The news this morning is all new news, some of which is extremely interesting. There's quite a bit of work with replicas, ranging from the Viking replica the 'Sea Stallion' which is back in the news, to the forthcoming sailing of the replica Phoenician ship.
New stories as of 8:41 AM:
Roman Temple Uncovered In Ancient Jewish Capital Of Galilee
Science Daily
Ruins of a Roman temple from the second century CE have recently been unearthed in the Zippori National Park. Above the temple are foundations of a church from the Byzantine period...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811072503.htm
Iron Age British Warrior With Roman Links Unearthed In England
Fresh News
Archaeologists have unearthed the grave of an ancient British warrior with Roman links in southern England...
http://www.freshnews.in/iron-age-british-warrior-with-roman-links-unearthed-in-england-47707
Archaeologists Dig In St Cross
Hampshire Chronicle
ENTHUSIASTIC excavators have been digging for clues near one of Winchester's most historic buildings...
http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2422581.0.archaeologists_dig_in_st_cross.php
Archaeologists Find 2,000 Year-Old Coins At Jerusalem Site
eNews 2.0
Archaeologists on an Israeli-German dig south of Jerusalem have uncovered a cache of 15 silver coins dating back 2,000 years and lying in a pot hidden in a pigeon hole...
http://www.enews20.com/news_Archaeologists_find_2000_year_old_coins_at_Jerusalem_site_10345.html
Roman Temple Ruins Found In Israel
Inquirer.net
JERUSALEM—Archaeologists have found the ruins of a pagan temple dating back to Roman times in the Galilee region of northern Israel, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem said on Monday...
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080811-154017/Roman-temple-ruins-found-in-Israel
Iron Age Warrior With Roman Links Found In U.K.
National Geographic News
The grave of an ancient British warrior with tantalizing Roman connections has been unearthed in southern England, archaeologists say...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/080808-british-warrior.html
Around Africa In A Phoenician Boat
BBC News
On Arwad Island off the coast of Syria, a group of 20 sailors-to-be are preparing for a voyage their captain believes has not been undertaken for two and a half millennia...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7550162.stm
Viking Longship Returns To Home Port After Epic Sail
Irish Times
THE VIKING replica longship Sea Stallion returns to home waters in Roskilde today, after a 2,800 nautical-mile round trip between Denmark and Ireland...
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0809/1218206296723.html
Romanian Experts Uncover Biggest Dacian Find Ever
Southeast European Times
Romanian archaeologists discovered an ancient cemetery, which experts consider the largest necropolis ever found in the Dacian area...
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/roundup/2008/08/04/roundup-st-03
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Monday, August 11, 2008
Friday, August 24, 2007
August 24th News
With two day's worth of news, there should be lots today.
New stories as of 11:46 AM:
Lost City Found At Stonehenge
This is Wiltshire.co.uk
A RENOWNED archaeologist, who shot to national prominence last year with his amazing discovery of Stonehenge's lost alter stone by a roadside in Berwick St James, now claims to have found the famed lost city of Apollo in the land around Stonehenge...
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1638952.mostviewed.lost_city_found_at_stonehenge.php
"Cyclopean" Walls Discovered In Northern Albania
Southeast European Times
Archaeologists searching the mountains of northern Albania for traces of Ottoman-era fugitives were surprised to find something much older: the ruins of a Bronze Age fortress, dating from around 800 BC. The walls were made of boulders assembled without cement, using the "Cyclopean" technique found in the ancient Greek kingdom of Mycenae...
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/blogreview/2007/08/24/blog-03
A Roman Soldier Walked Where Jesus Walked?
xinuanet
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- No footprint of Jesus Christ has ever been found, but archaeologists have uncovered a Roman soldier's sandal print in a cement wall encircling an ancient city in Israel that Jesus might have visited...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/24/content_6597779.htm
Ancient Footprint Uncovered At Hippos (Sussita) Dig
Newswise
Newswise — Archaeologists have discovered a footprint made by the sandal of a Roman soldier in a wall surrounding the Hellenistic-Roman city of Hippos (Sussita), east of the Sea of Galilee. The footprint was discovered during this eighth season of excavation, led by Prof. Arthur Segal from the Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa in conjunction with archaeologists from the Polish Academy of Sciences and Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota...
