A Place for God

This is an excavation report from Cyprus on a triangular temple with some good schematics and pictures.

http://www.pyrgos-mavroraki.net/pyrgos_mavroraki_00002f.htm

Get Out of My Tomb

In a tomb outside Dublin some ancient graffiti on the walls give the names of early vandals.

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20090227063306238C352793

Nepal's Evicted King

The royal palace of Nepal's deposed king has been opened to the public to show the lifestyle of the former royal family.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5818181.ece

Yet Another Portrait of Leonardo

Well the portraits of the great artist seem to be coming out of the woodwork and here another one found after restoration of Leonardo's codex "The flight of birds".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7916351.stm

The Garden of Eden

Some beautiful images of that 12000 or 13000 year old temple found in Turkey which some believe mark the garden of Eden. I just will thank God if the garden of Eden is not marked by a Starbucks!

Of course at 12000 or 13000 years old that makes this temple 6000 or 7000 years older than creationist believe in.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1157784/Do-mysterious-stones-mark-site-Garden-Eden.html

The Horror of War

This is a short video on a famous Scottish battle field.

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/79478-archaeological-dig-at-battle-of-prestonpans-site-begins/

The Sick and the Sacred

The wonderful prehistoric caves at Lascaux France are suffering from mold and are in need of emergency restoration work.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_sc/eu_france_cave_drawings;_ylt=Aie1HAReOOmcDnjAGZtCly5vieAA

All That Science

Here is another article on the new machine that will be used to create images of what is inside large
objects with a nice picture of one of the British museums statues in question.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090215151638.htm

The Things People Say

Computer analysis of manuscripts show that English words such as "I", "two" and "three" may be some of the oldest words in the language.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7911645.stm

The Terrible Taliban

The Taliban have claimed a worrying victory over an agreement with Pakistan to let them occupy the Swat valley a place rich in Buddhist history. It will be remembered a number of years back when the small minded Taliban destroyed the standing Buddha's of Bymian.

http://archaeology.org/blog/?p=310

The Clovis Cache

A cache of 13000 year old tools were found in a yard in Colorado while excavators were digging to create a pond.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/26/ice-age-tools.html

China's Loss

This interesting video is on the auction of Yves Saint Laurent's collection of art, take note of the hideous $28 million chair.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090226-china-bronze-video-ap.html

Walking Upright

A 1.5 million year old footprint has been found in Kenya which shows a modern foot on an early ancestor of humans.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090226-oldest-footprints.html

Athens Acropolis Closed for Strike

The world famous archaeology site is closed for the next three days.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g37GIjhf82QOMSp5AQvp4FCHfXtgD96JACL81

Get Stuffed!

This article is on the eviction of as many as 1500 Arab citizens of Jerusalem from their 88 homes to create an archaeological park. These actions by Israeli authorities should be called by its more proper name of ethnic cleansing.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0226/p04s01-wome.html

The Rat and the Rabbit

The two controversial heads stolen from the imperial palace in the 19th century have realized more than $20 million each.

http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/searchresults.aspx?intSaleID=22294&firstObjectID=5171399&CID=5447010010701a#action=paging&intSaleID=22294&firstObjectID=5171399&CID=5447010010701a&sid=1787353e-bafd-4279-8688-f04cdc6a1049&pg=21

The Private Collector

Here are some nice pictures of that collection of more than 8000 objects recently donated in Mexico.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gcdtd7ewTxu_pUNtBEW0dU2oEIhgD96IC1481

Two Heads are Better than One

The two controversial heads stolen from the imperial palace are set to be auctioned tomorrow, or will they?

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article5798487.ece

Large Donation

This article proves that archaeology benefits from private collectors being allowed to own antiquities and relics.

Bravo to Dr Milton Leoff!

