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Obviously, the Greek 'computer' story is still going strong today.
New stories as of 6:54 AM:
Mechanic Computer Used By Early Greeks
EON
London- A mechanical brass type of calculator is thought now to have been used by the Ancient Greeks to predict lunar and solar eclipses...
http://www.eontarionow.com/technology/2008/08/01/mechanic-computer-used-by-early-greeks/
Turkish Forest Fires Threaten Ancient Sites
Irish Times
Turkish fire fighters backed by a dozen aircraft struggled today to extinguish fires engulfing woodlands in the coastal tourism province of Antalya and threatening sites of ancient culture, authorities said...
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0801/breaking43.htm
Greek Archaeological Site Reburied
Spero News
Three year after part of a protective roof collapsed killing a British tourist, the ancient Minoan site of Akrotiri on Santorini remains closed. Excavations have halted and the reconstruction of its roof is stuck in the wheels of bureaucracy...
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idCategory=33&idsub=124&id=15843&t=Greek+archaeological+site+reburied
Ancient Olympic 'Computer' Calculated Dates Of Games
Information Week
Researchers announced Wednesday that a geared device dating to the second century BC was used to calculate the dates for the first Olympic games...
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/07/ancient_olympic.html
Turkish Forest Fires Threaten Ancient Sites
Reuters
Turkish fire fighters backed by a dozen aircraft struggled on Friday to extinguish fires engulfing woodlands in the coastal tourism province of Antalya and threatening sites of ancient culture, authorities said...
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL1350360
Also published at:
http://in.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idINL135036020080801
Ancient Graves Cause Rift Between Museum, University
Turkish Daily News
During the construction of a business and culture complex in the southern city of Antalya, some ancient graves and artifacts dating back to Roman times were found...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=111341
Scientists Dig Up Centuries-Old Bones
Kent Online
Human bones dating back to the 13th century are to be given a “much happier ending” after being unearthed on a building site...
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=45766
Vindolanda Calendar Is One Of Rarest Finds
Hexham Courant
ANOTHER glittering jewel has been added to the Roman treasure trove that is the Vindolanda fort at Bardon Mill...
http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/news_at_a_glance/1.213337
Greek "Computer" Tracked Ancient Olympics, Other Games
National Geographic News
A Greek machine sometimes called the world's first computer could have helped sports fans track the cyclical schedule of ancient athletic contests—including the Olympic games, new research reports....
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080730-greek-computer.html
Ancient World's "Supercomputer" Calculated Olympic Games
Yahoo! News
PARIS (AFP) - A clockwork machine hailed as the supercomputer of the ancient world provided a calendar for the Olympic Games and may have had a link with Archimedes, one of the greatest names in science, investigators believe.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080730/sc_afp/sciencehistoryastronomyoly_080730184343;_ylt=AucBIE8dzZ6iTByD_rtysfHPOrgF
Students Find Three Roman Busts
Typically Spanish
The busts date from the first and second centuries and one of Trajan is of particular interest. ..
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_17654.shtml
First Indication For Embalming In Roman Greece
Science Daily
A Swiss-Greek research team co-lead by Dr. Frank Rühli from the Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, found evidence of embalming in Roman Greek times...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080730155631.htm
Ruins May Be Viking Hunting Outpost In Greenland
Newspost Online
Ruins recently discovered on Greenland may be the Vikings’ most northerly year-round hunting outpost on the icy island...
http://www.newspostonline.com/sci-tech/ruins-may-be-viking-hunting-outpost-in-greenland-20080731456
Skeletons Uncovered In Friary Dig
BBC News
Archaeologists in Perth have uncovered more than 50 skeletons at the site of a medieval friary...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7533920.stm
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Friday, August 1, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
May 20th News
The long weekend is over now, so back to work. It's been a quiet time in terms of archaeological/classical history news as well.
New stories as of 8:46 AM:
Time Team - Swords, Skulls And Strongholds
My Park Magazine
The Iron Age is the period of about 800 years before the Romans arrived to turn this nation of disparate tribes into a single state...
http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/television/time-team-swords-skulls-and-strongholds.html
Denver Post
COLORADO SPRINGS — A physics professor here has resurrected the mystery of the Shroud of Turin, the fabled burial cloth of Christ that 20 years ago scientists declared a fake...
http://origin.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_9315745
Old Cobbled Street Opens New Path To Templar History
East London Advertiser
AN EARLY Victorian cobbled street more than 150 years old has been unearthed by archaeologists investigating the site of a 12th Century Knights Templar mill at the 2012 London Olympics park...
http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/news/story.aspx?brand=ELAOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsela&itemid=WeED19%20May%202008%2016%3A04%3A52%3A360
Photos: Spain Drought Reveals Submerged Medieval Church
National Geographic News
May 19, 2008—Visitors walk near the newly exposed ruins of an 11th-century church, which had been the only visual evidence of the village of Sant Roma, Spain, on April 6 (top)...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080519-church-photo.html
New stories as of 8:46 AM:
Time Team - Swords, Skulls And Strongholds
My Park Magazine
The Iron Age is the period of about 800 years before the Romans arrived to turn this nation of disparate tribes into a single state...
http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/television/time-team-swords-skulls-and-strongholds.html
Denver Post
COLORADO SPRINGS — A physics professor here has resurrected the mystery of the Shroud of Turin, the fabled burial cloth of Christ that 20 years ago scientists declared a fake...
http://origin.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_9315745
Old Cobbled Street Opens New Path To Templar History
East London Advertiser
AN EARLY Victorian cobbled street more than 150 years old has been unearthed by archaeologists investigating the site of a 12th Century Knights Templar mill at the 2012 London Olympics park...
http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/news/story.aspx?brand=ELAOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsela&itemid=WeED19%20May%202008%2016%3A04%3A52%3A360
Photos: Spain Drought Reveals Submerged Medieval Church
National Geographic News
May 19, 2008—Visitors walk near the newly exposed ruins of an 11th-century church, which had been the only visual evidence of the village of Sant Roma, Spain, on April 6 (top)...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080519-church-photo.html
Thursday, March 27, 2008
March 27th News
I know it's been a while, but I'm back to updating daily again now.
New stories as of 9:22 AM:
UK. Archaeologists Find Bronze Age Skeletons On Olympic Park Aquatics Centre Site
BYM Marine & Maritime News
Museum of London archaeologists have uncovered the skeletons of early Eastenders buried in graves dating back to the Iron Age on the London 2012 Olympic Park. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) unveiled the finds as it announced that archaeological investigations have been completed on the sites of the ‘Big Five’ permanent venues.
http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=24354
Ancient Skeletons Found on 2012 Site
The Guardian
LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - Archaeologists working at the construction site for London's 2012 Olympic Park have uncovered prehistoric skeletons on the site of the Aquatics Centre...
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-7415703,00.html
Skeletons Found At Olympic Site
BBC News
Four skeletons thought to date back to the Iron Age have been unearthed on the site of the London 2012 Olympic Park...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7315968.stm
Viking Treasure Found On Silloth Beach
News & Star
TREASURE has been unearthed on a Silloth beach by a man out with a metal detector...
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/1.61822
Archaeologists Uncover Four Iron Age Skeletons On Site Of The London Olympic Park
The Canadian Press
LONDON — Archaeologists have uncovered four skeletons in Iron Age graves on the site of the London 2012 Olympic Park.
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hGZHKivHaOG2fhOQTBTX2DbAkO3A
Ancient Remains Unearthed In Spain
ITN
Fossils discovered in northern Spain have prompted suggestions that humans roamed Europe far earlier than previously thought...
http://itn.co.uk/news/8fc0d166f38e92b34ed522dc170dc693.html
Barbary Lions Were Part Of Medieval Tower Of London Zoo
Telegraph.co.uk
Two medieval skulls found in the Tower of London belonged to a kind of lion that boasted a giant dark mane, according to a genetic study that sheds new light on one of the world's oldest zoos...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/03/25/scilion125.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox
Remains Of Rare Roman Roundhouse Found During Sewer Works
The Citizen
One of the most important archaeological finds for decades has been uncovered during a sewer improvement project in Poulton...
http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/display.var.2146724.0.remains_of_rare_roman_roundhouse_found_during_sewer_works.php
New stories as of 9:22 AM:
UK. Archaeologists Find Bronze Age Skeletons On Olympic Park Aquatics Centre Site
BYM Marine & Maritime News
Museum of London archaeologists have uncovered the skeletons of early Eastenders buried in graves dating back to the Iron Age on the London 2012 Olympic Park. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) unveiled the finds as it announced that archaeological investigations have been completed on the sites of the ‘Big Five’ permanent venues.
http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=24354
Ancient Skeletons Found on 2012 Site
The Guardian
LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - Archaeologists working at the construction site for London's 2012 Olympic Park have uncovered prehistoric skeletons on the site of the Aquatics Centre...
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-7415703,00.html
Skeletons Found At Olympic Site
BBC News
Four skeletons thought to date back to the Iron Age have been unearthed on the site of the London 2012 Olympic Park...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7315968.stm
Viking Treasure Found On Silloth Beach
News & Star
TREASURE has been unearthed on a Silloth beach by a man out with a metal detector...
