Posts
From book reviews to museum returns to new discoveries, it all seems to be here today.
New stories as of 6:47 AM:
Ruins Of Temple Of Athena Found In Turkey's Bodrum
HotNewsTurkey.com
Ruins of the Temple of Athena have been found in the popular resort town of Bodrum in western Turkey...
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/9860512.asp?scr=1
Researchers Uncover Roman Greek Embalming Practices
Europa
The writings of Ancient Greeks and Romans made us privy to the notion that funeral garments were used to wrap the bodies of the deceased in Ancient Greece, and water, wine and olive oil were used to wash and treat the corpses...
http://ec.europa.eu/research/headlines/news/article_08_09_10_en.html
R. Stoneman, Alexander The Great: A Life In Legend
Fabula
This engaging and handsomely illustrated book for the first time gathers together hundreds of the colorful Alexander legends that have been told and retold around the globe...
http://www.fabula.org/actualites/article25459.php
Although this review is in a french source, the book is available elsewhere, and is in English. I know I've seen it in my local bookstore, and it does look like an interesting book to say the least.
Shroud Of Turin Is Fake
Mindano Examiner
PARIS - In 2005, a French magazine said on Tuesday it had carried out experiments that proved the Shroud of Turin, believed by some Christians to be their religion's holiest relic, was a fake...
http://www.mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20080909215043
An interesting argument is made in this article, but people will believe what they wish to believe on this subject. There are enough conflicting claims for that to always be the case.
Roman Finds Go On Display
Hartlepool Mail
ONE of the most fascinating archaeological finds to be discovered in the area in recent years has gone on display in a town museum...
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Roman-finds-go-on-display.4475919.jp
The item in question, said to be a piece of harness was discovered in June. I remember reading about it, so the story of the discovery is sure to be linked from the blog archives.
Rare Etruscan Finds Return To Italy
ANSA.it
(ANSA) - Cortona, September 10 - A selection of astonishing Etruscan masterpieces has returned to Italy for the first time in centuries to star in new exhibition in this central Italian town...
http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-09-10_110256248.html
Dead Sea Scroll In Stone Published In English For The First Time
Media Syndicate
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 2, 2008) -- Dead Sea Scroll in Stone published in English for the first time. Several months ago, a significant splash was made in the academic community by Biblical scholar Israel Knohl of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, whose interpretation of an ancient text caused scholars to look at early Christianity and Judaism in a different light...
http://www.mediasyndicate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10334
2100-Yr-Old Wall Unearthed
Zeenews.com
Jerusalem, Sept 10: Israeli archaeologists unveiled on Wednesday a 2,100-year-old Jerusalem perimeter wall -- along with beer bottles left behind by 19th century researchers who first discovered the stone defences...
http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=468000&sid=ftp
Roman Bath With Caretta Caretta Figure Unearthed In Turkey
World Bulletin
Culture & Tourism Director of the province, said on Tuesday that there were more than 22 animal and flower figures carved on the mosaic in the bath complex...
http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=27922
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
September 8th News
What's new for a new week? New discoveries of a Roman Road in Britain, a cemetery with Roman era burials and an unusual Saxon burial, as well as other stories of interest.
New stories as of 6:44 AM:
The Challenge Of Ancient Judaism
Institute For Global Jewish Affairs
Martin Goodman's comprehensive study of the world in which the Great Revolt of the Jews of Judea against the Romans took place presents a challenge to the reader and to the reviewer. It is a magnum opus, an impressive culmination of a lifetime's work and thought of a prolific and creative historian of the Roman Empire and of ancient Jewish history and Judaism...
http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DRIT=5&DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=625&PID=0&IID=2325&TTL=Rivkah_Fishman-Duker_on_Rome_and_Jerusalem:_The_Clash_of_Ancient_Civilizations,_by_Martin_Good
Serious Drinking: Vases Of The Greek Symposium On View At Kemper Art Museum
artdaily.org
Organized in conjunction with Professor Susan Rotroff's course on ancient Athens offered through the Department of Classics, this exhibition presents a series of vases from the ancient Greek symposium--a highly choreographed, artistocratic, all-male drinking party that often drew to a close with a riotous parade about the shuttered streets of town...
http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=26029
Melting Swiss Glacier Yields Neolithic Trove, Climate Secrets
AFP
BERN (AFP) — Some 5,000 years ago a prehistoric person trod high up in what is now the Swiss Alps, wearing goat leather pants, leather shoes and armed with a bow and arrows...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g2FY93_HMnjOi1PcvqeQYRxQO0CQ
Diggers Unearth Roman Road
Crewe & Nantwich Guardian
MORE than 40 people gathered in the field behind St Peter’s Church in Minshull Vernon to take part in a community archaeological dig...
http://www.creweguardian.co.uk/news/3652108.Diggers_unearth_Roman_road/
Saxon Grave 'Couple' May Have Been Two Men
Telegraph.co.uk
Archaeologists have unearthed the mysterious remains of what first appears to be a couple buried together arm in arm more than 1,000 years ago...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2704172/Saxon-grave-couple-may-have-been-two-men.html
This is a particularly long and fascinating article, and covers other discoveries at the site as well.
Mystery Of The Couple Buried Arm In Arm 1,000 Years Ago: Not Husband And Wife But Saxon Warriors
Mail Online
For a thousand years they have lain side by side in a rough earth grave, one throwing a skeletal arm across the other...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1053191/Mystery-couple-buried-arm-arm-1-000-years-ago-Not-husband-wife-Saxon-warriors.html
Dig Reveals Jerusalem's First City Wall
Haaretz.com
Impressive remains from Jerusalem's first city wall - built by Hasmonean kings and destroyed by the Romans during the Jewish revolt - as well as part of a Byzantine period wall, have been discovered at an archaeological excavation on Mount Zion...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1018926.html
New stories as of 6:44 AM:
The Challenge Of Ancient Judaism
Institute For Global Jewish Affairs
Martin Goodman's comprehensive study of the world in which the Great Revolt of the Jews of Judea against the Romans took place presents a challenge to the reader and to the reviewer. It is a magnum opus, an impressive culmination of a lifetime's work and thought of a prolific and creative historian of the Roman Empire and of ancient Jewish history and Judaism...
http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DRIT=5&DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=625&PID=0&IID=2325&TTL=Rivkah_Fishman-Duker_on_Rome_and_Jerusalem:_The_Clash_of_Ancient_Civilizations,_by_Martin_Good
Serious Drinking: Vases Of The Greek Symposium On View At Kemper Art Museum
artdaily.org
Organized in conjunction with Professor Susan Rotroff's course on ancient Athens offered through the Department of Classics, this exhibition presents a series of vases from the ancient Greek symposium--a highly choreographed, artistocratic, all-male drinking party that often drew to a close with a riotous parade about the shuttered streets of town...
http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=26029
Melting Swiss Glacier Yields Neolithic Trove, Climate Secrets
AFP
BERN (AFP) — Some 5,000 years ago a prehistoric person trod high up in what is now the Swiss Alps, wearing goat leather pants, leather shoes and armed with a bow and arrows...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g2FY93_HMnjOi1PcvqeQYRxQO0CQ
Diggers Unearth Roman Road
Crewe & Nantwich Guardian
MORE than 40 people gathered in the field behind St Peter’s Church in Minshull Vernon to take part in a community archaeological dig...
http://www.creweguardian.co.uk/news/3652108.Diggers_unearth_Roman_road/
Saxon Grave 'Couple' May Have Been Two Men
Telegraph.co.uk
Archaeologists have unearthed the mysterious remains of what first appears to be a couple buried together arm in arm more than 1,000 years ago...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2704172/Saxon-grave-couple-may-have-been-two-men.html
This is a particularly long and fascinating article, and covers other discoveries at the site as well.
Mystery Of The Couple Buried Arm In Arm 1,000 Years Ago: Not Husband And Wife But Saxon Warriors
Mail Online
For a thousand years they have lain side by side in a rough earth grave, one throwing a skeletal arm across the other...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1053191/Mystery-couple-buried-arm-arm-1-000-years-ago-Not-husband-wife-Saxon-warriors.html
Dig Reveals Jerusalem's First City Wall
Haaretz.com
Impressive remains from Jerusalem's first city wall - built by Hasmonean kings and destroyed by the Romans during the Jewish revolt - as well as part of a Byzantine period wall, have been discovered at an archaeological excavation on Mount Zion...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1018926.html
Thursday, September 4, 2008
September 4th News
There's a lot of stories today, ranging from more on yesterday's stories to some entirely new stories. Some of them throw out new details on stories from previous posts, and some of them are entirely new, about new discoveries.
New stories as of 9:01 AM:
National Archaeological Museum...
Kathimerini
Culture Minister Michalis Liapis gestures before the upper section of a marble tomb, one of two ancient artifacts returned to Greece by US collector Shelby White, at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens yesterday...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100005_04/09/2008_100118
Science Brings Back Ancient Instrument
Dallas Morning News
You know that harp-like instrument you always see nymphs and satyrs playing when you look at the illustrations in a book of Greek myths? It's not actually a harp. It's called an epigonion...
http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/09/science-brings-back-ancient-in.html
Archaeologists Shed Light On Ancient Caananite Burial Rituals
The Daily Star
SIDON: The British Museum's excavation team in Sidon on Wednesday declared the end of its mission for 2008 at the "Freres" excavation site near the southern port city's fortress...
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=95699
Astra Revives Forgotten Sounds
The Inquirer
SOUNDS THAT HAVE been dead for years are being revived electronically thanks to a new computer modelling project...
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/03/astra-revives-forgotten-sounds
Roman Fort Is Found In The Lake District
The Whitehaven News
A Roman camp, said to be of national significance, has been discovered on the outskirts of Keswick...
http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/1.232739
Found: Ancient Capital Of 'Jewish' Khazar Kingdom
Arutz Sheva
A team of archaeologists claims to have discovered remnants of the legendary Khazar kingdom in southern Russia, according to a recent report. If the findings by the Russian team, reported by the French agency AFP, prove to be indeed the long-lost capital of the reputed Jewish state, they would represent one of the largest breakthroughs in Jewish archaeology...