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/6279559.html

A Fitting Tribute

A wonderful monument has been unveiled to the Queen mother who brought dignity and grace to the United Kingdom's darkest hour.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7906986.stm

At the Foot of the Acropolis

Athens' new museum is set to open it is a beautiful museum that unfortunately will never see its greatest exhibits.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4858474a34.html

Collumns Under the Sea

An ancient shipwreck off the coast of Turkey was carrying tons of marble column pieces which may have been meant for a temple of Apollo at Claros.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090223-roman-shipwreck-turkey-missions.html

The Dawn of Man

Hand axes found in Malaysia may be the oldest ever found and dated at 1.8 million years old.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7905155.stm?lss

Back in Jerusalem

Royal seal impressions have been found dating to the first temple period along with an inscription from a period of 600 years later.

http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Israel+beyond+politics/Royal-seal-impressions-discovered-23-Feb-2009.htm?DisplayMode=print

Han Dynasty Tomb

A richly decorated tomb has been found in China, the tomb is from the Han dynasty.

http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20090221/103974.shtml

Warship Found

The wreck of a French warship sunk in the first great war has been found upright on the bottom of the Mediterranean sea.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7898890.stm

Lincoln's Fingerprint

A student has found a fingerprint that possibly belonged to the great emancipator.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213104743.htm

The National Revival

After the unnecessary invasion of Iraq and the invasion and looting of its national museum the time has come to reopen the museum without its treasures from the royal tombs of Ur which remain in the vaults.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0223/p04s01-wome.html

Scuba Looting

Greek authorities are concerned about scuba divers in their waters looting Greek shipwrecks.

http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE51M0C120090223

Imperialist Dogs

Chinese officials want the auction of the two bronze heads stolen from the summer palace 150 years ago to be stopped and the heads returned to China. The heads of the rat and the rabbit were taken during the opium wars and ironically represent everything that Chairman Mao and his cultural revolution despised.

The hard work of the masses being spent on follies makes those Chinese officials imperialist loving dogs!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7902263.stm

How to End Your Career

A British aeronautical engineer and a curator of historical archaeology have both closed their days of being taken seriously over their recent beliefs that "Atlantis" had been found. I am sure that in the future both may wish to take up the hunt for "Bigfoot"!

http://www.therightperspective.org/?p=1599

Tearing Apart History

Ocean trawlers dragging chains and nets across the sea bed are destroying shipwrecks with the recent find of HMS Victory being only the latest example of a wreck damaged by such operations.

The ever controversial Odyssey Marine Exploration raises this excellent point and the people of Great Britain have had centuries to excavate the wreck of HMS Victory. Now that it is found why should it not belong to the finder before it is further torn to pieces?

and then there was no archaeological site!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/feb/22/marine-archaeology-sunken-ships

The Persepolis Tablets

An absurd judgement against Iran over a suicide bombing in 1997 has resulted in museums such as Chicago's Oriental Institute being threatened to have artifacts from their collections removed and sold to pay for reparations to the innocent victims of this terrorist act.

The American museums better ready themselves if this goes through as plenty of Iraq's citizens have an excellent case over the invasion of their country and killing of their civilians by the United states military in the current unnecessary war in that country.

State complicit terrorism is not just a phrase that applies to Iran alone.

http://www.heraldnews.com/opinions/x1658751189/FOCUS-Terrorism-impacting-archaeology-02-22-09

Penny Black

The worlds first adhesive backed postage stamp is set to go to auction.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/20/postage-stamp.html

The Middle Aged Artist

The recent discovery of a portrait in Italy displays Leonardo Davinci in middle age.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/20/da-vinci-portrait.html

The Cannons of Elizabeth I

Archaeologists have fired a replica of an Elizabethan cannon, here is the video.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7899816.stm

Roman Artifacts Examined

Science will be used to examine artifacts to see where and how the artifacts were created.

http://www.physorg.com/news154360692.html

The Rat and Rabbit

The two imperial bronze heads from the estate of Yves Saint Laurent have been offered to the Chinese government provided they recognize human rights, not going to happen!

