the pharoahs offspring and confirming his family tree...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/tutankhamuns-mummified-fetuses-to-get-paternity-test_10080906.html

Large Olive Press Discovered In Northern Israel
Scoop
6 August 2008 - An ancient olive- oil production complex dating from the 6th-7th Centuries CE – one of the largest ever exposed in Israel – was discovered at Ahihud, in excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0808/S00097.htm

The Truth About The Picts
The Independent
The Picts have long been regarded as enigmatic savages who fought off Rome's legions before mysteriously disappearing from history, wild tribesmen who refused to sacrifice their freedom in exchange for the benefits of civilisation...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-truth-about-the-picts-886098.html

German Scientists Dig for Their Own Stonehenge
Reuters
BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - Archaeologists have discovered traces of a Bronze Age place of worship in Germany in what they say might be the country's answer to Stonehenge...
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL623035920080806

August 5th News

Definitely a quiet day today.

New stories as of 10:46 AM:

Greek Mummy Found Inside Lead Coffin Dates Back To A.D. 300
Argentina Star
Washington, August 5 : A mummy of a middle-aged woman dating to A.D. 300 has been discovered in a lead coffin inside a marble sarcophagus in northern Greece, the first clear indication of embalming in Greece from the era when the Romans ruled there...
http://story.argentinastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/390416/cs/1/

Ancient Greek Astronomical Mechanism Designed To Record Olympics
Huliq News
The Antikythera Mechanism, which was used in ancient Greece to make astronomical calculations, has now been discovered to also record the times of the Olympiads...
http://www.huliq.com/65795/ancient-greek-astronomical-mechanism-designed-record-olympics

First Embalmed Greek Mummy Found In Lead Coffin
People's Daily Online
Found inside a lead coffin inside a marble sarcophagus, a mummy of a middled-aged woman from Ancient Greek times is the first clear indication of embalming in Greece during the Roman occupation...
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90781/90879/6467059.html

Document Shows Templars Not Heretics, Historian Says
Canada.com
OTTAWA - When several Knights Templar were burned at the stake for heresy in 1314, legend has it they screamed out a curse against the villainous lawyer who convicted them. Eight days later, he died...
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=ef6b1b1a-13c3-4867-a42c-1a9624d84bbb

Archaeologists Discover Fragrance Container
Visit Bulgaria
Archaeologists have found a 900-year-old lead ampoule of fragrance at the excavations on Tzarevetz hill in the town of Veliko Tarnovo. The find dates back to 12-13 century and was discovered by the team of archaeologist Mirko Robov by the South fortress wall...
http://www.visitbulgaria.net/en/veliko_tarnovo/news/20080805/fragrance_container.html