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/1.61822
Archaeologists Uncover Four Iron Age Skeletons On Site Of The London Olympic Park
The Canadian Press
LONDON — Archaeologists have uncovered four skeletons in Iron Age graves on the site of the London 2012 Olympic Park.
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hGZHKivHaOG2fhOQTBTX2DbAkO3A
Ancient Remains Unearthed In Spain
ITN
Fossils discovered in northern Spain have prompted suggestions that humans roamed Europe far earlier than previously thought...
http://itn.co.uk/news/8fc0d166f38e92b34ed522dc170dc693.html
Barbary Lions Were Part Of Medieval Tower Of London Zoo
Telegraph.co.uk
Two medieval skulls found in the Tower of London belonged to a kind of lion that boasted a giant dark mane, according to a genetic study that sheds new light on one of the world's oldest zoos...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/03/25/scilion125.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox
Remains Of Rare Roman Roundhouse Found During Sewer Works
The Citizen
One of the most important archaeological finds for decades has been uncovered during a sewer improvement project in Poulton...
http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/display.var.2146724.0.remains_of_rare_roman_roundhouse_found_during_sewer_works.php
Friday, January 25, 2008
January 25th News
It's an interesting mix of old and new today. There's new stories about old stories and some entirely new stories as well.
New stories as of 6:46 AM:
Ash Altar Of Greek God Zeus Was Used For Worship 1,000 Years Earlier Than Believed (Re- Issue)
Thaindian News
Washington, Jan 25 (ANI): New evidence from excavations made by archaeologists at the ash altar of Zeus in Arcadia, Greece, has indicated that the place of worship was in use as early as 5,000 years ago, which is at least 1,000 years before the early Greeks began to worship the god Zeus...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/ash-altar-of-greek-god-zeus-was-used-for-worship-1000-years-earlier-than-believed-re-issue_10014638.html
Cyprus Divers To Dig Out Ancient Ship
Associated Press
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Marine archaeologists will begin work in June to uncover the sand-buried hull of a 2,300-year-old ship thought to have been ferrying wine when it sank off the coast of Cyprus, researchers said Thursday...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hTD0lAkdG4FdBr1AMUKps-HeA-UQD8UCFFC00
Also Published at:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325206,00.html
Italy Wins Back Some Smuggled Classical Art Treasures
The Economist
IT IS a treasure hunt with a difference: conducted not with metal detectors, but by negotiation. Italy is at last reaping the benefits of a two-year campaign to regain smuggled antiquities. Five American museums have been cajoled into returning works that they claim to have acquired in good faith...
http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10566754
Archaeologists Reconstruct Life In the Bronze Age Through The Site Of La Motilla
Physorg,com
Researchers of the Group of Recent Prehistory Studies (GEPRAN) of the University of Granada, from the department of Prehistory and Archaeology, have taken an important step to determine how life was in the Iberian Peninsula in the Bronze Age...
http://www.physorg.com/news120393952.html
New Discoveries At the Ash Altar Of Zeus - Mount Lykaion
Physorg.com
The Greek traveler, Pausanias, living in the second century, CE, would probably recognize the spectacular site of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion, and particularly the altar of Zeus. At 4,500 feet above sea level, atop the altar provides a breathtaking, panoramic vista of Arcadia...
http://www.physorg.com/news120401525.html
Worship Site Predates Zeus
LiveScience
Ancient pottery found at an altar used by ancient Greeks to worship Zeus was actually in use at least a millennium earlier, new archeological data suggest...
http://www.livescience.com/history/080123-zeus-altar.html
Earliest Shoe-Wearers Revealed By Toe Bones
Discovery News
Jan. 25, 2008 -- People started wearing shoes around 40,000 years ago, according to a study on recently excavated small toe bones that belonged to an individual from China who apparently loved shoes...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/01/25/shoe-wearing-toe.html
New stories as of 6:46 AM:
Ash Altar Of Greek God Zeus Was Used For Worship 1,000 Years Earlier Than Believed (Re- Issue)
Thaindian News
Washington, Jan 25 (ANI): New evidence from excavations made by archaeologists at the ash altar of Zeus in Arcadia, Greece, has indicated that the place of worship was in use as early as 5,000 years ago, which is at least 1,000 years before the early Greeks began to worship the god Zeus...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/ash-altar-of-greek-god-zeus-was-used-for-worship-1000-years-earlier-than-believed-re-issue_10014638.html
Cyprus Divers To Dig Out Ancient Ship
Associated Press
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Marine archaeologists will begin work in June to uncover the sand-buried hull of a 2,300-year-old ship thought to have been ferrying wine when it sank off the coast of Cyprus, researchers said Thursday...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hTD0lAkdG4FdBr1AMUKps-HeA-UQD8UCFFC00
Also Published at:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325206,00.html
Italy Wins Back Some Smuggled Classical Art Treasures
The Economist
IT IS a treasure hunt with a difference: conducted not with metal detectors, but by negotiation. Italy is at last reaping the benefits of a two-year campaign to regain smuggled antiquities. Five American museums have been cajoled into returning works that they claim to have acquired in good faith...
http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10566754
Archaeologists Reconstruct Life In the Bronze Age Through The Site Of La Motilla
Physorg,com
Researchers of the Group of Recent Prehistory Studies (GEPRAN) of the University of Granada, from the department of Prehistory and Archaeology, have taken an important step to determine how life was in the Iberian Peninsula in the Bronze Age...
http://www.physorg.com/news120393952.html
New Discoveries At the Ash Altar Of Zeus - Mount Lykaion
Physorg.com
The Greek traveler, Pausanias, living in the second century, CE, would probably recognize the spectacular site of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion, and particularly the altar of Zeus. At 4,500 feet above sea level, atop the altar provides a breathtaking, panoramic vista of Arcadia...
http://www.physorg.com/news120401525.html
Worship Site Predates Zeus
LiveScience
Ancient pottery found at an altar used by ancient Greeks to worship Zeus was actually in use at least a millennium earlier, new archeological data suggest...
http://www.livescience.com/history/080123-zeus-altar.html
Earliest Shoe-Wearers Revealed By Toe Bones
Discovery News
Jan. 25, 2008 -- People started wearing shoes around 40,000 years ago, according to a study on recently excavated small toe bones that belonged to an individual from China who apparently loved shoes...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/01/25/shoe-wearing-toe.html
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
November 28th News
The real November 28th this time. I can see that I wasn't paying attention when I typed in the date the other day. There's tons of news today, what with the Getty smuggling case and the discoveries in London.
New stories as of 6:33 AM:
Ancient Thracian Script Found In Plovdiv
News.bg
Bulgaria is the land of the probably first letter script culture in the world - the one of Thracian- Besses, dated on XIII Century B.C...
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_1525551866
'Ad Infinitum: A Biography Of Latin'
Los Angeles Times
I spent a bit of Sunday night helping my 14-year-old son study for an upcoming quiz in his Latin class...
http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-rutten28nov28,0,2628515.story?coll=la-books-headlines
The article seems to be a cross between an editorial column and a book review. I couldn't easily find the information about the book however.
Greek Court Dismisses Case Against Ex-Curator
The New York Times
ATHENS, Nov. 27 — An appeals court here dismissed a criminal case on Tuesday against Marion True, a former curator for the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles who had been accused of conspiring to acquire an ancient gold wreath that Greece says was looted from its soil...
http://nytimes.com/2007/11/28/arts/design/28true.html?8dpc
Charges Are Dropped In Getty Case
Los Angeles Times
A Greek criminal court on Tuesday dismissed charges against former J. Paul Getty Museum antiquities curator Marion True for her role in the purchase of an illegally excavated golden funerary wreath...
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-getty28nov28,0,789009.story?coll=la-home-center
Why do so many papers file this in the 'entertainment' section?
Most Charges Dropped Against Curator
United Press International
ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A criminal court in Greece has dismissed the most serious charges against Marion True, the former U.S. museum curator accused of buying looted antiquities...
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/11/27/most_charges_dropped_against_curator/8317/
Ex-Curator Acquitted In Case Of Greek Relic
International Herald Tribune
ATHENS: A former curator for the J. Paul Getty Museum was acquitted Tuesday of conspiring to acquire an ancient funerary wreath that Greek officials say was illegally removed from Greece about 15 years ago, judicial officials said...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/27/europe/getty.php
Court Dismisses Getty Curator Case
CNN
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A Greek court on Tuesday dismissed criminal charges against a former curator of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles accused of illegally obtaining a golden ancient wreath...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/27/getty.court.ap/
Greek Court Throws Out Case Against Former Getty Museum Curator
International Herald Tribune
ATHENS, Greece: A Greek court on Tuesday threw out criminal charges against a former curator of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles accused of illegally obtaining an ancient gold wreath...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/27/europe/EU-GEN-Greece-Antiquities-Smuggling.php
Case Against Former Getty Museum Curator Dropped In Greece - Summary
Earthtimes.org
Athens - A Greek court on Tuesday decided to drop the case against a former curator of the Los Angeles J. Paul Getty Museum who was charged with antiquities smuggling. The entire case against former curator Marion True was thrown out of court because a 10-year statute of limitations in the US had expired since the stolen antiquities first came to light...
