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Some new and interesting stories today.
New stories as of 10:19 AM:
Roman Soldier's Sandal Print Uncovered Near Sea of Galilee
ScienceDaily
Science Daily — 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...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070824184336.htm
Greece Is The Word For Volcanoes
The Star Bulletin
Floyd McCoy, Windward Community College professor of geology and oceanography, hopes during a year and a half in Greece to resolve the "hugely controversial" question of when the Thera volcano erupted...
exhttp://starbulletin.com/2007/08/25/news/story06.html
Excavations Reveal Yorks Folk's Changing Skulls
The Press
YORKSHIRE folk's skulls dramatically and inexplicably changed shape a few centuries ago, archaeologists have discovered...
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/yorknews/display.var.1643681.0.excavations_reveal_yorks_folks_changing_skulls.php
Prehistoric Greek Waterworks Found
Guardian Unlimited
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - 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.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6874950,00.html
Village Skull Finds Deepen Mystery Of Roundheads
Guardian Unlimited
A long-standing mystery over the way men's skulls changed from long to round in medieval Europe has been deepened by discoveries at a Yorkshire village...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/aug/25/1
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
August 22nd News
Tomorrow's post will likely be quite late, or perhaps just rolled over to the next day if it gets too late.
New stories as of 12: PM (give or take, that's about when I remember doing this this morning):
Egyptians' Ancient Tax Burden Revealed
The Guardian Unlimited
A dusty crate of broken bits of pottery discovered at a stately home in Dorset has given a fresh insight into the life of the ancient Egyptians - and it turns out that concerns over mortgages, taxes and simply making ends meet were as important then as they are now...
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/news/story/0,,2153479,00.html
Man Returns 'Cursed' Pharaoh Piece
CNN
CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) -- A German has handed in a package containing part of a Pharaonic carving to Egypt's embassy in Berlin, with a note saying his stepfather had suffered a "curse of the Pharaohs" for stealing it, Egypt said on Wednesday...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/22/pharaoh.curse.reut/
Also published at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070822/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_egypt_carving_curse;_ylt=Amj91Wmu1dq069_YZ2XwrHCs0NUE
28 Parthian And Sassinad Sites Identified In Golestan
CHN
Tehran 22 August 2007 (CHN Foreign Desk) -- Archeologists of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department of Golestan province have succeeded in identifying 28 historical sites belonging to Parthian (248 BC- 224 AD) and Sassanian (224-651 AD) dynastic eras which must have a relation with Gorgan’s big wall...
http://www.chnpress.com/news/?section=2&id=7267
Archaeologists Unearth New Finds At Arbeia Roman Fort
24 Hour Museum
Two new names can be added to the roll of Romans who were stationed at Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields. Inscriptions found at the site in the last two seasons of excavation were recently deciphered by Dr Roger Tomlin, an expert on Roman inscriptions based at Oxford University...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART49979.html
Italian Village Demands Return Of Ancient Chariot
NPR
Italy has been at the forefront in securing the return of looted antiquities from major museums in Boston, Los Angeles and New York...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12738928
This article also has an option to listen to it instead of reading it.
Bulgaria's Indiana Jones: Discovery Channel Deserves Pulitzer
Sofia News Agency
Top archaeologist Georgi Kitov has jumped to the defence of a controversial film that Discovery Channel is shooting in Bulgaria on Thracian culture...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=84458
New stories as of 12: PM (give or take, that's about when I remember doing this this morning):
Egyptians' Ancient Tax Burden Revealed
The Guardian Unlimited
A dusty crate of broken bits of pottery discovered at a stately home in Dorset has given a fresh insight into the life of the ancient Egyptians - and it turns out that concerns over mortgages, taxes and simply making ends meet were as important then as they are now...
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/news/story/0,,2153479,00.html
Man Returns 'Cursed' Pharaoh Piece
CNN
CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) -- A German has handed in a package containing part of a Pharaonic carving to Egypt's embassy in Berlin, with a note saying his stepfather had suffered a "curse of the Pharaohs" for stealing it, Egypt said on Wednesday...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/22/pharaoh.curse.reut/
Also published at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070822/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_egypt_carving_curse;_ylt=Amj91Wmu1dq069_YZ2XwrHCs0NUE
28 Parthian And Sassinad Sites Identified In Golestan
CHN
Tehran 22 August 2007 (CHN Foreign Desk) -- Archeologists of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department of Golestan province have succeeded in identifying 28 historical sites belonging to Parthian (248 BC- 224 AD) and Sassanian (224-651 AD) dynastic eras which must have a relation with Gorgan’s big wall...
http://www.chnpress.com/news/?section=2&id=7267
Archaeologists Unearth New Finds At Arbeia Roman Fort
24 Hour Museum
Two new names can be added to the roll of Romans who were stationed at Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields. Inscriptions found at the site in the last two seasons of excavation were recently deciphered by Dr Roger Tomlin, an expert on Roman inscriptions based at Oxford University...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART49979.html
Italian Village Demands Return Of Ancient Chariot
NPR
Italy has been at the forefront in securing the return of looted antiquities from major museums in Boston, Los Angeles and New York...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12738928
This article also has an option to listen to it instead of reading it.
Bulgaria's Indiana Jones: Discovery Channel Deserves Pulitzer
Sofia News Agency
Top archaeologist Georgi Kitov has jumped to the defence of a controversial film that Discovery Channel is shooting in Bulgaria on Thracian culture...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=84458
Friday, August 10, 2007
August 10th News
There's a wide range of stories so far today. Some from previous days, and some new ones as well.
New stories as of 2:43 PM:
Monument May Have Been Brewery
Tyrone Times
Bronze Age Irish men were as fond of their beer as their 21st century counterparts, it has been claimed...
http://www.tyronetimes.co.uk/latest-irish-news?articleid=3103767
Pompeii Exhibit Bound For Museum Of Art In October
NBC13.com
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The largest collection of artifacts from the ancient city of Pompeii and environs ever to leave Italy will be shown at the Birmingham Museum of Art October 14, 2007 to January 27, 2008...
http://www.nbc13.com/gulfcoastwest/vtm/features.apx.-content-articles-VTM-2007-08-10-0020.html
Huge Quake Lurks Off Lebanese Coast
Discovery News
Aug. 9, 2007 — The source of one of history's most catastrophic events, the tsunami-generating 551 A.D. Beirut-Tripoli earthquake, lies dangerously just four miles off Lebanon's coast, according to a new underwater survey by an international team of geophysicists...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/08/09/bigquake_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070809093030
New stories as of 11:22 AM:
Discovery Of Middle Asia Cities Recasts Ancient History
LiveScience
New discoveries at dig sites in Middle Asia are rocking the archeological world and redefining the origins of modern civilization...
http://www.livescience.com/history/070809_origins_civilization.html
Huge Hadrian Statue Found In Turkish Archaeological Dig
CBC.ca
Pieces of a giant, detailed statue of the Roman emperor Hadrian have been unearthed at an archeological dig in the ancient city of Sagalassos, in south-central Turkey...
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2007/08/10/hadrian-statue.html
Archaeologists Recreate Ancient Irish Beer
IndiPRWire
Billy Quinn and Declan Moore, two archaeologists with Moore Archaeological & Environmental Services (Moore Group) in Galway, believe that an extensive brewing tradition existed in Ireland as far back as 2500 BC. In an article to be published in Archaeology Ireland next month, they detail their experiments and research into the enigmatic site that is the fulacht fiadh...
http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/environmental-services/200708104056.htm
Remains of 8000 Year Old Stone Age Settlement Found Under English Channel
Daily India
Washington, Aug 10: Archaeologists have found the remains of a busy Stone Age settlement dating back 8000 years on the floor of the English Channel...
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/164554.php/Remains-of-8000-year-old-Stone-Age-settlement-found-under-English-Channel
Underwater Stone Age Village Found Near Isle Of Wight
China View
BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Erosion on the seabed of the English Channel near the Isle of Wight is uncovering the remains of a thriving Stone Age village from the time when Britain and Europe were still connected by a land bridge, a team of archaeologists reports...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/10/content_6508647.htm
Ancient Monument May Have Been Bronze Age Brewery
Evening Echo
Two Galway archaeologists have put forward a theory that one of the most common ancient monuments around Ireland may have been used for brewing ale...
http://www.eveningecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=187335360&p=y8733594x&n=187335969
Excavating An Emperor
BBC Focus
Only the head, foot and leg of the statue of Hadrian have been unearthed so far, but the excavators can already see that the effigy is exquisitely carved and stood 4-5m tall. The monument is dated to the early part of Hadrian’s reign – roughly AD117 – and was found under the ruins of a bath house at the archaeological site of Sagalassos in south-western Turkey...
http://www.focusmag.co.uk/newsread.asp?ID=32946
English Were Dedicated Followers Of French Fashion 1,400 Years Ago
Times Online
The British, it seems, have assiduously followed European fashion trends for years. It now turns out that it may have been for centuries...
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article2231406.ece
Mummy Birds Recovered From Egypt Factory
National Geographic News
Egyptian antiquities authorities have obtained eight mummified birds that had been displayed in a textile factory for nearly a century...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070809-mummy-birds.html
New stories as of 2:43 PM:
Monument May Have Been Brewery
Tyrone Times
Bronze Age Irish men were as fond of their beer as their 21st century counterparts, it has been claimed...
http://www.tyronetimes.co.uk/latest-irish-news?articleid=3103767
Pompeii Exhibit Bound For Museum Of Art In October
NBC13.com
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The largest collection of artifacts from the ancient city of Pompeii and environs ever to leave Italy will be shown at the Birmingham Museum of Art October 14, 2007 to January 27, 2008...
http://www.nbc13.com/gulfcoastwest/vtm/features.apx.-content-articles-VTM-2007-08-10-0020.html
Huge Quake Lurks Off Lebanese Coast
Discovery News
Aug. 9, 2007 — The source of one of history's most catastrophic events, the tsunami-generating 551 A.D. Beirut-Tripoli earthquake, lies dangerously just four miles off Lebanon's coast, according to a new underwater survey by an international team of geophysicists...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/08/09/bigquake_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070809093030
New stories as of 11:22 AM:
Discovery Of Middle Asia Cities Recasts Ancient History
LiveScience
New discoveries at dig sites in Middle Asia are rocking the archeological world and redefining the origins of modern civilization...
http://www.livescience.com/history/070809_origins_civilization.html
Huge Hadrian Statue Found In Turkish Archaeological Dig
CBC.ca
Pieces of a giant, detailed statue of the Roman emperor Hadrian have been unearthed at an archeological dig in the ancient city of Sagalassos, in south-central Turkey...