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/127483
Hereford's Ribbon Has Backing Of Government
Hereford Times
HEREFORD’S Rotherwas Ribbon is worth preserving – and that’s official...
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/3645073.Hereford_s_Ribbon_has_backing_of_government/
I linked a lot of stories about this site last year. It's interesting to see what's being said about it now. So often a story is picked up briefly, and nothing more comes of it.
Israeli Diggers Uncover Ancient Jerusalem Wall, Continuing Work Begun A Century Ago
Chicago Tribune
JERUSALEM (AP) _ Israeli archaeologists say they have uncovered new sections of Jerusalem's ancient walls, continuing a project started more than a century ago...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-israel-archaeology,0,1403276.story
Also published at:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hULCIa_wLA2b2BkhgMpPKtJn3rvgD92VFC0G0
Greece Welcomes Return Of Antiquities
The New York Times
On Wednesday Greece celebrated the return of two rare antiquities, Reuters reported. The items, a bronze vase from the fourth-century B.C. and the upper part of a marble tombstone, have been put on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/arts/04arts-GREECEWELCOM_BRF.html?ref=arts
Vladimir Monomakh Seal Discovered In Novogrod
Russia InfoCentre
A lead seal has been recently found during archeological excavation in Veliki Novgorod. It belonged to legendary Prince Vladimir Monomakh, scientists presume...
http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/7005/
Tutankhamen Fathered Twins, Mummified Fetuses Suggest
ScienceDaily
Two fetuses found in the tomb of Tutankhamen may have been twins and were very likely to have been the children of the teenage Pharaoh, according to the anatomist who first studied the mummified remains of the young King in the 1960s...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080902143322.htm
New stories as of 9:01 AM:
National Archaeological Museum...
Kathimerini
Culture Minister Michalis Liapis gestures before the upper section of a marble tomb, one of two ancient artifacts returned to Greece by US collector Shelby White, at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens yesterday...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100005_04/09/2008_100118
Science Brings Back Ancient Instrument
Dallas Morning News
You know that harp-like instrument you always see nymphs and satyrs playing when you look at the illustrations in a book of Greek myths? It's not actually a harp. It's called an epigonion...
http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/09/science-brings-back-ancient-in.html
Archaeologists Shed Light On Ancient Caananite Burial Rituals
The Daily Star
SIDON: The British Museum's excavation team in Sidon on Wednesday declared the end of its mission for 2008 at the "Freres" excavation site near the southern port city's fortress...
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=95699
Astra Revives Forgotten Sounds
The Inquirer
SOUNDS THAT HAVE been dead for years are being revived electronically thanks to a new computer modelling project...
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/03/astra-revives-forgotten-sounds
Roman Fort Is Found In The Lake District
The Whitehaven News
A Roman camp, said to be of national significance, has been discovered on the outskirts of Keswick...
http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/1.232739
Found: Ancient Capital Of 'Jewish' Khazar Kingdom
Arutz Sheva
A team of archaeologists claims to have discovered remnants of the legendary Khazar kingdom in southern Russia, according to a recent report. If the findings by the Russian team, reported by the French agency AFP, prove to be indeed the long-lost capital of the reputed Jewish state, they would represent one of the largest breakthroughs in Jewish archaeology...
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/127483
Hereford's Ribbon Has Backing Of Government
Hereford Times
HEREFORD’S Rotherwas Ribbon is worth preserving – and that’s official...
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/3645073.Hereford_s_Ribbon_has_backing_of_government/
I linked a lot of stories about this site last year. It's interesting to see what's being said about it now. So often a story is picked up briefly, and nothing more comes of it.
Israeli Diggers Uncover Ancient Jerusalem Wall, Continuing Work Begun A Century Ago
Chicago Tribune
JERUSALEM (AP) _ Israeli archaeologists say they have uncovered new sections of Jerusalem's ancient walls, continuing a project started more than a century ago...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-israel-archaeology,0,1403276.story
Also published at:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hULCIa_wLA2b2BkhgMpPKtJn3rvgD92VFC0G0
Greece Welcomes Return Of Antiquities
The New York Times
On Wednesday Greece celebrated the return of two rare antiquities, Reuters reported. The items, a bronze vase from the fourth-century B.C. and the upper part of a marble tombstone, have been put on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/arts/04arts-GREECEWELCOM_BRF.html?ref=arts
Vladimir Monomakh Seal Discovered In Novogrod
Russia InfoCentre
A lead seal has been recently found during archeological excavation in Veliki Novgorod. It belonged to legendary Prince Vladimir Monomakh, scientists presume...
http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/7005/
Tutankhamen Fathered Twins, Mummified Fetuses Suggest
ScienceDaily
Two fetuses found in the tomb of Tutankhamen may have been twins and were very likely to have been the children of the teenage Pharaoh, according to the anatomist who first studied the mummified remains of the young King in the 1960s...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080902143322.htm
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
September 3rd News
There's a lot of smaller stories this morning.
New stories as of 6:34 AM:
Plateau May Be Ancient Gateway In Cyprus
Newspost Online
New research has suggested that a fortified settlement with a shrine that stood on a plateau near the eastern Larnaca coast in Cyprus, could have been the original gateway to Pyla, a village located in the eastern part of the island...
http://www.newspostonline.com/sci-tech/plateau-may-be-ancient-gateway-in-cyprus-200809034053
Ancient Musical Instruments Play Again Through Astra Project
Computing News
Ancient musical instruments can now be heard for the first time in hundreds of years, due to a new computer modelling project. ASTRA (Ancient instruments Sound/Timbre Reconstruction Application) has recreated the sounds of the harp-like Epigonion musical instrument from Ancient Greece and has performed one of the oldest known musical scores dating back to the Middle Ages...
http://home.nestor.minsk.by/computers/news/2008/09/0302.html
Reclaimed Antiquities Exhibited
IOL
Athens - Two ancient artifacts illegally removed from Greece decades ago went on display in Athens on Wednesday after a US-based collector was persuaded to repatriate them, the Greek culture ministry said...
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=24&art_id=nw20080903135848560C475999
Roman Camp Found By Chance
Ellismere Port Standard
A nationally significant discovery of a Roman camp, thought to date back to the first century, has solved a mystery in Cumbria spanning hundreds of years...
http://www.ellesmereportstandard.co.uk/latest-north-west-news/Roman-camp-found-by-chance.4454284.jp
Roman Fort Found In The Lake District
News & Star
A Roman camp, said to be of national significance, has been discovered on the outskirts of Keswick...
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/1.232739
Russian Archaeologists Find Long-Lost Jewish Capital
ABC News
Russian archaeologists say they have found the long-lost capital of the Khazar kingdom in southern Russia, a breakthrough for research on the ancient Jewish state...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/03/2354822.htm
Jerusalem Ancient Walls Unveiled
BBC News
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have given a first glimpse of newly-exposed 2,100-year-old walls to the south of the city's ancient heart...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7595613.stm
Archaeological Dig Confirms Roman Presence In Moray
The Press And Journal
ARCHAEOLOGISTS and volunteers at the Birnie dig site, near Elgin, have uncovered more evidence of the Romans’ presence in Moray...
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/815790?UserKey=
New stories as of 6:34 AM:
Plateau May Be Ancient Gateway In Cyprus
Newspost Online
New research has suggested that a fortified settlement with a shrine that stood on a plateau near the eastern Larnaca coast in Cyprus, could have been the original gateway to Pyla, a village located in the eastern part of the island...
http://www.newspostonline.com/sci-tech/plateau-may-be-ancient-gateway-in-cyprus-200809034053
Ancient Musical Instruments Play Again Through Astra Project
Computing News
Ancient musical instruments can now be heard for the first time in hundreds of years, due to a new computer modelling project. ASTRA (Ancient instruments Sound/Timbre Reconstruction Application) has recreated the sounds of the harp-like Epigonion musical instrument from Ancient Greece and has performed one of the oldest known musical scores dating back to the Middle Ages...
http://home.nestor.minsk.by/computers/news/2008/09/0302.html
Reclaimed Antiquities Exhibited
IOL
Athens - Two ancient artifacts illegally removed from Greece decades ago went on display in Athens on Wednesday after a US-based collector was persuaded to repatriate them, the Greek culture ministry said...
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=24&art_id=nw20080903135848560C475999
Roman Camp Found By Chance
Ellismere Port Standard
A nationally significant discovery of a Roman camp, thought to date back to the first century, has solved a mystery in Cumbria spanning hundreds of years...
http://www.ellesmereportstandard.co.uk/latest-north-west-news/Roman-camp-found-by-chance.4454284.jp
Roman Fort Found In The Lake District
News & Star
A Roman camp, said to be of national significance, has been discovered on the outskirts of Keswick...
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/1.232739
Russian Archaeologists Find Long-Lost Jewish Capital
ABC News
Russian archaeologists say they have found the long-lost capital of the Khazar kingdom in southern Russia, a breakthrough for research on the ancient Jewish state...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/03/2354822.htm
Jerusalem Ancient Walls Unveiled
BBC News
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have given a first glimpse of newly-exposed 2,100-year-old walls to the south of the city's ancient heart...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7595613.stm
Archaeological Dig Confirms Roman Presence In Moray
The Press And Journal
ARCHAEOLOGISTS and volunteers at the Birnie dig site, near Elgin, have uncovered more evidence of the Romans’ presence in Moray...
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/815790?UserKey=
Saturday, August 2, 2008
August 2nd News
There's a wide range of stories today, most of which are entirely new, and a few which have more information about earlier stories, such as the Antikythera Mechanism.
New stories as of 8:37 AM:
Two Piers Belonging To 1st Century A.D. Unearthed In Ancient Turkish City
TopNews.in
Istanbul, August 2 : Archaeologists have unearthed two piers belonged to the first century A. D. in the ancient city of Aphrodisias in Turkey...
http://www.topnews.in/two-piers-belonging-1st-century-d-unearthed-ancient-turkish-city-256175
500 BC Greek Ship Found
Zee News
Athens, Aug 02: A 21-meters long ancient Greek ship, which archaeologists believe sank in a storm some 800 metres off the Gela coast in Greece while transporting goods from the Greek colony in Gela back to Greece in around 500 BC, has been pulled out of the seabed, where it lay for nearly 2500 years...
http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=459649&sid=ftp
Ancient Calculator Recorded Games
The Press Association
A 2,100-year-old mechanical calculator which was designed by the Greeks to carry out complex mathematical sums was also used to record the dates of the Olympic Games, researchers revealed...
