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The quiet of last month is definitely over. There's almost more news than I can post now each day.
New stories as of 11:54 AM:
Exploring A 'Lost' City Of The Mycenaeans
ScienceDaily
ScienceDaily (Mar. 11, 2008) — Along an isolated, rocky stretch of Greek shoreline, a Florida State University researcher and his students are unlocking the secrets of a partially submerged, "lost" harbor town believed to have been built by the ancient Mycenaeans nearly 3,500 years ago...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080311120621.htm
Ancient Necropolis Discovered In Greece
Balkan Travellers
11 March 2008 | Around 1,000 ancient graves, dating mostly from Roman and Byzantine times, were uncovered during excavations for a subway system in Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki...
http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/429
Greek Subway Workers Discover Ancient Tombs
RIA Novosti
ATHENS, March 11 (RIA Novosti) - Workers digging a subway in the historic city of Thessaloniki, in northern Greece, have unearthed a massive tomb, filled with ancient treasures, the state archaeological service said...
http://en.rian.ru/world/20080311/101069458.html
Ancient Graves Found In Greece
Washington Post
ATHENS, Greece -- Greek workers discovered around 1,000 graves, some filled with ancient treasures, while excavating for a subway system in the historic city of Thessaloniki, the state archaeological authority said Monday...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/10/AR2008031002413.html
Also published at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080311/ap_on_re_eu/greece_ancient_graves;_ylt=AnD.EYuLRzfUGHVCRS1lf.JvieAA
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/11/ancient-grave-greece.html
Road Workers Find 1,000 Ancient Graves In Thessaloniki
Tech Herald
Workers digging a subway system in the Greek city of Thessaloniki have unearthed a treasure trove of graves containing jewellery, art and coinage,the Greek archaeological service has said...
http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200811/382/Road-workers-find-1-000-ancient-graves-in-Thessaloniki
Ancient Mediterranean Tsunami May Strike Again
National Geographic News
Tsunamis like the the one that devastated ancient Alexandria in A.D. 365 may hit the Mediterranean relatively often, a new study argues...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080310-tsunami.html
Remains Of Roman Villa Discovered
BBC News
The discovery of the remains of a Roman villa in Cambridgeshire has left archaeologists "blown away"...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/7289660.stm
UK And Holland Probe Stone Age Land Under North Sea
Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters) - British and Dutch archaeologists will together investigate the Stone Age landscape under what is now the North Sea after newly dredged axeheads showed humans lived there alongside mammoths 100,000 years ago...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKL1185657920080311
Archaeologists Unveil Finds In Rome Digs
Yahoo News
ROME - A sixth-century copper factory, medieval kitchens still stocked with pots and pans, and remains of Renaissance palaces are among the finds unveiled Friday by archaeologists digging up Rome in preparation for a new subway line. Archaeologists have been probing the depths of the Eternal City at 38 digs, many of which are near famous monuments or on key thoroughfares...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080308/ap_on_sc/italy_subway_archaeology_6;_ylt=Aupu92ASvljAjBcla.BXKJVFeQoB
Tsunami That Razed Rome Studied Anew
Discovery News
March 10, 2008 -- "The sea was driven back, and its waters flowed away to such an extent that the deep sea bed was laid bare and many kinds of sea creatures could be seen," wrote Roman historian Ammianus Marcellus, awed at a tsunami that struck the then-thriving port of Alexandria in 365 AD...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/10/tsunami-ancient-rome.html
Early Medieval Taxation
Bits Of News
In the light of recent research work by Chris Wickham of Oxford University, we examine how taxation worked in early medieval Europe...
http://www.bitsofnews.com/content/view/7604/
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
March 10th News
There's a lot of news stories today around a few different subjects: Ice Age Axes in the North Sea and the opening of the house of Augustus are the two big ones for the day.
New stories as of 6:20 AM:
Tsunami That Devastated The Ancient World Could Return
AFP
PARIS (AFP) — "The sea was driven back, and its waters flowed away to such an extent that the deep sea bed was laid bare and many kinds of sea creatures could be seen," wrote Roman historian Ammianus Marcellus, awed at a tsunami that struck the then-thriving port of Alexandria in 365 AD...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gqMkmHqB1ZTQ3srj6bAhUFdgcsIA
'Exceptional' Roman Ruins Found At Wansford
Peterbourough Today
AN "EXCEPTIONAL" ancient Roman site has been discovered in woodland near Peterborough...