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2007/08/10/hadrian-statue.html
Archaeologists Recreate Ancient Irish Beer
IndiPRWire
Billy Quinn and Declan Moore, two archaeologists with Moore Archaeological & Environmental Services (Moore Group) in Galway, believe that an extensive brewing tradition existed in Ireland as far back as 2500 BC. In an article to be published in Archaeology Ireland next month, they detail their experiments and research into the enigmatic site that is the fulacht fiadh...
http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/environmental-services/200708104056.htm
Remains of 8000 Year Old Stone Age Settlement Found Under English Channel
Daily India
Washington, Aug 10: Archaeologists have found the remains of a busy Stone Age settlement dating back 8000 years on the floor of the English Channel...
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/164554.php/Remains-of-8000-year-old-Stone-Age-settlement-found-under-English-Channel
Underwater Stone Age Village Found Near Isle Of Wight
China View
BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Erosion on the seabed of the English Channel near the Isle of Wight is uncovering the remains of a thriving Stone Age village from the time when Britain and Europe were still connected by a land bridge, a team of archaeologists reports...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/10/content_6508647.htm
Ancient Monument May Have Been Bronze Age Brewery
Evening Echo
Two Galway archaeologists have put forward a theory that one of the most common ancient monuments around Ireland may have been used for brewing ale...
http://www.eveningecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=187335360&p=y8733594x&n=187335969
Excavating An Emperor
BBC Focus
Only the head, foot and leg of the statue of Hadrian have been unearthed so far, but the excavators can already see that the effigy is exquisitely carved and stood 4-5m tall. The monument is dated to the early part of Hadrian’s reign – roughly AD117 – and was found under the ruins of a bath house at the archaeological site of Sagalassos in south-western Turkey...
http://www.focusmag.co.uk/newsread.asp?ID=32946
English Were Dedicated Followers Of French Fashion 1,400 Years Ago
Times Online
The British, it seems, have assiduously followed European fashion trends for years. It now turns out that it may have been for centuries...
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article2231406.ece
Mummy Birds Recovered From Egypt Factory
National Geographic News
Egyptian antiquities authorities have obtained eight mummified birds that had been displayed in a textile factory for nearly a century...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070809-mummy-birds.html
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Wednesday, August 8, 2007
August 8th News
Getting an earlier than usual start today and there's lots of news.
New stories as of 8:51 PM:
Restoration of Ancient Malatya City Walls To Start This Month
Today's Zaman
The restoration of Malatya’s celebrated city walls, built in the time of Byzantine Emperor Justinian (522-565), is scheduled to start this month...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=118954
Photo In The News: Giant Statue Of Roman Emperor Discovered
National Geographic News
August 8, 2007—Some people are larger than life. Others simply want to be carved that way...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070808-rome-statue.html
English Less Diverse than 1,000 Years Ago, DNA Study Finds
National Geographic News
English people are less genetically diverse today than they were in the days of the Vikings, possibly due to two deadly plagues that swept their country centuries ago, a new study says...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070808-england-dna.html
Queen Nefertiti: More Than A Pretty Face
Expatica
German scientists have discovered that the world's most beautiful woman allowed herself to be sculpted with wrinkles to appear more beautiful...
New stories as of 8:45 AM:
Archaeologists Unearth Tomb Near Bulgarian Town Of Sozopol
Sofia Echo
A National History Museum (NHM) archaeological expedition has discovered a tomb near the Bulgarian coastal town of Sozopol, NHM said on August 7, according to Bulgarian news agency BTA...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeologists-unearth-tomb-near-bulgarian-town-of-sozopol/id_24271/catid_66
Turning A New Leaf In An Ancient Land
Globe and Mail
POMPEII, ITALY — To visitors, Pompeii is a fascinating outdoor museum in the form of a dead city...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070808.wlpompeii08/BNStory/lifeFoodWine/home
Archaeological Dig Finds Roman Coins And Games
Northhamton Chronicle & Echo
A new dig at an ancient archaeological site has found Roman artefacts and musket balls fired during the English Civil War...
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news?articleid=3093060
Fight On To Save Stone Age Atlantis
BBC News
A race against time is under way to try to save a Stone Age settlement found buried at the bottom of the sea in the Solent...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6928293.stm
Medieval Finds At Stag Lane
HemelToday
Excited archaeologists have unearthed historical remains that could delay the building of a controversial new housing development in Berkhamsted...
http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/berkhamsted-news?articleid=3093563
Archaeologists Set To Dig For History
EveningStar24
THESE foundations might be all that remain of some of Ipswich's oldest buildings...
http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/news/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=IPED08%20Aug%202007%2011%3A56%3A50%3A260
La Azohia Building Site Uncovers Roman Find
Typically Spanish
The remains are said to be of a salt fish factory dating from the fourth century BC...
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_11901.shtml
Ancient Burial Site Halts Work On New EK Sports Complex
icLanarkshire
WORK on a section of a multi-million pound sports development has been brought to a standstill following the discovery of a prehistoric burial site...
http://iclanarkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/eknews/news/tm_headline=ancient-burial-site-halts-work-on-new-ek-sports-complex&method=full&objectid=19589525&siteid=50144-name_page.html
Stone Age Site Surfaces After 8000 Years
Science Daily
Science Daily — Excavations of an underwater Stone Age archaeological settlement dating back 8000 years took place at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton between 30 July – 3 August 2007...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070805133952.htm
New stories as of 8:51 PM:
Restoration of Ancient Malatya City Walls To Start This Month
Today's Zaman
The restoration of Malatya’s celebrated city walls, built in the time of Byzantine Emperor Justinian (522-565), is scheduled to start this month...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=118954
Photo In The News: Giant Statue Of Roman Emperor Discovered
National Geographic News
August 8, 2007—Some people are larger than life. Others simply want to be carved that way...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070808-rome-statue.html
English Less Diverse than 1,000 Years Ago, DNA Study Finds
National Geographic News
English people are less genetically diverse today than they were in the days of the Vikings, possibly due to two deadly plagues that swept their country centuries ago, a new study says...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070808-england-dna.html
Queen Nefertiti: More Than A Pretty Face
Expatica
German scientists have discovered that the world's most beautiful woman allowed herself to be sculpted with wrinkles to appear more beautiful...
New stories as of 8:45 AM:
Archaeologists Unearth Tomb Near Bulgarian Town Of Sozopol
Sofia Echo
A National History Museum (NHM) archaeological expedition has discovered a tomb near the Bulgarian coastal town of Sozopol, NHM said on August 7, according to Bulgarian news agency BTA...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeologists-unearth-tomb-near-bulgarian-town-of-sozopol/id_24271/catid_66
Turning A New Leaf In An Ancient Land
Globe and Mail
POMPEII, ITALY — To visitors, Pompeii is a fascinating outdoor museum in the form of a dead city...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070808.wlpompeii08/BNStory/lifeFoodWine/home
Archaeological Dig Finds Roman Coins And Games
Northhamton Chronicle & Echo
A new dig at an ancient archaeological site has found Roman artefacts and musket balls fired during the English Civil War...
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news?articleid=3093060
Fight On To Save Stone Age Atlantis
BBC News
A race against time is under way to try to save a Stone Age settlement found buried at the bottom of the sea in the Solent...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6928293.stm
Medieval Finds At Stag Lane
HemelToday
Excited archaeologists have unearthed historical remains that could delay the building of a controversial new housing development in Berkhamsted...
http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/berkhamsted-news?articleid=3093563
Archaeologists Set To Dig For History
EveningStar24
THESE foundations might be all that remain of some of Ipswich's oldest buildings...
http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/news/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=IPED08%20Aug%202007%2011%3A56%3A50%3A260
La Azohia Building Site Uncovers Roman Find
Typically Spanish
The remains are said to be of a salt fish factory dating from the fourth century BC...
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_11901.shtml
Ancient Burial Site Halts Work On New EK Sports Complex
icLanarkshire
WORK on a section of a multi-million pound sports development has been brought to a standstill following the discovery of a prehistoric burial site...
http://iclanarkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/eknews/news/tm_headline=ancient-burial-site-halts-work-on-new-ek-sports-complex&method=full&objectid=19589525&siteid=50144-name_page.html
Stone Age Site Surfaces After 8000 Years
Science Daily
Science Daily — Excavations of an underwater Stone Age archaeological settlement dating back 8000 years took place at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton between 30 July – 3 August 2007...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070805133952.htm
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Tuesday, August 7, 2007
August 7th News
Well, Bulgaria is back in the news with another discovery. That's only one of a number of different stories today.
New stories as of 2:14 PM:
Archaeologists Uncover Alexander The Great's Gulf Outpost
ShortNews
A desert island governed by Kuwait which suffered from conflict and brief occupation by Saddam Hussein in the 1990s is gaining the attention of archaeologists and the Greek government who believe it was a Gulf outpost of Alexander the Great’s army.
http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=64077
New stories as of 11:11 AM:
Bulgarian Archaeologists Unearth 2,500-Years-Old Tomb
Sofia News Agency
Archaeologists from the Bulgaria's National History Museum have unearthed a tomb of a citizen, who lived in the ancient city of Apollonia, which is today's Black Sea town of Sozopol...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=83923
Impressive Byzantine Church Discovered In The Israel Antiquities Authority Excavations In Tiberias
Israel Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
In the Israel Antiquities Authority’s excavations in Tiberias a Byzantine church was exposed that is paved with polychrome mosaics decorated with geometric patterns and dedicatory inscriptions. Appearing in one of the inscriptions is the text: “Our Lord, protect the soul of your servant…” (Our Lord=Jesus).
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Surprising+finds+discovered+in+IAA+Excavations+in+Tiberias+07-Aug-2007.htm?DisplayMode=print
Alexander's Gulf Outpost Uncovered
BBC News
Alexander the Great's awe-inspiring conquest of Asia is drawing archaeologists to a desert island off the shores of Iraq...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6930285.stm
Archaeologists Discover 'Gentrified' Egyptian Burial Chamber South of Cairo
Daily India
Washington, Aug 7: Czech archaeologists have discovered a recycled burial chamber with unusual decorations, just south of Cairo. The find occurred near the three weathered pyramids of Abu Sir - remnants of an original seven -located 22 miles south of the Capital...
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/163541.php/Archaeologists-discover-gentrified-Egyptian-burial-chamber-south-of-Cairo
Seven Meter Ancient Street Fount In Cappadocia
Turkish Daily News
The recent excavations in Nevşehir's Ürgüp district of the central Anatolian village Şahinefendi uncovered a seven-meter Roman period street. The street was found in June during the excavations, which kicked off in 2001 to unveil the ancient city of Sobessos...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=80066
Brooch Declared Treasure
Lynn News
A WEST Norfolk metal detector struck gold – or rather silver – when he unearthed a Medieval brooch in Crimplesham...