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jjR5zgNvWEQkV64py2892tU7ecKA
Ancient Greeks Used Computer To Set Date For Olympics
Chatter Shmatter
According to researchers an old mechanical brass calculator which was used by the ancient Greeks to predict solar and lunar eclipses may also have been used to set the dates for the Olympics...
http://www.chattershmatter.com/2008/08/01/ancient-greeks-used-computer-to-set-date-for-olympics/
UK Museum Gets Medieval Tool
azcentral.com
LONDON - A rare astronomy tool that helped medieval scientists tell time will remain in Britain after the British Museum scrambled to come up with the money to buy it...
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/arts/articles/2008/08/01/20080801tool.html
Ancient Palace Found In Dig On Hill
The Press And Journal
Archaeologists have uncovered ancient traces, from tiny bead ornaments to massive walls, of a forgotten prince’s palace on the slopes of Bennachie in Aberdeenshire...
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/769194?UserKey=0
Scientists Find First Indication For Embalming In Roman Greece
Newspost Online
A team of scientists has found the first indication for embalming in Roman Greek times...
http://www.newspostonline.com/sci-tech/scientists-find-first-indication-for-embalming-in-roman-greece-20080802557
Seal Of Biblical Royal Official Found In Jerusalem
Inquirer.net
JERUSALEM—Israeli archaeologists in Jerusalem said on Friday they found the imprint of a seal that belonged to a 6th century BC official in the court of the last king of Judah who was mentioned in the Old Testament...
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080801-152098/Seal-of-biblical-royal-official-found-in-Jerusalem
Archaeologists Find Old Testament Seal
The Australian
ISRAELI archeologists in Jerusalem have found the imprint of a seal that belonged to an 6th century BC official in the court of the last king of Judah who was mentioned in the Old Testament...
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24115029-12335,00.html
Cremated Bones Dating From 3,500 BC To 2,000 BC Unearthed In Ireland
Smashits.com
London, July 31 (ANI): Archaeologists has unearthed cremated bones thought to date from around 3,500BC to 2,000BC during a dig near Lough Fea in Ireland...
http://news.smashits.com/277930/Cremated-bones-dating-from-3-500-BC-to-2-000-BC-unearthed-in-Ireland.htm
Sailing Into Eternity
Al-Ahram Weekly
Visitors to the Giza Plateau will be able to view Khufu's second solar boat through a tiny camera 4,500 years after it was buried to ferry the king to eternity. Nevine El-Aref takes a look...
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/908/he1.htm
New stories as of 8:37 AM:
Two Piers Belonging To 1st Century A.D. Unearthed In Ancient Turkish City
TopNews.in
Istanbul, August 2 : Archaeologists have unearthed two piers belonged to the first century A. D. in the ancient city of Aphrodisias in Turkey...
http://www.topnews.in/two-piers-belonging-1st-century-d-unearthed-ancient-turkish-city-256175
500 BC Greek Ship Found
Zee News
Athens, Aug 02: A 21-meters long ancient Greek ship, which archaeologists believe sank in a storm some 800 metres off the Gela coast in Greece while transporting goods from the Greek colony in Gela back to Greece in around 500 BC, has been pulled out of the seabed, where it lay for nearly 2500 years...
http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=459649&sid=ftp
Ancient Calculator Recorded Games
The Press Association
A 2,100-year-old mechanical calculator which was designed by the Greeks to carry out complex mathematical sums was also used to record the dates of the Olympic Games, researchers revealed...
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jjR5zgNvWEQkV64py2892tU7ecKA
Ancient Greeks Used Computer To Set Date For Olympics
Chatter Shmatter
According to researchers an old mechanical brass calculator which was used by the ancient Greeks to predict solar and lunar eclipses may also have been used to set the dates for the Olympics...
http://www.chattershmatter.com/2008/08/01/ancient-greeks-used-computer-to-set-date-for-olympics/
UK Museum Gets Medieval Tool
azcentral.com
LONDON - A rare astronomy tool that helped medieval scientists tell time will remain in Britain after the British Museum scrambled to come up with the money to buy it...
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/arts/articles/2008/08/01/20080801tool.html
Ancient Palace Found In Dig On Hill
The Press And Journal
Archaeologists have uncovered ancient traces, from tiny bead ornaments to massive walls, of a forgotten prince’s palace on the slopes of Bennachie in Aberdeenshire...
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/769194?UserKey=0
Scientists Find First Indication For Embalming In Roman Greece
Newspost Online
A team of scientists has found the first indication for embalming in Roman Greek times...
http://www.newspostonline.com/sci-tech/scientists-find-first-indication-for-embalming-in-roman-greece-20080802557
Seal Of Biblical Royal Official Found In Jerusalem
Inquirer.net
JERUSALEM—Israeli archaeologists in Jerusalem said on Friday they found the imprint of a seal that belonged to a 6th century BC official in the court of the last king of Judah who was mentioned in the Old Testament...
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080801-152098/Seal-of-biblical-royal-official-found-in-Jerusalem
Archaeologists Find Old Testament Seal
The Australian
ISRAELI archeologists in Jerusalem have found the imprint of a seal that belonged to an 6th century BC official in the court of the last king of Judah who was mentioned in the Old Testament...
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24115029-12335,00.html
Cremated Bones Dating From 3,500 BC To 2,000 BC Unearthed In Ireland
Smashits.com
London, July 31 (ANI): Archaeologists has unearthed cremated bones thought to date from around 3,500BC to 2,000BC during a dig near Lough Fea in Ireland...
http://news.smashits.com/277930/Cremated-bones-dating-from-3-500-BC-to-2-000-BC-unearthed-in-Ireland.htm
Sailing Into Eternity
Al-Ahram Weekly
Visitors to the Giza Plateau will be able to view Khufu's second solar boat through a tiny camera 4,500 years after it was buried to ferry the king to eternity. Nevine El-Aref takes a look...
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/908/he1.htm
Monday, July 28, 2008
July 28th News
It's been a quiet weekend for history related news. On the other hand, the Greek ship is rapidly becoming a big story.
New stories as of 12:41 PM:
Ancient Greek Ship Fished From Sea
ANSA
Gela, July 28 - An ancient Greek trading ship that had lain on the seabed off the coast of Gela in southern Sicily for 2,500 years was brought to the surface for the first time on Monday...
http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-28_128240910.html
Greek Ship Surfaces 2,500 Years After Sinking
Monsters and Critics.com
Gela, Sicily - An ancient Greek ship returned to surface Monday some 2,500 years after it sank in the Mediterranean Sea and two decades after its wreck was discovered by divers off Sicily. ..
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1419896.php/Greek_ship_surfaces_2500_years_after_sinking
Also published at:
http://visitbulgaria.info/greek-ship-surfaces-2500-years-after-sinking
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/greek-ship-surfaces-2500-years-after-sinking_10077058.html
Acropolis Museum Awaits Missing Body Parts, Held In London
Bloomberg
July 28 (Bloomberg) -- At Athens's New Acropolis Museum, the most popular exhibit is in London...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aL01SM6B3NV8&refer=home
Ancient Grave Found On Bognor New Homes Site
The Argus
Land soon to become a new housing estate has yielded an unexpected treasure – a 2,000- year-old skeleton, believed to be that of a prince, a warrior or a priest...
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/3551234.Ancient_grave_found_on_Bognor_new_homes_site/
'The Land, My Lord, Will Be Lost Forever'
Haaretz.com
"To the king my lord and my sun: These are the words of your servant, Belit-nesheti [literally, "mistress of lions/lionesses"]. I fall at the king's feet seven times over. I must tell the king that this country is witnessing [acts of] hostility and that the land of the king, my lord, will be lost forever."...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1005648.html
New stories as of 12:41 PM:
Ancient Greek Ship Fished From Sea
ANSA
Gela, July 28 - An ancient Greek trading ship that had lain on the seabed off the coast of Gela in southern Sicily for 2,500 years was brought to the surface for the first time on Monday...
http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-28_128240910.html
Greek Ship Surfaces 2,500 Years After Sinking
Monsters and Critics.com
Gela, Sicily - An ancient Greek ship returned to surface Monday some 2,500 years after it sank in the Mediterranean Sea and two decades after its wreck was discovered by divers off Sicily. ..
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1419896.php/Greek_ship_surfaces_2500_years_after_sinking
Also published at:
http://visitbulgaria.info/greek-ship-surfaces-2500-years-after-sinking
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/greek-ship-surfaces-2500-years-after-sinking_10077058.html
Acropolis Museum Awaits Missing Body Parts, Held In London
Bloomberg
July 28 (Bloomberg) -- At Athens's New Acropolis Museum, the most popular exhibit is in London...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aL01SM6B3NV8&refer=home
Ancient Grave Found On Bognor New Homes Site
The Argus
Land soon to become a new housing estate has yielded an unexpected treasure – a 2,000- year-old skeleton, believed to be that of a prince, a warrior or a priest...
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/3551234.Ancient_grave_found_on_Bognor_new_homes_site/
'The Land, My Lord, Will Be Lost Forever'
Haaretz.com
"To the king my lord and my sun: These are the words of your servant, Belit-nesheti [literally, "mistress of lions/lionesses"]. I fall at the king's feet seven times over. I must tell the king that this country is witnessing [acts of] hostility and that the land of the king, my lord, will be lost forever."...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1005648.html
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
July 23 News
There's a lot of multimedia in today's news. No fewer than four articles include video clips. Otherwise, there seems to be no 'big' story today, but a lot of smaller stories, and the articles come from all over.
