February 8th News

There's more information coming up on a number of earlier stories, such as the altar of Zeus, today. The big story however, is the return of the Albanian statues.

New stories as of 6:03 AM:

Greece Returns Stolen Ancient Statues To Albania
Balkan Travellers
8 February 2008 | Greece returned on Thursday two ancient marble statues that were stolen from Albania, as part of a broader campaign against the illegal acquisition of antique objects...
http://www.balkantravellers.com/read/article/348

New Discoveries At The Ash Altar Of Zeus
Spero News
Discoveries offer insights into early origin of ancient Greece's most powerful god, indicating the altar is much older than believed...
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=14290&tag=

Ancient Statues Returned To Albania
United Press International
ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Two ancient marble statues of Artemis and Apollo stolen from Albania in the '90s were officially returned in an Athens ceremony Thursday...
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/07/ancient_statues_returned_to_albania/9666/

Greece Returns Stolen Statues To Albania: Ministry
AFP
ATHENS (AFP) — Greece returned to Albania on Thursday two headless marble statues stolen from the museum of Butrint in 1991 and located by police near Athens six years later, the Greek culture ministry said...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gVG5wk3k7rwqwzxQvTQeGIj1wJVA

Greece Returns Stolen Ancient Statues To Albania
PR-Inside
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece handed back two stolen ancient statues to Albanian authorities on Thursday, saying it hoped the gesture boosts international cooperation in repatriating looted antiquities...
http://www.pr-inside.com/greece-returns-stolen-ancient-statues-to-r427289.htm

Greece Returns Two Stolen Marble Statues To Albanian Museum
Bloomberg
Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Greece's government returned two ancient statues stolen from Albania almost two decades ago...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=apbICdWyflic&refer=muse

Portsmouth Museums' Saxon Skeletons To Help Find Cure For TB
24 Hour Museum
Saxon age skeletons in Portsmouth's Museums collection could potentially pave the way for the development of new drugs to tackle the scourge of tuberculosis (TB) according to new research...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART54099.html

Experts Unearth Medieval Berlin Under Car Park
US Daily
BERLIN (Reuters) - A team of experts has unearthed an 800-year-old cellar under a central Berlin car park which they say dates the city back to the 12th century, earlier than previously thought...
http://www.theusdaily.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=294502&type=ScienceArch

February 7th News

I'm rather surprised not to see more on yesterday's news of the discovery of the Roman fort. Oh well, there's lots of new stories today.

New stories as of 9:31 AM:

Stolen Statues To Albania
Athens News Agency
Two ancient marble statues of Artemis and Apollo stolen from southern Albania in the '90s were officially returned to Albania by the Greek state on Thursday, in a special ceremony held at the New Acropolis Museum. The two statues are to be returned to their natural environment in Butrint, southern Albania next week following an initiative by Greek Culture Minister Mihalis Liapis...
http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=6126039&maindocimg=6125917&service=96

Church Dig Unearths Age Riddle
Sunderland Echo
Ancient burial vaults and Saxon walls have been uncovered during excavation work at a Wearside church...
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Church-dig-unearths-age-riddle.3754153.jp

Library's Acquisition Reunites Two Manuscripts Once Bound Together
University Of Chicago Chronicle
After a century-long separation, a 14th-century manuscript of the French love poem “Le Roman de la Rose” was reunited with its mate at the University Library...
http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/080207/manuscript.shtml

Diggers Unearth Medieval Ironworks
This Is Gloucestershire
An ironworks dating back to the 13th Century has been unearthed by diggers in Cinderford...
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231771&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231754&home=yes&more_nodeId1=231776&contentPK=19793706
An earlier version of the same article:
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231771&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231775&contentPK=19793706&folderPk=109317&pNodeId=231889

Does A Cave Prove Romulus And Remus Are No Myth?
USA Today
The discovery of an ancient Roman cave has unearthed a debate about its historical purpose and delved into a deeper question for scholars: Can archaeology prove mythology?
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2008-02-06-romulus-remus-lupercale_N.htm

Hope Of Finding First King's Home
BBC News
Archaeologists believe they could be closer to discovering the site of the palace belonging to the first King of a united Scotland...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7226410.stm

September 13th News

It's an interesting mix of old stories and new ones today.