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news?articleid=3088406
Roman Walls Unearthed Under City
BBC News
An exhibition has been set up in Bath to show some of the discoveries that have been made as part of the city's Southgate redevelopment...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/6934390.stm
New stories as of 2:14 PM:
Archaeologists Uncover Alexander The Great's Gulf Outpost
ShortNews
A desert island governed by Kuwait which suffered from conflict and brief occupation by Saddam Hussein in the 1990s is gaining the attention of archaeologists and the Greek government who believe it was a Gulf outpost of Alexander the Great’s army.
http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=64077
New stories as of 11:11 AM:
Bulgarian Archaeologists Unearth 2,500-Years-Old Tomb
Sofia News Agency
Archaeologists from the Bulgaria's National History Museum have unearthed a tomb of a citizen, who lived in the ancient city of Apollonia, which is today's Black Sea town of Sozopol...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=83923
Impressive Byzantine Church Discovered In The Israel Antiquities Authority Excavations In Tiberias
Israel Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
In the Israel Antiquities Authority’s excavations in Tiberias a Byzantine church was exposed that is paved with polychrome mosaics decorated with geometric patterns and dedicatory inscriptions. Appearing in one of the inscriptions is the text: “Our Lord, protect the soul of your servant…” (Our Lord=Jesus).
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Surprising+finds+discovered+in+IAA+Excavations+in+Tiberias+07-Aug-2007.htm?DisplayMode=print
Alexander's Gulf Outpost Uncovered
BBC News
Alexander the Great's awe-inspiring conquest of Asia is drawing archaeologists to a desert island off the shores of Iraq...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6930285.stm
Archaeologists Discover 'Gentrified' Egyptian Burial Chamber South of Cairo
Daily India
Washington, Aug 7: Czech archaeologists have discovered a recycled burial chamber with unusual decorations, just south of Cairo. The find occurred near the three weathered pyramids of Abu Sir - remnants of an original seven -located 22 miles south of the Capital...
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/163541.php/Archaeologists-discover-gentrified-Egyptian-burial-chamber-south-of-Cairo
Seven Meter Ancient Street Fount In Cappadocia
Turkish Daily News
The recent excavations in Nevşehir's Ürgüp district of the central Anatolian village Şahinefendi uncovered a seven-meter Roman period street. The street was found in June during the excavations, which kicked off in 2001 to unveil the ancient city of Sobessos...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=80066
Brooch Declared Treasure
Lynn News
A WEST Norfolk metal detector struck gold – or rather silver – when he unearthed a Medieval brooch in Crimplesham...
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news?articleid=3088406
Roman Walls Unearthed Under City
BBC News
An exhibition has been set up in Bath to show some of the discoveries that have been made as part of the city's Southgate redevelopment...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/6934390.stm
Saturday, August 4, 2007
August 4th News
Things are slow today. There's quite a bit of Central/North American history, but that's outside the scope of this site.
New stories as of 9:58 AM:
Photo Gallery: Ancient Rome Reborn in 3-D
National Geographic News
August 3, 2007—In a view fit for the ancient gods, the buildings and monuments of Rome sprawl across the countryside circa A.D. 320, arguably the height of the city's glory as the capital of the Roman Empire...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/photogalleries/rome-reborn/index.html
Train Route Collides With Ancient Tannery
Discovery News
Aug. 1, 2007 — Archaeologists excavating an ancient tannery believed to be the largest ever found in Rome said Tuesday they might need to move the entire work site, which is being threatened by railroad construction. The 1,255-square-yard complex includes a tannery dating to the second or third century, as well as burial sites and part of a Roman road...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/08/01/tannery_arc.html?category=history&guid=20070801100030
This article has a YouTube video embedded in the middle. I know it's a couple of days late, but the link kept timing out for me.
New stories as of 9:58 AM:
Photo Gallery: Ancient Rome Reborn in 3-D
National Geographic News
August 3, 2007—In a view fit for the ancient gods, the buildings and monuments of Rome sprawl across the countryside circa A.D. 320, arguably the height of the city's glory as the capital of the Roman Empire...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/photogalleries/rome-reborn/index.html
Train Route Collides With Ancient Tannery
Discovery News
Aug. 1, 2007 — Archaeologists excavating an ancient tannery believed to be the largest ever found in Rome said Tuesday they might need to move the entire work site, which is being threatened by railroad construction. The 1,255-square-yard complex includes a tannery dating to the second or third century, as well as burial sites and part of a Roman road...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/08/01/tannery_arc.html?category=history&guid=20070801100030
This article has a YouTube video embedded in the middle. I know it's a couple of days late, but the link kept timing out for me.
Friday, July 27, 2007
July 27th News
Yes, I'm late getting this up today. Had internet connection problems for a bit.
New stories since last night (6:20 PM):
Scientists Stunned By Ancient City Under Alexandria
News.com.au
ALEXANDER the Great founded Alexandria to immortalise his name. But someone got there before him...
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22147107-401,00.html
Fake Big Toe Discovered On Mummy
Fort Frances Times Online
A British researcher is taking steps to prove whether an artificial big toe found attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy is actually the world’s earliest known functional prosthetic body part...
http://www.fftimes.com/node/202730
Silbury Hill Repairs Abandoned Because Of Rain
This Is Wiltshire
Heavy rain has forced experts to abandon a repair works on Silbury Hill...
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/display.var.1579841.0.silbury_hill_repairs_abandoned_because_of_rain.php
Also published in:
http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.1579841.0.silbury_hill_repairs_abandoned_because_of_rain.php
World's First Prosthetic: Egyptian Mummy's Fake Toe
LiveScience
An artificial big toe found on the foot of an Egyptian mummy could prove to be the world's earliest functioning prosthetic body part, it was announced today...
http://www.livescience.com/history/070727_old_toe.html
Science Steps In To Discover Wonders Of Toe-tankhamun
ScienceDaily
Science Daily — An artificial big toe attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy could prove to be the world's earliest functional prosthetic body part, say scientists...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070727084801.htm
World's First Prosthetic Limb Found On 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy
Daily Mail
The false toe worn by a 3,000-year-old mummy has always been regarded as a simple ornament, added after death as part of burial rites...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=471203&in_page_id=1811
Cairo Toe Earliest Fake Body Bit
BBC News
An artificial big toe found on the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy could be the world's earliest functional fake body part, UK experts believe...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6918687.stm
Floods Threaten Ancient And Historic Sites
Guardian Unlimited
Severe weather is washing away thousands of years of heritage in the UK. Maev Kennedy surveys the damage to Silbury Hill and Rotherwas Ribbon...
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2136400,00.html
Hoard Of Roman Coins Declared Treasure
icWales
THIS is one of the largest collections of Roman coins ever found in the UK...
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=hoard-of-roman-coins-declared-treasure&method=full&objectid=19527354&siteid=50082-name_page.html
Egypt's Largest Pharaoh-Era Fortress Discovered, Experts Announce
National Geographic News
The largest known fortress from ancient Egypt's days of the pharaohs has been unearthed near the Suez Canal, archaeologists announced on Sunday...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/070727-egypt-fort.html
Sedgeford Dig Open Day
Lynnews.co.uk
ARCHAEOLOGISTS at this year's Sedgeford dig will be showcasing a number of exciting discoveries from the village in a special open day on Sunday ...
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news?articleid=3065053
Roman Mosaics Uncovered In France
CCTV International
At the heart of the ancient town of Nimes, in Southern France, routine building work has uncovered a unique and fascinating piece of ancient history. The find dates to the era when the town was a principal city of Roman Gaul. What the excavators discovered were two magnificent Roman mosaics...
http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20070727/106529.shtml
This article seems to include a link to a video item as well.
New stories since last night (6:20 PM):
Scientists Stunned By Ancient City Under Alexandria
News.com.au
ALEXANDER the Great founded Alexandria to immortalise his name. But someone got there before him...
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22147107-401,00.html
Fake Big Toe Discovered On Mummy
Fort Frances Times Online
A British researcher is taking steps to prove whether an artificial big toe found attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy is actually the world’s earliest known functional prosthetic body part...
http://www.fftimes.com/node/202730
Silbury Hill Repairs Abandoned Because Of Rain
This Is Wiltshire
Heavy rain has forced experts to abandon a repair works on Silbury Hill...
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/display.var.1579841.0.silbury_hill_repairs_abandoned_because_of_rain.php
Also published in:
http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.1579841.0.silbury_hill_repairs_abandoned_because_of_rain.php
World's First Prosthetic: Egyptian Mummy's Fake Toe
LiveScience
An artificial big toe found on the foot of an Egyptian mummy could prove to be the world's earliest functioning prosthetic body part, it was announced today...
http://www.livescience.com/history/070727_old_toe.html
Science Steps In To Discover Wonders Of Toe-tankhamun
ScienceDaily
Science Daily — An artificial big toe attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy could prove to be the world's earliest functional prosthetic body part, say scientists...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070727084801.htm
World's First Prosthetic Limb Found On 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy
Daily Mail
The false toe worn by a 3,000-year-old mummy has always been regarded as a simple ornament, added after death as part of burial rites...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=471203&in_page_id=1811
Cairo Toe Earliest Fake Body Bit
BBC News
An artificial big toe found on the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy could be the world's earliest functional fake body part, UK experts believe...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6918687.stm
Floods Threaten Ancient And Historic Sites
Guardian Unlimited
Severe weather is washing away thousands of years of heritage in the UK. Maev Kennedy surveys the damage to Silbury Hill and Rotherwas Ribbon...
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2136400,00.html
Hoard Of Roman Coins Declared Treasure
icWales
THIS is one of the largest collections of Roman coins ever found in the UK...
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=hoard-of-roman-coins-declared-treasure&method=full&objectid=19527354&siteid=50082-name_page.html
Egypt's Largest Pharaoh-Era Fortress Discovered, Experts Announce
National Geographic News
The largest known fortress from ancient Egypt's days of the pharaohs has been unearthed near the Suez Canal, archaeologists announced on Sunday...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/070727-egypt-fort.html
Sedgeford Dig Open Day
Lynnews.co.uk
ARCHAEOLOGISTS at this year's Sedgeford dig will be showcasing a number of exciting discoveries from the village in a special open day on Sunday ...
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news?articleid=3065053
Roman Mosaics Uncovered In France
CCTV International
At the heart of the ancient town of Nimes, in Southern France, routine building work has uncovered a unique and fascinating piece of ancient history. The find dates to the era when the town was a principal city of Roman Gaul. What the excavators discovered were two magnificent Roman mosaics...
http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20070727/106529.shtml
This article seems to include a link to a video item as well.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
July 26th News
Art, Sports, Nature, and a previously unknown city. There's lots to choose from today.
