Note on next post

I hadn't intended for my Easter break from posting to last this long. I should start again tomorrow, however.

March 20th News

I'm sorry for missing yesterday's update, but here are the stories for both days.

New stories as of 8:17 AM:

Archaeologists Discovered Ancient Mycenaean Harbor Town In Greece
Balkan Travellers
20 March 2008 | Archaeologists recently announced what they call a “remarkable find” – the discovery of a relatively intact Mycenaean settlement, dating from 3,500 years ago, in the southern part of Greece...
http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/456

Archaeologists Discover Part Of Colchester's Ancient Roman Wall
Thaindian News
London, March 20 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered a part of the ancient Roman wall of Colchester, the oldest recorded Roman town in Britain...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/archaeologists-discover-part-of-colchesters-ancient-roman-wall_10029490.html

Ancient Artifacts Seized Near Rome
The Guardian
ROME (AP) - Police seized some 1,000 ancient artifacts from a wealthy Italian man's country house outside Rome that were stolen from one of Emperor Trajan's villas, prosecutors said Wednesday...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7398344

Medieval Leicestershire
Loughborough News
On April 5th and 6th a conference at County Hall will shed light on the archaeology of medieval Leicestershire...
http://www.inloughborough.com/news/2008/03/10620_medieval.php

Israeli Archaeologists Discover Rare Second Temple Coin
Thaindian News
Washington, March 20 (ANI): A rare silver coin that the Jews used to pay the half-shekel head tax to the Temple has been discovered in what was the main drainage channel of Jerusalem in the Second Temple period - a phase in Jewish history that extends from the return of the first of the exiles in 539 BCE following the declaration of Cyrus, or with the reconstruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 516 BCE, until the Temples destruction in 70 CE...
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/israeli-archaeologists-discover-rare-second-temple-coin_10029491.html

Israeli Archaeologists Find Second Temple Coin
Ynet
Coin dating back to days of biblical Second Temple found in 2,000-year-old drainage ditch in Jerusalem...
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3521334,00.html

March 18th News

It's really quiet today. I think though, that tomorrow we will see more on the one story from today.

New stories as of 11:08 AM:

Ancient Settings Of Greek Legends Discovered
MSNBC
Long before Homer wrote the Iliad, the real-life progenitors of the epic poem's characters might have visited a small outpost on the Greek coast...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23691610/
Also published at:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,338910,00.html

March 17th News

Looks like it's been a busy weekend. Lots of new stories for the start of spring break.

New stories as of 6:23 AM:

How The Greek Agora Changed The World
LiveScience
It was the heart of the city – where ordinary citizens bought and sold goods, politics were discussed and ideas were passed among great minds like Aristotle and Plato...
http://www.livescience.com/history/080317-hs-agora.html

Ancient Church Remains Found
EURweb
In a report by Michele Green/Ecumenical News International, Israeli archaeologists digging near a prison have discovered the remains of what they believe could be the oldest church ever found in the Holy Land. Experts say the discovery may shed new light on early Christianity...
http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur41782.cfm

Gold Scroll Discovered: Earliest Evidence Of Jewish Inhabitants In Austria
ScienceDaily
ScienceDaily (Mar. 16, 2008) — Archaeologists from the Institute of Prehistory and Early History of the University of Vienna have found an amulet inscribed with a Jewish prayer in a Roman child’s grave dating back to the 3rd century CE at a burial ground in the Austrian town of Halbturn...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080316124416.htm

Brand New Discoveries In An Ancient Literary Tradition
Bismark Tribune
Did you see the news about the recent discovery of a 3,000-year-old tomb on the Greek island of Lefkada? The tomb, though quite small, is configured like the massive Mycenaean "beehive" tombs, more often found on the Greek mainland and on the island of Crete...
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2008/03/16/news/columnists/jenkinson/151140.txt

3rd Century 'Shema' Prayer Scroll Proves Ancient Austrian Jewry
Haaretz
Austrian archaeologists last week announced they had found the earliest sign of Jewish habitation in Austria, in the form of a silver pendant they found inside a third-century C.E. grave, which bears the "Shema Yisrael" prayer...
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/965077.html

1st Temple Remains Uncovered In Dig Near Temple Mount
Jerusalem Post
The remains of a building from the First Temple period have been uncovered in an archeological excavation just west of Jerusalem's Temple Mount, the Israel Antiquities Authority said on Sunday.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1205420702815&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Archaeologists Find Historic Ditch In Lichfield
Birmingham Mall
ARCHAEOLOGISTS working on the site of a planned shopping and leisure complex have unearthed an historic ditch...
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/staffordshire-news/2008/03/17/archaeologists-find-historic-ditch-in-lichfield-97319-20634239/

'Chemists' For Medieval Scots Is Discovered
The Scotsman
A 700-YEAR-OLD "chemists" which supplied a medieval hospital has been discovered just outside Edinburgh...
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/39Chemists39-for-medieval-Scots-is.3884316.jp

I am sorry for missing yesterday's post, however, this is term-paper season so there are days when I am running out of time.

Anyway, in terms of new stories today, there are definitely some interesting ones.

New stories as of 8:23 AM:

Earliest Temple of Ancient Rome Reconstructed In 3D
TheCheers
Experts have digitally reconstructed the earliest temple of ancient Rome - the Temple of Apollo, built by the first Roman emperor, Augustus...
http://www.thecheers.org/news/Science/news_15939_Earliest-temple-of-ancient-Rome-reconstructed-in-3D.html
This is the earliest temple in Rome? I'd have expected that to be one from the era of the Roman Kingdom, or at least the republic.