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/39Exceptional39-Roman-ruins-found-at.3860908.jp
Stonehenge Was A Site Of Stone Age Battles
Thaindian News
London, Mar 10 (ANI): Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument built in several construction phases spanning at least 3000 years, was the site of Stone Age battles to the death, a leading archaeologist has claimed...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/stonehenge-was-a-site-of-stone-age-battles_10025801.html
Ancient Roman Emperor Augustus First Home Opens In Rome
China View
ROME, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Four frescoed rooms in Ancient Roman Emperor Augustus's House on Rome's Palatine Hill opened to the public for the first time on Sunday...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/10/content_7751976.htm
Now You Can See The Roman Frescoes Which Surrounded Emperor Augustus's Kinky Spanking Sessions
Two thousand-year-old Roman frescoes which adorned the house where the future Emperor Augustus asked his wife to spank him during sex sessions are on display for the first time after a £1.5 million restoration...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=528868&in_page_id=1770
Stone Age Bones And Axes Found Off Norfolk Coast
The Guardian
The weapons of the stone age Norfolk men who hunted mammoths on what is now the bed of the North Sea, and fragments of the beasts they slaughtered, have turned up in Holland, spotted by an amateur archaeologist in a load of gravel...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/mar/10/archaeology?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront
Ice Age Axes Dredged Up From Sea Bed
The Scotsman
Norfolk: Ice Age axes used by mammoth-hunters have been unearthed from deep under the sea...
http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Ice-Age-axes-dredged-up.3860294.jp
Ice Age Axes Found In North Sea
BBC News
Axes from the Ice Age used by mammoth hunters when the North Sea was dry have been found from under the water off the Norfolk coast...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/7286982.stm
Amazing North Sea Axe Find
EDP24
The choppy North Sea off the Yarmouth coast is more associated with fishermen and cargo ships than cavemen...
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED09%20Mar%202008%2018%3A56%3A13%3A090
700-Year-Old Artefact Found Thanks To Pub Smoking Ban
The Northern Echo
PUB landlord Billy Nettleton was astonished after a 700-year-old grave cover was discovered in his village pub - thanks to the smoking ban...
http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.2105633.0.700yearold_artefact_found_thanks_to_pub_smoking_ban.php
Neanderthal Treasure Trove 'At Bottom Of Sea'
The Independent
Some of the world's best preserved prehistoric landscapes survive in pristine condition at the bottom of the North Sea, archaeologists claimed yesterday...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/neanderthal-treasure-trove-at-bottom-of-sea-793678.html
The Roman Forum
Amid much fanfare last November the authorities in Rome announced the March 2008 reopening of the so-called houses “of Augustus” and “of Livia”...
http://www.theromanforum.com/articolo.asp?ID=643
House Of Augustus Opens To Public
BBC News
Almost 50 years ago, archaeologists searching for the ruined house of Augustus found a tiny clue buried deep in 2,000 years' worth of rubble overlooking the Forum in Rome.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7286305.stm
New stories as of 6:20 AM:
Tsunami That Devastated The Ancient World Could Return
AFP
PARIS (AFP) — "The sea was driven back, and its waters flowed away to such an extent that the deep sea bed was laid bare and many kinds of sea creatures could be seen," wrote Roman historian Ammianus Marcellus, awed at a tsunami that struck the then-thriving port of Alexandria in 365 AD...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gqMkmHqB1ZTQ3srj6bAhUFdgcsIA
'Exceptional' Roman Ruins Found At Wansford
Peterbourough Today
AN "EXCEPTIONAL" ancient Roman site has been discovered in woodland near Peterborough...
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/39Exceptional39-Roman-ruins-found-at.3860908.jp
Stonehenge Was A Site Of Stone Age Battles
Thaindian News
London, Mar 10 (ANI): Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument built in several construction phases spanning at least 3000 years, was the site of Stone Age battles to the death, a leading archaeologist has claimed...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/stonehenge-was-a-site-of-stone-age-battles_10025801.html
Ancient Roman Emperor Augustus First Home Opens In Rome
China View
ROME, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Four frescoed rooms in Ancient Roman Emperor Augustus's House on Rome's Palatine Hill opened to the public for the first time on Sunday...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/10/content_7751976.htm
Now You Can See The Roman Frescoes Which Surrounded Emperor Augustus's Kinky Spanking Sessions
Two thousand-year-old Roman frescoes which adorned the house where the future Emperor Augustus asked his wife to spank him during sex sessions are on display for the first time after a £1.5 million restoration...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=528868&in_page_id=1770
Stone Age Bones And Axes Found Off Norfolk Coast
The Guardian
The weapons of the stone age Norfolk men who hunted mammoths on what is now the bed of the North Sea, and fragments of the beasts they slaughtered, have turned up in Holland, spotted by an amateur archaeologist in a load of gravel...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/mar/10/archaeology?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront
Ice Age Axes Dredged Up From Sea Bed
The Scotsman
Norfolk: Ice Age axes used by mammoth-hunters have been unearthed from deep under the sea...