New stories as of 11:40 AM:
New Life Given To Ancient Egyptian Texts Stored At Stanford For Decades
Stanford News Service
They're torn and faded and have the woven texture of a flattened Triscuit. At first glance, the ancient Egyptian texts look like scraps of garbage. And more than 2,000 years ago, that's exactly what they were—discarded documents, useless contracts and unwanted letters that were recycled into material needed to plaster over mummies, like some precursor to papier-mâché...
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july23/papyri-072308.html
Ancient Roman Spa Unearthed in Serbia
oneindia
Archaeologists have discovered a Roman spa of monumental proportions in downtown Prokuplje in southern Siberia...
http://living.oneindia.in/insync/2008/ancient-roman-spa-southern-siberia-230708.html
Actually, given the rest of the article as well as other articles from previous days, the location is Serbia, which makes a lot more sense.
Roman Spa Found In Southern Serbia
Press TV
Serbian archeologists claim that they have unearthed a Roman spa during a restoration project in the country's southern Prokuplje town...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=64481§ionid=3510212
Roman Dog Skeleton Is 'Donated'
BBC News
A Lincolnshire charity has had what could be a 2,000-year-old dog skeleton donated to one of its stores...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/7521517.stm
Roman Tombstone To Go On Display
BBC News
A Roman gravestone which shows a soldier holding the severed head of a barbarian is set to be displayed in Lancashire by the end of the year...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7521120.stm
Malta Exports Wine... In Antiquity
DI-VE
Malta is getting a reputation for good wine – but this is hardly a recent phenomenon. There is mounting evidence that it was already competing with other ancient Mediterranean producers as far back as the 3th-4th century BC...
http://www.di-ve.com/Default.aspx?ID=72&Action=1&NewsId=53046&newscategory=36
Video: 2000-Year-Old Roman Body Found In West Sussex
Littlehampton Gazette
A 2,000-year-old body has been uncovered in North Bersted...
http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/6427/VIDEO--2000yearold-Roman-body.4298651.jp
Medieval Maltan Tower Base Found
Zee News
Archaeologists have uncovered the foundations of a semi-circular bastion or tower dating to the Late Middle Ages in the town of Mdina in Malta, which is being considered an extraordinary discovery which may shed light on one of the darkest periods of Maltese history...
http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=457304&sid=ftp
Greece: Shades Of Nero's, Um, Glory
The New York Times
German archaeologists using radar technology say they have discovered the ancient chariot track at Olympia where the Emperor Nero of Rome bribed his way to Olympic laurels...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/world/europe/23briefs-SHADESOFNERO_BRF.html?ref=world
Skeletons Hidden Below London's Streets Go On Show
Times Online
Thousands of skeletons discovered lurking beneath the streets of London have offered historians a glimpse into the diet, diseases and lifestyle of the capital’s inhabitants from as early as the 2nd century...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4380291.ece
The article includes an embedded video of an interview with the curator of the new exhibit.
Germans Find Olympic Course Where Nero Raced Chariot
Reuters India
ATHENS (Reuters) - German archaeologists using radar technology believe they may have discovered the ancient horse racing track at Olympia where Roman Emperor Nero bribed his way to Olympic laurels...
http://in.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idINL2260377420080723
Also published by:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/sc_nm/greece_olympia_dc_1;_ylt=AsR7l4KADD9rJDJo.a1FWg9FeQoB
Video: Entombed Ship Revealed In Egypt
National Geographic News
July 21, 2008—At the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, visitors could see, for the first time, an underground ship apparently intended to carry a pharaoh into the afterlife...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080721-boat-video-ap.html
Historic Abbey Uncovered In Dig
BBC News
Parts of one of Scotland's most influential religious and historic buildings have been uncovered for the first time in centuries...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7517392.stm
This article also contains a video clip.
New stories as of 11:40 AM:
New Life Given To Ancient Egyptian Texts Stored At Stanford For Decades
Stanford News Service
They're torn and faded and have the woven texture of a flattened Triscuit. At first glance, the ancient Egyptian texts look like scraps of garbage. And more than 2,000 years ago, that's exactly what they were—discarded documents, useless contracts and unwanted letters that were recycled into material needed to plaster over mummies, like some precursor to papier-mâché...
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july23/papyri-072308.html
Ancient Roman Spa Unearthed in Serbia
oneindia
Archaeologists have discovered a Roman spa of monumental proportions in downtown Prokuplje in southern Siberia...
http://living.oneindia.in/insync/2008/ancient-roman-spa-southern-siberia-230708.html
Actually, given the rest of the article as well as other articles from previous days, the location is Serbia, which makes a lot more sense.
Roman Spa Found In Southern Serbia
Press TV
Serbian archeologists claim that they have unearthed a Roman spa during a restoration project in the country's southern Prokuplje town...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=64481§ionid=3510212
Roman Dog Skeleton Is 'Donated'
BBC News
A Lincolnshire charity has had what could be a 2,000-year-old dog skeleton donated to one of its stores...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/7521517.stm
Roman Tombstone To Go On Display
BBC News
A Roman gravestone which shows a soldier holding the severed head of a barbarian is set to be displayed in Lancashire by the end of the year...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7521120.stm
Malta Exports Wine... In Antiquity
DI-VE
Malta is getting a reputation for good wine – but this is hardly a recent phenomenon. There is mounting evidence that it was already competing with other ancient Mediterranean producers as far back as the 3th-4th century BC...
http://www.di-ve.com/Default.aspx?ID=72&Action=1&NewsId=53046&newscategory=36
Video: 2000-Year-Old Roman Body Found In West Sussex
Littlehampton Gazette
A 2,000-year-old body has been uncovered in North Bersted...
http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/6427/VIDEO--2000yearold-Roman-body.4298651.jp
Medieval Maltan Tower Base Found
Zee News
Archaeologists have uncovered the foundations of a semi-circular bastion or tower dating to the Late Middle Ages in the town of Mdina in Malta, which is being considered an extraordinary discovery which may shed light on one of the darkest periods of Maltese history...
http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=457304&sid=ftp
Greece: Shades Of Nero's, Um, Glory
The New York Times
German archaeologists using radar technology say they have discovered the ancient chariot track at Olympia where the Emperor Nero of Rome bribed his way to Olympic laurels...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/world/europe/23briefs-SHADESOFNERO_BRF.html?ref=world
Skeletons Hidden Below London's Streets Go On Show
Times Online
Thousands of skeletons discovered lurking beneath the streets of London have offered historians a glimpse into the diet, diseases and lifestyle of the capital’s inhabitants from as early as the 2nd century...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4380291.ece
The article includes an embedded video of an interview with the curator of the new exhibit.
Germans Find Olympic Course Where Nero Raced Chariot
Reuters India
ATHENS (Reuters) - German archaeologists using radar technology believe they may have discovered the ancient horse racing track at Olympia where Roman Emperor Nero bribed his way to Olympic laurels...
http://in.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idINL2260377420080723
Also published by:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/sc_nm/greece_olympia_dc_1;_ylt=AsR7l4KADD9rJDJo.a1FWg9FeQoB
Video: Entombed Ship Revealed In Egypt
National Geographic News
July 21, 2008—At the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, visitors could see, for the first time, an underground ship apparently intended to carry a pharaoh into the afterlife...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080721-boat-video-ap.html
Historic Abbey Uncovered In Dig
BBC News
Parts of one of Scotland's most influential religious and historic buildings have been uncovered for the first time in centuries...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7517392.stm
This article also contains a video clip.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
July 12th News
Lots of news today. More reassessing of ancient pieces is being done all the time.
New stories as of 10:50 AM:
Archaeologists Find Marble Love Goddess
Sudbury Star
Macedonian archeologists say they have discovered a well-preserved naked statue of the ancient goddess of love in a ruined Roman city near Skopje...
http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1112118
Scholar Declares Greek Phaistos Disc To Be A Fake
Newstrack India
London, July 12 (ANI): An American scholar has declared the Greek Phaistos Disc, which is believed to be 4,000 years old, to be a fake...
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/6282
Phaistos Disc Declared As Fake By Scholar
Times Online
Some say that its 45 mysterious symbols are the words of a 4,000-year-old poem, or perhaps a sacred text. Others contest that they are a magical inscription, a piece of ancient music or the world's oldest example of punctuation...
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article4318911.ece
Greece Regains 2 Ancient Works From US
Forbes.com
ATHENS, Greece -The Greek culture ministry said Friday it has struck a deal with a U.S. collector for the return of two important ancient artifacts that Greece says were looted by antiquities smugglers.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/07/11/ap5206320.html
Mystery Of The Missing Mosaic
This Is Hertfordshire
ARCHAEOLOGISTS re-excavating an ancient roman room were surprised to discover parts of it missing today...
http://www.thisishertfordshire.co.uk/news/stalbans/display.var.2392648.0.mystery_of_the_missing_mosaic.php
Iconic She-Wolf Nurtures A Roman Archaeological Mystery
The Star
ROME–She suckled Rome's legendary twin founders and fed Benito Mussolini's ambitious dreams of renewed imperial glory...
http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/459081
Also published by:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iKRAm-pRb6hO4tk_K7zTDZ_ZwC4wD91RH6NG0
A Second Roman Bath House Found On Northhamptonshire Farm
Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Flooding for Northamptonshire residents even affected Roman settlers in the third century, archaeologists in Nether Heyford have discovered.