New stories as of 5:50 PM:
Researchers Find Evidence of Hidden City
Fox News
CAIRO, Egypt — Alexander the Great founded Alexandria to immortalize his name amid his quest to conquer the world _ but his was apparently not the first city on the famed site on Egypt's Mediterranean coast...
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jul26/0,4670,EgyptBeforeAlexander,00.html
Is Fake Big Toe From Ancient Egypt World's First Known Prosthetic?
940 Montreal
TORONTO (CP) - A British researcher is taking steps to prove whether an artificial big toe found attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy is actually the world's earliest known functional prosthetic body part...
http://www.940news.com/nouvelles.php?cat=23&id=726112
New stories as of 10:44 AM:
Athens Show Sheds Light On Sculptor Praxiteles
Reuters
ATHENS (Reuters Life!) - He dared to bare Aphrodite, becoming one of antiquity's most popular sculptors and influencing art through the centuries but precious little of Praxiteles' work has survived...
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL2621441820070726
Photo In The News: "World's Longest Tusks" Among Greek Mastodon Find
National Geographic News
July 26, 2007—This is one ancient animal that brings a whole new meaning to being long in the tooth...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/070726-mastodon-tusks.html
Geologists Uncover Evidence Of City Hidden Beneath Alexandria
International Herald Tribune
CAIRO, Egypt: Alexander the Great founded Alexandria to immortalize his name on his way to conquer the world, but his may not have been the first city on the famed site on Egypt's Mediterranean coast...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/26/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Alex-Before-Alexander.php
KPI Granted Exclusive Access To Newly Discovered Sunken Roman Forts In Irish Sea Off England
PR Newswire
NEW YORK, July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KPI, a unit of Lightworks Producing Group (LPG), a multi-faceted television production company and part of vertically integrated Lightworks Enterprises, Inc., today announced that it has been granted exclusive television access to document the newly discovered sunken forts of Meols.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-26-2007/0004633291&EDATE=
Egyptians Played Ancient Version Of Bowling 2000 Years Back
Daily India
Washington, July 26: Egyptians played an ancient version of bowling between the second and third century AD, recent excavations some 56 miles south of capital Cairo by a team of Italian archaeologists has revealed....
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/160427.php/Egyptians-played-ancient-version-of-bowling-2000-years-back
Evidence Found Of City Beneath Alexandria
Mathaba News Agency
Scientists have found hidden underwater traces of a city that existed at Alexandria seven centuries before Alexander the Great swept through Egypt during his quest to conquer the known world...
http://mathaba.net/news/?x=558788
Ancient Egyptians Played Ball Games
ShortNews.com
The ancient Egyptians once played a ball game that seemed to be a mixture of bowling, billiards and bowls, according to Italian archaeologists. The team found a room where the game used to be played at a dig site south of Cairo.
http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=63813
Tenth Century Burial Ground Uncovered At Construction Site
Kyiv Post
A burial ground dating back to the 10th century was found on the construction site of a new office center alongside the Dnipro River in Kyiv’s Podil district. City officials backed the construction company’s right to continue building at the location, while the developer has pledged Hr 300,000 ($60,000) to help investigate the site thought to be an early Christian cemetery near the Poshtova Ploshcha metro station...
http://www.kyivpost.com/nation/27009/
New stories as of 5:50 PM:
Researchers Find Evidence of Hidden City
Fox News
CAIRO, Egypt — Alexander the Great founded Alexandria to immortalize his name amid his quest to conquer the world _ but his was apparently not the first city on the famed site on Egypt's Mediterranean coast...
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jul26/0,4670,EgyptBeforeAlexander,00.html
Is Fake Big Toe From Ancient Egypt World's First Known Prosthetic?
940 Montreal
TORONTO (CP) - A British researcher is taking steps to prove whether an artificial big toe found attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy is actually the world's earliest known functional prosthetic body part...
http://www.940news.com/nouvelles.php?cat=23&id=726112
New stories as of 10:44 AM:
Athens Show Sheds Light On Sculptor Praxiteles
Reuters
ATHENS (Reuters Life!) - He dared to bare Aphrodite, becoming one of antiquity's most popular sculptors and influencing art through the centuries but precious little of Praxiteles' work has survived...
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL2621441820070726
Photo In The News: "World's Longest Tusks" Among Greek Mastodon Find
National Geographic News
July 26, 2007—This is one ancient animal that brings a whole new meaning to being long in the tooth...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/070726-mastodon-tusks.html
Geologists Uncover Evidence Of City Hidden Beneath Alexandria
International Herald Tribune
CAIRO, Egypt: Alexander the Great founded Alexandria to immortalize his name on his way to conquer the world, but his may not have been the first city on the famed site on Egypt's Mediterranean coast...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/26/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Alex-Before-Alexander.php
KPI Granted Exclusive Access To Newly Discovered Sunken Roman Forts In Irish Sea Off England
PR Newswire
NEW YORK, July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KPI, a unit of Lightworks Producing Group (LPG), a multi-faceted television production company and part of vertically integrated Lightworks Enterprises, Inc., today announced that it has been granted exclusive television access to document the newly discovered sunken forts of Meols.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-26-2007/0004633291&EDATE=
Egyptians Played Ancient Version Of Bowling 2000 Years Back
Daily India
Washington, July 26: Egyptians played an ancient version of bowling between the second and third century AD, recent excavations some 56 miles south of capital Cairo by a team of Italian archaeologists has revealed....
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/160427.php/Egyptians-played-ancient-version-of-bowling-2000-years-back
Evidence Found Of City Beneath Alexandria
Mathaba News Agency
Scientists have found hidden underwater traces of a city that existed at Alexandria seven centuries before Alexander the Great swept through Egypt during his quest to conquer the known world...
http://mathaba.net/news/?x=558788
Ancient Egyptians Played Ball Games
ShortNews.com
The ancient Egyptians once played a ball game that seemed to be a mixture of bowling, billiards and bowls, according to Italian archaeologists. The team found a room where the game used to be played at a dig site south of Cairo.
http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=63813
Tenth Century Burial Ground Uncovered At Construction Site
Kyiv Post
A burial ground dating back to the 10th century was found on the construction site of a new office center alongside the Dnipro River in Kyiv’s Podil district. City officials backed the construction company’s right to continue building at the location, while the developer has pledged Hr 300,000 ($60,000) to help investigate the site thought to be an early Christian cemetery near the Poshtova Ploshcha metro station...
http://www.kyivpost.com/nation/27009/
Thursday, July 19, 2007
July 19th News
Bulgaria is still in the news. I wonder how long this streak of discoveries can last.
New stories as of 3:11 PM:
Viking Treasure Hoard Uncovered
BBC News
The most important Viking treasure find in Britain for 150 years has been unearthed by a father and son while metal detecting in Yorkshire...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/6906107.stm
Archaeologists Dig Up Roman Bath Complex
Jordan Falls News
ROME - Archaeologists said Thursday they have partly dug up a second-century bath complex believed to be part of the vast, luxurious residence of a wealthy Roman...
http://www.localnewswatch.com/jordanfalls/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=134848
Also posted to:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-07-19-italy-ancient-bath_N.htm
http://www.mercurynews.com/healthandscience/ci_6414910
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/19/ap3933186.html
http://www.onelocalnews.com/whiterockreviewer/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=134837
Archaeologists Excavating The Seabed Off Cyprus Have Discovered The Tools Of Ancient Mariners, Which They Believe Were Used By Foragers More Than 10,0
The Hinesberg Journal
AKAMAS, Cyprus - Archaeologists excavating the seabed off Cyprus have discovered the tools of ancient mariners, which they believe were used by foragers more than 10,000 years ago — before the island had permanent settlements...
http://www.newsone.ca/hinesbergjournal/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=28252
Also posted to:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/19/AR2007071901482.html
http://www.onelocalnews.com/pioneertimesjournal/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=134797
http://kstp.com/article/stories/S143906.shtml?cat=172
Hobby Archaeologists Discover Viking Treasure In Northern England
Monsters And Critics
London - Hobby archaeologists in northern England have found a Viking treasure possibly worth as much as 1 million pounds (2.05 million dollars), reports said Thursday...
http://science.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1332181.php/Hobby_archaeologists_discover_Viking_treasure_in_northern_England
Also posted to:
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/84670.html
Museum Shows Off Treasure Buried For 1,000 Years
Guardian Unlimited
A Viking treasure hoard of silver traded and looted from far across Europe and into Asia and north Africa, and lost for over 1,000 years, was revealed again today at the British Museum...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2130474,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront
New stories as of 10:34 AM:
One Rule For The Getty, Another For Italy?
The Art Newspaper
LONDON. The Italian conservation group Italia Nostra has appealed against the verdict of a court in Lazio, central Italy, which ruled in April that a second-century statue of Venus currently on display in the Palazzo Massimo museum in Rome should be returned to Libya...
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article01.asp?id=688
Pensioner's Coin Stash On Show At Museum
Kathimerini
More than 1,800 ancient coins were unveiled yesterday at the Numismatic Museum in Athens after the relative of a collector who died 16 years ago found the artifacts while painting the family home...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100018_19/07/2007_85864
Archaeologists Dig Up 2nd-Century Bath Complex In Rome
International Herald Tribune
ROME: Archaeologists said Thursday they have partially dug up a 2nd-century bath complex believed to be part of the vast, luxurious residence of a wealthy Roman...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/19/healthscience/0720romebath.php
Also posted to:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/19/europe/EU-GEN-Italy-Ancient-Bath.php
http://www.pr-inside.com/archaeologists-dig-up-2nd-century-bath-r177775.htm
Four Detained In Varna For Illegal Antique Trading
Sofia Echo
Police detained four men for illegal acquisition, possession of and trade in antiques...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/four-detained-in-varna-for-illegal-antique-trading/id_23934/catid_66
We've Been Here Much Longer Than We Thought
Cyprus Mail
ARCHAEOLOGISTS in Cyprus have discovered what they believe could be the oldest evidence yet that organised groups of ancient mariners were plying the east Mediterranean, possibly as far back as 14,000 years ago...
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=33666&cat_id=1
Students Unearth Anglo Saxon History
EDP 24
For two days they brushed gently at the earth in a Norfolk field with no reward...
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED18%20Jul%202007%2020%3A09%3A40%3A133
Medieval Gate Uncovered
Expatica
EINDHOVEN – Archaeologists uncovered a city gate from the 15th century in the centre of Eindhoven on Thursday. The so-called Woensel gate was one of the three guarded entrances to the centre. City archaeologist Nico Arts says the gate stood at the middle of a wooden bridge that crossed over a 30-metre wide city moat...