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/148736.html
Former Curator Of Getty Museum On Trial for Antiquities Smuggling
Monsters And Critics
Athens - The former curator of Los Angeles' J Paul Getty Museum, Marion True, will go on trial for antiquities smuggling in Athens Tuesday...
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/news/article_1376609.php/Former_curator_of_Getty_museum_on_trial_for_antiquities_smuggling
Exclusive Pompeii Exhibition Unveiled At Melbourne Museum
Herald Sun
AN exclusive exhibition of the last dramatic hours of Pompeii is coming to Melbourne...
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22835733-2862,00.html
Russian Archaeologists Find Unique Mummies In Egypt
RIA Novosti
AL-FAYUM, November 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russian archaeologists have found well-preserved mummies in Egypt dating to the country's Ptolemaic era, the head of the Russian Academy of Science's Egyptology department announced on Tuesday...
http://en.rian.ru/culture/20071127/89857536.html
Olympic Digs Yield Historic Finds
BBC News
Valuable archeological finds have been unearthed on two Olympics 2012 sites...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7117040.stm
Earliest Chapters In Our National Story
Times Online
Three hundred years ago antiquaries were at the forefront of modernity. This odd paradox is captured in the Royal Academy’s exhibition marking the tercentenary of the Society of Antiquaries. The society is therefore the same age as Britain as a unitary state...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article2956681.ece
Four Adults Found On Roman Site
This Is Wiltshire
THE developer that owns the land in Staverton where Roman remains were discovered has revealed more details about the artefacts...
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.1860862.0.four_adults_found_on_roman_site.php
Roman Pottery And Coin Found At London's Olympic Park Site
International Herald Tribune
LONDON: Roman pottery and a coin from the Iron Age have been found on the site of the aquatics center planned for the London 2012 Olympic Games...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/28/sports/EU-SPT-OLY-London-2012-Archaeology.php
Archaeologists Find Roman Remains At Olympic Park
Building.co.uk
The discovery of fourth century pottery and a Roman coin on the 2012 site will not delay the construction programme...
http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=284&storycode=3101044&c=0
The article has a number of very good photos of Roman coins.
Clearance Reveals Roman Skeleton
This Is Hampshire
THE skeleton of a man, which was uncovered in Wherwell, dates from the Roman period...
http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/hampshirenews/display.var.1853199.0.clearance_reveals_roman_skeleton.php
1st Century Pool Uncovered On Roman Dig Site
ThinkSpain
A team of archaeologists led by Barcelona Autonomous University professor, Josep Guitart, has unearthed a cold water Roman swimming pool dating from between AD 40-60 during the reigns of Emperors Claudio and Nero...
http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/14117/1st-century-pool-uncovered-on-roman-dig-site
Greece Drops Charges Against Getty Curator Over Looted Golden Wreath
CBC.ca
A Greek court has dropped criminal charges against a former Los Angeles art curator on trial for illegally obtaining an artifact...
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/11/27/true-greece-court.html
Remains Of Ancient Synagogue With Unique Floor Mosaic Found In Galilee
Science Daily
ScienceDaily (Nov. 27, 2007) — Remains of an ancient synagogue from the Roman-Byzantine era have been revealed in excavations carried out in the Arbel National Park in the Galilee under the auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071121100831.htm
New stories as of 6:33 AM:
Ancient Thracian Script Found In Plovdiv
News.bg
Bulgaria is the land of the probably first letter script culture in the world - the one of Thracian- Besses, dated on XIII Century B.C...
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_1525551866
'Ad Infinitum: A Biography Of Latin'
Los Angeles Times
I spent a bit of Sunday night helping my 14-year-old son study for an upcoming quiz in his Latin class...
http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-rutten28nov28,0,2628515.story?coll=la-books-headlines
The article seems to be a cross between an editorial column and a book review. I couldn't easily find the information about the book however.
Greek Court Dismisses Case Against Ex-Curator
The New York Times
ATHENS, Nov. 27 — An appeals court here dismissed a criminal case on Tuesday against Marion True, a former curator for the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles who had been accused of conspiring to acquire an ancient gold wreath that Greece says was looted from its soil...
http://nytimes.com/2007/11/28/arts/design/28true.html?8dpc
Charges Are Dropped In Getty Case
Los Angeles Times
A Greek criminal court on Tuesday dismissed charges against former J. Paul Getty Museum antiquities curator Marion True for her role in the purchase of an illegally excavated golden funerary wreath...
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-getty28nov28,0,789009.story?coll=la-home-center
Why do so many papers file this in the 'entertainment' section?
Most Charges Dropped Against Curator
United Press International
ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A criminal court in Greece has dismissed the most serious charges against Marion True, the former U.S. museum curator accused of buying looted antiquities...
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/11/27/most_charges_dropped_against_curator/8317/
Ex-Curator Acquitted In Case Of Greek Relic
International Herald Tribune
ATHENS: A former curator for the J. Paul Getty Museum was acquitted Tuesday of conspiring to acquire an ancient funerary wreath that Greek officials say was illegally removed from Greece about 15 years ago, judicial officials said...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/27/europe/getty.php
Court Dismisses Getty Curator Case
CNN
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A Greek court on Tuesday dismissed criminal charges against a former curator of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles accused of illegally obtaining a golden ancient wreath...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/27/getty.court.ap/
Greek Court Throws Out Case Against Former Getty Museum Curator
International Herald Tribune
ATHENS, Greece: A Greek court on Tuesday threw out criminal charges against a former curator of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles accused of illegally obtaining an ancient gold wreath...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/27/europe/EU-GEN-Greece-Antiquities-Smuggling.php
Case Against Former Getty Museum Curator Dropped In Greece - Summary
Earthtimes.org
Athens - A Greek court on Tuesday decided to drop the case against a former curator of the Los Angeles J. Paul Getty Museum who was charged with antiquities smuggling. The entire case against former curator Marion True was thrown out of court because a 10-year statute of limitations in the US had expired since the stolen antiquities first came to light...
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/148736.html
Former Curator Of Getty Museum On Trial for Antiquities Smuggling
Monsters And Critics
Athens - The former curator of Los Angeles' J Paul Getty Museum, Marion True, will go on trial for antiquities smuggling in Athens Tuesday...
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/news/article_1376609.php/Former_curator_of_Getty_museum_on_trial_for_antiquities_smuggling
Exclusive Pompeii Exhibition Unveiled At Melbourne Museum
Herald Sun
AN exclusive exhibition of the last dramatic hours of Pompeii is coming to Melbourne...
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22835733-2862,00.html
Russian Archaeologists Find Unique Mummies In Egypt
RIA Novosti
AL-FAYUM, November 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russian archaeologists have found well-preserved mummies in Egypt dating to the country's Ptolemaic era, the head of the Russian Academy of Science's Egyptology department announced on Tuesday...
http://en.rian.ru/culture/20071127/89857536.html
Olympic Digs Yield Historic Finds
BBC News
Valuable archeological finds have been unearthed on two Olympics 2012 sites...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7117040.stm
Earliest Chapters In Our National Story
Times Online
Three hundred years ago antiquaries were at the forefront of modernity. This odd paradox is captured in the Royal Academy’s exhibition marking the tercentenary of the Society of Antiquaries. The society is therefore the same age as Britain as a unitary state...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article2956681.ece
Four Adults Found On Roman Site
This Is Wiltshire
THE developer that owns the land in Staverton where Roman remains were discovered has revealed more details about the artefacts...
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.1860862.0.four_adults_found_on_roman_site.php
Roman Pottery And Coin Found At London's Olympic Park Site
International Herald Tribune
LONDON: Roman pottery and a coin from the Iron Age have been found on the site of the aquatics center planned for the London 2012 Olympic Games...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/28/sports/EU-SPT-OLY-London-2012-Archaeology.php
Archaeologists Find Roman Remains At Olympic Park
Building.co.uk
The discovery of fourth century pottery and a Roman coin on the 2012 site will not delay the construction programme...
http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=284&storycode=3101044&c=0
The article has a number of very good photos of Roman coins.
Clearance Reveals Roman Skeleton
This Is Hampshire
THE skeleton of a man, which was uncovered in Wherwell, dates from the Roman period...
http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/hampshirenews/display.var.1853199.0.clearance_reveals_roman_skeleton.php
1st Century Pool Uncovered On Roman Dig Site
ThinkSpain
A team of archaeologists led by Barcelona Autonomous University professor, Josep Guitart, has unearthed a cold water Roman swimming pool dating from between AD 40-60 during the reigns of Emperors Claudio and Nero...
http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/14117/1st-century-pool-uncovered-on-roman-dig-site
Greece Drops Charges Against Getty Curator Over Looted Golden Wreath
CBC.ca
A Greek court has dropped criminal charges against a former Los Angeles art curator on trial for illegally obtaining an artifact...