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/A-second-Roman-bath-house.4282006.jp
Collector To Return Antiquities To Greece
The New York Times
Six months after reaching a similar agreement with Italy, the New York collector Shelby White, right, will hand over two antiquities to Greece that the Greek government says were illegally excavated and exported from the country...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/12/arts/12arts-COLLECTORTOR_BRF.html?ref=arts
She-Wolf Of Rome a Young Pup
Toronto Sun
ROME -- For centuries, the she-wolf that suckled Rome's legendary twin founders has been one of Rome's most powerful symbols. But now some experts contend the bronze statue in a museum atop the Capitoline Hill might not be so old after all...
http://torontosun.com/News/World/2008/07/12/6136286-sun.html
The Strange Case Of The Young Wolf
Nature.com
It’s being claimed that a cherished Italian myth was shattered yesterday when the final blow was delivered to the origin story of Rome’s most famous statue, the Lupa Capitolina...
http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2008/07/the_strange_case_of_the_young.html
Sex Curse Found At Ancient Cyprus Site: Report
AFP
NICOSIA (AFP) — An unexpected sexual curse has been uncovered by archaeologists at Cyprus's old city kingdom of Amathus, on the island's south coast near Limassol, according to a newspaper on Friday...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gs7KYHLwaf0TeF4bnNkYp1xS6ZvQ
New stories as of 10:50 AM:
Archaeologists Find Marble Love Goddess
Sudbury Star
Macedonian archeologists say they have discovered a well-preserved naked statue of the ancient goddess of love in a ruined Roman city near Skopje...
http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1112118
Scholar Declares Greek Phaistos Disc To Be A Fake
Newstrack India
London, July 12 (ANI): An American scholar has declared the Greek Phaistos Disc, which is believed to be 4,000 years old, to be a fake...
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/6282
Phaistos Disc Declared As Fake By Scholar
Times Online
Some say that its 45 mysterious symbols are the words of a 4,000-year-old poem, or perhaps a sacred text. Others contest that they are a magical inscription, a piece of ancient music or the world's oldest example of punctuation...
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article4318911.ece
Greece Regains 2 Ancient Works From US
Forbes.com
ATHENS, Greece -The Greek culture ministry said Friday it has struck a deal with a U.S. collector for the return of two important ancient artifacts that Greece says were looted by antiquities smugglers.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/07/11/ap5206320.html
Mystery Of The Missing Mosaic
This Is Hertfordshire
ARCHAEOLOGISTS re-excavating an ancient roman room were surprised to discover parts of it missing today...
http://www.thisishertfordshire.co.uk/news/stalbans/display.var.2392648.0.mystery_of_the_missing_mosaic.php
Iconic She-Wolf Nurtures A Roman Archaeological Mystery
The Star
ROME–She suckled Rome's legendary twin founders and fed Benito Mussolini's ambitious dreams of renewed imperial glory...
http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/459081
Also published by:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iKRAm-pRb6hO4tk_K7zTDZ_ZwC4wD91RH6NG0
A Second Roman Bath House Found On Northhamptonshire Farm
Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Flooding for Northamptonshire residents even affected Roman settlers in the third century, archaeologists in Nether Heyford have discovered.
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/A-second-Roman-bath-house.4282006.jp
Collector To Return Antiquities To Greece
The New York Times
Six months after reaching a similar agreement with Italy, the New York collector Shelby White, right, will hand over two antiquities to Greece that the Greek government says were illegally excavated and exported from the country...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/12/arts/12arts-COLLECTORTOR_BRF.html?ref=arts
She-Wolf Of Rome a Young Pup
Toronto Sun
ROME -- For centuries, the she-wolf that suckled Rome's legendary twin founders has been one of Rome's most powerful symbols. But now some experts contend the bronze statue in a museum atop the Capitoline Hill might not be so old after all...
http://torontosun.com/News/World/2008/07/12/6136286-sun.html
The Strange Case Of The Young Wolf
Nature.com
It’s being claimed that a cherished Italian myth was shattered yesterday when the final blow was delivered to the origin story of Rome’s most famous statue, the Lupa Capitolina...
http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2008/07/the_strange_case_of_the_young.html
Sex Curse Found At Ancient Cyprus Site: Report
AFP
NICOSIA (AFP) — An unexpected sexual curse has been uncovered by archaeologists at Cyprus's old city kingdom of Amathus, on the island's south coast near Limassol, according to a newspaper on Friday...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gs7KYHLwaf0TeF4bnNkYp1xS6ZvQ
Thursday, July 10, 2008
July 10th News
There are a lot of stories today. It took the better part of an hour for me to collect them together. And, there are a lot of big stories. Perhaps the biggest is the news that the Capitoline Wolf isn't of Etruscan make, but is from the 13th century instead.
New stories as of 10:51 AM:
Italian Professors Working To Put Oldest New Testament Online
Catholic News Agency
According to the “L’Osservatore Romano,” a group of Italian professors are working to put online the entire Sinaiticus Codex, the oldest complete New Testament text and “one of the testimonies on which our knowledge of Biblical Greek is based.”...
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=13188
Scientists Use MRI At Kadlec To Look At Ancient Roman Scrolls
Tricityherald.com
Ancient scrolls buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in Italy in AD 79 spent some time in a Richland hospital room on Wednesday...
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/235510.html
Hopefully there'll be an article on the results of this. I'd like to know if they find out what the scrolls say.
Egypt Retrieves Looted Stone Relief
Athens News
Egypt said on June 30 that it retrieved a 2,500-year-old limestone relief from London after its sale was blocked by Bonhams auction house there because it had been looted from a pharaoh's tomb...
http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=&t=04&m=A30&aa=3
Let's All Have Tickets To The Universal Museum
Times Online
It's pointless trying to work out who owns ancient art objects. We need to share them around the world...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/ben_macintyre/article4304258.ece
Very much an editorial article but very interesting none the less.
Antonine Wall Joins World Greats
Falkirk Today
THE ANTONINE Wall is now on a par with the Great Wall of China and Stonehenge after being given World Heritage Site status...
http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/Antonine-Wall-joins-world-greats.4274467.jp
Iron Age Bodies At Park-And-Ride
BBC News
A team of archaeologists in Leicestershire has uncovered several ancient bodies at the site of a new park-and-ride development...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7499585.stm
Famed Roman Statue 'Not Ancient'
BBC News
A statue symbolising the mythical origins and power of Rome, long thought to have been made around 500BC, has been found to date from the 1200s...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7499469.stm
If this is the case, it's going to shake up the art history world at universities. Every Roman Art course I've taken studies this piece. There are more articles on the subject farther down.
Ancient Remains Fount At New Leicestershire Park-And-Ride
24dash.com
Archaeological excavations at a proposed park-and-ride site in Leicestershire have found evidence of human burials, the county council has said...
http://www.24dash.com/news/Communities/2008-07-10-Ancient-remains-found-at-new-Leicestershire-park-and-ride-site
Historic Roman Wall Is 'At Risk'
Horncastle News
MORE than 11 per cent of ancient monuments in the East Midlands – including one in Horncastle – are at risk according to English Heritage...
http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/news/Historic-Roman-wall-is-39at.4267150.jp
Hadrian: The Man Behind The Wall
The Independent
His conquests were spectacular, his genius for PR unrivalled. But his contradictions were legion. Who was the real Hadrian? As the British Museum prepares for a major exhibition on the life of the Roman leader, Boyd Tonkin looks for answers in the ruins of his imperial retreat...
http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/features/hadrian-the-man-behind-the-wall-863798.html
Multinational Team Creates The First 3-D Model Of Egypt's Oldest Pyramid
eMediaWire
The first "Virtual Step Pyramid" is to be used by architects, restorers, and archaeologists as part of efforts to save and restore the Step Pyramid in the face of threats from centuries of erosion and the fragility of the stone and clay body of the pyramid, exposed after the protective outer casing was removed by stone robbers in ancient times...
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1091354.htm
Precious Third-Century Statue Of Venus Uncovered In Macedonia
Balkan Travellers
10 July 2008 | An extremely precious statue of the goddess Venus, dating from the third century, was found recently during archaeological excavations at the Skupi site near Macedonia’s capital Skopje, national media reported today...
http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/671
Radio-Carbon Tests Reveal True Age Of Rome's She-Wolf - And She's A Relative Youngster
guardian.co.uk
It is the very symbol of the glory that was Rome. It figures on the badge of the Serie A side, AS Roma. It was used as the emblem of the 1960 Rome Olympics. For Benito Mussolini, Italy's fascist dictator, there was nothing more representative of the might of the empire he hoped to revive than this magnificent, life-size bronze of a she-wolf suckling the city's legendary founders, Romulus and Remus...
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/news/story/0,,2289905,00.html
Quest To Dig Up Bruce's 'Lost Abbey'
The Scotsman
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are to return to a key historical site to unravel the mysteries of the "lost" abbey where Robert the Bruce is believed to have been crowned on the Stone of Destiny...
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Quest-to-dig-up-Bruce39s.4273509.jp
Symbol Of Rome Found To Be 1000 Years Too Young
The Independent
Mussolini cherished her as a symbol of the "new Rome" he was bringing into being; and 60 years on, the bronze she-wolf with the gaping eyes, heavy udders and mouth half-open in a growl still says "Rome" as eloquently as the Colosseum...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/symbol-of-rome-found-to-be-1000-years-too-young-863937.html
Capitoline Wolf Not Etruscan, Tests Show
ARTINFO
ROME—Rome's legendary Capitoline Wolf is apparently 1,700 to 1,800 years younger than originally thought, the Guardian reports. The life-size bronze statue of a she-wolf sucking Romulus and Remus was, until two years ago, generally recognized as an Etruscan statue from the early 5th century B.C...
http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/28070/capitoline-wolf-not-etruscan-tests-show/
Etruscan Tomb Unearthed In Perugia
ANSA
An ancient Etruscan tomb has resurfaced after centuries underground during the course of building work in the central Italian city of Perugia...
http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-08_108227140.html
Unesco report criticises Skellig work
Irish Times
A UNESCO report on State management of the world heritage site at Skellig Michael off the Kerry coast has found that conservation works have "dramatically altered" the appearance of surviving remains on its South Peak...
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0709/1215537641571.html
New stories as of 10:51 AM:
Italian Professors Working To Put Oldest New Testament Online
Catholic News Agency
According to the “L’Osservatore Romano,” a group of Italian professors are working to put online the entire Sinaiticus Codex, the oldest complete New Testament text and “one of the testimonies on which our knowledge of Biblical Greek is based.”...
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=13188
Scientists Use MRI At Kadlec To Look At Ancient Roman Scrolls
Tricityherald.com
Ancient scrolls buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in Italy in AD 79 spent some time in a Richland hospital room on Wednesday...
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/235510.html
Hopefully there'll be an article on the results of this. I'd like to know if they find out what the scrolls say.