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=42071
Phallus Throne Unearthed At Perperikon Rock Sanctuary In Bulgaria
Novinite.com
Bulgarian archaeologists have added a throne with an upright phallus on it to their exciting collection of finds from the rock sanctuary of Perperikon, near Kardzhali in southern Bulgaria...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=83222
New stories as of 3:11 PM:
Viking Treasure Hoard Uncovered
BBC News
The most important Viking treasure find in Britain for 150 years has been unearthed by a father and son while metal detecting in Yorkshire...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/6906107.stm
Archaeologists Dig Up Roman Bath Complex
Jordan Falls News
ROME - Archaeologists said Thursday they have partly dug up a second-century bath complex believed to be part of the vast, luxurious residence of a wealthy Roman...
http://www.localnewswatch.com/jordanfalls/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=134848
Also posted to:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-07-19-italy-ancient-bath_N.htm
http://www.mercurynews.com/healthandscience/ci_6414910
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/19/ap3933186.html
http://www.onelocalnews.com/whiterockreviewer/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=134837
Archaeologists Excavating The Seabed Off Cyprus Have Discovered The Tools Of Ancient Mariners, Which They Believe Were Used By Foragers More Than 10,0
The Hinesberg Journal
AKAMAS, Cyprus - Archaeologists excavating the seabed off Cyprus have discovered the tools of ancient mariners, which they believe were used by foragers more than 10,000 years ago — before the island had permanent settlements...
http://www.newsone.ca/hinesbergjournal/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=28252
Also posted to:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/19/AR2007071901482.html
http://www.onelocalnews.com/pioneertimesjournal/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=134797
http://kstp.com/article/stories/S143906.shtml?cat=172
Hobby Archaeologists Discover Viking Treasure In Northern England
Monsters And Critics
London - Hobby archaeologists in northern England have found a Viking treasure possibly worth as much as 1 million pounds (2.05 million dollars), reports said Thursday...
http://science.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1332181.php/Hobby_archaeologists_discover_Viking_treasure_in_northern_England
Also posted to:
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/84670.html
Museum Shows Off Treasure Buried For 1,000 Years
Guardian Unlimited
A Viking treasure hoard of silver traded and looted from far across Europe and into Asia and north Africa, and lost for over 1,000 years, was revealed again today at the British Museum...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2130474,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront
New stories as of 10:34 AM:
One Rule For The Getty, Another For Italy?
The Art Newspaper
LONDON. The Italian conservation group Italia Nostra has appealed against the verdict of a court in Lazio, central Italy, which ruled in April that a second-century statue of Venus currently on display in the Palazzo Massimo museum in Rome should be returned to Libya...
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article01.asp?id=688
Pensioner's Coin Stash On Show At Museum
Kathimerini
More than 1,800 ancient coins were unveiled yesterday at the Numismatic Museum in Athens after the relative of a collector who died 16 years ago found the artifacts while painting the family home...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100018_19/07/2007_85864
Archaeologists Dig Up 2nd-Century Bath Complex In Rome
International Herald Tribune
ROME: Archaeologists said Thursday they have partially dug up a 2nd-century bath complex believed to be part of the vast, luxurious residence of a wealthy Roman...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/19/healthscience/0720romebath.php
Also posted to:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/19/europe/EU-GEN-Italy-Ancient-Bath.php
http://www.pr-inside.com/archaeologists-dig-up-2nd-century-bath-r177775.htm
Four Detained In Varna For Illegal Antique Trading
Sofia Echo
Police detained four men for illegal acquisition, possession of and trade in antiques...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/four-detained-in-varna-for-illegal-antique-trading/id_23934/catid_66
We've Been Here Much Longer Than We Thought
Cyprus Mail
ARCHAEOLOGISTS in Cyprus have discovered what they believe could be the oldest evidence yet that organised groups of ancient mariners were plying the east Mediterranean, possibly as far back as 14,000 years ago...
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=33666&cat_id=1
Students Unearth Anglo Saxon History
EDP 24
For two days they brushed gently at the earth in a Norfolk field with no reward...
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED18%20Jul%202007%2020%3A09%3A40%3A133
Medieval Gate Uncovered
Expatica
EINDHOVEN – Archaeologists uncovered a city gate from the 15th century in the centre of Eindhoven on Thursday. The so-called Woensel gate was one of the three guarded entrances to the centre. City archaeologist Nico Arts says the gate stood at the middle of a wooden bridge that crossed over a 30-metre wide city moat...
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=42071
Phallus Throne Unearthed At Perperikon Rock Sanctuary In Bulgaria
Novinite.com
Bulgarian archaeologists have added a throne with an upright phallus on it to their exciting collection of finds from the rock sanctuary of Perperikon, near Kardzhali in southern Bulgaria...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=83222
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
July 17th News
Looks like the discovery of the gold mask is still a major story. However, it's not the only story today.
New stories as of 6:24 PM:
Earliest Known Commercial Winery Excavated In France
Wine Spectator
Early this month, it was announced that the remains of a commercial Roman winery dating back to 10 A.D. have been unearthed in a small village in the south of France. The find, initially discovered a little more than a year ago in the Languedoc-Roussillon region, is being acclaimed as that of France's earliest-known winery...
http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Features/0,1197,3893,00.html
New stories as of 10:20 AM:
Ancient Thracian Gold Mask Found In Bulgaria
Bits of News
Yesterday scholars announced that a team of Bulgarian archaeologists have unearthed another Thracian treasure, in what has become a long line of discoveries, just outside the small Bulgarian village of Topolchane, 290 kilometers (180 miles) east of the capital, Sofia...
http://www.bitsofnews.com/content/view/5850/
3000-Year-Old Tomb Discovered In Western Greece
RIA Novosti
ATHENS, July 17 (RIA Novosti) - A tomb believed to be over 3,000-year-old has been discovered in western Greece, the country's Culture Ministry said...
http://en.rian.ru/world/20070717/69107869.html
Archaeologists Find Old Mask In Bulgaria
ABC News
A 2,400-year-old golden mask that once belonged to a Thracian king was unearthed in a timber-lined tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, archaeologists said Monday...
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=3382569
Building Boom Revealing London's Ancient Past
Reuters UK
LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - London's building boom has given archaeologists an unexpected bonus -- the city's ancient past is being laid bare.
The latest piece of the historical jigsaw is most of the interior decor of a rich merchant's dining room dating back to 120 AD when the Roman Emperor Hadrian ruled an Empire stretching from northern England to northern Africa...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKL1780886220070717
Also posted at:
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL1780886220070717
Mosaic Guides Upcoming Excavations
Turkish Daily News
A unique mosaic unearthed 18 years ago in the ancient city of Kelenderis, in Mersin's Aydıncık district, sheds light on the past of the area...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=77787
Missing Link To Bloodthirsty Ancient Celtic Warrior God Uncovered
24 Hour Museum
A new discovery that could change the way we think about Roman Britain has provided archaeologists with the missing link to a bloodthirsty ancient Celtic warrior god...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART49084.html
Becalmed Viking Ship Takes A Tow
BBC News
A replica Viking ship trying to sail across the North Sea has been forced by unfavourable winds to accept a tow...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6903308.stm
Archaeological Discoveries In Bulgaria Continue
Sofia Echo
Days after prominent Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Kitov found a gold royal mask and other precious artefacts, Polish archaeologist Andrzej Biernacki unearthed a unique Roman pool in the ancient Roman town of Novae, near Svishtov...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeological-discoveries-in-bulgaria-continue/id_23848/catid_70
Rare Mycenaean Grave Unearthed
Yahoo! News
ATHENS (Reuters) - Roadworks in southern Greece have unearthed a rare Mycenaean grave thought to be well over 3,000 years old and containing important burial offerings including a gold chalice, the culture ministry said on Monday...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070716/sc_nm/greece_grave_dc;_ylt=Anw_tvvu5sXOs0r1yLyBfRQhANEA
Ancient Gold Mask Found In Bulgaria
Discovery News
July 16, 2007 — A 2,400-year-old golden mask that once belonged to a Thracian king was unearthed in a timber-lined tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, archaeologists said Monday...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/07/16/mask_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070716164530
Pharaoh DNA Analysis: Preliminary Results Support Positive Identification Of Egyptian Queen
Science Daily
Preliminary results from DNA tests carried out on a mummy believed to be Queen Hatshepsut is expected to support the claim by Egyptian authorities that the remains are indeed those of Egypt's most powerful female ruler...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070716133119.htm
New stories as of 6:24 PM:
Earliest Known Commercial Winery Excavated In France
Wine Spectator
Early this month, it was announced that the remains of a commercial Roman winery dating back to 10 A.D. have been unearthed in a small village in the south of France. The find, initially discovered a little more than a year ago in the Languedoc-Roussillon region, is being acclaimed as that of France's earliest-known winery...
http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Features/0,1197,3893,00.html
New stories as of 10:20 AM:
Ancient Thracian Gold Mask Found In Bulgaria
Bits of News
Yesterday scholars announced that a team of Bulgarian archaeologists have unearthed another Thracian treasure, in what has become a long line of discoveries, just outside the small Bulgarian village of Topolchane, 290 kilometers (180 miles) east of the capital, Sofia...
http://www.bitsofnews.com/content/view/5850/
3000-Year-Old Tomb Discovered In Western Greece
RIA Novosti
ATHENS, July 17 (RIA Novosti) - A tomb believed to be over 3,000-year-old has been discovered in western Greece, the country's Culture Ministry said...
http://en.rian.ru/world/20070717/69107869.html
Archaeologists Find Old Mask In Bulgaria
ABC News
A 2,400-year-old golden mask that once belonged to a Thracian king was unearthed in a timber-lined tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, archaeologists said Monday...
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=3382569
Building Boom Revealing London's Ancient Past
Reuters UK
LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - London's building boom has given archaeologists an unexpected bonus -- the city's ancient past is being laid bare.