http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Ice-Age-axes-dredged-up.3860294.jp
Ice Age Axes Found In North Sea
BBC News
Axes from the Ice Age used by mammoth hunters when the North Sea was dry have been found from under the water off the Norfolk coast...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/7286982.stm
Amazing North Sea Axe Find
EDP24
The choppy North Sea off the Yarmouth coast is more associated with fishermen and cargo ships than cavemen...
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED09%20Mar%202008%2018%3A56%3A13%3A090
700-Year-Old Artefact Found Thanks To Pub Smoking Ban
The Northern Echo
PUB landlord Billy Nettleton was astonished after a 700-year-old grave cover was discovered in his village pub - thanks to the smoking ban...
http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.2105633.0.700yearold_artefact_found_thanks_to_pub_smoking_ban.php
Neanderthal Treasure Trove 'At Bottom Of Sea'
The Independent
Some of the world's best preserved prehistoric landscapes survive in pristine condition at the bottom of the North Sea, archaeologists claimed yesterday...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/neanderthal-treasure-trove-at-bottom-of-sea-793678.html
The Roman Forum
Amid much fanfare last November the authorities in Rome announced the March 2008 reopening of the so-called houses “of Augustus” and “of Livia”...
http://www.theromanforum.com/articolo.asp?ID=643
House Of Augustus Opens To Public
BBC News
Almost 50 years ago, archaeologists searching for the ruined house of Augustus found a tiny clue buried deep in 2,000 years' worth of rubble overlooking the Forum in Rome.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7286305.stm
Saturday, March 8, 2008
March 8th News
It's another full day of news. More on the discovery of the Mycenaean Tomb for the Greek region, new discoveries in Rome, and lots in Britain, as well as problems with looting in Turkey.
New stories as of 9:16 AM:
Greek Tomb Uncovered In Road Construction
Los Angeles Times
Road construction on the western Greek island of Lefkada has uncovered and partially destroyed an important tomb with artifacts dating back more than 3,000 years, government officials said this week...
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-sci-briefs8mar08,1,1037465.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
Greeks Find Ancient Mycenaean Tomb
Press TV
Greek archaeologists have recently discovered an ancient Mycenaean tomb, housing artifacts which date back more than 3,000 years...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=46386§ionid=3510212
Greece Hopes New Museum Will Help Win Back Elgin Marbles
The Canadian Press
ATHENS, Greece — A long-delayed new museum in Athens where Greece hopes to reunite its ancient Acropolis masterpieces with Britain's Elgin Marbles will open in September, officials said...
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jr656frVzAS80Jb_KNbFp-4Ps_XA
University Opens Up Archaeological Site
Halifax Today
The University of York is to open up an archaeological site containing remains dating back at least 2,000 years...
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/latest-york-and-humberside-news/University-opens-up-archaeological-site.3858607.jp
Ancient Copper Factory Found In Rome
Press TV
Archaeologists release findings of ruins, including a sixth-century copper factory unearthed during excavations for a new subway in Rome...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=46432§ionid=3510212
Illegal Excavations Boom In Ancient City Of Myndos
Turkish Daily News
Smugglers are plundering the ancient city of Myndos in the Bodrum district of Muğla as archaeological excavations were aborted. Calling off the excavations was disrespectful to history, said Muğla Deputy Ali Arslan, of the Republican People's Party (CHP), in a motion about the crimes to Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=98368
Archaeologists Unveil New Finds At Digs For Subway In Downtown Rome
PR-Inside
ROME (AP) - Archaeologists are unveiling ruins turned up during excavations for a new subway in downtown Rome _ including a sixth century copper factory, medieval kitchens still stocked with pots and pans and remains of Renaissance palaces...
http://www.pr-inside.com/archaeologists-unveil-new-finds-at-r475322.htm
Dig Uncovers Iron Age Waterhole
BBC News
Archaeologists have found what they describe as a remarkable Iron Age waterhole on the site of an extension to York University...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7283859.stm
Reburial For Anglo Saxon Remains
BBC News
About 3,000 skeletons are to be reburied in an Anglo-Saxon ceremony at a North Lincolnshire church where they were discovered almost 30 years ago.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/7283445.stm
New stories as of 9:16 AM:
Greek Tomb Uncovered In Road Construction
Los Angeles Times
Road construction on the western Greek island of Lefkada has uncovered and partially destroyed an important tomb with artifacts dating back more than 3,000 years, government officials said this week...