Egypt Retrieves Looted Stone Relief
Athens News
Egypt said on June 30 that it retrieved a 2,500-year-old limestone relief from London after its sale was blocked by Bonhams auction house there because it had been looted from a pharaoh's tomb...
http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=&t=04&m=A30&aa=3
Let's All Have Tickets To The Universal Museum
Times Online
It's pointless trying to work out who owns ancient art objects. We need to share them around the world...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/ben_macintyre/article4304258.ece
Very much an editorial article but very interesting none the less.
Antonine Wall Joins World Greats
Falkirk Today
THE ANTONINE Wall is now on a par with the Great Wall of China and Stonehenge after being given World Heritage Site status...
http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/Antonine-Wall-joins-world-greats.4274467.jp
Iron Age Bodies At Park-And-Ride
BBC News
A team of archaeologists in Leicestershire has uncovered several ancient bodies at the site of a new park-and-ride development...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7499585.stm
Famed Roman Statue 'Not Ancient'
BBC News
A statue symbolising the mythical origins and power of Rome, long thought to have been made around 500BC, has been found to date from the 1200s...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7499469.stm
If this is the case, it's going to shake up the art history world at universities. Every Roman Art course I've taken studies this piece. There are more articles on the subject farther down.
Ancient Remains Fount At New Leicestershire Park-And-Ride
24dash.com
Archaeological excavations at a proposed park-and-ride site in Leicestershire have found evidence of human burials, the county council has said...
http://www.24dash.com/news/Communities/2008-07-10-Ancient-remains-found-at-new-Leicestershire-park-and-ride-site
Historic Roman Wall Is 'At Risk'
Horncastle News
MORE than 11 per cent of ancient monuments in the East Midlands – including one in Horncastle – are at risk according to English Heritage...
http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/news/Historic-Roman-wall-is-39at.4267150.jp
Hadrian: The Man Behind The Wall
The Independent
His conquests were spectacular, his genius for PR unrivalled. But his contradictions were legion. Who was the real Hadrian? As the British Museum prepares for a major exhibition on the life of the Roman leader, Boyd Tonkin looks for answers in the ruins of his imperial retreat...
http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/features/hadrian-the-man-behind-the-wall-863798.html
Multinational Team Creates The First 3-D Model Of Egypt's Oldest Pyramid
eMediaWire
The first "Virtual Step Pyramid" is to be used by architects, restorers, and archaeologists as part of efforts to save and restore the Step Pyramid in the face of threats from centuries of erosion and the fragility of the stone and clay body of the pyramid, exposed after the protective outer casing was removed by stone robbers in ancient times...
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1091354.htm
Precious Third-Century Statue Of Venus Uncovered In Macedonia
Balkan Travellers
10 July 2008 | An extremely precious statue of the goddess Venus, dating from the third century, was found recently during archaeological excavations at the Skupi site near Macedonia’s capital Skopje, national media reported today...
http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/671
Radio-Carbon Tests Reveal True Age Of Rome's She-Wolf - And She's A Relative Youngster
guardian.co.uk
It is the very symbol of the glory that was Rome. It figures on the badge of the Serie A side, AS Roma. It was used as the emblem of the 1960 Rome Olympics. For Benito Mussolini, Italy's fascist dictator, there was nothing more representative of the might of the empire he hoped to revive than this magnificent, life-size bronze of a she-wolf suckling the city's legendary founders, Romulus and Remus...
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/news/story/0,,2289905,00.html
Quest To Dig Up Bruce's 'Lost Abbey'
The Scotsman
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are to return to a key historical site to unravel the mysteries of the "lost" abbey where Robert the Bruce is believed to have been crowned on the Stone of Destiny...
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Quest-to-dig-up-Bruce39s.4273509.jp
Symbol Of Rome Found To Be 1000 Years Too Young
The Independent
Mussolini cherished her as a symbol of the "new Rome" he was bringing into being; and 60 years on, the bronze she-wolf with the gaping eyes, heavy udders and mouth half-open in a growl still says "Rome" as eloquently as the Colosseum...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/symbol-of-rome-found-to-be-1000-years-too-young-863937.html
Capitoline Wolf Not Etruscan, Tests Show
ARTINFO
ROME—Rome's legendary Capitoline Wolf is apparently 1,700 to 1,800 years younger than originally thought, the Guardian reports. The life-size bronze statue of a she-wolf sucking Romulus and Remus was, until two years ago, generally recognized as an Etruscan statue from the early 5th century B.C...
http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/28070/capitoline-wolf-not-etruscan-tests-show/
Etruscan Tomb Unearthed In Perugia
ANSA
An ancient Etruscan tomb has resurfaced after centuries underground during the course of building work in the central Italian city of Perugia...
http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-08_108227140.html
Unesco report criticises Skellig work
Irish Times
A UNESCO report on State management of the world heritage site at Skellig Michael off the Kerry coast has found that conservation works have "dramatically altered" the appearance of surviving remains on its South Peak...
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0709/1215537641571.html
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
July 8th News
There's a lot of different news today. The problems in Pompeii are still getting a lot of air time (well deserved too). The other big story is the list of sites newly added to the UNESCO list.
New stories as of 11: 35 AM:
Scotland's Antonine Wall Is Given World Heritage Site Status
24 Hour Museum
A little-known piece of Roman Britain has been given the recognition it deserves following the July 7 UNESCO announcement of additions to its World Heritage Site list...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART59146.html
Pompeii In State Of Emergency
News24
Rome - The Italian government declared a state of emergency at the Pompeii archaeological site on Friday to try to rescue one of the world's most important cultural treasures from decades of neglect...
http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_2353716,00.html
Etruscan Tomb Unearthed In Perugia
ANSA.it
(ANSA) - Perugia, July 8 - An ancient Etruscan tomb has resurfaced after centuries underground during the course of building work in the central Italian city of Perugia...
http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-08_108227140.html
Wall Gains World Heritage Status
BBC News
An ancient fortified wall which formed the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire has been made a World Heritage Site by Unesco...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7494680.stm
Antonine Wall Wins New Status
The Press Association
An ancient fortified wall which formed the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire has been named a World Heritage Site by Unesco...
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gpa52iNqsliUV7pEXIGT4ZHTv6ZQ
Messianic Message Stirs Debate
MSNBC
Scriptural scholars are abuzz over a stone tablet that is said to bear previously unknown prophecies about a Jewish messiah who would rise from the dead in three days. But there are far more questions than answers about the tablet, which some have suggested could represent "a new Dead Sea Scroll in stone."...
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/07/1184950.aspx
Restore The Parthenon Marbles
OpEdNews
With pleasure I was informed that the British-based Greek enterpreneur Sir Stelios Hadji-Ioannou is willing to participate actively in the campaign for the repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles. The case of Marbles reunification's effort is, less or more, known...
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Restore-the-Parthenon-Marb-by-Nicolas-Mottas-080707-127.html
Dead Sea Tablet 'Casts Doubt On Death And Resurrection Of Jesus'
Times Online
One of Christianity’s most central tenets, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, has been called into question by a radical new interpretation of a mysterious tablet found on the banks of the Dead Sea...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article4295804.ece
Roman Remains Found At Rutland Water
Leicester Mercury
Iron Age and Roman remains have been discovered next to Rutland Water...
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132384&command=displayContent&sourceNode=232710&home=yes&more_nodeId1=132393&contentPK=21039122
Archaeologists Find Ancient Cemetery In Egypt
AHN
Cairo, Egypt (AHN) - A team of Egyptian archaeologists have discovered ancient wooden coffins believed to be a royal burial ground near the necropolis of Abydos in southern Egypt...
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011528893
Ancient River Camps Are Oldest Proof Of Humans In Paris
National Geographic News
Hunter-gatherers who made temporary camps along the Seine about 9,500 years ago were among the earliest "residents" of what is now Paris, archaeologists say...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080707-paris-humans.html
New stories as of 11: 35 AM:
Scotland's Antonine Wall Is Given World Heritage Site Status
24 Hour Museum
A little-known piece of Roman Britain has been given the recognition it deserves following the July 7 UNESCO announcement of additions to its World Heritage Site list...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART59146.html
Pompeii In State Of Emergency
News24
Rome - The Italian government declared a state of emergency at the Pompeii archaeological site on Friday to try to rescue one of the world's most important cultural treasures from decades of neglect...
http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_2353716,00.html
Etruscan Tomb Unearthed In Perugia
ANSA.it
(ANSA) - Perugia, July 8 - An ancient Etruscan tomb has resurfaced after centuries underground during the course of building work in the central Italian city of Perugia...
http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-08_108227140.html
Wall Gains World Heritage Status
BBC News
An ancient fortified wall which formed the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire has been made a World Heritage Site by Unesco...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7494680.stm
Antonine Wall Wins New Status
The Press Association
An ancient fortified wall which formed the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire has been named a World Heritage Site by Unesco...
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gpa52iNqsliUV7pEXIGT4ZHTv6ZQ
Messianic Message Stirs Debate
MSNBC
Scriptural scholars are abuzz over a stone tablet that is said to bear previously unknown prophecies about a Jewish messiah who would rise from the dead in three days. But there are far more questions than answers about the tablet, which some have suggested could represent "a new Dead Sea Scroll in stone."...
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/07/1184950.aspx
Restore The Parthenon Marbles
OpEdNews
With pleasure I was informed that the British-based Greek enterpreneur Sir Stelios Hadji-Ioannou is willing to participate actively in the campaign for the repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles. The case of Marbles reunification's effort is, less or more, known...
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Restore-the-Parthenon-Marb-by-Nicolas-Mottas-080707-127.html
Dead Sea Tablet 'Casts Doubt On Death And Resurrection Of Jesus'
Times Online
One of Christianity’s most central tenets, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, has been called into question by a radical new interpretation of a mysterious tablet found on the banks of the Dead Sea...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article4295804.ece
Roman Remains Found At Rutland Water
Leicester Mercury
Iron Age and Roman remains have been discovered next to Rutland Water...