New stories as of 12:12 PM:

Greek Archaeologists Find Temple Dedicated To Hercules
New Kerala
Athens, Sept 12 : Greek archaeologists claim to have identified a temple dedicated to mythical hero Hercules, son of king of gods, Zeus, and mortal Alcmene...
http://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=59568

Ancient Greek Jar Found On Albania Coast
Associated Press
SARANDA, Albania (AP) — Encrusted with tiny shells and smelling strongly of the sea, a 2,400-year-old Greek jar lies in a saltwater bath in Durres Museum, on Albania's Adriatic coast...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j3QtCeueZ7w12PhlVk6gcdHDUQ1Q
Also published at:
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/09/13/jar_arc.html?category=history&guid=20070913084530

Forgotten City Sagalassos Awakens
Turkish Daily News
Forgotten city Sagalassos emerges again. Restoration of the Antonine Fountain will be complete by the end of September. The building was reunited like a jigsaw puzzle with 3,500 pieces. The ancient fountain will be restructured in order to strengthen it against earthquakes...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=83286

Treasure Found In Region
Pendle Today

An Aladdin's cave of treasure has been found in Cumbria.

A medieval silver brooch, 16 coins and 253 bits of broken Viking silver went before a treasure trove inquest in Penrith on Tuesday where coroner Ian Smith declared them officially treasure...
http://www.pendletoday.co.uk/latest-north-west-news/Treasure-found-in-region.3196472.jp

Iron Age Relics Found During Building Work At School
Daily Echo
EVIDENCE of an Iron Age settlement has been found at a Hampshire school...
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/latest/display.var.1684593.0.iron_age_relics_found_during_building_work_at_school.php

Egyptian Anti-Wrinkle Secrets
PR-GB.com
Since ancient times, men and women have searched for ways to look young. Eye and face cosmetics were used by the ancient Egyptians, the most famous of whom is Cleopatra. She used lactic acid to peel her skin to look beautiful. Archaeologists have found formulas, written on papyrus, of facials made from plants and honey that early women used. Many of these products, including anti-wrinkle creams, also contained aloe that was commonly used in ancient Egypt...
http://pr-gb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16677&Itemid=9

Viking Ship Remains Found Again Under Pub Cellar
Daily News & Analysis
LONDON: Builders in UK uncovered the remains of a Viking ship in a pub cellar. Workers unearthed the vessel in 1938. Worried the discovery would hold up work, the foreman ordered it reburied, but not before one of the builders drew a quick sketch...
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1121186

Traces Of A 2400-Year-Old Greek Wreck Found Near Albania
USA Today
SARANDA, Albania (AP) — Encrusted with tiny shells and smelling strongly of the sea, a 2,400-year-old Greek jar lies in a saltwater bath in Durres Museum, on Albania's Adriatic coast...
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-09-13-albania-archaeology_N.htm

Temple To Herakles Identified
Ekathimerini
Bronze vases, lead and clay objects, weapons, iron tools and figurines are among the harvest of finds from an archaic-era sanctuary on the hill of Spartia, Sesklo, in the prefecture of Magnesia...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=87669

Ancient Egyptians Mummified Their Cats With Utmost Care
Science Daily
Science Daily — Examination of Egyptian mummies has shown that animals such as cats and crocodiles were given a far more careful and expensive trip to the afterlife than previously thought...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070912155750.htm

September 12th News

It's back to the early start today. All the stories so far seem to be new ones as well.

