Archaeoscoop-ish: Bronze Statue of Apollo Recovered in Gaza

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Published on February 12, 2014 2:02:42 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HosclyoiYow

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Welcome to Archaeoscoop, the place to find heritage and archaeology related news stories from around the world!

Today my top headline is with regards to a bronze statue recovered in Gaza...

1) Fisherman nets centuries-old statue of Greek god Apollo in Gaza strip:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/fisherman-nets-centuriesold-statue-of-greek-god-apollo-in-gaza-strip-9120117.html

"Iraq Heritage" launched to respect and protect cultural heritage of modern Iraq:

http://www.heritagedaily.com/2014/02/iraq-heritage-launches-to-respect-and-protect-the-cultural-heritage-of-modern-iraq/102067

Excavation Work begins at Carrickfergus Castle to probe more of its history:

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/excavation-work-begins-at-carrickfergus-castle-to-probe-more-of-its-history-29999272.html

Drug References Found on Walls of Ancient Egyptian School:

http://www.livescience.com/43265-ancient-school-discovered-in-egypt.html

Giant Maya Carvings Found in Guatemala:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/pictures/130807-maya-frieze-discovered-holmul-guatemala-archaeology/

1,000 bodies found on University of Mississippi Land thought to be from old 'lunatic asylum':

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/10/1000-bodies-university-mississippi-insane-asylum_n_4761166.html

Many Human Ails are 'scars' of evolution:

https://student.societyforscience.org/article/many-human-ails-are-%E2%80%98scars%E2%80%99-evolution?utm_source=Society+for+Science+Newsletters&utm_campaign=f36de874c3-Latest_From_SNS&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a4c415a67f-f36de874c3-104496885

Is an Earthquake behind the Shroud of Turin:

http://www.heritagedaily.com/2014/02/is-an-earthquake-behind-the-shroud-of-turin-image/102058

WW1 Exhibition tells Isle of Man Community stories:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/26120017

Research analyses the cultural construction of nudes in Roman mosaics:

http://www.heritagedaily.com/2014/02/research-analyzes-the-cultural-construction-of-nudes-in-roman-mosaics/102083

George Africanus: Work to uncover former slave's life:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-26116763

Was Anne Boleyn Buried in the Tower of London?:

http://www.heritagedaily.com/2012/12/was-anne-boleyn-buried-in-the-tower-of-london/68462