October 13th News

There's some interesting new stories today, including the one about the Templars.

New stories as of 11:24 AM:

Greece To Relocate Acropolis Statues
France 24
Greek authorities held a dress rehearsal for the relocation of hundreds of statues and friezes from the Acropolis to a sprawling new museum...
http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/news/culture/20071012-greece-acropolis-athens-new-museum-statues-parthenon-greek.html

Pope Unveils Restored Bernini Door
AFP
VATICAN CITY (AFP) — Pope Benedict XVI Friday unveiled the newly-restored bronze door of the Papal Palace, sculpted by Renaissance master Bernini and used to signal to the world that a Pope has died...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iNZ72j0TCvuKkeqTaxabPmgnKT-w

Roman Treasures Found In M?da
The Portugal News Online
Thousands of ancient roman coins have been unearth along with other historical treasures from the fourth century, in an archaeological dig that took place in Vale do Mouro, Coriscada, M�da...
http://google.the-news.net/display.aspx?id=929-14

Vatican Publishes Knights Templar Papers
Associated Press
VATICAN CITY (AP) — It's not the Holy Grail, but for fans of "The Da Vinci Code" and its tantalizing story line about the Knights Templar, it could be the next best thing...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gI3abcQVbPiFc_-Y83X_T353He5AD8S7TR001

World's Oldest Wall Painting Unearthed In Syria
Yahoo News
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - French archaeologists have discovered an 11,000-year-old wall painting underground in northern Syria which they believe is the oldest in the world...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071011/en_nm/syria_painting_dc;_ylt=AgSEIYe4kCAV2C4OM.fZOX6s0NUE

October 10th News

Back to the semi-irregular early start. And and interesting midday update.

New stories as of 1:03 PM:

Report: Ancient Roman graveyard found in suburban Copenhagen
International Herald Tribune
COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Archaeologists have discovered a Roman cemetery from about 300 A.D. in suburban Copenhagen with about 30 graves, a newspaper reported Wednesday...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/10/europe/EU-GEN-Denmark-Roman-Graveyard.php

Ancient Roman Coins Found in Portugal
Associated Press
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Archaeologists excavating a site in northeastern Portugal discovered 4,500 ancient Roman coins tucked away inside a wall...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gzRSlQD-bM9LpsiadUaYAt05EhKgD8S6FKN81
Also published at:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/10/europe/EU-GEN-Portugal-Roman-Coins.php

Anti-Flood Work Halted Due To Roman Find
Kathimerini
Authorities in Laconia, in the southern Peloponnese, yesterday expressed concern after state archaeologists ordered workers cleaning the bed of a local river to suspend their activities as the ruins of an ancient Roman home may be on the site...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100018_10/10/2007_88765

New stories as of 6:25 AM:

Trial And Error Led To Machine That Changed History
Xinhuan News
BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Trial and error or hit and miss? Either way you look at it, catapults were invented by ancient Greek craftsmen and put into practice long before the advent of mathematical models that revolutionized ancient technologies, a study of ancient texts suggests...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/10/content_6858355.htm

Treasures Moving To New Acropolis Museum
Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One of Greece's most modern buildings is about to become home to some of the country's most treasured antiquities...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i67NIiqRczu4bMznU5Q5-OuHEZXAD8S5T5680

Manuscript Discovery Brings Medieval Music To Life
Exduco.net
Medieval history comes to life at Harvard University on Oct. 18, when students and guest musicians collaborate in the North American premiere of an 800-year-old chant repertory from Harvard’s Houghton Library...
http://www.exduco.net/news.php?id=2417

Vandalism Hurts Norwegian Rock Carvings
Science Daily
OSLO, Norway, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Norwegian archaeologists believe the vandals who damaged ancient rock carvings are actually people with misguided ideas on making them more visible...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20071009-18230200-bc-norway-petroglyphs.xml

August 9th News

Whoops! I forgot that I hadn't updated yet today. The searches looked as if I had.

New stories as of 4:30 PM:

Olympic Treasure Exhibition Marks One Year Countdown
CCTV.com
The Olympic Games are without a doubt the world's largest and most celebrated sporting event. But pay a visit to a show underway at Beijing's International Exhibition Center and you begin to see they have an impact far beyond the realm of sports...
http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20070809/106592.shtml

Giant Statue Of Hadrian Unearthed
BBC News
Parts of a huge, exquisitely carved statue of the Roman Emperor Hadrian has been unearthed at an archaeological site in south-central Turkey...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6939024.stm

Stone Age Settlement Found Under English Channel
Fox News
Erosion on the floor of the English Channel is revealing the remains of a busy Stone Age settlement from a time when Europe and Britain were still linked by land, a team of archaeologists says...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292793,00.html

Islamic Medina Found In Cacela Velha
The Resident
DETAILS ABOUT the Islamic Medina, or town, discovered by archaeologists in Cacela Velha, Vila Real de Santo António, during excavations inside the local fortress, have been revealed to The Resident...
http://portugalresident.com/portugalresident/showstory.asp?ID=20559

Ancient Byzantine Church Discovered In Tiberias
Scoop
In excavations carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Tiberias impressive and unique finds were uncovered that shed light on the history of the ancient city...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0708/S00315.htm