New stories as of 12:33 PM:

Greek Archaeologists Find Temple Dedicated To Hercules
Daily India
Athens, Sept 12: Greek archaeologists claim to have identified a temple dedicated to mythical hero Hercules, son of king of gods, Zeus, and mortal Alcmene...
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/173438.php/Greek-archaeologists-find-temple-dedicated-to-Hercules

New stories as of 7:03 AM:

Underwater Survey Nets Traces Of 2,400-Year-Old Greek Wreck Off Southern Albania
International Herald Tribune
SARANDA, Albania: Encrusted with tiny shells and smelling strongly of the sea, a 2,400-year-old Greek jar lies in a saltwater bath in Durres Museum, on Albania's Adriatic coast...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/12/europe/EU-GEN-Albania-Ancient-Shipwreck.php

Fear And Fury Among The Marbles
BBC News
The Elgin Marbles in the British Museum are marvellous - but they're a bit, well, colourless, aren't they?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6986756.stm

Deal Could Safeguard Bronze Age Relics Site
Evening Telegraph
A Part of Derby's historic past could soon be in public ownership for future generations to enjoy...
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=124378&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231734&home=yes&more_nodeId1=124522&contentPK=18367540

Iron Age Site Found At School
This Is Hampshire
EVIDENCE of an Iron Age settlement has been found at a school near Winchester...
http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/hampshirechroniclenews/display.var.1682834.0.iron_age_site_found_at_school.php

Prehistoric Swiss Building Found In Lake
Malaysia Sun
Archaeologists have discovered traces of Switzerland's oldest known building, underwater in the middle of Lake Biel, northwest of the Swiss capital...
http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/281502/cs/1/

Turkish Dam Threatens Historic Site
BBC News
The ancient city of Hasankeyf is perched on rock, towering above the river Tigris...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6990438.stm

Elaborate Project To Protect Paphos Mosaics
Cyprus Mail
PLANS for the covering and sheltering of the famous Paphos mosaics are still due to be revealed this month, despite yesterday’s launch date being postponed, officials said yesterday...
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=34635&cat_id=1

August 24th News

With two day's worth of news, there should be lots today.

New stories as of 11:46 AM:

Lost City Found At Stonehenge
This is Wiltshire.co.uk
A RENOWNED archaeologist, who shot to national prominence last year with his amazing discovery of Stonehenge's lost alter stone by a roadside in Berwick St James, now claims to have found the famed lost city of Apollo in the land around Stonehenge...
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1638952.mostviewed.lost_city_found_at_stonehenge.php

"Cyclopean" Walls Discovered In Northern Albania
Southeast European Times
Archaeologists searching the mountains of northern Albania for traces of Ottoman-era fugitives were surprised to find something much older: the ruins of a Bronze Age fortress, dating from around 800 BC. The walls were made of boulders assembled without cement, using the "Cyclopean" technique found in the ancient Greek kingdom of Mycenae...
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/blogreview/2007/08/24/blog-03

A Roman Soldier Walked Where Jesus Walked?
xinuanet
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- No footprint of Jesus Christ has ever been found, but archaeologists have uncovered a Roman soldier's sandal print in a cement wall encircling an ancient city in Israel that Jesus might have visited...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/24/content_6597779.htm

Ancient Footprint Uncovered At Hippos (Sussita) Dig
Newswise
Newswise — Archaeologists have discovered a footprint made by the sandal of a Roman soldier in a wall surrounding the Hellenistic-Roman city of Hippos (Sussita), east of the Sea of Galilee. The footprint was discovered during this eighth season of excavation, led by Prof. Arthur Segal from the Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa in conjunction with archaeologists from the Polish Academy of Sciences and Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota...
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/532736/

Ancient Roman City's Temple Discovered In Romania
Mathaba News Agency
BUCHAREST, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Romanian archeologists have found the Capitol of Sarmizegetusa, a temple in the ancient Roman province of Dacia, Rompres news agency reported Thursday...
http://mathaba.net/news/?x=561919

Roman Remains Found At Golf Club
Wiltshire Times
ROMAN remains have been found at a golf club in west Wiltshire. Shards of pottery and roof tiles were found at Cumberwell Park Golf Club near Bradford on Avon during work to build three new holes on the course...
http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1635130.mostviewed.roman_remains_found_at_golf_club.php

