ARCHEOLOGISTS and forensic experts believe they have identified the skeleton of Cleopatra's younger sister, murdered more than 2,000 years ago on the orders of the Egyptian queen. The remains of Princess Arsinoe, put to death in 41BC on the orders of Cleopatra and her Roman lover Mark Antony to eliminate her as a rival, are the first relics of the Ptolemaic dynasty to be identified. The breakthrough, by an Austrian team, has provided pointers to Cleopatra's true ethnicity. Scholars have long debated whether she was Greek or Macedonian like her ancestor the original Ptolemy, a Macedonian...
Bones discovered in St Paul’s tomb
Taipei Times
Taipei Times
FOUND: The discovery of the bone fragments coincided with news that archeologists had discovered what they believe to be the oldest image in existence of St Paul Pope Benedict announced on Sunday that fragments of bone...
Weekend/ EXHIBITION: Virtual reality brings life to Egyptian treasures
Asahi News
Asahi News
When visitors to "Egypt's Sunken Treasures" enter the 6,700-square-meter hall at Pacifico Yokohama they will come face to face not only with a trove of antiquities. They will run right into the world's latest technology....
Ramdas Sens heritage house to be demolished
The Statesman
The Statesman
BEHRAMPORE, 20 JUNE: The house of the renowned archeologist Ramdas Sen, declared by the state government as a heritage building, is soon to be demolished. This is the house where the great Bengali writer, Bankim Chandra...
Is this the face of St Paul? 'Sensational' 1,600-year-old icon of saint found in a ...
The Daily Mail
The Daily Mail
Science backs Pope Benedict hopes for St Paul
The Australian
The Australian
CARBON-DATING on fragments of bone from a body found in a tomb in the Basilica of St Paul have confirmed Pope Benedict's belief that the remains are those of the Apostle Paul. "This seems to confirm the unanimous...
Cherishing the Relic of St. Paul
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
By FRANCIS X. ROCCA From today's Wall Street Journal Europe. VATICAN CITY -- When Pope Benedict XVI announced on Sunday that Vatican archeologists had authenticated the bodily remains of the Apostle Paul, buried in a...
Ancient Mosaic discovered
MSNBC
MSNBC
updated 5:52 p.m. ET July 1, 2009 A 17-hundred-year-old mosaic floor dating from the Romans has...
Cornerstone laid for Sidon archaeological museum
Daily Star Lebanon
Daily Star Lebanon
By Mohammed Zaatari Daily Star staff Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - Powered by SIDON: The cornerstone for Sidon's first archaeological museum was placed in the coastal city's Frres archeological site on Saturday. The project...