The latest piece of the historical jigsaw is most of the interior decor of a rich merchant's dining room dating back to 120 AD when the Roman Emperor Hadrian ruled an Empire stretching from northern England to northern Africa...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKL1780886220070717
Also posted at:
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL1780886220070717
Mosaic Guides Upcoming Excavations
Turkish Daily News
A unique mosaic unearthed 18 years ago in the ancient city of Kelenderis, in Mersin's Aydıncık district, sheds light on the past of the area...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=77787
Missing Link To Bloodthirsty Ancient Celtic Warrior God Uncovered
24 Hour Museum
A new discovery that could change the way we think about Roman Britain has provided archaeologists with the missing link to a bloodthirsty ancient Celtic warrior god...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART49084.html
Becalmed Viking Ship Takes A Tow
BBC News
A replica Viking ship trying to sail across the North Sea has been forced by unfavourable winds to accept a tow...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6903308.stm
Archaeological Discoveries In Bulgaria Continue
Sofia Echo
Days after prominent Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Kitov found a gold royal mask and other precious artefacts, Polish archaeologist Andrzej Biernacki unearthed a unique Roman pool in the ancient Roman town of Novae, near Svishtov...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeological-discoveries-in-bulgaria-continue/id_23848/catid_70
Rare Mycenaean Grave Unearthed
Yahoo! News
ATHENS (Reuters) - Roadworks in southern Greece have unearthed a rare Mycenaean grave thought to be well over 3,000 years old and containing important burial offerings including a gold chalice, the culture ministry said on Monday...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070716/sc_nm/greece_grave_dc;_ylt=Anw_tvvu5sXOs0r1yLyBfRQhANEA
Ancient Gold Mask Found In Bulgaria
Discovery News
July 16, 2007 — A 2,400-year-old golden mask that once belonged to a Thracian king was unearthed in a timber-lined tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, archaeologists said Monday...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/07/16/mask_arc.html?category=archaeology&guid=20070716164530
Pharaoh DNA Analysis: Preliminary Results Support Positive Identification Of Egyptian Queen
Science Daily
Preliminary results from DNA tests carried out on a mummy believed to be Queen Hatshepsut is expected to support the claim by Egyptian authorities that the remains are indeed those of Egypt's most powerful female ruler...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070716133119.htm
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
July 11th News
Again, the news spans the world more or less. Lots from the UK and Egypt today. The dispute between Italy and the Getty is also something to keep an eye on.
New stories as of 8:45 PM:
Babylon Clay Tablet Confirms Jeremiah
Catholic News
In a find hailed as a breakthrough for biblical archaeology, an Austrian scholar has discovered that a cuneiform clay tablet from the time of Nebuchadnezzar found on the site of biblical Babylon names a government official who is identified in the Old Testament Book of Jeremiah...
http://www.cathnews.com/news/707/69.php
New stories as of 3:19 PM:
Fisherman Blamed For Wreck Damage
Times Online
PRAWLE POINT A careless lobster fisherman is being blamed for damaging the site of one Britain’s earliest known shipwrecks...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2062032.ece
New news as of 12:23 PM:
Arcadians Were First Inhabitants of Paphos
The Queens Gazette
Love. Aphrodite. These words conjure the image of Paphos, Cyprus, where Aphrodite, goddess of love, was born from the sea foam. The famed and widely acclaimed Temple of Aphrodite is located there...
http://www.qgazette.com/news/2007/0711/features/032.html
Italy Issues Ultimatum
Il Velino
Rome, 11 lug (Velino) - Italy has threatened the J. Paul Getty Museum with a complete cultural boycott if it fails to resolve a dispute over the return of allegedly looted antiquities by the end of this month. The ultimatum was issued on Tuesday by Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli during a visti to Fano, a port in the northeastern Adriatic where one of the disputed artworks came to light in 1964...
http://www.ilvelino.it/articolo.php?Id=386330
Italy Issues Getty Ultimatum for Return Of Works
Calendarlive
Italy's culture minister issued an ultimatum to the J. Paul Getty Museum on Tuesday: The Getty has until the end of July to strike a deal over the return of more than 40 ancient artifacts Italy considers looted, or face "a real embargo" that would prevent the Getty from receiving loans of Italian art, and suspend the government's collaboration in Getty research and conservation projects in Italy...
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-gettyitaly11jul11,0,4536219.story?coll=cl-art-features
Italy Threatens Sanctions Against Museum
Washington Post
ROME -- Italy's culture minister said Tuesday that he has sent the J. Paul Getty Museum a proposal to resolve a dispute over allegedly looted antiquities, and threatened the Los Angeles museum with sanctions if a deal is not reached by the end of this month...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071001038.html?nav=rss_artsandliving/entertainmentnews
DuPont Safety Glass Enables Viewing Of Roman Tombs
Glass On Web
A piece of ancient Roman history in northern Italy can now be viewed within its architectural context, thanks to DuPont(TM) SentryGlas(R)(TM) Expressions(TM) decorative safety glass...
http://www.glassonweb.com/news/index/6261/
Egypt's Oldest Known Art Identified, Is 15,000 Years Old
National Geographic News
Rock face drawings and etchings recently rediscovered in southern Egypt are similar in age and style to the iconic Stone Age cave paintings in Lascaux, France, and Altamira, Spain, archaeologists say...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/070711-egypt-artwork.html
Austrian Academic Discovers Name of Babylon King Nebuchadnezzar II's Chief Eunuch
Daily India
London, July 11: An Austrian professor has probably made the most important find in Biblical archaeology for 100 years, that too in the British Museum's great Arched Room, which holds a collection of 130,000 Assyrian cuneiform tablets, dating back 5,000 years...
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/156372.php/Austrian-academic-discovers-name-of-Babylon-King-Nebuchadnezzar-IIs-chief-eunuch
Uphill Battle To Save Tara
The Irish Post
CLASSED as one of Ireland's most venerated prehistoric treasures, the Hill of Tara has been immortalised in Irish folklore for centuries...
http://www.irishpost.co.uk/news/story.asp?j=5952&cat=news
London: Tiny Tablet Provides Proof For Old Testament
Virtue Online
The sound of unbridled joy seldom breaks the quiet of the British Museum's great Arched Room, which holds its collection of 130,000 Assyrian cuneiform tablets, dating back 5,000 years. A fragment of cuneiform - Tiny tablet provides proof for Old Testament...
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6318
British Museum Makes Important Breakthrough In Biblical Archaeology
24 Hour Museum
An expert working at the British Museum has confirmed the existence of an important Biblical figure after deciphering a cuneiform inscription on a small Babylonian clay tablet...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART48827.html
Ancient Document Confirms Existence Of Biblical Figure
The New York Sun
LONDON — The sound of unbridled joy seldom breaks the quiet of the British Museum's great Arched Room, which holds its collection of 130,000 Assyrian cuneiform tablets, dating back 5,000 years....
http://www.nysun.com/article/58185
Unearthing Henge Of The North-East
The Northern Echo
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered what could be the henge of the North-East. Thousands of years before Durham Cathedral took shape, settlers could have worshipped on a nearby hill because experts from Tyne and Wear Museums have found evidence of continuous settlement on the site from 3,000BC to 300BC by stone age, bronze age and iron age man...
http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1529428.mostviewed.unearthing_henge_of_the_northeast.php
Unearthing History At 'Prehistoric Glastonbury'
The Northern Echo
STONE Age Britons from across the North-East flocked to a prehistoric "Glastonbury festival" marked by mysterious rituals, a major archaeological discovery suggests...
http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1532353.mostviewed.unearthing_history_at_prehistoric_glastonbury.php
Bronze Age Serpent Sparks UK Road Row
Perth Now
THE discovery of a 4000-year-old stone monument that has lain forgotten for generations under farmland on the English border with Wales has sparked a major row between residents and the local council...
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22060502-5005361,00.html
Also posted at:
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22060502-5005962,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22060502-5005961,00.html
http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKL1180959920070711
Segeford Dig Unearths Historic Village
Lynn News
A TEASING glimpse of life in Anglo-Saxon Sedgeford has been unearthed by archaeologists who believe they have discovered evidence of one of the village's earliest settlements...
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news?articleid=3023371
Mysterious Mummy In King Tut's Burial Chamber Identified As Boy Pharaoh's Father
Daily India
Washington, July 11: Egyptologists claim to have uncovered new evidence that indicates that the mysterious mummy discovered a century back in tomb KV 55, less than 100 feet from the King Tutankhamun's hidden burial chamber, is actually the copse of the boy Pharaoh's father, Akhenaten...
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/156266.php/Mysterious-mummy-in-King-Tuts-burial-chamber-identified-as-boy-pharaohs-father
Also posted at:
http://news.sawf.org/Lifestyle/39812.aspx
Sedgeford Dig Unearths Historic Village
EDP 24
It might seem like the height of decadence, but our ancestors from 1,200 years ago must have dined on oysters nearly every day judging by the amount of shells they left behind...
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED10%20Jul%202007%2021%3A12%3A38%3A750
Waqf Temple Mount Excavation Raises Archaeologists' Protests
Haaretz
The Waqf Muslim religious trust is digging a ditch from the northern side of the Temple Mount compound to the Dome of the Rock as a prelude to infrastructure work in the area, generating protests from archaeologists...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/880761.html
Photo Gallery: Who Was King Tut's Father?
National Geographic News
July 10, 2007—After setting off to solve the mystery of Nefertiti—Egypt's best known royal wife—researchers instead found evidence supporting the theory that a mystery mummy may be the powerful pharaoh who some experts believe is the father of the famous King Tut. (Read full news story.)...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/06/photogalleries/tut-pictures/index.html
New stories as of 8:45 PM:
Babylon Clay Tablet Confirms Jeremiah
Catholic News
In a find hailed as a breakthrough for biblical archaeology, an Austrian scholar has discovered that a cuneiform clay tablet from the time of Nebuchadnezzar found on the site of biblical Babylon names a government official who is identified in the Old Testament Book of Jeremiah...
http://www.cathnews.com/news/707/69.php
New stories as of 3:19 PM:
Fisherman Blamed For Wreck Damage
Times Online
PRAWLE POINT A careless lobster fisherman is being blamed for damaging the site of one Britain’s earliest known shipwrecks...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2062032.ece
New news as of 12:23 PM:
Arcadians Were First Inhabitants of Paphos
The Queens Gazette
Love. Aphrodite. These words conjure the image of Paphos, Cyprus, where Aphrodite, goddess of love, was born from the sea foam. The famed and widely acclaimed Temple of Aphrodite is located there...
http://www.qgazette.com/news/2007/0711/features/032.html
Italy Issues Ultimatum
Il Velino
Rome, 11 lug (Velino) - Italy has threatened the J. Paul Getty Museum with a complete cultural boycott if it fails to resolve a dispute over the return of allegedly looted antiquities by the end of this month. The ultimatum was issued on Tuesday by Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli during a visti to Fano, a port in the northeastern Adriatic where one of the disputed artworks came to light in 1964...
http://www.ilvelino.it/articolo.php?Id=386330
Italy Issues Getty Ultimatum for Return Of Works
Calendarlive
Italy's culture minister issued an ultimatum to the J. Paul Getty Museum on Tuesday: The Getty has until the end of July to strike a deal over the return of more than 40 ancient artifacts Italy considers looted, or face "a real embargo" that would prevent the Getty from receiving loans of Italian art, and suspend the government's collaboration in Getty research and conservation projects in Italy...