Greece: Archaeologists Unearth Secrets Of Prehistoric Citadel's Water Supply
International Herald Tribune
ATHENS, Greece: Archaeologists excavating a sprawling prehistoric fortress in southern Greece have discovered a secret underground passage thought to have supplied the site with water in times of danger...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/24/europe/EU-GEN-Greece-Prehistoric-Water-System.php

Seahenge 10 Years On
Fortean Times
It's almost 10 years since this upturned oak stump and circle of timbers was spotted emerging from the sands of Holme Beach, on the coast of Norfolk, UK. The discovery, soon named Seahenge, was estimated to be 4000 years old...
http://www.forteantimes.com/blogs/editorial-blogs/news/952669/seahenge-10-years-on.thtml

Archaeologists Find Fragments Of Ancient Tomb Near Bulgaria's Sliven
Sofia Echo
Bulgarian archaeologists led by famous archaeologist Georgi Kitov found fragments of an ancient tomb near the village of Kaloyanovo in the region of Sliven.
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeologists-find-fragments-of-ancient-tomb-near-bulgarias-sliven/id_24532/catid_70

August 20th News

People have been gumming up the works for at least five thousand years now. However, there's other news to chew on today as well. Lots of it.

New stories as of 4:47 PM:

Scientists Find Ancient Chewing Gum In Finland
CTV.ca
HELSINKI, Finland -- Finns, who introduced a birch-tree sweetener for gum, have found that the habit of chewing sticky lumps dates back thousands of years. Last month, students in western Finland found a piece of Stone Age birch-bark tar, believed to have been used for chewing and to fix broken arrowheads or clay dishes, archaeologists said Monday...
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070820/ancient_gum_070820/20070820?hub=SciTech
Also published at:
http://www.newsone.ca/piercelandherald/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=39718
http://www.columbian.com/news/APStories/AP08202007news186071.cfm
http://www.onelocalnews.com/akronfarmreport/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=154796
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Science/2007/8/20/scientists_find_ancient_gum_in_finland.html
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FINLAND_ANCIENT_GUM?SITE=TNCHA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-08-20-16-03-30
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1501AP_Finland_Ancient_Gum.html

Egyptian Archaeologists Discover 'Oldest Human Footprint'
The Courier Mail
EGYPTIAN archaeologists have found what they said could be the oldest human footprint in history in the country's western desert, the Arab country's antiquities' chief said overnight...
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22280917-954,00.html
Also published at:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22280917-663,00.html

New stories as of 1:14 PM:

Ancient Human Footprint Found
IOL
Egyptian archaeologists have found what they said could be the oldest human footprint in history in the country's western desert, the Arab country's antiquities' chief said on Monday...
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20070820183015779C298328

Illuminating A Dark Period Of History
The Australian
BETWEEN the collapse of the Mycenaean civilisation and the epics of Homer lay centuries of mystery known as the Greek Dark Ages...
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22277026-16947,00.html

Ancient Hide-Out Uncovered In Albania
USA Today
Looking to get it away from it all? Consider Albania. An archaeology team reports that the mountains of northern Albania, perhaps the most remote place left in Europe, have been a hide-out for a surprisingly long time...
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2007-08-19-albania_N.htm

Medieval Treasures Travel To Getty
HULIQ
Rare examples of decorative works of gold and silver, armor, carved ivories, enamels, sculpture, paintings and illuminated manuscripts from the 3rd through the 16th centuries will be on view in Medieval Treasures from the Cleveland Museum of Art at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Center, October 30, 2007 - January 20, 2008, providing an unprecedented opportunity for West Coast audiences to view these extraordinary objects outside of Cleveland...
http://www.huliq.com/30960/medieval-treasures-travel-to-getty


Student Discovers Stone Age Chewing Gum
IOL
London - People in the New Stone Age chewed gum, British scientists have told the BBC...
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=nw20070820161019577C913233