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5irGKB8T-5homX-zMbrq2ebtV5KfQ

Bathing Roman Style

These Roman baths dating from the first century AD are filled with artifacts and memories of long gone good times.

http://www.canada.com/Travel/story.html?id=1086776

The Boy in the Tomb

In Peru near a 4000 year old temple has been found a tomb containing a boy buried 2500 years ago.

http://www.livinginperu.com/news/8348

Near Extinction

With globalization some languages such as English are growing while other languages are dying out, here an atlas on world languages.

http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=EN&pg=00136

Wheres Geronimo?

A lawsuit has been filed saying that members of the elite secret society at Yale university removed part of the legendary Apache Chiefs remains in 1918/19 from his grave and brought them back to the Skull and Bones clubhouse known as the tomb.

http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-geronimo219.artfeb19,0,4370368.story

Horses and Chariot

This article from an excavation in China has a great picture of the excavation!

http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20090219/101501.shtml

The Queens Swans

Swan feathers have been found in relation to 17th century witchcraft rituals.

http://www.examiner.com/x-2331-SF-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m2d18-Swan-Feathers-linked-to-Cornish-Witches-Fertility-Rituals

The Collapse of Society

The article is on the collapse of the ancient population of Easter Island. I have a problem with the archaeologist in the story however when he says that "societies don't just go into a tailspin and self destruct".

He must have never of heard of Nazi Germany!

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218095435.htm

Our Jewish History

As bubonic plague raged in Europe its Jewish population were being blamed as the source so 600 years later two hoards of Medieval gold and silver were discovered where their owners had hidden them. Both hoards are now on display at London's Wallace collection.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7897113.stm

Covering the Megalithic

Malta's six megalithic temples are to be covered by an enormous steel frame tent to protect them from erosion. The temples were built between 3600-2500 bce by an unknown culture.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/18/malta-temples.html

Preserving Sinkhole

A sinkhole in Florida is revealing artifacts from ancient man up to 12000 years old including a gourd that may have been used as a canteen.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090218-florida-early-americans-missions.html

Twelfe Century Temple

Here is a video about saving a 12th century Khmer temple in Cambodia.

http://www.archaeologychannel.org/index.asp

Museomics

A new technology is being used to examine old forgotten relics.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090217-museomics.html

Keep Out of Our Waters

Mexican authorities have denied permission for Odyssey Marine Exploration to explore a Spanish galleon in the gulf of Mexico.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gUJ_NW76Yc4SvIgXJ8kYi7mhsTCQD96D2VF00

The Kings Record

Fragments of a stele have been found in Israel which belong tan inscription of an ancient King.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1064570.html

The Treasure of Chiang Kai Shek

Taiwan and China have been long at odds after the loss of the civil war Chiang Kai Shek and his troops fled China for Taiwan taking with them hundreds of thousands of works of art and of course China's national treasury. Today a small gesture may be cooling down the argument.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jpQ_6mkrm-tW3a7mKa0iWz7vrAtAD96CFPJ80

The Rat and the Rabbit

The two bronze heads taken from a fountain at the summer palace of the Emperor Qianlong during the "opium wars" will soon go up for auction and China wants them back.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/16/content_10829310.htm

12th Century Mill

Finally a nice picture of the 800 year old mill.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7894524.stm

Darwin's Zen

Many of the famed Darwin's beliefs were Buddhist in nature.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090216-darwin-buddhist-compassion.html

Colonial LIfe in America

This exhibit is at the Smithsonian museum of natural history about colonial life in America.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/annearundel/bal-te.md.bones16feb16%2C0%2C1484588.story

Heads in Storage

The heads displayed at the British museum and found at Sagalassos in Turkey are in storage as there is no room to display them

http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11017280.asp?scr=1

The Mayan World

A new discovery at a Mayan site has been discovered during maintenance work.

http://dti.inah.gob.mx/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2892&Itemid=150

Hebrew Texts

This is a day of miracles in modern technology revealing ancient worlds.

http://www.laserfocusworld.com/display_article/352592/12/none/none/INDUS/Headwall-spectral-imager-helps-decipher-10th-century-B.C.-Hebrew-tex

Hidden Secrets

The use of modern sophisticated techniques such as X-rays reveal things not apparent from a visible surface inspection.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/sns-ap-sci-ancient-secrets,0,3146270.story

Who Owns Greek History ?