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-gettyitaly11jul11,0,4536219.story?coll=cl-art-features
Italy Threatens Sanctions Against Museum
Washington Post
ROME -- Italy's culture minister said Tuesday that he has sent the J. Paul Getty Museum a proposal to resolve a dispute over allegedly looted antiquities, and threatened the Los Angeles museum with sanctions if a deal is not reached by the end of this month...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071001038.html?nav=rss_artsandliving/entertainmentnews
DuPont Safety Glass Enables Viewing Of Roman Tombs
Glass On Web
A piece of ancient Roman history in northern Italy can now be viewed within its architectural context, thanks to DuPont(TM) SentryGlas(R)(TM) Expressions(TM) decorative safety glass...
http://www.glassonweb.com/news/index/6261/
Egypt's Oldest Known Art Identified, Is 15,000 Years Old
National Geographic News
Rock face drawings and etchings recently rediscovered in southern Egypt are similar in age and style to the iconic Stone Age cave paintings in Lascaux, France, and Altamira, Spain, archaeologists say...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/070711-egypt-artwork.html
Austrian Academic Discovers Name of Babylon King Nebuchadnezzar II's Chief Eunuch
Daily India
London, July 11: An Austrian professor has probably made the most important find in Biblical archaeology for 100 years, that too in the British Museum's great Arched Room, which holds a collection of 130,000 Assyrian cuneiform tablets, dating back 5,000 years...
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/156372.php/Austrian-academic-discovers-name-of-Babylon-King-Nebuchadnezzar-IIs-chief-eunuch
Uphill Battle To Save Tara
The Irish Post
CLASSED as one of Ireland's most venerated prehistoric treasures, the Hill of Tara has been immortalised in Irish folklore for centuries...
http://www.irishpost.co.uk/news/story.asp?j=5952&cat=news
London: Tiny Tablet Provides Proof For Old Testament
Virtue Online
The sound of unbridled joy seldom breaks the quiet of the British Museum's great Arched Room, which holds its collection of 130,000 Assyrian cuneiform tablets, dating back 5,000 years. A fragment of cuneiform - Tiny tablet provides proof for Old Testament...
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6318
British Museum Makes Important Breakthrough In Biblical Archaeology
24 Hour Museum
An expert working at the British Museum has confirmed the existence of an important Biblical figure after deciphering a cuneiform inscription on a small Babylonian clay tablet...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART48827.html
Ancient Document Confirms Existence Of Biblical Figure
The New York Sun
LONDON — The sound of unbridled joy seldom breaks the quiet of the British Museum's great Arched Room, which holds its collection of 130,000 Assyrian cuneiform tablets, dating back 5,000 years....
http://www.nysun.com/article/58185
Unearthing Henge Of The North-East
The Northern Echo
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered what could be the henge of the North-East. Thousands of years before Durham Cathedral took shape, settlers could have worshipped on a nearby hill because experts from Tyne and Wear Museums have found evidence of continuous settlement on the site from 3,000BC to 300BC by stone age, bronze age and iron age man...
http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1529428.mostviewed.unearthing_henge_of_the_northeast.php
Unearthing History At 'Prehistoric Glastonbury'
The Northern Echo
STONE Age Britons from across the North-East flocked to a prehistoric "Glastonbury festival" marked by mysterious rituals, a major archaeological discovery suggests...
http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1532353.mostviewed.unearthing_history_at_prehistoric_glastonbury.php
Bronze Age Serpent Sparks UK Road Row
Perth Now
THE discovery of a 4000-year-old stone monument that has lain forgotten for generations under farmland on the English border with Wales has sparked a major row between residents and the local council...
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22060502-5005361,00.html
Also posted at:
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22060502-5005962,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22060502-5005961,00.html
http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKL1180959920070711
Segeford Dig Unearths Historic Village
Lynn News
A TEASING glimpse of life in Anglo-Saxon Sedgeford has been unearthed by archaeologists who believe they have discovered evidence of one of the village's earliest settlements...
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news?articleid=3023371
Mysterious Mummy In King Tut's Burial Chamber Identified As Boy Pharaoh's Father
Daily India
Washington, July 11: Egyptologists claim to have uncovered new evidence that indicates that the mysterious mummy discovered a century back in tomb KV 55, less than 100 feet from the King Tutankhamun's hidden burial chamber, is actually the copse of the boy Pharaoh's father, Akhenaten...
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/156266.php/Mysterious-mummy-in-King-Tuts-burial-chamber-identified-as-boy-pharaohs-father
Also posted at:
http://news.sawf.org/Lifestyle/39812.aspx
Sedgeford Dig Unearths Historic Village
EDP 24
It might seem like the height of decadence, but our ancestors from 1,200 years ago must have dined on oysters nearly every day judging by the amount of shells they left behind...
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED10%20Jul%202007%2021%3A12%3A38%3A750
Waqf Temple Mount Excavation Raises Archaeologists' Protests
Haaretz
The Waqf Muslim religious trust is digging a ditch from the northern side of the Temple Mount compound to the Dome of the Rock as a prelude to infrastructure work in the area, generating protests from archaeologists...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/880761.html
Photo Gallery: Who Was King Tut's Father?
National Geographic News
July 10, 2007—After setting off to solve the mystery of Nefertiti—Egypt's best known royal wife—researchers instead found evidence supporting the theory that a mystery mummy may be the powerful pharaoh who some experts believe is the father of the famous King Tut. (Read full news story.)...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/06/photogalleries/tut-pictures/index.html
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Sunday, July 8, 2007
Book Review: July 8
Early Medieval Art by Lawrence Nees
Published by Oxford University Press in 2002
Part of the Oxford History Of Art series.
Easily understandable, with lots of photos of the art. Early Medieval Art is a well laid out book. It follows the evolution of European and Mediterranean art from the Late Roman period through the end of the first millennium. In the back of the book there is a section of titles for further reading divided by chapter, which is nice, as well as a time-line of events.
The book itself is not large and bulky but about the size of a trade paperback, and not too heavy. Nice when it's a textbook you've got to carry. That is another recommendation in my opinion. This was a textbook for two different Medieval themed courses at University.
The only down-side to the book is the glossy pages. They make it harder to read or make notes on in some lights. On the other hand, with the number of colour plates on most pages, the glossy finish is an asset with those. Can't have it both ways I guess.
ISBN: 0-19-284243-9
Published by Oxford University Press in 2002
Part of the Oxford History Of Art series.
Easily understandable, with lots of photos of the art. Early Medieval Art is a well laid out book. It follows the evolution of European and Mediterranean art from the Late Roman period through the end of the first millennium. In the back of the book there is a section of titles for further reading divided by chapter, which is nice, as well as a time-line of events.
The book itself is not large and bulky but about the size of a trade paperback, and not too heavy. Nice when it's a textbook you've got to carry. That is another recommendation in my opinion. This was a textbook for two different Medieval themed courses at University.
The only down-side to the book is the glossy pages. They make it harder to read or make notes on in some lights. On the other hand, with the number of colour plates on most pages, the glossy finish is an asset with those. Can't have it both ways I guess.
ISBN: 0-19-284243-9
Saturday, July 7, 2007
July 7th News
Should be interesting to see what shows up with that new technology.
New stories since last night (as of 10:31 AM):
New Technology Lets Historians See The Woods Beyond The Trees
Times Online
Hundreds of archaeological relics are being uncovered by a laser reading technique that can see through trees to reveal the landscape hidden by forests...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2039647.ece
Italy's Crackdown On Art Looting Keeps Plunderers In Check, For Now
Seattle Times
ANGUILLARA SABAZIA, Italy — It used to be so easy for the "tombaroli," Italy's tomb raiders. Pietro Casasanta had no Indiana Jones-type escapes from angry natives or booby-trapped temples. He worked undisturbed in daylight with a bulldozer, posing as a construction worker to become one of Italy's most successful plunderers of archaeological treasures.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003778467_tombraiders07.html
Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Roman-Era Items In Thracian Tomb
Novinite.com
The excavations of Bulgaria's best-known archaeologist Georgi Kitov near Sliven have yielded yet more artifacts, this time from the Roman era, state radio BNR reported on Saturday...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=82730
Tara Decision Made Before Advice Sought
Irish Examiner
A CONTROVERSIAL decision on the future of a national monument discovered at Lismullin, Co Meath during construction of the M3 motorway near the Hill of Tara was effectively made before the advice of the National Museum was sought.
http://www.examiner.ie/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=ireland-qqqm=ireland-qqqa=ireland-qqqid=36744-qqqx=1.asp
New stories since last night (as of 10:31 AM):
New Technology Lets Historians See The Woods Beyond The Trees
Times Online
Hundreds of archaeological relics are being uncovered by a laser reading technique that can see through trees to reveal the landscape hidden by forests...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2039647.ece
Italy's Crackdown On Art Looting Keeps Plunderers In Check, For Now
Seattle Times
ANGUILLARA SABAZIA, Italy — It used to be so easy for the "tombaroli," Italy's tomb raiders. Pietro Casasanta had no Indiana Jones-type escapes from angry natives or booby-trapped temples. He worked undisturbed in daylight with a bulldozer, posing as a construction worker to become one of Italy's most successful plunderers of archaeological treasures.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003778467_tombraiders07.html
Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Roman-Era Items In Thracian Tomb
Novinite.com
The excavations of Bulgaria's best-known archaeologist Georgi Kitov near Sliven have yielded yet more artifacts, this time from the Roman era, state radio BNR reported on Saturday...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=82730
Tara Decision Made Before Advice Sought
Irish Examiner
A CONTROVERSIAL decision on the future of a national monument discovered at Lismullin, Co Meath during construction of the M3 motorway near the Hill of Tara was effectively made before the advice of the National Museum was sought.
http://www.examiner.ie/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=ireland-qqqm=ireland-qqqa=ireland-qqqid=36744-qqqx=1.asp
Friday, July 6, 2007
July 6th News
Actually finding any real news is turning into a challenge today. Most of what's coming up in the searches is about the votes for the new seven wonders contest.
New stories since last night (as of 10:55 AM):
Greeks On The Black Sea At The J. Paul Getty Center
Artline.ro
The J. Paul Getty Center in Los Angeles, USA, is hosting until September 3 2007 a fascinating exhibition dedicated to the civilisation of the Greeks at the Black Sea, were they were colonists, conquerors, sailors and merchants...
http://jurnal-international.artline.ro/2_596_Greeks_on_the_Black_Sea_at_the_J__Paul_Getty_Center_12803.html
History Being Unearthed In Ancient Hadrianoupolis
Turkish Daily News
The ancient city of Hadrianoupolis, located in the Black Sea province of Karabük, is bidding to become a source of income for tourism in Eskipazar � a district of Karabük...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=76739
Italy Gets Tough On 'Tomb Raiders'
Canoe.ca
ANGUILLARA SABAZIA, Italy -- It used to be so easy for the "tombaroli," Italy's tomb raiders. Pietro Casasanta had no Indiana Jones-type escapes from angry Natives or booby-trapped temples...
http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/World/2007/07/06/4317610-sun.html
Also posted at:
http://www.onelocalnews.com/howelltimesandtranscript/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=130252
http://www.townhall.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?contentGUID=733a698a-41db-48f2-ae5a-4b6be5e07b4d
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6759777,00.html
Celtic Village Found On Park And Ride Site
Cambridge Evening News
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered a Celtic village close to Milton.