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-sci-briefs8mar08,1,1037465.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
Greeks Find Ancient Mycenaean Tomb
Press TV
Greek archaeologists have recently discovered an ancient Mycenaean tomb, housing artifacts which date back more than 3,000 years...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=46386§ionid=3510212
Greece Hopes New Museum Will Help Win Back Elgin Marbles
The Canadian Press
ATHENS, Greece — A long-delayed new museum in Athens where Greece hopes to reunite its ancient Acropolis masterpieces with Britain's Elgin Marbles will open in September, officials said...
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jr656frVzAS80Jb_KNbFp-4Ps_XA
University Opens Up Archaeological Site
Halifax Today
The University of York is to open up an archaeological site containing remains dating back at least 2,000 years...
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/latest-york-and-humberside-news/University-opens-up-archaeological-site.3858607.jp
Ancient Copper Factory Found In Rome
Press TV
Archaeologists release findings of ruins, including a sixth-century copper factory unearthed during excavations for a new subway in Rome...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=46432§ionid=3510212
Illegal Excavations Boom In Ancient City Of Myndos
Turkish Daily News
Smugglers are plundering the ancient city of Myndos in the Bodrum district of Muğla as archaeological excavations were aborted. Calling off the excavations was disrespectful to history, said Muğla Deputy Ali Arslan, of the Republican People's Party (CHP), in a motion about the crimes to Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=98368
Archaeologists Unveil New Finds At Digs For Subway In Downtown Rome
PR-Inside
ROME (AP) - Archaeologists are unveiling ruins turned up during excavations for a new subway in downtown Rome _ including a sixth century copper factory, medieval kitchens still stocked with pots and pans and remains of Renaissance palaces...
http://www.pr-inside.com/archaeologists-unveil-new-finds-at-r475322.htm
Dig Uncovers Iron Age Waterhole
BBC News
Archaeologists have found what they describe as a remarkable Iron Age waterhole on the site of an extension to York University...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7283859.stm
Reburial For Anglo Saxon Remains
BBC News
About 3,000 skeletons are to be reburied in an Anglo-Saxon ceremony at a North Lincolnshire church where they were discovered almost 30 years ago.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/7283445.stm
Friday, March 7, 2008
March 7th News
There's a nice mix of stories this morning again. More on the tomb discovery in Greece, too.
New stories as of 6:25 AM:
Minoan Crete Travels To New York
Hellenic News Of America
New York- The exhibition "From the Land of the Labyrinth: Minoan Crete, 3000-1100 B.C.", in its first showing outside of Crete, will be inaugurated by culture minister Michalis Liapis on March 13 at the Onassis Cultural Center in New York, organized by the Affiliated Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA) in collaboration with the Greek ministry of culture and the archaeological museums of Crete...
http://www.hellenicnews.com/readnews.html?newsid=8174&lang=US
Iron Age Remains Uncovered At Site Of New Campus
The Press
WORK at the University of York's new campus at Heslington East has revealed remains from the Iron Age...
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/yorknews/display.var.2100575.0.iron_age_remains_uncovered_at_site_of_new_campus.php
Rome Ends Free Visits To Ancient Roman Forum
The Canadian Press
ROME — Rome's archeological officials said they are ending a decade-long policy of free visits to the Roman Forum and will start charging entry to the city's ancient power centre on March 10...
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hgnnXwQo1-NmfZDLf3YMG0T11WKQ
Stonehenge Was A 'Site Of Battles'
Gazette & Herald
STONEHENGE was the site of Stone Age battles to the death, an archaeologist has claimed...
http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.2100851.0.stonehenge_was_a_site_of_battles.php
Piecing Together The Anglo Saxon Jigsaw
Kent Online
IT WAS custom for people to be buried fully clothed during the late 5th and early 6th century...