Apparently the British museum does!

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/46540,opinion,pros-and-cons-should-britain-return-the-elgin-marbles-to-greece?WTmc_id=rss

The Salt Mummies of Iran

People are worried that the salt mummies are beginning to deteriorate in their not properly sealed cases but the true facts are that any biological artifact faces a limited time on display by the very nature of the mediums of their creation including the British museums Lindow man and Egypt's gold covered throne of King Tutankhamen.

http://www.payvand.com/news/09/feb/1159.html

12 000 Year old Funny Looking Obelisk

I am not quite sure on this one but the pictures are nice as is the monument.

http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1029

Matters of Love

A love letter written 500 years ago from the English Monarch Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn before he decided to have her head cut off.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7887826.stm

Damaged Fortress

Treasure hunters have damaged a Roman era fortress in Bulgaria in search of valuables

http://www.sofiaecho.com/2009/02/12/674391_roman-fortress-near-rousse-ravished-by-treasure-hunters

A Mass Aztec Grave

Here is a video on the recent find of Aztec warriors.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090211-aztec-video-ap.html

Lincoln's Birthday

I will never forget fighting the crowds at the Lincoln memorial in Washington though I was more irritated than impressed. God bless the great emancipator!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7886505.stm

Happy Birthday Darwin

On the 200th birthday of the great man Darwin his origin of the species remains unfortunately controversial. Please excuse me while I go swing from a tree e e oh oh!

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/09/darwin-anniversary.html

In Gods Wisdom

Such stupid theology taught by primitive souls lead to generations of further suffering in families already in grief, no wonder myself and millions of people like myself want little to do with the Catholic church and its laws of exclusion.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-eu-nireland-infants-mass-grave%2C1%2C4053253.story

Leeds New Museum

The new Leeds museum has opened and here is a video on it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7605363.stm

Intelligent Design

Last evenings "Nova" on intelligent design was very interesting.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C491147%2C00.html

The Face Jug

A thirteenth century jug has been discovered during development.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7883469.stm

Medieval Manuscripts

I am like totally drooling over the thought of all those manuscripts.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210161916.htm

Aztec Mass Grave

A mass grave may have been filled with victims of war between the Aztecs and the Spanish invader Hernan Cortes.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iPF6IUn8CskP1_rkiUjuU-UZ3mXgD9690QB02

No Money for History

Iraq's monuments are falling to pieces because of neglect and are in need of protection and restoration.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0211/p04s01-wome.html

Easter Islands Moai

Here we have a restoration and documentation project to protect the famous statues.

http://archaeology.about.com/b/2009/02/10/easter-island-statue-project-awarded-94000.htm

The Art of Restoration

Microbes are being used to restore objects.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-science-of-saving-art

Rome's Catacombs

Using the latest technology Rome's Domitilla catacombs are being mapped.

http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2009-02-10_110326262.html

China Sues

The two bronze sculpture stolen from a fountain on the grounds of Biejing's imperial palace during the opium wars are the subject of a lawsuit.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/10/content_10796855.htm

Hail to the Chief

The death of the chief was probably in battle and he may have suffered some of his wounds while mounted on a horse.

http://www.cphpost.dk/culture/122-culture/44709-study-reveals-ancient-chieftain-killed-in-battle.html

Kuwait's Burial Mounds

Hundreds of burial mounds are being investigated in the Sabhiya district.

http://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=28393&ccid=9

Memorial to Abolitionist

The eighteenth century abolitionist Olaudah Equiano is to be honoured with a monument.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7879161.stm

Zues' Birth

An archaeologist says he has found the birth place of the Greek God.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/02/aracheologist-d.html

A Rise in the Pleistocene

Well we are left with the question if Noah's flood actually occurred 400 000 years ago.

http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/nmnh_sea_level_rise.htm

This Tropic Shore

I promised I wouldn't do the Hyena poop story so this is what I am left with.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,605963,00.html

Jobs going Over Seas

Yet they can still raise L50 000 000 for a monstrous painting by Titian.