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132384&command=displayContent&sourceNode=232710&home=yes&more_nodeId1=132393&contentPK=21039122
Archaeologists Find Ancient Cemetery In Egypt
AHN
Cairo, Egypt (AHN) - A team of Egyptian archaeologists have discovered ancient wooden coffins believed to be a royal burial ground near the necropolis of Abydos in southern Egypt...
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011528893
Ancient River Camps Are Oldest Proof Of Humans In Paris
National Geographic News
Hunter-gatherers who made temporary camps along the Seine about 9,500 years ago were among the earliest "residents" of what is now Paris, archaeologists say...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080707-paris-humans.html
Saturday, July 5, 2008
July 5th News
I apologize for missing several days of posting. Partly this was due to solving problems with the new(ish) Firefox 3. Now however, everything is working properly again.
New stories as of 10:38 AM:
Ancient Greek Ship Argo Sets Sail Once Again
Gulf Times
ATHENS: A replica of the legendary ship on which Jason and his Argonauts battled various creatures to recover the Golden Fleece according to ancient mythology sailed in Greek waters yesterday and will anchor at 23 cities before ending up at the Italian port of Venice next month...
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=228189&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21
France Hands Over Ancient Looted Pottery To Italy
Associated Press
ROME (AP) — Italy's Culture Ministry says France has handed over 50 pieces of pottery dating back to as far as the fourth century B.C. that were looted from southern Italy...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5is_bcmuTOwPCXlYk6aWb_ugCT9RgD91N41M00
At Last, A Declaration Of Hope For Pompeii
theage.com.au
The Italian Government has declared a state of emergency at the Pompeii archaeological site as it tries to rescue one of the world's most important cultural treasures from decades of neglect...
http://www.theage.com.au/world/at-last-a-declaration-of-hope-for-pompeii-20080705-328u.html
Also published at:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4608907a12.html
http://in.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idINIndia-34380320080704
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=aaedffcc-e424-476e-b783-1b1fb00bf559
Italy Moves To Protect Pompeii Ruins
Chicago Tribune
ROME — Italy's government moved Friday to help combat damage to the buried ancient city of Pompeii, which has been harmed by decay and inadequate management, officials said...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-pompeii_wor_05jul05,0,6152751.story
Also published at:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jjwFyYLT-xmCK-YkaHGe8Pf8NKBAD91N6QDG8
Italy Declares Pompeii 'Emergency'
AFP
ROME (AFP) — Italy on Friday declared a "state of emergency" for the vast archaeological site of Pompeii, saying the volcano-stricken Roman city and major tourist attraction has fallen into serious disrepair...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gOEmS5nsntYXaaGj9VEgfa66_o2g
Italy Declares State Of Emergency At Pompeii Ruins
RTTNews
(RTTNews) - Italian government on Friday declared a 'state of emergency, at the archaeological site of the ancient of Pompeii in a desperate attempt to restore and preserve the architecture and artifacts there from decay...
http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=647114&SMap=1
Astronomers Re-Date Caesar's Invasion Of Britain
SpaceRef
Researchers from Texas State University have revised the date when Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55 BC, a transformational event in world history. Despite what most history books state, Caesar could not have landed on August 26-27...
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=25881
Italy Declares Pompeii Emergency
BBC News
The ancient city of Pompeii has fallen into such disrepair that the Italian government has declared a "state of emergency" in a bid to save the ruins...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7490735.stm
Why The Elgin Marbles Should Stay
Telegraph.co.uk
Jonathan Keates reviews Who Owns Antiquity?: Museums and the Battle Over Our Ancient Heritage by James Cuno...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/07/06/bocun106.xml
Ancient Egypt Settlement Sheds Light On Everyday Life
National Geographic News
A well-preserved mud-brick settlement in southern Egypt is providing a rare glimpse into nearly 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian daily life, archaeologists announced Tuesday. (See photos.) ...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080701-egypt-discovery.html
Photos: Rare Egyptian Mud-Brick Settlement Uncovered
National Geographic News
July 2, 2008—A remarkably intact mud-brick settlement has been partially excavated near the ancient temple at Edfu, archaeologists announced recently. ..
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/photogalleries/Edfu-photos/index.html
Doubt Over Date For Brit Invasion
BBC News
Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain in 55BC could not have occurred on the dates stated in most history books, a team of astronomers has claimed...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7483566.stm
Rare Roman Artifact Found Near Sicily
UPI.com
PALERMO, Italy, July 1 (UPI) -- Italian researchers say a rostrum, used by ancient Romans to ram enemy ships, was found off the coast of Sicily...
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/07/01/Rare_Roman_artifact_found_near_Sicily/UPI-17071214966114/
New stories as of 10:38 AM:
Ancient Greek Ship Argo Sets Sail Once Again
Gulf Times
ATHENS: A replica of the legendary ship on which Jason and his Argonauts battled various creatures to recover the Golden Fleece according to ancient mythology sailed in Greek waters yesterday and will anchor at 23 cities before ending up at the Italian port of Venice next month...
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=228189&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21
France Hands Over Ancient Looted Pottery To Italy
Associated Press
ROME (AP) — Italy's Culture Ministry says France has handed over 50 pieces of pottery dating back to as far as the fourth century B.C. that were looted from southern Italy...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5is_bcmuTOwPCXlYk6aWb_ugCT9RgD91N41M00
At Last, A Declaration Of Hope For Pompeii
theage.com.au
The Italian Government has declared a state of emergency at the Pompeii archaeological site as it tries to rescue one of the world's most important cultural treasures from decades of neglect...
http://www.theage.com.au/world/at-last-a-declaration-of-hope-for-pompeii-20080705-328u.html
Also published at:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4608907a12.html
http://in.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idINIndia-34380320080704
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=aaedffcc-e424-476e-b783-1b1fb00bf559
Italy Moves To Protect Pompeii Ruins
Chicago Tribune
ROME — Italy's government moved Friday to help combat damage to the buried ancient city of Pompeii, which has been harmed by decay and inadequate management, officials said...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-pompeii_wor_05jul05,0,6152751.story
Also published at:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jjwFyYLT-xmCK-YkaHGe8Pf8NKBAD91N6QDG8
Italy Declares Pompeii 'Emergency'
AFP
ROME (AFP) — Italy on Friday declared a "state of emergency" for the vast archaeological site of Pompeii, saying the volcano-stricken Roman city and major tourist attraction has fallen into serious disrepair...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gOEmS5nsntYXaaGj9VEgfa66_o2g
Italy Declares State Of Emergency At Pompeii Ruins
RTTNews
(RTTNews) - Italian government on Friday declared a 'state of emergency, at the archaeological site of the ancient of Pompeii in a desperate attempt to restore and preserve the architecture and artifacts there from decay...
http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=647114&SMap=1
Astronomers Re-Date Caesar's Invasion Of Britain
SpaceRef
Researchers from Texas State University have revised the date when Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55 BC, a transformational event in world history. Despite what most history books state, Caesar could not have landed on August 26-27...
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=25881
Italy Declares Pompeii Emergency
BBC News
The ancient city of Pompeii has fallen into such disrepair that the Italian government has declared a "state of emergency" in a bid to save the ruins...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7490735.stm
Why The Elgin Marbles Should Stay
Telegraph.co.uk
Jonathan Keates reviews Who Owns Antiquity?: Museums and the Battle Over Our Ancient Heritage by James Cuno...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/07/06/bocun106.xml
Ancient Egypt Settlement Sheds Light On Everyday Life
National Geographic News
A well-preserved mud-brick settlement in southern Egypt is providing a rare glimpse into nearly 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian daily life, archaeologists announced Tuesday. (See photos.) ...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080701-egypt-discovery.html
Photos: Rare Egyptian Mud-Brick Settlement Uncovered
National Geographic News
July 2, 2008—A remarkably intact mud-brick settlement has been partially excavated near the ancient temple at Edfu, archaeologists announced recently. ..
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/photogalleries/Edfu-photos/index.html
Doubt Over Date For Brit Invasion
BBC News
Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain in 55BC could not have occurred on the dates stated in most history books, a team of astronomers has claimed...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7483566.stm
Rare Roman Artifact Found Near Sicily
UPI.com
PALERMO, Italy, July 1 (UPI) -- Italian researchers say a rostrum, used by ancient Romans to ram enemy ships, was found off the coast of Sicily...
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/07/01/Rare_Roman_artifact_found_near_Sicily/UPI-17071214966114/
Saturday, June 7, 2008
June 7th News
There's a lot of news to browse through today. On the other hand, many of the stories are variations on the same story, such as the number of stories on the Cyprus shipwreck discovery.
New stories as of 9:14 AM:
Wine-Carrying Vases Salvaged From A 2,350 Year-Old Shipwreck Of Cyprus' South Coast
International Herald Tribune
NICOSIA, Cyprus: Marine archaeologists have salvaged ancient wine vases piled on the hull of a 2,350-year-old cargo ship lying on the seabed off Cyprus' southern shore, the Mediterranean island's Antiquities Department said Saturday...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/07/europe/EU-GEN-Cyprus-Ancient-Shipwreck.php
Ancient Ship Was Carrying The Finest Wine
Cyprus Mail
ARCHAEOLOGISTS working on recovering amphorae from the 2,350-year-old Mazotos shipwreck have completed their work for the moment and will resume in October, expedition leader Dr Stella Demesticha said yesterday...
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=39639&cat_id=1
The 2,000-Year-Old 'Supertanker'
The Scotsman
TWO years ago, a Cypriot diver was stunned by a chance find: hundreds of ancient ceramic wine jars, rising from a featureless expanse of flat, desert-like seabed off Cyprus's southern coast...
http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/The-2000yearold-39supertanker39.4162421.jp
Cypriot Diver Chances Upon Supertanker Of The Ancient World
Times Online
Nicosia Two years ago a Cypriot diver chanced upon hundreds of ancient ceramic wine jars rising from the seabed off the southern coast of Cyprus. Together they formed the shape of a ship, still buried in the sand. It appears that what the diver discovered was a supertanker of its time. It is the biggest and probably oldest wreck found in the island’s waters...
