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News From Sunday, July 11, 2010
10:57:26 PM Bill Wepler, Curator of Historical Archaeology at the Indiana State Museum
Henderson Gleaner - Henderson,KY,USA

The public is welcome to attend the lecture, entitled "Lesueur's Map and Archaeology in New Harmony Today," which will be presented at the New Harmony ... [more]

10:51:04 PM Archaeological Discoveries: Mosaics Documenting History and Civilization of
Global Arab Network - English News - London,UK

Global Arab Network - English News By R. Raslan Syria (Daraa) – Daraa Province is a cradle of the most beautiful Mosaic paintings in Syria. They provide an important reference for researchers ... [more]

9:25:15 PM Archaeologists excavate Turkey's ancient heritage
Hurriyet Daily News

Seeking to unearth more of northwestern Turkey's classical archaeological heritage, researchers have begun conducting excavations both in Balıkesir and ... [more]

9:20:19 PM Festival of Archaeology comes to South Gloucestershire
AboutMyArea - UK

South Gloucestershire Council is hosting a Festival of Bristish Archaeology in Lodge Park, Stoke Gifford on Sunday 18 July. The community event provides an ... [more]

8:54:16 PM Archaeology and the Oil Spill
About - News & Issues (blog)

.... has been raised about the impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to the historic shipwrecks and other off- and near-shore archaeological ruins. ... [more]

8:24:48 PM 'Biggest canal ever built by Romans' discovered
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK

One of the biggest canals ever built by the Romans in an ancient port as important as Carthage or Alexandria has been discovered by British archaeologists. ... [more]

6:26:53 PM French archaeology students to arrive in coastal Sozopol
Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgarian coastal city of Sozopol is expecting university students in archaeology from France. The French students will come to Bulgaria under a project of ... [more]

6:04:19 PM Archaeologists dig up Conn. yards for artifacts from centuries-old ...
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Maybe we've been a little of both," said McBride, a UConn anthropology ... The dig area sits in a quiet neighborhood in Mystic, a coastal town that draws ... [more]

5:14:52 PM The archaeological museum on the northern Aegean island of Thassïs was
Athens News Agency - Athens,Greece

Athens News Agency Some 1700 objects are on display at the 1400-square-metre museum's 16 halls, which host exhibitions dating from the early anôéquity right down to the ... [more]

5:01:58 PM Conn. land dug up for items from tribe-settler war
The Associated Press

"The Pequot War is a short time ago, actually, by an archaeologist's reckoning, so absolutely the potential is there to recover some very significant ... [more]

3:50:30 PM Kankakee River dig to unearth bits of history
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA

AP A three-week archaeological dig along northwestern Indiana's Kankakee River aims to yield clues about how the land was used centuries ago. ... [more]

2:25:41 PM Kankakee River dig participants hope to unearth bits of Indiana ...
The Republic

University of Notre Dame anthropology professor Mark Schurr is leading the dig. Volunteers include college students and a 90-year-old Hobart woman. [more]

1:37:49 PM Egypt's Newest Antiquities
Newsweek

“We're cleaning up the site,” says Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. “We are finally giving these great pyramids the ... [more]

12:45:04 PM In modern Rome, the past crumbles
Hamilton Spectator - Hamilton,ON,Canada

Fedora Filippi, an archaeologist put in charge, pointed out where the roof gave way in what is an adjacent gallery built under Trajan, after Nero. ... [more]

9:53:11 AM The Pontifical Academy of Archaeology celebrates its 200th anniversary
Rome Reports

Letizia Pani Ermini is the president of the Pontifical Academy of Archaeology. The academy will celebrate its 200th anniversary on October 4th. ... [more]

9:41:09 AM Yes, there really is magic in golf
Vallejo Times-Herald - Vallejo,CA,USA

But then I found, buried in the depths of golf archaeology, an explanation offered by none other than Ben Hogan. He called the action which starts the down ... [more]

2:16:04 AM Archaeologist Dr Zainul Wahab's book published in Greek language
The News - International - Pakistan

PESHAWAR: The recently published research book “Greek influence on south of Hindukush (Parmadaesa) Gandhara art and Gangudher material in district Swabi” ... [more]

1:49:12 AM Faster consents tipped for archaeology
Radio New Zealand - Wellington,New Zealand

Archaeologists may be able to dig up relics at a faster rate than before as the Government moves to make the consent process more efficient. ... [more]

12:08:04 AM Montpelier begins slave site excavation
Charlottesville Daily Progress

In an article this year in the Journal of Archaeological Research he reported that researchers are approaching the question of African experiences outside ... [more]



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