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090208/News/sundaytimesnews_25.html

Just Say No

A ship wrecked more than 150 years ago off the coast of Sri Lanka was an early victim of the cola wars.

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090208/News/sundaytimesnews_25.html

Treasure at The Met

The shipwreck contained one of the largest ancient treasures ever found including a gold Egyptian scarab Engraved with the name of the 18th dynasty Queen Nefertiti.

http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2009/02/09/Features/Lost-And.Found.Treasure.At.The.Met-3619119.shtml

Buddhist Stupa Found

The Buddhist stupa is the second largest recorded and was found in Bihar.

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200902091223.htm

Under Lake Michigan

An arrangement of stones in a circle 40 feet below the surface of the lake may be man made or a natural phenomena but a large boulder near appears to have an image of a mastodon on it. More research is needed to confirm or deny if the site is from the ice age natives or not.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-sunken-stones_janega_bdfeb08,0,4910995.story

The Lost Caves of the Kalahari

Ancient caves are buried beneath the sands of the Kalahari desert and are to be investigated.

http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=7&aid=27&dir=2009/January/Friday30

A Larger Than Life King

The people of Great Britain are about to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the coronation of the great King Henry VIII and at a show at the royal armoury 5 complete suits of armour the king wore threw out his long reign are about to go on display showing that the handsome young King grew and grew and grew.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/men/article5635985.ece

Classic Bugatti

The classic 1937 car has broken records and sold for 3.4 million euros. I do love that car and with the right chauffeur indeed!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7876741.stm

Big Imaginations

Apparently the story of Noah and perhaps Gilgamesh may actually lye entirely within the category of fiction.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090206-smaller-noah-flood.html

The Devoted

Benedictine nuns and priests who gave their lives to looking after Renaissance France's dying plague victims have been found.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/06/priest-nun-plague.html

A Gilded Bible

An investigation into a smuggler in Cyprus has turned up an ancient copy of the good book that is believed to be between 1000-2000 years old?

http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE5152HR20090206?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0

Digital Lucy

The famous fossil has gone digital even though it appears that her recent show which was much criticized and was not a box office success.

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/02/lucy.html

Castle Hole

A hole has opened up on the grounds of Broughty castle so archaeologists are using it to investigate what lye's under the grounds of the castle.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7865210.stm

A Harsh Life

Bones of people who lived in colonial America show that life for these people was hard. Yes I know that sounds stupid as life anywhere is harsh when you work hard for survival no matter what century or continent one lives on and in.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/05/bones-american-history.html

The Free Slaves

Archaeologists are retrieving the long lost lives of slaves.

http://loudounextra.washingtonpost.com/news/2009/feb/05/lives-long-lost-land/

Living in the House of Eternity

A 15th century tomb in India has been badly damaged by a family that converted it into a home, the occupants have now been removed.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/This_family_made_a_600-yr-old_tomb_its_home/articleshow/4084082.cms

Ezzatollah Negahban Dies

Known as the father of Iranian archaeology Mr. Negahban died in the United states after a long illness.

http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=188672

Welcome to America

MMM this story will only get juicier and is sure to continue to entertain for some time to come. Does the British government not have its own archaeologists searching for such important sites? This mystifies me and I cannot help but think too bad for them.