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/11/27/true-greece-court.html
Remains Of Ancient Synagogue With Unique Floor Mosaic Found In Galilee
Science Daily
ScienceDaily (Nov. 27, 2007) — Remains of an ancient synagogue from the Roman-Byzantine era have been revealed in excavations carried out in the Arbel National Park in the Galilee under the auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071121100831.htm
Thursday, November 15, 2007
November 15th News
There's a lot of stories so far today. Ranging from Britain to Syria, discoveries have been made all over the ancient map.
New stories as of 8:54 AM:
New Outbreak Of Map Pilfering In Ministry Library
Expatica
Madrid - The Foreign Ministry says that almost 300 "highly valued" books, some of them more than 400 years old, have been stolen or lost from its library in recent years. Police sources say that thieves have taken advantage of poor security at the 17th-century Ministry building in Madrid that houses the collection...
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=45990
Roman Road, Bath Unearthed Near Jewish Temple Site
Reuters India
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a second century terraced street and bath house which provide vital clues about the layout of Roman Jerusalem...
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-30523520071115
Roman Cemetery Found In Syria
Press TV
Syrian archeologists have unearthed an ancient Roman cemetery, which dates back to the 3rd century A.D near the capital of Damascus...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=31184§ionid=3510212
Discovered: 1,700-Year-Old Cemetery
IOL
Damascus - Archaeologists have unearthed a Roman-era cemetery dating from the 3rd century AD in northeast Syria, one of several recent archaeological discoveries in the history-rich country, a government newspaper reported on Thursday...
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20071115132250960C902476
Roman Street Uncovered In Western Wall Tunnels
Jerusalem Post
The remains of an ancient terraced street dating back to the Roman Period have been uncovered in the Western Wall tunnels, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday...
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1195036609635&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Archaeologists Discover 1,700-Year-Old Roman-Era Cemetery In Northeast Syria
International Herald Tribune
DAMASCUS, Syria: Archeologists have unearthed a Roman-era cemetery dating from the 3rd century A.D. in northeast Syria, one of several recent archaeological discoveries in the history-rich country, a government newspaper reported Thursday...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/15/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Archaeology.php
'Time Team' Dig Into Village Past
Buxton Advertiser
HISTORIANS are attempting to unlock the secrets of a Peak District site which is once thought to have been the location of a medieval hospital...
http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/hopevalley/Time-Team-diginto-village-past.3487217.jp
King Tut's Gold-Laden Show Rolls Into London: Martin Gayford
Bloomberg
Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- After much hubbub, ``Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs'' opens its doors today at the O2 in London. The inevitable question is: does this traveling display of the boy ruler's funeral regalia really deserve all the fuss? The brief answer is, yes it probably does...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=ati37vPE64B8&refer=muse
Syria Finds Second Century Skeletons, Statues
Middle East Online
DAMASCUS - Syrian archaeologists have uncovered a 2nd century necropolis and statues in the central town of Palmyra, along with several skeletons, museum director Walid Assaad said on Thursday...
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=23107
Southgate Site Gives Up Secrets
The Bath Chronicle
Archaeologists working within the new SouthGate site have uncovered human remains believed to be the oldest ever found in Bath.They have found an upper arm bone believed to belong to one of the earliest inhabitants in the area...
http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=163490&command=displayContent&sourceNode=163316&contentPK=18967909&folderPk=89126&pNodeId=163047
Eco-Ruin 'Felled Early Society'
BBC News
One of Western Europe's earliest known urban societies may have sown the seeds of its own downfall, a study suggests...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7093685.stm
New stories as of 8:54 AM:
New Outbreak Of Map Pilfering In Ministry Library
Expatica
Madrid - The Foreign Ministry says that almost 300 "highly valued" books, some of them more than 400 years old, have been stolen or lost from its library in recent years. Police sources say that thieves have taken advantage of poor security at the 17th-century Ministry building in Madrid that houses the collection...
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=45990
Roman Road, Bath Unearthed Near Jewish Temple Site
Reuters India
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a second century terraced street and bath house which provide vital clues about the layout of Roman Jerusalem...
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-30523520071115
Roman Cemetery Found In Syria
Press TV
Syrian archeologists have unearthed an ancient Roman cemetery, which dates back to the 3rd century A.D near the capital of Damascus...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=31184§ionid=3510212
Discovered: 1,700-Year-Old Cemetery
IOL
Damascus - Archaeologists have unearthed a Roman-era cemetery dating from the 3rd century AD in northeast Syria, one of several recent archaeological discoveries in the history-rich country, a government newspaper reported on Thursday...
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20071115132250960C902476
Roman Street Uncovered In Western Wall Tunnels
Jerusalem Post
The remains of an ancient terraced street dating back to the Roman Period have been uncovered in the Western Wall tunnels, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday...
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1195036609635&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Archaeologists Discover 1,700-Year-Old Roman-Era Cemetery In Northeast Syria
International Herald Tribune
DAMASCUS, Syria: Archeologists have unearthed a Roman-era cemetery dating from the 3rd century A.D. in northeast Syria, one of several recent archaeological discoveries in the history-rich country, a government newspaper reported Thursday...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/15/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Archaeology.php
'Time Team' Dig Into Village Past
Buxton Advertiser
HISTORIANS are attempting to unlock the secrets of a Peak District site which is once thought to have been the location of a medieval hospital...
http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/hopevalley/Time-Team-diginto-village-past.3487217.jp
King Tut's Gold-Laden Show Rolls Into London: Martin Gayford
Bloomberg
Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- After much hubbub, ``Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs'' opens its doors today at the O2 in London. The inevitable question is: does this traveling display of the boy ruler's funeral regalia really deserve all the fuss? The brief answer is, yes it probably does...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=ati37vPE64B8&refer=muse
Syria Finds Second Century Skeletons, Statues
Middle East Online
DAMASCUS - Syrian archaeologists have uncovered a 2nd century necropolis and statues in the central town of Palmyra, along with several skeletons, museum director Walid Assaad said on Thursday...
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=23107
Southgate Site Gives Up Secrets
The Bath Chronicle
Archaeologists working within the new SouthGate site have uncovered human remains believed to be the oldest ever found in Bath.They have found an upper arm bone believed to belong to one of the earliest inhabitants in the area...
http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=163490&command=displayContent&sourceNode=163316&contentPK=18967909&folderPk=89126&pNodeId=163047
Eco-Ruin 'Felled Early Society'
BBC News
One of Western Europe's earliest known urban societies may have sown the seeds of its own downfall, a study suggests...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7093685.stm
Friday, November 9, 2007
November 9th News
There's some interesting new stories today, as well as updates on older ones.
New stories as of 6:24 AM:
Two Ancient Maps Stolen From Spain Returned By FBI
Earthtimes.org
Washington, Nov 9 - FBI has turned over to Spain two of the world maps from Ptolemy's 'Geographia' that were stolen from Madrid's National Library in August, the Spanish news agency EFE said...
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/139162.html
Lebanon Through The Ages Part II: Medieval Lebanon
Bits Of News
Gone were the days of the mighty Phoenician city-states; by the end of the 600s CE, Lebanon lay shattered by natural disasters and neglected at the outer edges of the slowly-crumbling Byzantine Empire...
http://www.bitsofnews.com/content/view/6422/
Tron Revamp Unearths 'Treasure Chest'
The Scotsman
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed centuries-old remains of shops, tenements and cobblestones under the Royal Mile...
http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=1781842007
<> - New Book Tells The Untold Secret Of Egyptian Mummies
Exduco.net
A new book due to be launched tonight (Thursday) tells the untold secrets of Manchester's answer to Tutankhamen: the "Two Brothers" - a pair of 4,000-year-old ancient Egyptian mummies at The Manchester Museum...
http://www.exduco.net/news.php?id=2567
Iraq Asks Britain To Return Hundreds Of Missing Artifacts
Azzaman In English
The government has asked British authorities to hand over to the Iraq Museum 654 priceless archaeological pieces that went missing shortly after U.S. invasion troops landed in Baghdad in 2003...
http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news%5C2007-11-8%5Ckurd.htm
Royal Seal Indicates Biblical Queen Jezebel's Power
Fox News
Jezebel, the queen whose name became synonymous with all things lewd and wicked, probably wielded a fair bit of power in ancient Israel, suggests a stone document seal newly traced to the Biblical "bad girl."...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,309761,00.html
New stories as of 6:24 AM:
Two Ancient Maps Stolen From Spain Returned By FBI
Earthtimes.org
Washington, Nov 9 - FBI has turned over to Spain two of the world maps from Ptolemy's 'Geographia' that were stolen from Madrid's National Library in August, the Spanish news agency EFE said...