The late Iron Age site is believed to have been the first settlement in the area and with many Britons still boasting Celtic blood in their veins, this may have been where ancestors of current Milton, Landbeach and Cottenham once lived....
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/city/2007/07/05/3bae2460-19f8-4ec0-8bb7-449ee02ae178.lpf
Outcry As Burial Ground Razed "Under Cover Of Night"
The Independent
AN ancient burial ground near the Hill of Tara - said to be more impressive than the national monument discovered in recent months - has been destroyed....
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/outcry-as-burial-ground-razed-under-cover-of-night-993522.html
Mummy Reveals Egyptian Queen Was Fat, Balding And Bearded
LiveScience
There’s a new gal in town and she’s 17,000-years-old. Last week, Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo, announced that the mummy of an elderly female from tomb KV60 in the Valley of the Kings was surely Hatshepsut, female pharaoh of Egypt in the 15th century B.C...
http://www.livescience.com/history/070706_hn_hatshepsut.html
Duke's Palace Uncovered
The Advertiser
EXCITING glimpses of Norwich's hidden history have been uncovered by archaeologists working at a city centre development....
http://www.advertiser24.co.uk/content/advertiser24/news/story.aspx?brand=NOROnline&category=News&tBrand=NOROnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED06%20Jul%202007%2009%3A33%3A37%3A200
New stories since last night (as of 10:55 AM):
Greeks On The Black Sea At The J. Paul Getty Center
Artline.ro
The J. Paul Getty Center in Los Angeles, USA, is hosting until September 3 2007 a fascinating exhibition dedicated to the civilisation of the Greeks at the Black Sea, were they were colonists, conquerors, sailors and merchants...
http://jurnal-international.artline.ro/2_596_Greeks_on_the_Black_Sea_at_the_J__Paul_Getty_Center_12803.html
History Being Unearthed In Ancient Hadrianoupolis
Turkish Daily News
The ancient city of Hadrianoupolis, located in the Black Sea province of Karabük, is bidding to become a source of income for tourism in Eskipazar � a district of Karabük...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=76739
Italy Gets Tough On 'Tomb Raiders'
Canoe.ca
ANGUILLARA SABAZIA, Italy -- It used to be so easy for the "tombaroli," Italy's tomb raiders. Pietro Casasanta had no Indiana Jones-type escapes from angry Natives or booby-trapped temples...
http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/World/2007/07/06/4317610-sun.html
Also posted at:
http://www.onelocalnews.com/howelltimesandtranscript/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=130252
http://www.townhall.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?contentGUID=733a698a-41db-48f2-ae5a-4b6be5e07b4d
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6759777,00.html
Celtic Village Found On Park And Ride Site
Cambridge Evening News
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered a Celtic village close to Milton.
The late Iron Age site is believed to have been the first settlement in the area and with many Britons still boasting Celtic blood in their veins, this may have been where ancestors of current Milton, Landbeach and Cottenham once lived....
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/city/2007/07/05/3bae2460-19f8-4ec0-8bb7-449ee02ae178.lpf
Outcry As Burial Ground Razed "Under Cover Of Night"
The Independent
AN ancient burial ground near the Hill of Tara - said to be more impressive than the national monument discovered in recent months - has been destroyed....
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/outcry-as-burial-ground-razed-under-cover-of-night-993522.html
Mummy Reveals Egyptian Queen Was Fat, Balding And Bearded
LiveScience
There’s a new gal in town and she’s 17,000-years-old. Last week, Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo, announced that the mummy of an elderly female from tomb KV60 in the Valley of the Kings was surely Hatshepsut, female pharaoh of Egypt in the 15th century B.C...
http://www.livescience.com/history/070706_hn_hatshepsut.html
Duke's Palace Uncovered
The Advertiser
EXCITING glimpses of Norwich's hidden history have been uncovered by archaeologists working at a city centre development....
http://www.advertiser24.co.uk/content/advertiser24/news/story.aspx?brand=NOROnline&category=News&tBrand=NOROnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED06%20Jul%202007%2009%3A33%3A37%3A200
Thursday, July 5, 2007
July 5th Stories
The discoveries seem to be in the UK today.
New stories since last night as of 11:33 AM:
Italy's Crackdown On Art Looting Keeps Plunderers In Check, For Now
International Herald Tribune
ANGUILLARA SABAZIA, Italy: It used to be so easy for the "tombaroli," Italy's tomb raiders. Pietro Casasanta had no Indiana Jones-type escapes from angry natives or booby-trapped temples. He worked undisturbed in daylight with a bulldozer, posing as a construction worker to become one of Italy's most successful plunderers of archaeological treasures....
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/05/europe/EU-FEA-GEN-Italy-Tomb-Raider.php
Norwich Palace Is Rediscovered
EDP24
Once it was one of Norwich's most spectacular buildings, home to the Duke of Norfolk and stayed in by Charles II, but it was demolished 300 years ago...
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED05%20Jul%202007%2013%3A10%3A54%3A980
Burial Ground Razed By M3 Workers, Claim Protesters
Evening Echo
An ancient burial ground near the Hill of Tara in Co Meath was razed to the ground during overnight work on the controversial M3 motorway, environmentalists claimed today...
http://www.eveningecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=224333618&p=zz43343z4&n=224334378
Archaeologists Set To Unearth Secrets of Scone And Its Kings
Scotsman.com
IT IS one of the most evocative sites in Scotland's turbulent history - the place where Robert the Bruce was crowned King of Scots before his victory over the English at Bannockburn...
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1046372007
Thracian Palace Found In Perperikon
News.bg
Unknown till now Thracians' palace was found by archaeologists in ‘Perperikon' complex (near the town of Kurdjali in the Rhodopes)...
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_1517336169
Unique Bronze Age Serpentine Mound Found In Western England
The Hindu
London, July 5 (AP): An archaeologist has made a find in western England that he hopes will help illuminate the ritual life of Britain's Bronze Age inhabitants _ a 60-meter (65-yard) serpentine mound paved with cracked stones believed to be the first of its kind discovered in Europe....
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/008200707051001.htm
Also posted at:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/04/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Archaeology-Find.php
Archaeologists Rise To Solstice Circle Discovery
Scotsman.com
ARCHAEOLOGISTS working on a remote Scottish island have discovered an ancient stone ceremonial enclosure that is perfectly aligned to the winter and summer solstices...
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1046352007
Old Serpentine Mound Found In Britain
The Guardian Unlimited
LONDON (AP) - The stones were likely heated in a fire and quickly doused in cold water, cracking before being placed along the serpentine earthen mound. The result: a curving paved structure possibly used in a ritual by Britain's Bronze Age inhabitants...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6757971,00.html
Also posted at:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/nationandworld/ci_6299439
Egypt To Use DNA Tests To Identify Pharaoh Tuthmosis
Yahoo News
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will run DNA tests on an unidentified mummy to determine whether it is the pharaoh Tuthmosis I, who ruled over a period of military expansion and extensive construction, state news agency MENA said on Tuesday....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070703/sc_nm/egypt_mummy_dc;_ylt=AtJkT3kOZgjl2VhGSYsDNBYhANEA
New stories since last night as of 11:33 AM:
Italy's Crackdown On Art Looting Keeps Plunderers In Check, For Now
International Herald Tribune
ANGUILLARA SABAZIA, Italy: It used to be so easy for the "tombaroli," Italy's tomb raiders. Pietro Casasanta had no Indiana Jones-type escapes from angry natives or booby-trapped temples. He worked undisturbed in daylight with a bulldozer, posing as a construction worker to become one of Italy's most successful plunderers of archaeological treasures....
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/05/europe/EU-FEA-GEN-Italy-Tomb-Raider.php
Norwich Palace Is Rediscovered
EDP24
Once it was one of Norwich's most spectacular buildings, home to the Duke of Norfolk and stayed in by Charles II, but it was demolished 300 years ago...
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED05%20Jul%202007%2013%3A10%3A54%3A980
Burial Ground Razed By M3 Workers, Claim Protesters
Evening Echo
An ancient burial ground near the Hill of Tara in Co Meath was razed to the ground during overnight work on the controversial M3 motorway, environmentalists claimed today...
http://www.eveningecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=224333618&p=zz43343z4&n=224334378
Archaeologists Set To Unearth Secrets of Scone And Its Kings
Scotsman.com
IT IS one of the most evocative sites in Scotland's turbulent history - the place where Robert the Bruce was crowned King of Scots before his victory over the English at Bannockburn...
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1046372007
Thracian Palace Found In Perperikon
News.bg
Unknown till now Thracians' palace was found by archaeologists in ‘Perperikon' complex (near the town of Kurdjali in the Rhodopes)...
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_1517336169
Unique Bronze Age Serpentine Mound Found In Western England
The Hindu
London, July 5 (AP): An archaeologist has made a find in western England that he hopes will help illuminate the ritual life of Britain's Bronze Age inhabitants _ a 60-meter (65-yard) serpentine mound paved with cracked stones believed to be the first of its kind discovered in Europe....
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/008200707051001.htm
Also posted at:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/04/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Archaeology-Find.php
Archaeologists Rise To Solstice Circle Discovery
Scotsman.com
ARCHAEOLOGISTS working on a remote Scottish island have discovered an ancient stone ceremonial enclosure that is perfectly aligned to the winter and summer solstices...
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1046352007
Old Serpentine Mound Found In Britain
The Guardian Unlimited
LONDON (AP) - The stones were likely heated in a fire and quickly doused in cold water, cracking before being placed along the serpentine earthen mound. The result: a curving paved structure possibly used in a ritual by Britain's Bronze Age inhabitants...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6757971,00.html
Also posted at:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/nationandworld/ci_6299439
Egypt To Use DNA Tests To Identify Pharaoh Tuthmosis
Yahoo News
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will run DNA tests on an unidentified mummy to determine whether it is the pharaoh Tuthmosis I, who ruled over a period of military expansion and extensive construction, state news agency MENA said on Tuesday....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070703/sc_nm/egypt_mummy_dc;_ylt=AtJkT3kOZgjl2VhGSYsDNBYhANEA
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