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article4084002.ece
Ancient Greek Gravesite Uncovered During Subway Construction
TransWorldNews
Officials in Greece reported Friday that an ancient gravesite containing a wealth of gold jewelry was uncovered during subway construction work in the city of Thessaloniki...
http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=49779&cat=11
Ancient Greek Grave Found During Subway Work
Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say subway construction work in the northern city of Thessaloniki has unearthed an ancient grave with a wealth of golden jewelry...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iXsNLIuRTKsvjjFNQlcTTWSsxkXgD914PSC80
Artifacts Found In Egypt Date Back To Queen Cleopatras Era
Thaindian News
Cairo, June 7 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has stumbled upon several Ptolemaic artifacts in Egypt, which date back to the reign of the famous Queen Cleopatra...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/artifacts-found-in-egypt-date-back-to-queen-cleopatras-era_10057518.html
Vases Salvaged From Ancient Wreck
The Press Association
Marine archaeologists have salvaged ancient wine vases piled on the hull of a 2,350-year-old cargo ship lying on the seabed off Cyprus' southern shore, the island's Antiquities Department said...
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hHW2d58eBb9p4uO3dHEqqgZJbQsw
London's Covent Garden District At Least 100 Years Older Than Thought
The Cheers
Washington, June 7 : London's Covent Garden district is at least 100 years older than previously thought, according to an analysis of skeletons and objects found in the region's oldest Anglo Saxon cemetery, which was recently discovered.
http://www.thecheers.org/news/Science/news_26697_Londons-Covent-Garden-district-at-least-100-years-older-than-thought.html
Church From Underwater City Found
BBC News
A medieval church which tumbled from an eroding cliff into the sea has been rediscovered by marine archaeologists...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7441759.stm
Archaeologists Find Cleopatra Artifacts
Malaysia Sun
A team of archaeologists has stumbled upon several Ptolemaic artifacts in Egypt, which date back to the reign of the famous Queen Cleopatra...
http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/368230/cs/1/
Seahenge Museum's Official Opening
EDP24
Ten years after he first set eyes on it, one of Britain's foremost archaeologists was visibly moved when he saw Seahenge in its new home yesterday...
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED06%20Jun%202008%2016%3A32%3A15%3A230
Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Identified At Last
redOrbit
Egypt’s top archaeologist reported Thursday the identification of a severely eroded pyramid south of the capital city of Cairo. The pyramid has been attributed to the Fifth Dynasty Pharaoh Menkauhor, who ruled Egypt in the 24th century BC...
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1420682/ancient_egyptian_pyramid_identified_at_last/
Gold Wreaths Unearthed By Metro
Athens News Agency
Four gold wreaths decorated with olive leaves, gold earrings and other Hellenistic-era artifacts have been discovered in one of the 700 tombs of an ancient graveyard unearthed during construction work for the Thessaloniki metro in the Sintrivani district, archaeologists announced on Friday...
http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=6509777&maindocimg=6508632&service=96
Egypt Mummies Moved For DNA Tests; Pharaoh Among Them?
National Geographic News
Three mummies have been moved from the Valley of the Kings in Luxor to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo to begin extensive studies of their origins, Egyptian authorities recently announced...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080606-egypt-mummies.html
Suffolk Atlantis To Reveal Its Murky Secrets
Telegraph.co.uk
Dunwich, on the Suffolk coast, was a thriving metropolis before a series of storms and sea surges consigned the city to the North Sea five centuries ago...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2079542/Suffolk-Atlantis-to-reveal-its-murky-secrets.html
Earliest Londoners Arrived Earlier, Had Wealth
Discovery News
June 6, 2008 -- London's Covent Garden district, formerly the Anglo Saxon city of Lundenwic, is at least 100 years older than previously thought, based on analysis of skeletons and objects found in the region's oldest Anglo Saxon cemetery, which was recently discovered...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/06/london-settlement.html
New stories as of 9:14 AM:
Wine-Carrying Vases Salvaged From A 2,350 Year-Old Shipwreck Of Cyprus' South Coast
International Herald Tribune
NICOSIA, Cyprus: Marine archaeologists have salvaged ancient wine vases piled on the hull of a 2,350-year-old cargo ship lying on the seabed off Cyprus' southern shore, the Mediterranean island's Antiquities Department said Saturday...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/07/europe/EU-GEN-Cyprus-Ancient-Shipwreck.php
Ancient Ship Was Carrying The Finest Wine
Cyprus Mail
ARCHAEOLOGISTS working on recovering amphorae from the 2,350-year-old Mazotos shipwreck have completed their work for the moment and will resume in October, expedition leader Dr Stella Demesticha said yesterday...
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=39639&cat_id=1
The 2,000-Year-Old 'Supertanker'
The Scotsman
TWO years ago, a Cypriot diver was stunned by a chance find: hundreds of ancient ceramic wine jars, rising from a featureless expanse of flat, desert-like seabed off Cyprus's southern coast...
http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/The-2000yearold-39supertanker39.4162421.jp
Cypriot Diver Chances Upon Supertanker Of The Ancient World
Times Online
Nicosia Two years ago a Cypriot diver chanced upon hundreds of ancient ceramic wine jars rising from the seabed off the southern coast of Cyprus. Together they formed the shape of a ship, still buried in the sand. It appears that what the diver discovered was a supertanker of its time. It is the biggest and probably oldest wreck found in the island’s waters...
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article4084002.ece
Ancient Greek Gravesite Uncovered During Subway Construction
TransWorldNews
Officials in Greece reported Friday that an ancient gravesite containing a wealth of gold jewelry was uncovered during subway construction work in the city of Thessaloniki...
http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=49779&cat=11
Ancient Greek Grave Found During Subway Work
Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say subway construction work in the northern city of Thessaloniki has unearthed an ancient grave with a wealth of golden jewelry...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iXsNLIuRTKsvjjFNQlcTTWSsxkXgD914PSC80
Artifacts Found In Egypt Date Back To Queen Cleopatras Era
Thaindian News
Cairo, June 7 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has stumbled upon several Ptolemaic artifacts in Egypt, which date back to the reign of the famous Queen Cleopatra...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/artifacts-found-in-egypt-date-back-to-queen-cleopatras-era_10057518.html
Vases Salvaged From Ancient Wreck
The Press Association
Marine archaeologists have salvaged ancient wine vases piled on the hull of a 2,350-year-old cargo ship lying on the seabed off Cyprus' southern shore, the island's Antiquities Department said...
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hHW2d58eBb9p4uO3dHEqqgZJbQsw
London's Covent Garden District At Least 100 Years Older Than Thought
The Cheers
Washington, June 7 : London's Covent Garden district is at least 100 years older than previously thought, according to an analysis of skeletons and objects found in the region's oldest Anglo Saxon cemetery, which was recently discovered.
http://www.thecheers.org/news/Science/news_26697_Londons-Covent-Garden-district-at-least-100-years-older-than-thought.html
Church From Underwater City Found
BBC News
A medieval church which tumbled from an eroding cliff into the sea has been rediscovered by marine archaeologists...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7441759.stm
Archaeologists Find Cleopatra Artifacts
Malaysia Sun
A team of archaeologists has stumbled upon several Ptolemaic artifacts in Egypt, which date back to the reign of the famous Queen Cleopatra...
http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/368230/cs/1/
Seahenge Museum's Official Opening
EDP24
Ten years after he first set eyes on it, one of Britain's foremost archaeologists was visibly moved when he saw Seahenge in its new home yesterday...
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED06%20Jun%202008%2016%3A32%3A15%3A230
Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Identified At Last
redOrbit
Egypt’s top archaeologist reported Thursday the identification of a severely eroded pyramid south of the capital city of Cairo. The pyramid has been attributed to the Fifth Dynasty Pharaoh Menkauhor, who ruled Egypt in the 24th century BC...
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1420682/ancient_egyptian_pyramid_identified_at_last/
Gold Wreaths Unearthed By Metro
Athens News Agency
Four gold wreaths decorated with olive leaves, gold earrings and other Hellenistic-era artifacts have been discovered in one of the 700 tombs of an ancient graveyard unearthed during construction work for the Thessaloniki metro in the Sintrivani district, archaeologists announced on Friday...
http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=6509777&maindocimg=6508632&service=96
Egypt Mummies Moved For DNA Tests; Pharaoh Among Them?
National Geographic News
Three mummies have been moved from the Valley of the Kings in Luxor to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo to begin extensive studies of their origins, Egyptian authorities recently announced...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080606-egypt-mummies.html
Suffolk Atlantis To Reveal Its Murky Secrets
Telegraph.co.uk
Dunwich, on the Suffolk coast, was a thriving metropolis before a series of storms and sea surges consigned the city to the North Sea five centuries ago...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2079542/Suffolk-Atlantis-to-reveal-its-murky-secrets.html
Earliest Londoners Arrived Earlier, Had Wealth
Discovery News
June 6, 2008 -- London's Covent Garden district, formerly the Anglo Saxon city of Lundenwic, is at least 100 years older than previously thought, based on analysis of skeletons and objects found in the region's oldest Anglo Saxon cemetery, which was recently discovered...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/06/london-settlement.html
Friday, May 16, 2008
May 16th News
It is definitely a quiet day today. Most of the articles on archaeology are about Harrison Ford. These are the only two stories I could find.
New stories as of 8:10 AM:
Rings Offer Up A Rare Glimpse Of Medieval Luxury
icWales
A PAIR of precious metal decorative rings were among a host of artefacts handed over to the National Museum of Wales...
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/05/16/rings-offer-up-a-rare-glimpse-of-medieval-luxury-91466-20919941/
Bust Of Aging Caesar Found In Rhone River
Discovery News
May 14, 2008 -- Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/14/caesar-bust.html
New stories as of 8:10 AM:
Rings Offer Up A Rare Glimpse Of Medieval Luxury
icWales
A PAIR of precious metal decorative rings were among a host of artefacts handed over to the National Museum of Wales...
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/05/16/rings-offer-up-a-rare-glimpse-of-medieval-luxury-91466-20919941/
Bust Of Aging Caesar Found In Rhone River
Discovery News
May 14, 2008 -- Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/14/caesar-bust.html
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