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/139162.html
Lebanon Through The Ages Part II: Medieval Lebanon
Bits Of News
Gone were the days of the mighty Phoenician city-states; by the end of the 600s CE, Lebanon lay shattered by natural disasters and neglected at the outer edges of the slowly-crumbling Byzantine Empire...
http://www.bitsofnews.com/content/view/6422/
Tron Revamp Unearths 'Treasure Chest'
The Scotsman
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed centuries-old remains of shops, tenements and cobblestones under the Royal Mile...
http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=1781842007
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Exduco.net
A new book due to be launched tonight (Thursday) tells the untold secrets of Manchester's answer to Tutankhamen: the "Two Brothers" - a pair of 4,000-year-old ancient Egyptian mummies at The Manchester Museum...
http://www.exduco.net/news.php?id=2567
Iraq Asks Britain To Return Hundreds Of Missing Artifacts
Azzaman In English
The government has asked British authorities to hand over to the Iraq Museum 654 priceless archaeological pieces that went missing shortly after U.S. invasion troops landed in Baghdad in 2003...
http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news%5C2007-11-8%5Ckurd.htm
Royal Seal Indicates Biblical Queen Jezebel's Power
Fox News
Jezebel, the queen whose name became synonymous with all things lewd and wicked, probably wielded a fair bit of power in ancient Israel, suggests a stone document seal newly traced to the Biblical "bad girl."...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,309761,00.html
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
October 17th News
Three new stories this early in the morning. There should be more later.
New stories as of 6:02 AM:
Ancient Greeks Got It Right
ABC News
Mark Schiefsky has spent years studying ancient Greek manuscripts, trying to figure out how some of the earliest geeks produced mechanical devices that were at least as important to them as computers are to us...
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3738174&page=1
Thief of Ancient Spanish Maps Caught In Argentina
Monsters & Critics
Madrid - A man suspected of stealing valuable ancient maps and other documents from Spain's National Library has given himself up to police in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, library director Milagros del Corral said Wednesday in Madrid...
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/americas/news/article_1366077.php/Thief_of_ancient_Spanish_maps_caught_in_Argentina
Aswan Obelisk Quarry More Than Meets The Eye
Science Daily
The unfinished Obelisk Quarry in Aswan, Egypt, has a canal that may have connected to the Nile and allowed the large stone monuments to float to their permanent locations, according to an international team of researchers. This canal, however, may be allowing salts from ground water to seep into what has been the best preserved example of obelisk quarrying in Egypt...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071016131326.htm
New stories as of 6:02 AM:
Ancient Greeks Got It Right
ABC News
Mark Schiefsky has spent years studying ancient Greek manuscripts, trying to figure out how some of the earliest geeks produced mechanical devices that were at least as important to them as computers are to us...
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3738174&page=1
Thief of Ancient Spanish Maps Caught In Argentina
Monsters & Critics
Madrid - A man suspected of stealing valuable ancient maps and other documents from Spain's National Library has given himself up to police in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, library director Milagros del Corral said Wednesday in Madrid...
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/americas/news/article_1366077.php/Thief_of_ancient_Spanish_maps_caught_in_Argentina
Aswan Obelisk Quarry More Than Meets The Eye
Science Daily
The unfinished Obelisk Quarry in Aswan, Egypt, has a canal that may have connected to the Nile and allowed the large stone monuments to float to their permanent locations, according to an international team of researchers. This canal, however, may be allowing salts from ground water to seep into what has been the best preserved example of obelisk quarrying in Egypt...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071016131326.htm
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
October 9th News
I took yesterday off, and am back, refreshed today. There's a range of interesting new stories as well.
New stories as of 9:58 AM:
FBI Recover Priceless Map Stolen From National Library
Expatica
MADRID - The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has located an ancient world map stolen from Spain's National Library along with other extremely valuable documents in August, the daily El Pais reported Tuesday...
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=44766
Catapults Invented Before Theory Explained Them
Live Science
Ancient Greek craftsmen didn't need fancy math to cobble together the first catapult, a new study of ancient texts suggests. Archimedes' laws and theories just helped make the weapon better...
http://www.livescience.com/history/071009-first-catapult.html
Greek Museum Hopes For Return Of Elgin Marbles
Evening Echo
A state-of-the art museum that Greeks hope will persuade Britain to return the Elgin Marbles will start the operation to transfer priceless artefacts from the Acropolis this weekend...
http://www.eveningecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=15242468&p=y5z4z5y4&n=15242556
Rome Celebrates Its Stage History
BBC News
The first exhibition devoted entirely to Roman theatre has opened in the ruins of the Colosseum in Rome...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7033626.stm
Time Team Joins The Dig
Hereford Times
A television crew is helping to uncover the secrets of an iron age hill fort...
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/latest/display.var.1745129.0.time_team_joins_the_dig.php
Ancient Tomb Of Young Lovers Excavated In Turkey
The Hindu
ANKARA, (Xinhua): Turkish archaeologists discovered a tomb of a young couple locked in an embrace during their work in Turkey' southeastern Turkey, local Today's Zaman reported on Monday...
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200710090356.htm
'Europe's Oldest City' Is Found
The Independent
Archaeologists in Spain's southern port of Cadiz believe they have found remains which prove that it is Europe's oldest inhabited city – Phoenician Gadir, or Gades in Roman times...
http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article3041063.ece
Archaeologists Uncover Wall Painting Believed To Be From 11th Century BC, In North Syria
International Herald Tribune
DAMASCUS, Syria: Archeologists discovered a wall painting believed to be from the 11th century B.C. in northern Syria, the country's official news agency, SANA, reported Monday...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/08/africa/ME-GEN-Syrian-Painting-Discovered.php
Parthian Fort Found In Western Iran
Press TV
Archaeologists have recently discovered a Parthian fort while excavating the post-Sassanid Kalan Dam, in the Iranian city of Malayer...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=26317§ionid=351020105
Unearthing Rome's King
Times Online
Italian archeologists have uncovered the ruins of a 2,700 year old sanctuary which they say provides the first physical evidence of Rome at the time of Numa Pompilius, Rome’s legendary second king, in the 8th century BC...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article2617180.ece
Syrian Archaeologists Uncover 11th-Century BC Painting
Digital Journal
A painting believed to date from the 11th century BC has been uncovered by archaeologists in northern Syria, the country's official news agency SANA reported Monday...
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/238519/Syrian_archaeologists_uncover_11th_century_BC_painting
New stories as of 9:58 AM:
FBI Recover Priceless Map Stolen From National Library
Expatica
MADRID - The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has located an ancient world map stolen from Spain's National Library along with other extremely valuable documents in August, the daily El Pais reported Tuesday...
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=44766
Catapults Invented Before Theory Explained Them
Live Science
Ancient Greek craftsmen didn't need fancy math to cobble together the first catapult, a new study of ancient texts suggests. Archimedes' laws and theories just helped make the weapon better...
http://www.livescience.com/history/071009-first-catapult.html
Greek Museum Hopes For Return Of Elgin Marbles
Evening Echo
A state-of-the art museum that Greeks hope will persuade Britain to return the Elgin Marbles will start the operation to transfer priceless artefacts from the Acropolis this weekend...
http://www.eveningecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=15242468&p=y5z4z5y4&n=15242556
Rome Celebrates Its Stage History
BBC News
The first exhibition devoted entirely to Roman theatre has opened in the ruins of the Colosseum in Rome...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7033626.stm
Time Team Joins The Dig
Hereford Times
A television crew is helping to uncover the secrets of an iron age hill fort...
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/latest/display.var.1745129.0.time_team_joins_the_dig.php
Ancient Tomb Of Young Lovers Excavated In Turkey
The Hindu
ANKARA, (Xinhua): Turkish archaeologists discovered a tomb of a young couple locked in an embrace during their work in Turkey' southeastern Turkey, local Today's Zaman reported on Monday...
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200710090356.htm
'Europe's Oldest City' Is Found
The Independent
Archaeologists in Spain's southern port of Cadiz believe they have found remains which prove that it is Europe's oldest inhabited city – Phoenician Gadir, or Gades in Roman times...
http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article3041063.ece
Archaeologists Uncover Wall Painting Believed To Be From 11th Century BC, In North Syria
International Herald Tribune
DAMASCUS, Syria: Archeologists discovered a wall painting believed to be from the 11th century B.C. in northern Syria, the country's official news agency, SANA, reported Monday...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/08/africa/ME-GEN-Syrian-Painting-Discovered.php
Parthian Fort Found In Western Iran
Press TV
Archaeologists have recently discovered a Parthian fort while excavating the post-Sassanid Kalan Dam, in the Iranian city of Malayer...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=26317§ionid=351020105
Unearthing Rome's King
Times Online
Italian archeologists have uncovered the ruins of a 2,700 year old sanctuary which they say provides the first physical evidence of Rome at the time of Numa Pompilius, Rome’s legendary second king, in the 8th century BC...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article2617180.ece
Syrian Archaeologists Uncover 11th-Century BC Painting
Digital Journal
A painting believed to date from the 11th century BC has been uncovered by archaeologists in northern Syria, the country's official news agency SANA reported Monday...
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/238519/Syrian_archaeologists_uncover_11th_century_BC_painting
Thursday, September 6, 2007
September 6th News
Today there's both new stories and stories which have been published over the last couple of days being re-printed in new places.
