– terrestrial archaeology & solar system history – news headlines archive – July – September 2000 – new discoveries about ancient civilisation under ancient skies –

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September 2000 :

September 27 –

“Toxic meteorite poisons life-on-Mars theory” –

IOL (South Africa)

September 27 –

“Mysteries and majesties of Mount Hiko” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

September 26 –

“Scientists ‘find lost Mayan king'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

September 26 –

“Tribes win ancient bones battle” –

BBC News Online (UK)

September 25 –

“Remains of Maya ruler dug up in Honduras” –

IOL (South Africa)

September 25 –

“Autopsy on 5,200 year old Alpine man” –

CNN (USA)

September 25 –

“Italy’s iceman back in the freezer” –

BBC News Online (UK)

September 24 –

“Sunken sanctuary in Lake Erie” –

The Columbus Dispatch (USA)

September 24 –

“Archaeologists eat Midas feast of grog, stew” –

IOL (South Africa)

September 24 –

“Egypt opens up marine treasures” –

BBC News Online (UK)

September 23 –

“The miniature Karnak of the Nile Delta: how did it happen?” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

September 22 –

“Rock art takes on different meaning in Italy” –

IOL (South Africa)

September 20 –

“The mysterious power of the moon” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

September 19 –

“City of the Mummies: A first look at ancient Egyptian treasures” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

September 17 –

“Jordan police save mummy from black market” –

IOL (South Africa)

September 17 –

“UK urged to act over asteroid threat, say reports” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

September 16 –

“Jungle hunt reveals ‘incredible’ Mayan palace” –

Sunday Independent/IOL (South Africa)

September 15 –

“Anger at Beer Commercial Stirs March on Machu Picchu” –

ABC News (USA)

September 14 –

“Noah’s Flood? Ancient Settlement Found Beneath the Black Sea” –

ABC News (USA)

September 14 –

“Ancient canoes unearthed in Paris” –

Sunday Independent/IOL (South Africa)

September 13 –

“Thunder god romps in Katmandu” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

September 12 –

“Black Sea artefacts are proof of great flood” –

IOL (South Africa)

September 10 –

“Big extinction wiped out plants, too – study” –

IOL (South Africa)

September 09 –

“Lost Mayan palace found in Guatemala” –

BBC News Online (UK)

September 09 –

“Mayan city of jade is unearthed from jungle” –

The Independent (UK)

September 08 –

“Tree rings challenge history” –

BBC News Online (UK)

September 08 –

“Ancient Mayan Marketplace Found” –

ABC News (USA)

September 06 –

“Elephant fossil a sign of balmy ancient India” –

IOL (South Africa)

September 06 –

“Australia finds its lost animals” –

BBC News Online (UK)

September 06 –

“Horus military route” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

September 05 –

“Meteorite records early Solar System” –

BBC News Online (UK)

September 04 –

“Scientists find ‘oldest known solar system rocks'” –

CNN (USA)

September 02 –

“Ancient mirrors unearthed in Fukui” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

August 2000 :

August 30 –

“Ming bowl survives 400 years under the waves” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 29 –

“Three Gorges Reservoir: Rare Geology Museum” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 29 –

“German Stonehenge predates British site” –

Ananova (UK)

August 29 –

“Ancient sun worship site unearthed in Germany” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 28 –

“La Brea Tar Pit Dig Uncovers New Ice Age Species” –

ABC News (USA)

August 28 –

“Winged dinosaur auction stirs natural history flap” –

CNN (USA)

August 25 –

“Chinese scientists trying to protect old murals” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 23 –

“Diggers flush out Taj Mahal’s secret” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 23 –

“Beijing to invest heavily in cultural relics protection” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 23 –

“Ancient temple found under Lake Titicaca” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 23 –

“China plans to repair ancient city ruins” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 22 –

“All Roman dinosaur tracks lead to Africa” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 22 –

“Archaeologists find Thracian ruler’s palace” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 18 –

“Burial site unearthed in Nara” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

August 17 –

“SA team unearths rare reptile fossil in Karoo” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 17 –

“Dunhuang Arts to Become Digital” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 16 –

“Thracian Temple Found in Bulgaria Faces Reburial” –

ABC News (USA)

August 12 –

“‘Phenomenal’ archaeological find in Bulgaria” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 11 –

“Apemen reached Israel in African exodus” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 09 –

“Ice Age star map discovered” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 09 –

“A Cache of Minoan Pots Found in Greece” –

ABC News (USA)

August 09 –

“Study leaves dinosaur debate to the birds” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 09 –

“Ancient star map discovered in Lascaux caves” –

EXN.ca (Canada)

August 09 –

“Lascaux caves reveal earliest star map” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 08 –

“Researchers to help restore Andean temple” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

August 07 –

“Planet discovered ‘in our own backyard'” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

August 07 –

“Planetary sweepstakes heat up” –

CNN (USA)

August 05 –

“Relics robbers arrested in Shaanxi” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 04 –

“Ancient oil points to ‘cradle of life'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 04 –

“Bavarian Bronze Age grave is a noble find” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 04 –

“Archaeological find may change Chinese history” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 03 –

“Tenth Century manuscript provides insights into the works of Archimedes” –

WSWS.com (USA)

August 02 –

“Disease made Tutankhamen ‘the king of hip'” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 02 –

“A large group of ancient tombs discovered in Yanqing County, Beijing” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 02 –

“Dry floods may have caused canyons on Mars” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 01 –

“Comet Linear fizzes away” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 01 –

“Pharaoh’s quarrying methods revealed” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 01 –

“Did disease kill Tutankhamun?” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 2000 :

July 31 –

“Iran dinosaur footprints 50 million years old” –

IOL (South Africa)

July 28 –

“Nasa to launch better, bigger Mars rover” –

IOL (South Africa)

July 28 –

“Fossils of seagoing dinosaur show creatures roamed area 93 million years ago” –

CNN (USA)

July 28 –

“Tang Dynasty ‘Divorce Agreement’ unearthed in Dunhuang” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 28 –

“Wind of change wiped out flatulent dinosaurs” –

IOL (South Africa)

July 27 –

“Giant burp snuffed out ocean species” –

IOL (South Africa)

July 25 –

“Raging Colorado wildfire approaches ancient cliff dwellings” –

CNN (USA)

July 21 –

“Swamp Yeti? Ape tape divides experts” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 20 –

“Dunhuang witnesses Centenary vicissitudes in a millenium history “ –

People’s Daily (China)

July 20 –

“Huge sums spent on Heritage Sites in Xinjiang” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 19 –

“Is the lost continent of Mu in Okinawa?” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

July 19 –

“Scholars protest relic destruction” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 19 –

“Nabatean nights of the living dead” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

July 18 –

“Museum world in a flap over fossil sale” –

IOL (South Africa)

July 17 –

“Animistic rituals run deep in Okinawa” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

July 17 –

“Comet Linear visible in binoculars” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 14 –

“Potential development of Dunhuang Studies in 21st Century” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 10 –

“Album about Dunhuang Treasures Published” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 10 –

“China’s ancient inventions recorded at Dunhuang Grottoes” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 08 –

“South Pole microbes point to life on Mars” –

IOl (South Africa)

July 07 –

“Gathering marks discovery of Dunhuang Library Cave” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 05 –

“Japanese researcher chips away at an ancient mystery” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

July 05 –

“The Plain of Jars: A place of war and death” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

July 04 –

“Dunhuang Treasures come to Beijing for public show” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 03 –

“800 ancient prices chosen to be displayed in Alexandria Library” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

July 2000 –

“Beneath the Black Sea” –

Archaeology.org (USA)

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