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What heart doesn't beat faster at the thought of digging up lost treasure? Yet, the frequency with which hoards of Roman coins have been dug up in India has made news of such discovery commonplace, and the news rarely find a place in the media.

The Hindu of Chennai is an exception, as it is on many other counts. On Sunday, June 20, 1998, it carried a story by its Staff Reporter in Madurai:

"A team of archaeologists, which examined the Roman gold coins found recently at Nathampatti village near Srivilliputhur, was able to assess the exact date of the coins and the kings who issued them. According to a press release from Mr. C. Santhalingam, the Archaeological Officer of Tirumalai Naicker Mahal in Chennai, the three-member team comprising Mr. V.Vedachalam, Mr. C. Santhalingam and Mr. C.Chandravanan, under the directions of Mr. Natana. Kasinathan, Director of Archaeology, examined the coins.

"The coins were unearthed when the local people were engaged in laying water pipes. They (obviously, the coins - not the pipe-layers) were handed over to the police.

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Worldwide, CPJ found 64 journalists were killed in direct connection to their work in 2007-up from 56 last year-and it is investigating another 22 deaths to determine whether they were work-related.

CPJ has recorded only one year with a higher death toll: 1994, when 66 journalists were killed, many in conflicts in Algeria, Bosnia, and Rwanda.

For the fifth straight year, Iraq was the deadliest country in the world for the press. Its 31 victims account for nearly half of the 2007 toll.

Most of the victims were targeted and murdered, such as Washington Post reporter Salih Saif Aldin, who died in Baghdad from a single gunshot wound to the head. In all, 24 deaths in Iraq were murders and seven occurred in combat-related crossfire.

Unidentified gunmen, suicide bombers, and U.S. military activity all posed fatal risks for Iraqi journalists. All but one of 31 journalists killed were Iraqi nationals.

They worked mainly for local media, although nine worked for international news organizations such as The New York Times, ABC News, Reuters, and The Associated Press.

The 2007 toll in Iraq is consistent with that of 2006, when 32 journalists died.

Twelve media support workers, such as bodyguards and drivers, also died in Iraq. Since the beginning of the war in March 2003, 124 journalists and 49 media workers have been killed, making it the deadliest conflict for the press in recent history. More than one-third worked for international news organizations.

Somalia was the second-deadliest country for the media in 2007, with seven journalist deaths. "Horrific violence in Iraq overshadowed the increasingly deteriorating environment for the media in Somalia," said Simon.

"Journalists reporting in Somalia face great risks every day."

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