New stories as of 10:24 AM:
Cyprus To Seek Ancient Shipwrecks
Reuters UK
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus is to launch sea surveys in an area where dozens of vessels led by warring successors to Alexander the Great are believed to have sunk in battle for control over the island in 306 BC...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUKPAR65915620070906
Also published at:
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnB511301.html
Ancient Beehives Are Found In Israel
United Press International
TEL REHOV, Israel, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Israeli archaeologists discovered evidence of what are believed to have been the first beehives in the ancient Near East...
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2007/09/06/ancient_beehives_are_found_in_israel/7137/
Ancient First Beehives Discovered
In The News
Archaeologists have uncovered the first apiary (beehive colony) from the biblical period, proving Israel really was the 'land of milk and honey'...
http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/science/ancient-first-beehives-discovered-$1131507.htm
Road Plan Goes Ahead Over Ribbon
BBC News
Council leaders have said they will go ahead with plans to build a road over a 4,000-year-old group of stones...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/6982127.stm
Council Claims 'Win Win Solution' For Rotherwas Ribbon
24 Dash
Herefordshire Council confirmed today (Thursday) what it called a ‘win win solution’ to protect the Rotherwas Ribbon archaeological find, explore opportunities for tourism and safeguard the jobs and businesses that depend on the new Rotherwas access road...
http://www.24dash.com/localgovernment/27203.htm
Roman Wreck May Point To Massive Battle
IOL
Nicosia - A shipwreck from the imperial Roman era, found off Cyprus, could lead to the discovery of vessels sunk in antiquity's largest naval engagement, the Battle of Salamis in 306 BC, said an official statement on Thursday...
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20070906152939247C415616
Archaeologists Find Remains of Sky-Disc People In Germany
EUX.TV
Goseck, Germany (dpa) Archaeologists digging at the place where an amazing Bronze Age disc was found in Germany have turned up a body and remains of a Stone Age building, adding to the riddle around one of the world's biggest archaeological sensations of the past decade...
http://www.eux.tv/article.aspx?articleId=14001
Roman Galleon From First Century BC Found In Bay of Cartagena
New Kerala
Madrid, Sept 6 : Archaeologists have found a Roman galleon dating back to the first century BC, in near-immaculate condition in the Bay of Cartagena, in Spain...
http://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=57875
Crackers: Vikings' ABCs
Malta Independent Online
The Vikings are considered to have been accomplished seafarers and warriors, but did you know that they also had their own alphabet? Known as the futhark, it consisted of 16 characters or letters called runes...
http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=56988
Three Millenia Old Bee Hives Found
Press TV
Archaeologists have discovered 3,000-year-old undamaged beehives, which they believe are the oldest evidence of a beekeeping industry...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=21997§ionid=3510208
Roman Ship Found In Cartagena
Think Spain
A Roman boat in near-immaculate condition has been dredged up from the bay of Cartagena. Archaeologists say the find dates back to the first century B.C...
http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/13694
New stories as of 10:24 AM:
Cyprus To Seek Ancient Shipwrecks
Reuters UK
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus is to launch sea surveys in an area where dozens of vessels led by warring successors to Alexander the Great are believed to have sunk in battle for control over the island in 306 BC...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUKPAR65915620070906
Also published at:
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnB511301.html
Ancient Beehives Are Found In Israel
United Press International
TEL REHOV, Israel, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Israeli archaeologists discovered evidence of what are believed to have been the first beehives in the ancient Near East...
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2007/09/06/ancient_beehives_are_found_in_israel/7137/
Ancient First Beehives Discovered
In The News
Archaeologists have uncovered the first apiary (beehive colony) from the biblical period, proving Israel really was the 'land of milk and honey'...
http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/science/ancient-first-beehives-discovered-$1131507.htm
Road Plan Goes Ahead Over Ribbon
BBC News
Council leaders have said they will go ahead with plans to build a road over a 4,000-year-old group of stones...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/6982127.stm
Council Claims 'Win Win Solution' For Rotherwas Ribbon
24 Dash
Herefordshire Council confirmed today (Thursday) what it called a ‘win win solution’ to protect the Rotherwas Ribbon archaeological find, explore opportunities for tourism and safeguard the jobs and businesses that depend on the new Rotherwas access road...
http://www.24dash.com/localgovernment/27203.htm
Roman Wreck May Point To Massive Battle
IOL
Nicosia - A shipwreck from the imperial Roman era, found off Cyprus, could lead to the discovery of vessels sunk in antiquity's largest naval engagement, the Battle of Salamis in 306 BC, said an official statement on Thursday...
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20070906152939247C415616
Archaeologists Find Remains of Sky-Disc People In Germany
EUX.TV
Goseck, Germany (dpa) Archaeologists digging at the place where an amazing Bronze Age disc was found in Germany have turned up a body and remains of a Stone Age building, adding to the riddle around one of the world's biggest archaeological sensations of the past decade...
http://www.eux.tv/article.aspx?articleId=14001
Roman Galleon From First Century BC Found In Bay of Cartagena
New Kerala
Madrid, Sept 6 : Archaeologists have found a Roman galleon dating back to the first century BC, in near-immaculate condition in the Bay of Cartagena, in Spain...
http://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=57875
Crackers: Vikings' ABCs
Malta Independent Online
The Vikings are considered to have been accomplished seafarers and warriors, but did you know that they also had their own alphabet? Known as the futhark, it consisted of 16 characters or letters called runes...
http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=56988
Three Millenia Old Bee Hives Found
Press TV
Archaeologists have discovered 3,000-year-old undamaged beehives, which they believe are the oldest evidence of a beekeeping industry...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=21997§ionid=3510208
Roman Ship Found In Cartagena
Think Spain
A Roman boat in near-immaculate condition has been dredged up from the bay of Cartagena. Archaeologists say the find dates back to the first century B.C...
http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/13694
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Friday, August 17, 2007
August 17th News
It's a slow day today, or at least it seems that way.
New stories as of 1:46 PM:
Ancient Calpe Surfaces
Round Town News
This summer dozens of students from all over Europe visited the Marina Alta town to toil in the sunshine as volunteer labour for the residential experts. Work took place on the slopes of the famous Penon de Ifach landmark -where remains of a 4th Century church has been discovered along with artefacts of a community dating back to 700 BC - and surrounding site of the Queen's Baths...
http://www.roundtownnews.co.uk/content/view/12224/34/
Volunteer Archaeologists Unearth An Ancient Tomb In Italy
International Herald Tribune
CASENOVOLE, Italy: The Etruscan tomb was hidden in such a remote corner of Tuscany that Andrea Marcocci, the archeology student who had identified it about a decade ago, was not very worried that anyone else would stumble upon it...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/17/europe/tuscany.php
Artefact May Have Been Smuggled Abroad
United Press International
ROME, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The search for an ancient third statue is picking up 35 years after the Riace bronzes were rescued from their watery resting place, Italian authorities said...
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/08/17/artifact_may_have_been_smuggled_abroad/5737/
Ancient Tablet Vouches For Biblical King
Discovery News
Aug. 16, 2007 — Non-biblical evidence for individuals named in the Bible is rare, particularly for people who were not royals. But an ancient Babylonian tablet provides further proof that a king and his servant — both named in the Book of Jeremiah — existed in the 6th century B.C...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/08/16/tablet_his.html?category=history&guid=20070816151500
New stories as of 1:46 PM:
Ancient Calpe Surfaces
Round Town News
This summer dozens of students from all over Europe visited the Marina Alta town to toil in the sunshine as volunteer labour for the residential experts. Work took place on the slopes of the famous Penon de Ifach landmark -where remains of a 4th Century church has been discovered along with artefacts of a community dating back to 700 BC - and surrounding site of the Queen's Baths...
http://www.roundtownnews.co.uk/content/view/12224/34/
Volunteer Archaeologists Unearth An Ancient Tomb In Italy
International Herald Tribune
CASENOVOLE, Italy: The Etruscan tomb was hidden in such a remote corner of Tuscany that Andrea Marcocci, the archeology student who had identified it about a decade ago, was not very worried that anyone else would stumble upon it...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/17/europe/tuscany.php
Artefact May Have Been Smuggled Abroad
United Press International
ROME, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The search for an ancient third statue is picking up 35 years after the Riace bronzes were rescued from their watery resting place, Italian authorities said...
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/08/17/artifact_may_have_been_smuggled_abroad/5737/
Ancient Tablet Vouches For Biblical King
Discovery News
Aug. 16, 2007 — Non-biblical evidence for individuals named in the Bible is rare, particularly for people who were not royals. But an ancient Babylonian tablet provides further proof that a king and his servant — both named in the Book of Jeremiah — existed in the 6th century B.C...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/08/16/tablet_his.html?category=history&guid=20070816151500
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
August 8th News
Getting an earlier than usual start today and there's lots of news.
