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"Amateur to share petroglyph theories"

May 06, 2005, Duluth News Tribune, USA: "About 5,000 years ago, American Indians began chipping hundreds of figures and designs into exposed bedrock in southwestern Minnesota.

A Duluth man believes that many of these petroglyphs are more than examples of artistic expression. Chuck Bailey theorizes the site served as a celestial observatory and large calendar.

'There's no accident here,' he said. 'It's very carefully planned, very carefully laid out; it had a specific purpose. I believe this is the local calendar site for southwest Minnesota.'" [Full Story]

"Legal fight looms over sunken treasure"

January 7, 2003, BBC Science News, UK: "An international row is brewing between the Spanish Government and an American sea salvage company over what could be the most valuable shipwreck ever.

Copyright © 2003 BBC Science News

The salvage firm Sub Sea Research believes it has found what remains of the 64-cannon French ship, Notre Dame de Deliverance, which sank in a fierce storm 60 kilometres (40 miles) off Florida's Key West in 1755. The merchant vessel was chartered by Spain to carry treasures extracted from mines in Mexico, Peru and Colombia.

Its cargo of gold bullion, gems, coins and silver is worth an estimated $3bn.

Now Sub Sea Research has to answer the claims to the wreck by Spain and France. [Full Story]

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October 2002
Morien Institute
illustrated interview with
Professor Masaaki Kimura
of the University of the Ruykyus,
Okinawa, Japan, regarding
the discovery of:

"Megalithic structures found underwater off the coast of
Yonaguni-jima, Japan"

... exclusive ...

June 2002
Morien Institute
illustrated interview with
Dr Paul Weinzweig
of Advanced Digital Communications,
Havana, Cuba, regarding
the discovery of:

"Megalithic urban ruins discovered off the coast of Cuba"