Greece Hopes New Museum Will Help Win Back Elgin Marbles
The Post Gazette
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://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08075/863334-37.stm

Archaeological Sensation In Austria
Scoop
Scientists from the University of Vienna unearth the earliest evidence of Jewish inhabitants in Austria...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0803/S00128.htm

Ancient Rome's Earliest Temple Reconstructed
National Geographic News
Experts have digitally reconstructed Rome's earliest major temple, the Temple of Apollo, built by the first Roman emperor, Augustus...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080314-rome-temple.html

Iron Age Remains Found On School Site
Sunderland Echo
Archaeologists have found what they think is the remains of an Iron Age settlement under part of a Wearside school...
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Iron-Age-remains-found-on.3882144.jp

Rare Ruins Found In Israel
ITN
Israeli researchers have discovered rare ruins in the heart of Jerusalem's Old City, dating back 2,800 years...
http://itn.co.uk/news/a9359b2a5b9ad6c7ecfd85a0acc23a44.html

Roman Emperor's Digs On Public View
Discovery News
March 14, 2008 -- The house where Rome's first emperor lived in before he was crowned has opened this week to the public for the first time since it was discovered nearly half a century ago...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/14/augustus-rome-house.html

March 13th News

This isn't brain surgery. On the other hand, a lot of the news today is about brain surgery in ancient Greece.

New stories as of 9:23 AM:

Skull Find Reveals Ancient Surgery Nearly 1,800 Years Ago In Greece
Earthtimes
Athens - A skull of a young woman found during a dig in northern Greece has revealed that she had undergone head surgery nearly 1,800 years ago, reports said Thursday...
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/192111,skull-find-reveals-ancient-surgery-nearly-1800-years-ago-in.html

Greeks Find Ancient Skull That Underwent Surgery
Gulf Times
SALONIKA: Archaeologists have unearthed the skull of a young woman in northern Greece who is believed to have undergone head surgery in the third century, Greek news media reported yesterday...
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=206904&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21

Skeleton May Show Ancient Brain Surgery
Associated Press
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek archaeologists said Tuesday they have unearthed evidence of what they believe was brain surgery performed nearly 1,800 years ago on a young woman — who died during or shortly after the operation...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iFvZJESelwRC3DT_i56nDc05ZC8AD8VC5K7O2

Ancient Tomb Found In Greek Subway
Press TV
Greek workers have found an ancient tomb, while digging a subway at the site of a former cemetery in the historic city of Thessaloniki...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=47181&sectionid=3510212

Archaeological Sensation In Austria
Science Blog
Scientists from the University of Vienna unearth the earliest evidence of Jewish inhabitants in Austria...
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/archaeological-sensation-austria-15664.html

Building Remains From First Temple Period Exposed West Of Temple Mount
Israel Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
A rich layer of finds from the latter part of the First Temple period (8th-6th centuries BCE) was recently discovered in archaeological salvage excavations in the northwestern part of the Western Wall plaza...
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Building+remains+from+First+Temple+period+exposed+west+of+Temple+Mount+13-Mar-2008.htm?DisplayMode=print

New Philippi Finds Presented
Athens News Agency
Excavations conducted at the archaeological site of Philippi since 1988 have unearthed new findings...
http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=6237826&maindocimg=6235955&service=102

Depot Dig Uncovers Village Remains
Edinburgh Evening News
THE remains of a 14th century village have been uncovered on the site of the city's new tram depot...
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Depot-dig-uncovers--village.3874121.jp

Photo In The News: Ancient Brain Surgery Patient Found?
National Geographic News
Thessaloníki, Greece; March 12, 2008—Greek archaeologists believe a large hole in the skull of a third-century A.D. skeleton is rare evidence of ancient—and failed—brain surgery...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080312-AP-brain-picture.html

March 12th News

Things are a bit quieter today, or at leas this early in the morning. It's another day of quality over quantity, I think.

New stories as of 5:58 AM:

Archaeologists Find Evidence Of Brain Surgery In Ancient Greece
AHN
Athens, Greece (AHN) - Brain surgery was performed nearly 1,800 years ago in Greece, archaeologists said Tuesday after they unearthed the skeleton of a young woman from the 3rd Century CE...
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010302825

Skeleton May Show Ancient Brain Surgery
Associated Press
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek archaeologists said Tuesday they have unearthed rare evidence of what they believe was brain surgery performed nearly 1,800 years ago on a young woman — who died during or shortly after the operation...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iFvZJESelwRC3DT_i56nDc05ZC8AD8VBGRRG0

Ancient Slavery And New Historians: The Invention Of Ancient Slavery
Bits Of News
An investigation of the historiography of ancient slavery provokes new questions- like whether we can ever discover historical truth and whether history is always bound to be a propagandistic lie...
http://www.bitsofnews.com/content/view/7615/

Evidence Of Ice Age Hunters: 28 Paleolithic Handaxes Found In North Sea
Science Daily
ScienceDaily (Mar. 11, 2008) — An amazing haul of 28 flint hand-axes, dated by archaeologists to be around 100,000 years-old, have been unearthed in gravel from a licensed marine aggregate dredging area 13km off Great Yarmouth...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080311203247.htm