JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES

October-December 2009 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume I., Issue 4.
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monastery's abbot, hegumen Theophilactus has
said.
Zee News (Nov. 20, 2009)
http://www.zeenews.com/news580630.html
Culture The Mosaic of Cultures festival of
indigenous peoples of the north opened in
Nogliki on Wednesday, RIA News reported.
This year marks the first time the festival has
been held in Sakhalin. The event was organized
by the Department of Indigenous peoples of the
North, the Regional Council of Indigenous
Peoples of Sakhalin Oblast, and representatives
of Nogliki Social Policy Management. Financial
support was provided by the Ministry of
Regional Development. The festival also
featured musical performances by the Mengume
Ilga National Ensemble of Poronaisk, the Ari La
Mif Nivkh Ensemble, and the Kex Ensemble of
Tymovsk.
The Sakhalin Times (Nov. 30, 2009)
http://www.thesakhalintimes.com/news/2/2578.html
SSRI I LLANKA
Archaeology An archaeological site more than
3330 years old has been found in the
Udaranchamadama area in Embilipitiya, by a
group of local archaeologists. “The discovery of
this site is a landmark in our history. This is the
first time in Sri Lanka that we have found
artefacts that are to more than 3330 years old,”
said Professor Somadeva. Grinding stones,
painted pots, granite tools and other items were
among the findings. Excavations are to be
completed within the next two weeks. The team
expects to obtain more information about the
village from further excavations.
DailyMirror (Sep. 22, 2009)
http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsD
etailView.aspx?ARTID=62234
Archaeology Archaeological excavations have
unearthed remains of ancient human settlements
in Vadamarachchi East area, Archaeology
Director General, Dr. Senarath Dissanayake said.
"We have found evidence of three old human
settlements in these areas. They have spread
over an area covering nearly three kilometres
and are vitally important to prove the historical
background of Jaffna peninsula", he said. "We
have also found clay pots of varied colours
depicting the time frame.”
Daily News (Oct. 15, 2009)
http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/10/15/news21.asp
SSYRI IA
Archaeology Archaeologists have discovered
two Crusader-era murals depicting heaven and
hell in a medieval church on Syria's coast — a
rare find that could reveal new information
about the Christian knights who battled
Muslims for control of the Holy Land hundreds
of years ago. Experts are now renovating the
12 th -century paintings, which were discovered
last year by a joint Syrian-Hungarian team
excavating an old Crusader fortress on a hilltop
overlooking the Mediterranean in the eastern
city of Tartous.
Associated Press (Oct. 15, 2009)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33329420/ns/technology_an
d_science-science/
Archaeology A massive citadel built atop a 150foot-tall
hill of solid rock looms over Aleppo's
old quarter. Fortresses have risen above this
northern Syrian city since Roman times. But at
the heart of the citadel, amid ruins of Ottoman
palaces and hidden behind high walls that date
to the Crusader era, a team of German and
Syrian archaeologists is clearing debris from a
large pit that shows this hilltop was significant
long before the Romans arrived. Here, amid
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