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/news/default.asp?article_id=39026
Ancient Tomb Found On Greek Isle
Discovery News
March 6, 2008 -- Road construction on the western Greek island of Lefkada has uncovered and partially destroyed an important tomb with artifacts dating back more than 3,000 years, officials said on Wednesday...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/06/tomb-greek-island.html
New stories as of 6:25 AM:
Minoan Crete Travels To New York
Hellenic News Of America
New York- The exhibition "From the Land of the Labyrinth: Minoan Crete, 3000-1100 B.C.", in its first showing outside of Crete, will be inaugurated by culture minister Michalis Liapis on March 13 at the Onassis Cultural Center in New York, organized by the Affiliated Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA) in collaboration with the Greek ministry of culture and the archaeological museums of Crete...
http://www.hellenicnews.com/readnews.html?newsid=8174&lang=US
Iron Age Remains Uncovered At Site Of New Campus
The Press
WORK at the University of York's new campus at Heslington East has revealed remains from the Iron Age...
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/yorknews/display.var.2100575.0.iron_age_remains_uncovered_at_site_of_new_campus.php
Rome Ends Free Visits To Ancient Roman Forum
The Canadian Press
ROME — Rome's archeological officials said they are ending a decade-long policy of free visits to the Roman Forum and will start charging entry to the city's ancient power centre on March 10...
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hgnnXwQo1-NmfZDLf3YMG0T11WKQ
Stonehenge Was A 'Site Of Battles'
Gazette & Herald
STONEHENGE was the site of Stone Age battles to the death, an archaeologist has claimed...
http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.2100851.0.stonehenge_was_a_site_of_battles.php
Piecing Together The Anglo Saxon Jigsaw
Kent Online
IT WAS custom for people to be buried fully clothed during the late 5th and early 6th century...
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/news/default.asp?article_id=39026
Ancient Tomb Found On Greek Isle
Discovery News
March 6, 2008 -- Road construction on the western Greek island of Lefkada has uncovered and partially destroyed an important tomb with artifacts dating back more than 3,000 years, officials said on Wednesday...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/06/tomb-greek-island.html
Thursday, March 6, 2008
March 6th News
There's news of a lot of fresh discoveries today. Most of it is coming from either Britain or Greece. Hopefully there will be more details tomorrow.
New stories as of 9:17 AM:
An Ancient Apollo Statue Landed In Cleveland And Touched Off An International Outcry
Scene News
After three weeks in Europe, Michael Bennett was ready to come home. The curator had been visiting dealers across the continent, searching for new pieces for the Cleveland Museum of Art...
http://www.clevescene.com/2008-03-05/news/an-ancient-apollo-statue-landed-in-cleveland-and-touched-off-an-international-outcry
Ancient Tomb Found On Greek Island
Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Road construction on the western Greek island of Lefkada has uncovered and partially destroyed an important tomb with artifacts dating back more than 3,000 years, officials said on Wednesday...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hKpApRGxT8qBnYKipgBF9jET7xdwD8V7EU480
Also published at:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=4394102
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080306/ap_on_re_eu/greece_tomb;_ylt=Au5xnJzxRWFCU4MFvO2oZ4ZvieAA
Rare Minoan Treasures To Be Displayed In New York
The Raw Story
Around 300 priceless artifacts from Europe's oldest civilisation, the Minoans of ancient Crete, will go on display in New York from March 13, the private Alexander S. Onassis foundation said Wednesday...
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Rare_Minoan_treasures_to_be_display_03052008.html
A 3 000 Year Old Tomb Found
IOL
Athens - Greek archaelogists have unearthed a 3 000 year-old tomb from the Mycenaean civilisation on an island never before thought to have connections to the people, officials said on Wednesday...
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20080305200145596C757016
Also published at:
http://cooltech.iafrica.com/science/185615.htm
Medieval Belt Buckle Discovered
BBC News
Archaeologists unearthed a medieval belt buckle in Perth following work to repair a collapsed sewer...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7281338.stm
Restoration At The Temple Of Athena
Turkish Daily News
The Temple of Athena, situated within the border of the ancient Aegean city of Assos in Çanakkale's Ayvacık district, will be the subject of a three-year restoration project starting in July...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=97680
Large Anglo Saxon Cemetery Unearthed
Kent Online
THE moment archaeologists discovered a series of Anglo Saxon graves in a Kent farmer's field has been relived at a coroner's court...
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/news/default.asp?article_id=39009
Corn Hall Hides A Roman High Street
Thisisglouscestershire.co.uk
The remains of a 2,000-year-old Roman high street have been found beneath Cirencester's historic Corn Hall...