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/532736/
Ancient Roman City's Temple Discovered In Romania
Mathaba News Agency
BUCHAREST, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Romanian archeologists have found the Capitol of Sarmizegetusa, a temple in the ancient Roman province of Dacia, Rompres news agency reported Thursday...
http://mathaba.net/news/?x=561919
Roman Remains Found At Golf Club
Wiltshire Times
ROMAN remains have been found at a golf club in west Wiltshire. Shards of pottery and roof tiles were found at Cumberwell Park Golf Club near Bradford on Avon during work to build three new holes on the course...
http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1635130.mostviewed.roman_remains_found_at_golf_club.php
Greece: Archaeologists Unearth Secrets Of Prehistoric Citadel's Water Supply
International Herald Tribune
ATHENS, Greece: Archaeologists excavating a sprawling prehistoric fortress in southern Greece have discovered a secret underground passage thought to have supplied the site with water in times of danger...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/24/europe/EU-GEN-Greece-Prehistoric-Water-System.php
Seahenge 10 Years On
Fortean Times
It's almost 10 years since this upturned oak stump and circle of timbers was spotted emerging from the sands of Holme Beach, on the coast of Norfolk, UK. The discovery, soon named Seahenge, was estimated to be 4000 years old...
http://www.forteantimes.com/blogs/editorial-blogs/news/952669/seahenge-10-years-on.thtml
Archaeologists Find Fragments Of Ancient Tomb Near Bulgaria's Sliven
Sofia Echo
Bulgarian archaeologists led by famous archaeologist Georgi Kitov found fragments of an ancient tomb near the village of Kaloyanovo in the region of Sliven.
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeologists-find-fragments-of-ancient-tomb-near-bulgarias-sliven/id_24532/catid_70
New stories as of 11:46 AM:
Lost City Found At Stonehenge
This is Wiltshire.co.uk
A RENOWNED archaeologist, who shot to national prominence last year with his amazing discovery of Stonehenge's lost alter stone by a roadside in Berwick St James, now claims to have found the famed lost city of Apollo in the land around Stonehenge...
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1638952.mostviewed.lost_city_found_at_stonehenge.php
"Cyclopean" Walls Discovered In Northern Albania
Southeast European Times
Archaeologists searching the mountains of northern Albania for traces of Ottoman-era fugitives were surprised to find something much older: the ruins of a Bronze Age fortress, dating from around 800 BC. The walls were made of boulders assembled without cement, using the "Cyclopean" technique found in the ancient Greek kingdom of Mycenae...
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/blogreview/2007/08/24/blog-03
A Roman Soldier Walked Where Jesus Walked?
xinuanet
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- No footprint of Jesus Christ has ever been found, but archaeologists have uncovered a Roman soldier's sandal print in a cement wall encircling an ancient city in Israel that Jesus might have visited...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/24/content_6597779.htm
Ancient Footprint Uncovered At Hippos (Sussita) Dig
Newswise
Newswise — Archaeologists have discovered a footprint made by the sandal of a Roman soldier in a wall surrounding the Hellenistic-Roman city of Hippos (Sussita), east of the Sea of Galilee. The footprint was discovered during this eighth season of excavation, led by Prof. Arthur Segal from the Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa in conjunction with archaeologists from the Polish Academy of Sciences and Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota...
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/532736/
Ancient Roman City's Temple Discovered In Romania
Mathaba News Agency
BUCHAREST, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Romanian archeologists have found the Capitol of Sarmizegetusa, a temple in the ancient Roman province of Dacia, Rompres news agency reported Thursday...
http://mathaba.net/news/?x=561919
Roman Remains Found At Golf Club
Wiltshire Times
ROMAN remains have been found at a golf club in west Wiltshire. Shards of pottery and roof tiles were found at Cumberwell Park Golf Club near Bradford on Avon during work to build three new holes on the course...
http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1635130.mostviewed.roman_remains_found_at_golf_club.php
Greece: Archaeologists Unearth Secrets Of Prehistoric Citadel's Water Supply
International Herald Tribune
ATHENS, Greece: Archaeologists excavating a sprawling prehistoric fortress in southern Greece have discovered a secret underground passage thought to have supplied the site with water in times of danger...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/24/europe/EU-GEN-Greece-Prehistoric-Water-System.php
Seahenge 10 Years On
Fortean Times
It's almost 10 years since this upturned oak stump and circle of timbers was spotted emerging from the sands of Holme Beach, on the coast of Norfolk, UK. The discovery, soon named Seahenge, was estimated to be 4000 years old...
http://www.forteantimes.com/blogs/editorial-blogs/news/952669/seahenge-10-years-on.thtml
Archaeologists Find Fragments Of Ancient Tomb Near Bulgaria's Sliven
Sofia Echo
Bulgarian archaeologists led by famous archaeologist Georgi Kitov found fragments of an ancient tomb near the village of Kaloyanovo in the region of Sliven.
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeologists-find-fragments-of-ancient-tomb-near-bulgarias-sliven/id_24532/catid_70
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