This is going to get hot before it gets cold.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4449933/HMS-Victory-why-the-sinking-feeling.html

Odyssey Marine Exploration:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,605306,00.html

Polynesian Rock Art

Here is a picture of that recently found rock art in Tonga.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jmL2fIAghrMwd9M3DhliJ-gE2Zmg

Indian Head Rock

Who knew that anyone would remove the massive boulder from the bottom of the river now Kentucky is suing to get it back.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_re_us/rock_fight_2

Saxon Burial

Metal detectorists have unearthed a 1500 year old Saxon burial.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/sussex/7869373.stm

Byzantine Fort

Archaeologists in Macedonia near the village of Taor are uncovering an early Byzantine fort and the birth place of Emperor Justinian I.

http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1010

Africa's Oldest Human Sacrifice

Archaeologists working in the Sudan have found a tomb containing the oldest human sacrifice, cheery.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0%2C21985%2C25010527-5012751%2C00.html

Short Sighted Judge: 2

Many thanks to Charles Ellwood Jones for sending me the link to the letter recently sent to President Obama on a Judges recent decision to have tablets found at Persepolis auctioned to pay reparations to Israeli bombing victims.

http://www.shop.isiao.it/SIE/petition.php

Persepolis Fortification Archive Project:

http://persepolistablets.blogspot.com/

Short Sighted Judge

A letter has been sent to the American President to stop the auctioning off of tablets found at Persepolis in the 1930's to compensate Israeli victims of a bombing in 1997.

http://www.chnpress.com/news/?id=7543&section=2

HMS Victory

I do not understand if the shipwreck is so important why does the British government not have its own archaeologists looking for it especially if it contains a billion dollars worth of coinage?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/science/03shipwreck.html?_r=1&ref=europe

Pagan Mosaic

A wonderful pagan mosaic has been found in a crypt under a cathedral in Italy.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/03/pagan-mosaic.html

Buried in Stone

Workers at a brick making plant have found a second sarcophagus near where one was recently found.

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/article/8310.html

Last Days of HMS Victory

Okay I promise I will say nothing more about this shipwreck today.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/02/victory-treasure-quest.html

Those Chaco Canyon Chocoholics

America's first people were enjoying chocolate many centuries before first thought.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090202-ancient-chocolate.html

Incan Living

I am a big fan of the Archaeology channel and this video on the Inca is equally interesting.

http://www.archaeologychannel.org/index.asp

Richard III Coffin

The last time I saw this coffin I could not see it for the picture focused on his highness the Prince of Wales and though he has his charms the article was actually on the coffin.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/7865877.stm

An Amazing Ship Found By Vandals?

Here is another article on the famous warship HMS Victory.

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0%2C8599%2C1876515%2C00.html

Here:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/intrepid-treasurehunters-ndash-or-archaeological-vandals-1543642.html

The Nutcracker

So now I know that my ex was actually an early human.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090202-nutcracker-jaws.html

Tonga Petroglyphs

Erosion has exposed petroglyphs in Tonga of people and animals.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/ancient-tongan-rock-carvings-may-shed-light-on-pre-polynesian-voyagers_100150069.html

Prehistoric Grave

A grave believed to be some 4000 years old has been discovered in Vietnam, the grave contained human remains as well as beads.

http://army.qdnd.vn/vietnam.Culture-Sports.cnews.22353.qdnd

Titian Saved

Well the National gallery of Scotland has raised the L50 000 000 needed to save the painting of Diana and Actaeon from being sold abroad. The monstrously ugly painting will thankfully remain in Scotland.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7863635.stm

Pantheon as Sundial

It is not unreasonable for the Roman Pantheon to be astronomically a sundial nor the great pyramid at Giza or even the Eiffel tower or the new grocery store they built down the street from me.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126934.800-is-the-roman-pantheon-a-colossal-sundial.html

King Solomon's Mines

Many ancient Kings would have sent expeditions to mines to collect material for their court and Solomon would have been no different. But archaeology should not be confused by proving or disproving Victorian fantasies.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1233050211901

China's Golden Age

The last 30 years have been a golden age in archaeology for China with numerous important finds for one of the oldest civilizations.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=4&article_id=99017

HMS Victory

Here is a nice picture of one of her cannons and more information on the discovery.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4424093/Wreck-of-HMS-Victory-recovered-from-Channel.html