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231771&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231774&contentPK=20076492&folderPk=108867&pNodeId=231888
Recent Finds At Macedonian Site Of Pella Reveal A City Beneath The Citycommunity
Kathimerini
Exciting new finds at the archaeological site of Pella have opened a new chapter in Macedonian history. Beneath the ruins of the ancient capital of the Macedonian kingdom is a large prehistoric burial ground that has yielded the first evidence of organized life in Pella during the third millennium BC...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=94026
New stories as of 9:17 AM:
An Ancient Apollo Statue Landed In Cleveland And Touched Off An International Outcry
Scene News
After three weeks in Europe, Michael Bennett was ready to come home. The curator had been visiting dealers across the continent, searching for new pieces for the Cleveland Museum of Art...
http://www.clevescene.com/2008-03-05/news/an-ancient-apollo-statue-landed-in-cleveland-and-touched-off-an-international-outcry
Ancient Tomb Found On Greek Island
Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Road construction on the western Greek island of Lefkada has uncovered and partially destroyed an important tomb with artifacts dating back more than 3,000 years, officials said on Wednesday...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hKpApRGxT8qBnYKipgBF9jET7xdwD8V7EU480
Also published at:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=4394102
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080306/ap_on_re_eu/greece_tomb;_ylt=Au5xnJzxRWFCU4MFvO2oZ4ZvieAA
Rare Minoan Treasures To Be Displayed In New York
The Raw Story
Around 300 priceless artifacts from Europe's oldest civilisation, the Minoans of ancient Crete, will go on display in New York from March 13, the private Alexander S. Onassis foundation said Wednesday...
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Rare_Minoan_treasures_to_be_display_03052008.html
A 3 000 Year Old Tomb Found
IOL
Athens - Greek archaelogists have unearthed a 3 000 year-old tomb from the Mycenaean civilisation on an island never before thought to have connections to the people, officials said on Wednesday...
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20080305200145596C757016
Also published at:
http://cooltech.iafrica.com/science/185615.htm
Medieval Belt Buckle Discovered
BBC News
Archaeologists unearthed a medieval belt buckle in Perth following work to repair a collapsed sewer...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7281338.stm
Restoration At The Temple Of Athena
Turkish Daily News
The Temple of Athena, situated within the border of the ancient Aegean city of Assos in Çanakkale's Ayvacık district, will be the subject of a three-year restoration project starting in July...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=97680
Large Anglo Saxon Cemetery Unearthed
Kent Online
THE moment archaeologists discovered a series of Anglo Saxon graves in a Kent farmer's field has been relived at a coroner's court...
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/news/default.asp?article_id=39009
Corn Hall Hides A Roman High Street
Thisisglouscestershire.co.uk
The remains of a 2,000-year-old Roman high street have been found beneath Cirencester's historic Corn Hall...
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231771&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231774&contentPK=20076492&folderPk=108867&pNodeId=231888
Recent Finds At Macedonian Site Of Pella Reveal A City Beneath The Citycommunity
Kathimerini
Exciting new finds at the archaeological site of Pella have opened a new chapter in Macedonian history. Beneath the ruins of the ancient capital of the Macedonian kingdom is a large prehistoric burial ground that has yielded the first evidence of organized life in Pella during the third millennium BC...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=94026
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
March 5th News
Another day where there's lots of news.
New stories as of 6:36 AM:
Greece Hopes New Museum Will Help Win Back Elgin Marbles
USA Today
ATHENS (AP) — A long-delayed new museum in Athens where Greece hopes to reunite its ancient Acropolis masterpieces with Britain's Elgin Marbles will open in September, officials said...
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-03-05-new-athens-museum_N.htm
Rare Roman Statue Is Extraordinary Highlight Of Christie's Antiquities Spring Sale
Artdaily.org
NEW YORK.- On June 4, Christie’s New York is pleased to offer an exquisite Roman statue of the goddess Tyche. Standing 31 ½ inches high, and executed in the rarest of materials: porphyry. The statue was formerly in the private collection of Dr. Elie Borowski, collector and connoisseur of ancient art, who acquired it in 1967. It was on loan to the sculpture museum Liebighaus in Frankfurt, Germany from 1980-1986, and later exhibited at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto from 1986-1991...
http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=23457
The article has an incredible photo which takes up the entire browser, more or less, at the top of the page.
Skeleton Could Hod Secret To Stonehenge
Salisbury Journal
A SKELETON, which has been on prominent display in Salisbury Museum for nearly a decade, could hold the secret to Stonehenge's mysterious past and show the site to be an arena of gladiatorial combat, an archaeological expert has claimed...
