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News From Monday, June 28, 2010
11:03:12 PM Introducing 'Living Rooms'
New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA

The home has been central to human existence since the Paleolithic age: recent archaeological work in Israel has found evidence of domestic order — food ... [more]

10:38:54 PM Giant Gundam suit in Tokyo ready to awe tourists/confound future
Creative Loafing Tampa - Tampa,FL,USA

Creative Loafing Tampa (blog) These types of things are better seen than described — see the video below. It goes without saying that Japan would do something like this. ... [more]

9:16:37 PM Roman Road Discovered in Serbia
Sci-Tech Today - USA

Archaeologists in Serbia have uncovered the well-preserved remains of a first century Roman road discovered during work on a new highway. ... [more]

7:59:45 PM Origin of Human's Best Friend
US News - USA

“What we found is much more consistent with the archaeological record,'' Wayne said. “We found strong kinship to Middle Eastern gray wolves and, ... [more]

7:22:21 PM On the trail of Tutankhamens penis
Before It's News

This letter is just one of six comments that JAMA has published on the work, carried out by Egypt's chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass and colleagues. ... [more]

5:39:35 PM Ancient Astronaut Website Goes Online
SBWire (press release) - Green Bay,WI,USA

Ancient astronaut investigator Morten St. George provides archaeological evidence and six new articles to support his book's alien contentions. ... [more]

4:35:42 PM Bitola, Macedonia: Archaeologists Stumble Upon Ancient Necropolises
Balkan Travellers - Sofia,Bulgaria

Balkan Travellers 28 June 2010 | During the reconstruction works of the Tumbe Kafe stadium and recreational zone in Macedonia's south-western town of Bitola, archaeologists ... [more]

3:39:34 PM Digging resumes at Neolithic site
The Associated Press

An archaeological dig where the Orkney Venus was found last year has entered an "exciting phase" as excavations resumed. Archaeologists hope the Links of ... [more]

3:07:27 PM EGYPT: Radar finds an ancient city in Nile Delta
Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?

.... houses and tombs, which gives a general overview of the urban planning of the city," said Zahi Hawass, director of Egypt's office of antiquities. .... [more]

2:03:39 PM Archaeologists Dig Up Goldmine of Pagan Antiquities from Bronze Age
The Media Line - New York,NY,USA

Descending into a natural hollow in the bedrock, archaeologist Edwin van den Brink discovered a “bottomless” pit holding hundreds of intact ritual vessels ... [more]

1:17:03 PM Bulgaria: Archaeology Artefacts from Ancient State of Odris Displayed in
Balkan Travellers - Sofia,Bulgaria

Balkan Travellers 28 June 2010 | An exhibition, titled “The Treasures of the Odris Warriors,” containing over 200 unique artefacts from the ancient Odris state, ... [more]

1:09:40 PM Skeletons provide rare glimpse into Island's ancient past
Royal Gazette - Hamilton,Bermuda

The dig is part of the St. George's Archaeological Research Project, ... research professor at the department of anthropology at the College of William ... [more]

12:08:15 PM The Ashmolean Museum hasn't sold its soul
Guardian - UK

The gallery has a world-class collection, encompassing the archaeological treasures of Lord Arundel and Arthur Evans, the cabinet of curiosities of Elias ... [more]

11:21:34 AM Lasers used to map giant burial mounds in 3-D
The Japan Times

KASHIHARA, Nara Prefecture (Kyodo) Nara-based archaeologists said they have succeeded in drawing three-dimensional maps of the surface of large burials .... [more]

8:30:26 AM Signs of Schuylkill's past
Republican & Herald

Burke told about 60 guests assembled that his love of archaeology began in 1955 while he was still in high school in Minersville. ... [more]

6:46:06 AM Students dig history
Billings Gazette

Perhaps the most amazing treasure for Jono Mogstad and his crew of student archaeologists digging at this old placer mining site in the Little Belt .... [more]

2:44:01 AM Tutankhamen killed by sickle-cell disease
Before It's News

The first extensive scientific investigation of the mummy was reported by Egypt's chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass and colleagues earlier this year (JAMA, ... [more]

12:02:07 AM Restoration work ruining Vasai fort, says activist
Hindustan Times - New Delhi,India

The ASI's Mumbai Circle Superintending Archaeologist MS Chauhan said he had received some complaints about the Vasai fort project and promised he would to ... [more]



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