New stories as of 8:51 PM:
Restoration of Ancient Malatya City Walls To Start This Month
Today's Zaman
The restoration of Malatya’s celebrated city walls, built in the time of Byzantine Emperor Justinian (522-565), is scheduled to start this month...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=118954
Photo In The News: Giant Statue Of Roman Emperor Discovered
National Geographic News
August 8, 2007—Some people are larger than life. Others simply want to be carved that way...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070808-rome-statue.html
English Less Diverse than 1,000 Years Ago, DNA Study Finds
National Geographic News
English people are less genetically diverse today than they were in the days of the Vikings, possibly due to two deadly plagues that swept their country centuries ago, a new study says...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070808-england-dna.html
Queen Nefertiti: More Than A Pretty Face
Expatica
German scientists have discovered that the world's most beautiful woman allowed herself to be sculpted with wrinkles to appear more beautiful...
New stories as of 8:45 AM:
Archaeologists Unearth Tomb Near Bulgarian Town Of Sozopol
Sofia Echo
A National History Museum (NHM) archaeological expedition has discovered a tomb near the Bulgarian coastal town of Sozopol, NHM said on August 7, according to Bulgarian news agency BTA...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeologists-unearth-tomb-near-bulgarian-town-of-sozopol/id_24271/catid_66
Turning A New Leaf In An Ancient Land
Globe and Mail
POMPEII, ITALY — To visitors, Pompeii is a fascinating outdoor museum in the form of a dead city...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070808.wlpompeii08/BNStory/lifeFoodWine/home
Archaeological Dig Finds Roman Coins And Games
Northhamton Chronicle & Echo
A new dig at an ancient archaeological site has found Roman artefacts and musket balls fired during the English Civil War...
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news?articleid=3093060
Fight On To Save Stone Age Atlantis
BBC News
A race against time is under way to try to save a Stone Age settlement found buried at the bottom of the sea in the Solent...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6928293.stm
Medieval Finds At Stag Lane
HemelToday
Excited archaeologists have unearthed historical remains that could delay the building of a controversial new housing development in Berkhamsted...
http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/berkhamsted-news?articleid=3093563
Archaeologists Set To Dig For History
EveningStar24
THESE foundations might be all that remain of some of Ipswich's oldest buildings...
http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/news/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=IPED08%20Aug%202007%2011%3A56%3A50%3A260
La Azohia Building Site Uncovers Roman Find
Typically Spanish
The remains are said to be of a salt fish factory dating from the fourth century BC...
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_11901.shtml
Ancient Burial Site Halts Work On New EK Sports Complex
icLanarkshire
WORK on a section of a multi-million pound sports development has been brought to a standstill following the discovery of a prehistoric burial site...
http://iclanarkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/eknews/news/tm_headline=ancient-burial-site-halts-work-on-new-ek-sports-complex&method=full&objectid=19589525&siteid=50144-name_page.html
Stone Age Site Surfaces After 8000 Years
Science Daily
Science Daily — Excavations of an underwater Stone Age archaeological settlement dating back 8000 years took place at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton between 30 July – 3 August 2007...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070805133952.htm
New stories as of 8:51 PM:
Restoration of Ancient Malatya City Walls To Start This Month
Today's Zaman
The restoration of Malatya’s celebrated city walls, built in the time of Byzantine Emperor Justinian (522-565), is scheduled to start this month...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=118954
Photo In The News: Giant Statue Of Roman Emperor Discovered
National Geographic News
August 8, 2007—Some people are larger than life. Others simply want to be carved that way...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070808-rome-statue.html
English Less Diverse than 1,000 Years Ago, DNA Study Finds
National Geographic News
English people are less genetically diverse today than they were in the days of the Vikings, possibly due to two deadly plagues that swept their country centuries ago, a new study says...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070808-england-dna.html
Queen Nefertiti: More Than A Pretty Face
Expatica
German scientists have discovered that the world's most beautiful woman allowed herself to be sculpted with wrinkles to appear more beautiful...
New stories as of 8:45 AM:
Archaeologists Unearth Tomb Near Bulgarian Town Of Sozopol
Sofia Echo
A National History Museum (NHM) archaeological expedition has discovered a tomb near the Bulgarian coastal town of Sozopol, NHM said on August 7, according to Bulgarian news agency BTA...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeologists-unearth-tomb-near-bulgarian-town-of-sozopol/id_24271/catid_66
Turning A New Leaf In An Ancient Land
Globe and Mail
POMPEII, ITALY — To visitors, Pompeii is a fascinating outdoor museum in the form of a dead city...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070808.wlpompeii08/BNStory/lifeFoodWine/home
Archaeological Dig Finds Roman Coins And Games
Northhamton Chronicle & Echo
A new dig at an ancient archaeological site has found Roman artefacts and musket balls fired during the English Civil War...
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news?articleid=3093060
Fight On To Save Stone Age Atlantis
BBC News
A race against time is under way to try to save a Stone Age settlement found buried at the bottom of the sea in the Solent...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6928293.stm
Medieval Finds At Stag Lane
HemelToday
Excited archaeologists have unearthed historical remains that could delay the building of a controversial new housing development in Berkhamsted...
http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/berkhamsted-news?articleid=3093563
Archaeologists Set To Dig For History
EveningStar24
THESE foundations might be all that remain of some of Ipswich's oldest buildings...
http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/news/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=IPED08%20Aug%202007%2011%3A56%3A50%3A260
La Azohia Building Site Uncovers Roman Find
Typically Spanish
The remains are said to be of a salt fish factory dating from the fourth century BC...
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_11901.shtml
Ancient Burial Site Halts Work On New EK Sports Complex
icLanarkshire
WORK on a section of a multi-million pound sports development has been brought to a standstill following the discovery of a prehistoric burial site...
http://iclanarkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/eknews/news/tm_headline=ancient-burial-site-halts-work-on-new-ek-sports-complex&method=full&objectid=19589525&siteid=50144-name_page.html
Stone Age Site Surfaces After 8000 Years
Science Daily
Science Daily — Excavations of an underwater Stone Age archaeological settlement dating back 8000 years took place at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton between 30 July – 3 August 2007...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070805133952.htm
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
July 31 News
Tomorrow's news may well be posted quite late. For a couple of reasons, I'm not going to have internet access for most of the day. There's lots of stories today, and most of them are new ones.
New stories as of 11:21 AM:
Excavations Uncover New Data On Ancient Kingdom Of Paphos
Financial Mirror
New data on the history of the ancient kingdom of Paphos are forthcoming as a result of the archaeological field project conducted by the Archaeological Research Unit of the University of Cyprus at Kouklia-Palaepaphos since last year...
http://www.financialmirror.com/more_news.php?id=7825&nt=Politics
Archaeologists Excavate Ancient Tannery
Washington Post
ROME -- Archaeologists excavating an ancient tannery believed to be the largest ever found in Rome said Tuesday they might need to move the entire work site, which is being threatened by railroad construction...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/31/AR2007073100916.html
Also published at:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1103AP_Italy_Ancient_Tannery.html
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/31/ap3971688.html
http://www.localnewswatch.com/jordanfalls/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=139534
http://www.newsone.ca/hinesbergjournal/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=31337
http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20070731/API/707310721&cachetime=5
http://www.townhall.com/news/world/2007/07/31/archaeologists_excavate_ancient_tannery
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-07-31-italy-tannery-threatened_N.htm
Archaeologists In Rome Dig Up Ancient Tannery
International Herald Tribune
ROME: An ancient tannery that is being dug up in Rome — believed to be the largest ever found in the capital — is threatened by railway construction, and archaeologists said Tuesday they might need to move the entire complex...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/31/europe/EU-GEN-Italy-Ancient-Tannery.php
Los Angeles Times: Getty, Italy Reopen Talks On Antiquities
Fanoinforma
Days before a threatened cultural embargo was scheduled to take effect, the J. Paul Getty Museum has resumed negotiations with the Italian government over 46 of the museum's disputed antiquities — opening the door to a possible agreement...
http://www.fanoinforma.it/leggi.php?art_ID=3054&sottocategoria=Cronache
Also published at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-getty31jul31,1,839680.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california&ctrack=1&cset=true
San Fulgencio's Archaeological Excavations Of Iberian Temple
The Leader Online
On 9th July this year archaeological excavations were implemented in San Fulgencio on the early Iberian settlement of ‘La Escuera’ located close to camino del Convenio on urbanisation La Marina...
http://www.costablancaleader.com/news/article.php?article_id=12362&article_section_id=1
Getty Officials, Italian Government Resume Talks
CBS2
(CBS) LOS ANGELES Officials with the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Italian government have resumed negotiations concerning 46 of the museum's disputed antiquities, it was reported Tuesday...
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_212123653.html
Italian PM Vows To Reopen Ancient Road Between Canterbury And Rome
New Kerala
London, July 31 : Italian Prime MInister Romano Prodi has vowed to reopen the ancient road between Canterbury and Rome, saying it is great heritage waiting to be revealed to the world again.
http://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=50601
Europe's First Pilgrims' Way Could Reopen
The Telegraph
The ancient road on which pilgrims travelled from Canterbury to Rome could soon become a vibrant thoroughfare again...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/31/wpilgrims131.xml
Stone Age Site Surfaces After 8000 Years
Innovations Report
Excavations of an underwater Stone Age archaeological settlement dating back 8000 years are taking place at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton this week (30 July - 3 August 2007)...
http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/geowissenschaften/bericht-88089.html
Bronze Age Skeleton Is Dug Up In Quarry
Peterborough Today
ARCHAEOLOGISTS believe they may have unearthed a Bronze Age cemetery near Peterborough after digging up the remains of a 3,500 year-old skeleton...