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/salisbury/salisburynews/display.var.2093945.0.skeleton_could_hold_secret_to_stonehenge.php
Remains Of 1600 Year Old Roman Shopping Parade Are Found In Cirencester
Mirror.co.uk
Remains of an ancient Roman shopping parade have been dug up in the middle of Cirencester...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/03/05/remains-of-1-600-year-old-roman-shopping-parade-are-found-in-cirencester-89520-20340651/
Fordham Dedicates New Antiquities Museum
Fordham University
The official opening of the Fordham Museum of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art was celebrated Dec. 6 in the Campbell Atrium of the William D. Walsh Family Library...
http://www.fordham.edu/campus_resources/public_affairs/inside_fordham/january_28_2008/news/fordham_dedicates_ne_29109.asp
Evidence Of Commerce Between Ancient Israel And China
ScienceDaily
ScienceDaily (Mar. 4, 2008) — Throughout the 12th and 13th centuries - during the time of the Crusades --ceramic vessels reached Acre from: Mediterranean regions, the Levant, Europe, North Africa, and even China -- reveals new research, which examined trade of ceramic vessels, conducted at the University of Haifa...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080304100410.htm
The Daily Star
TYRE: Japanese archaeologists of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon have completed the rehabilitation of Roman tombs in the Ramali region, east of the Southern coastal city of Tyre, Nader Siqlawi, representative of the Lebanese Directorate General of Antiquities, told The Daily Star Tuesday...
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=89552
New stories as of 6:36 AM:
Greece Hopes New Museum Will Help Win Back Elgin Marbles
USA Today
ATHENS (AP) — A long-delayed new museum in Athens where Greece hopes to reunite its ancient Acropolis masterpieces with Britain's Elgin Marbles will open in September, officials said...
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-03-05-new-athens-museum_N.htm
Rare Roman Statue Is Extraordinary Highlight Of Christie's Antiquities Spring Sale
Artdaily.org
NEW YORK.- On June 4, Christie’s New York is pleased to offer an exquisite Roman statue of the goddess Tyche. Standing 31 ½ inches high, and executed in the rarest of materials: porphyry. The statue was formerly in the private collection of Dr. Elie Borowski, collector and connoisseur of ancient art, who acquired it in 1967. It was on loan to the sculpture museum Liebighaus in Frankfurt, Germany from 1980-1986, and later exhibited at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto from 1986-1991...
http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=23457
The article has an incredible photo which takes up the entire browser, more or less, at the top of the page.
Skeleton Could Hod Secret To Stonehenge
Salisbury Journal
A SKELETON, which has been on prominent display in Salisbury Museum for nearly a decade, could hold the secret to Stonehenge's mysterious past and show the site to be an arena of gladiatorial combat, an archaeological expert has claimed...
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/salisbury/salisburynews/display.var.2093945.0.skeleton_could_hold_secret_to_stonehenge.php
Remains Of 1600 Year Old Roman Shopping Parade Are Found In Cirencester
Mirror.co.uk
Remains of an ancient Roman shopping parade have been dug up in the middle of Cirencester...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/03/05/remains-of-1-600-year-old-roman-shopping-parade-are-found-in-cirencester-89520-20340651/
Fordham Dedicates New Antiquities Museum
Fordham University
The official opening of the Fordham Museum of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art was celebrated Dec. 6 in the Campbell Atrium of the William D. Walsh Family Library...
http://www.fordham.edu/campus_resources/public_affairs/inside_fordham/january_28_2008/news/fordham_dedicates_ne_29109.asp
Evidence Of Commerce Between Ancient Israel And China
ScienceDaily
ScienceDaily (Mar. 4, 2008) — Throughout the 12th and 13th centuries - during the time of the Crusades --ceramic vessels reached Acre from: Mediterranean regions, the Levant, Europe, North Africa, and even China -- reveals new research, which examined trade of ceramic vessels, conducted at the University of Haifa...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080304100410.htm
The Daily Star
TYRE: Japanese archaeologists of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon have completed the rehabilitation of Roman tombs in the Ramali region, east of the Southern coastal city of Tyre, Nader Siqlawi, representative of the Lebanese Directorate General of Antiquities, told The Daily Star Tuesday...
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=89552
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
March 4th News
I'm sorry for missing the last couple of days' updates. Anyway, here's todays'. And, there's lots of news to make up for the past two days absence.