Student Finds 5000-Year-Old Chewing-Gum
Functionpix.com
Early Stone-Age man chewed gum, say British archaeologists. The discovery is based on a find by an archaeology student of a lump of 5000-year-old birch-resin gum, with teeth-marks still preserved, at a dig in western Finland...
http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/Student_finds_5000-year-old_chewing-gum/1579/
Also published at:
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/95704.html

5000-Year-Old Chewing Gum Discovered By Archaeology Student
EUX.TV
London (dpa) - People in the New Stone Age were already chewing gum, British scientists told the BBC on Monday...
http://www.eux.tv/article.aspx?articleId=13007
Also published at:
http://science.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1345266.php/5000-year-old_chewing_gum_discovered_by_archaeology_student

Student Unearths Neolithic Chewing Gum
ABC News
A British archaeology student has discovered what has being described as one of the oldest pieces of chewing gum ever found...
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/21/2010370.htm?section=justin

Neolithic Humans Also Had Chewie On Their Boots
The Age
A 5000-year-old piece of chewing gum — one of the oldest ever discovered — has been found by a British archaeology student...
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/neolithic-humans-also-had-chewie-on-their-boots/2007/08/20/1187462172982.html
Also published at:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/aug/20/archaeology
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/world/ancient-chewie-leaves-experts-gobsmacked/2007/08/20/1187462176038.html

Student Unearths World's Oldest Chewing Gum
Medindia.com
A Scottish archaeology student had lady luck shining down on her during a dig in Europe when she discovered a 5,000-year-old piece of chewing gum...
http://www.medindia.net/news/Student-Unearths-Worlds-Oldest-Chewing-Gum-25237-1.htm
Also published at:
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/166996.php/Student-discovers-Neolithic-chewing-gum
http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/275017/cs/1/

Student Dig Unearths Ancient Gum
BBC News
A 5,000-year-old piece of chewing gum has been discovered by an archaeology student from the University of Derby...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6954562.stm

Why Stone Age Man Was A Far Craftier Chap Than We Thought
The Daily Mail
A burrowing lobster has given scientists a brand new insight into the lives of our Stone Age ancestors...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=476457&in_page_id=1770

The 5000-Year-Old Chewing Gum
The Scotsman
A SCOTTISH archaeology student has discovered a 5,000-year-old piece of chewing gum while on a dig in Europe...
http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1316032007

World's Oldest Chewing Gum Found
Metro.co.uk
Spitting out chewing gum on the street is a widely despised habit that can land you with a fine...
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=62207&in_page_id=34

5,000-Year-Old Chewing Gum Found (Used)
Discovery News
Aug. 20, 2007 — A Stone Age piece of chewing gum, one of the oldest ever to be discovered, has been found by a Scottish archaeology student in Finland...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/08/20/ancientgum_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070820151500&dcitc=w19-502-ak-0000

Archaeologists Find Stone Age Chewing Gum In Finland
PR-Inside
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - Finns, who introduced a birch-tree sweetener for gum, have found that the habit of chewing sticky lumps dates back thousands of years.
Last month, students in western Finland found a piece of Stone Age birch-bark tar, believed to have been used for chewing and to fix broken arrowheads or clay dishes, archaeologists said Monday.
http://www.pr-inside.com/archaeologists-find-stone-age-chewing-gum-r202745.htm

Discovery Channel Shooting Stirs Up Scandal In Bulgaria
Sofia News Agency
A Bulgarian top archaeologist has reacted strongly to the concept a Discovery Channel team has picked for a film about the ancient Thracian culture...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=84399

Scandal With Discovery Channel: Enough With This Thracian Gold
News.bg
We should not allow to be treated as aborigines. This claimed the archaeologist prof. Nicolay Ovcharov in relation to the film about the Thracians that Discovery Channel is shooting...
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_1859499258

Excavation Planned For Phoenician City
Physorg
A Phoenician settlement on the Italian island of Sardinia may soon yield some of its secrets to archaeologists...
http://www.physorg.com/news106809371.html