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news?articleid=3071435
Roman Remains To Be Buried In Time
icNewcastle
ROMAN remains of “national and international importance” are to be built over after developers won a long-running legal battle for planning permission...
http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/journallive/thejournal/tm_headline=roman-remains-to-be-buried-in-time&method=full&objectid=19544707&siteid=50081-name_page.html
New stories as of 11:21 AM:
Excavations Uncover New Data On Ancient Kingdom Of Paphos
Financial Mirror
New data on the history of the ancient kingdom of Paphos are forthcoming as a result of the archaeological field project conducted by the Archaeological Research Unit of the University of Cyprus at Kouklia-Palaepaphos since last year...
http://www.financialmirror.com/more_news.php?id=7825&nt=Politics
Archaeologists Excavate Ancient Tannery
Washington Post
ROME -- Archaeologists excavating an ancient tannery believed to be the largest ever found in Rome said Tuesday they might need to move the entire work site, which is being threatened by railroad construction...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/31/AR2007073100916.html
Also published at:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1103AP_Italy_Ancient_Tannery.html
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/31/ap3971688.html
http://www.localnewswatch.com/jordanfalls/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=139534
http://www.newsone.ca/hinesbergjournal/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=31337
http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20070731/API/707310721&cachetime=5
http://www.townhall.com/news/world/2007/07/31/archaeologists_excavate_ancient_tannery
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-07-31-italy-tannery-threatened_N.htm
Archaeologists In Rome Dig Up Ancient Tannery
International Herald Tribune
ROME: An ancient tannery that is being dug up in Rome — believed to be the largest ever found in the capital — is threatened by railway construction, and archaeologists said Tuesday they might need to move the entire complex...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/31/europe/EU-GEN-Italy-Ancient-Tannery.php
Los Angeles Times: Getty, Italy Reopen Talks On Antiquities
Fanoinforma
Days before a threatened cultural embargo was scheduled to take effect, the J. Paul Getty Museum has resumed negotiations with the Italian government over 46 of the museum's disputed antiquities — opening the door to a possible agreement...
http://www.fanoinforma.it/leggi.php?art_ID=3054&sottocategoria=Cronache
Also published at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-getty31jul31,1,839680.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california&ctrack=1&cset=true
San Fulgencio's Archaeological Excavations Of Iberian Temple
The Leader Online
On 9th July this year archaeological excavations were implemented in San Fulgencio on the early Iberian settlement of ‘La Escuera’ located close to camino del Convenio on urbanisation La Marina...
http://www.costablancaleader.com/news/article.php?article_id=12362&article_section_id=1
Getty Officials, Italian Government Resume Talks
CBS2
(CBS) LOS ANGELES Officials with the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Italian government have resumed negotiations concerning 46 of the museum's disputed antiquities, it was reported Tuesday...
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_212123653.html
Italian PM Vows To Reopen Ancient Road Between Canterbury And Rome
New Kerala
London, July 31 : Italian Prime MInister Romano Prodi has vowed to reopen the ancient road between Canterbury and Rome, saying it is great heritage waiting to be revealed to the world again.
http://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=50601
Europe's First Pilgrims' Way Could Reopen
The Telegraph
The ancient road on which pilgrims travelled from Canterbury to Rome could soon become a vibrant thoroughfare again...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/31/wpilgrims131.xml
Stone Age Site Surfaces After 8000 Years
Innovations Report
Excavations of an underwater Stone Age archaeological settlement dating back 8000 years are taking place at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton this week (30 July - 3 August 2007)...
http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/geowissenschaften/bericht-88089.html
Bronze Age Skeleton Is Dug Up In Quarry
Peterborough Today
ARCHAEOLOGISTS believe they may have unearthed a Bronze Age cemetery near Peterborough after digging up the remains of a 3,500 year-old skeleton...
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news?articleid=3071435
Roman Remains To Be Buried In Time
icNewcastle
ROMAN remains of “national and international importance” are to be built over after developers won a long-running legal battle for planning permission...
http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/journallive/thejournal/tm_headline=roman-remains-to-be-buried-in-time&method=full&objectid=19544707&siteid=50081-name_page.html
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Sunday, July 29, 2007
July 29th News
Sundays are usually slow. Today seems to be no exception. Things might pick up later though.
New stories as of 10:50 AM:
Toledo Museum Makes Glass History Absolutely Clear
Freep.com
TOLEDO -- A modest little saucepan used in the Roman Empire is among more than 5,000 glass artifacts and art objects in the Toledo Museum of Art's international glass collection...
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070729/FEATURES07/707290533/1025/FEATURES
Heels, Gum Are Leaving Their Mark On Greek Landmark
Houston Chronicle
ATHENS, GREECE — The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, nestled at the foot of the Acropolis, has weathered wars, earthquakes and acid rain. But today the country's most revered ancient theater, in nightly use almost 1,850 years after its creation, is under fresh assault...
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/5008767.html
New stories as of 10:50 AM:
Toledo Museum Makes Glass History Absolutely Clear
Freep.com
TOLEDO -- A modest little saucepan used in the Roman Empire is among more than 5,000 glass artifacts and art objects in the Toledo Museum of Art's international glass collection...
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070729/FEATURES07/707290533/1025/FEATURES
Heels, Gum Are Leaving Their Mark On Greek Landmark
Houston Chronicle
ATHENS, GREECE — The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, nestled at the foot of the Acropolis, has weathered wars, earthquakes and acid rain. But today the country's most revered ancient theater, in nightly use almost 1,850 years after its creation, is under fresh assault...
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/5008767.html
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
July 24th News
Not too many stories so far today, but they are interesting ones.
New stories as of 10:53 AM:
History Of 2,300-Year-Old Egyptian Remains Studied At Louisiana Hospital
Leesville Daily Leader
GONZALES (AP) - Radiology technologists at St. Elizabeth Hospital were visited this month by a 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy as part of an effort to help researchers learn more about the history of the remains, including the mummy's gender, age and cause of death...
http://www.leesvilledailyleader.com/articles/2007/07/24/news/news9.txt
The 'Ephesus' Of The Black Sea To Be Unveiled
Turkish Daily News
The remains of an ancient city on the Black Sea coast will be unearthed for the first time next month. Archaeologists are beginning excavations and underwater dives with the aim of unveiling the architectural plan of Teion (or Tion), located in Zonguldak's Filyos district...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=78680
Dig Reveals "Billionaire's" Roman Villa With Baths
Reuters
ROME (Reuters Life!) - Archaeologists have uncovered a tycoon's mansion outside central Rome with its very own bath complex -- the ancient Roman equivalent of owning a fleet of Ferraris or a private jet as a way of showing off wealth...
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL2476764920070724
Fragments Of Another Skull Unearthed At The Atapuerca Site
Typically Spanish
Archaeologists working at the Atapuerca dig in the Sierras east of Burgos have unearthed fragments of another skull at the UNESCO World Heritage site...
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_11644.shtml
Another Unique Archaeological Discovery In Bulgaria
Sofia Echo
Archaeologists found a Thracian vessel in the shape of a horse head in a funeral mound near the town of Sliven...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/another-unique-archaeological-discovery-in-bulgaria/id_23973/catid_70
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History Of 2,300-Year-Old Egyptian Remains Studied At Louisiana Hospital
Leesville Daily Leader
GONZALES (AP) - Radiology technologists at St. Elizabeth Hospital were visited this month by a 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy as part of an effort to help researchers learn more about the history of the remains, including the mummy's gender, age and cause of death...
http://www.leesvilledailyleader.com/articles/2007/07/24/news/news9.txt
The 'Ephesus' Of The Black Sea To Be Unveiled
Turkish Daily News
The remains of an ancient city on the Black Sea coast will be unearthed for the first time next month. Archaeologists are beginning excavations and underwater dives with the aim of unveiling the architectural plan of Teion (or Tion), located in Zonguldak's Filyos district...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=78680
Dig Reveals "Billionaire's" Roman Villa With Baths
Reuters
ROME (Reuters Life!) - Archaeologists have uncovered a tycoon's mansion outside central Rome with its very own bath complex -- the ancient Roman equivalent of owning a fleet of Ferraris or a private jet as a way of showing off wealth...
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL2476764920070724
Fragments Of Another Skull Unearthed At The Atapuerca Site
Typically Spanish
Archaeologists working at the Atapuerca dig in the Sierras east of Burgos have unearthed fragments of another skull at the UNESCO World Heritage site...
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_11644.shtml
Another Unique Archaeological Discovery In Bulgaria
Sofia Echo
Archaeologists found a Thracian vessel in the shape of a horse head in a funeral mound near the town of Sliven...
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/another-unique-archaeological-discovery-in-bulgaria/id_23973/catid_70
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