New stories as of 9:33 AM:
Rare Roman Statue Is Extraordinary Highlight Of Christie's Antiquities Spring Sale
News-Antique.com
New York – On June 4, Christie’s New York is pleased to offer an exquisite Roman statue of the goddess Tyche (estimate on request). Standing 31 ½ inches high, and executed in the rarest of materials: porphyry...
http://www.news-antique.com/?id=783881&keys=Christies-Tyche-Roman-Goddess
Rome Ends Free Visits To Roman Forum
USA Today
ROME (AP) — Rome's archaeological officials said they are ending a decade-long policy of free visits to the Roman Forum and will start charging entry to the city's ancient power center on March 10...
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2008-03-04-roman-forum_N.htm
Louvre Art
KUOW Program Archive
You may not be able to travel to the famous Louvre Museum in Paris this spring, but not to worry. A little bit of the Louvre is here at the Seattle Art Museum...
http://kuow.org/DefaultProgram.asp?ID=14438
This article is available in both RealAudio and MP3 formats at the link, as well as HTML text.
Ancient House Of Livia, Via Flaminia, Recreated In Virtual Reality
The Roman Forum
The first of its kind in Europe; a new fully virtual tour through the age of Augustus is now a reality at the Museo virtuale della via Flaminia Antica...
http://www.theromanforum.com/articolo.asp?ID=631
In Seattle, A Piece Of Paris And Old Rome
The News Tribune
As with the Louvre itself, there are two ways to see Seattle Art Museum’s new blockbuster, “Roman Art from the Louvre.” You can spend several exhausting hours, see it all, and then stagger away to recover. Or you can pick and choose thematically. Either option is quite an experience...
http://www.thenewstribune.com/soundlife/story/298398.html
Medieval Chester Returning To Life In University Project
Chester Standard
RESEARCHERS have been awarded £123,000 to investigate how different communities lived and interacted in Chester between 1200 and 1500AD...
http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/chesternews/Medieval-Chester-returning-to-life.3840845.jp
Authorities Foil Sale Of Precious Roman Statue
Kathimerini News
Two men have been arrested in Thessaloniki on suspicion of trying to sell an illegally excavated Roman period statue thought to be of significant archaeological value, police said on Saturday...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100015_03/03/2008_93990
New stories as of 9:33 AM:
Rare Roman Statue Is Extraordinary Highlight Of Christie's Antiquities Spring Sale
News-Antique.com
New York – On June 4, Christie’s New York is pleased to offer an exquisite Roman statue of the goddess Tyche (estimate on request). Standing 31 ½ inches high, and executed in the rarest of materials: porphyry...
http://www.news-antique.com/?id=783881&keys=Christies-Tyche-Roman-Goddess
Rome Ends Free Visits To Roman Forum
USA Today
ROME (AP) — Rome's archaeological officials said they are ending a decade-long policy of free visits to the Roman Forum and will start charging entry to the city's ancient power center on March 10...
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2008-03-04-roman-forum_N.htm
Louvre Art
KUOW Program Archive
You may not be able to travel to the famous Louvre Museum in Paris this spring, but not to worry. A little bit of the Louvre is here at the Seattle Art Museum...
http://kuow.org/DefaultProgram.asp?ID=14438
This article is available in both RealAudio and MP3 formats at the link, as well as HTML text.
Ancient House Of Livia, Via Flaminia, Recreated In Virtual Reality
The Roman Forum
The first of its kind in Europe; a new fully virtual tour through the age of Augustus is now a reality at the Museo virtuale della via Flaminia Antica...
http://www.theromanforum.com/articolo.asp?ID=631
In Seattle, A Piece Of Paris And Old Rome
The News Tribune
As with the Louvre itself, there are two ways to see Seattle Art Museum’s new blockbuster, “Roman Art from the Louvre.” You can spend several exhausting hours, see it all, and then stagger away to recover. Or you can pick and choose thematically. Either option is quite an experience...
http://www.thenewstribune.com/soundlife/story/298398.html
Medieval Chester Returning To Life In University Project
Chester Standard
RESEARCHERS have been awarded £123,000 to investigate how different communities lived and interacted in Chester between 1200 and 1500AD...
http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/chesternews/Medieval-Chester-returning-to-life.3840845.jp
Authorities Foil Sale Of Precious Roman Statue
Kathimerini News
Two men have been arrested in Thessaloniki on suspicion of trying to sell an illegally excavated Roman period statue thought to be of significant archaeological value, police said on Saturday...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100015_03/03/2008_93990
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