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December 2000 :

December 30 –

“It’s only a woolly rhinoceros” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

December 27 –

“Cool Mars rock may have brought life to party” –

IOL (South Africa)

December 26 –

“The feathered dinosaurs of Liaoning” –

BBC News Online (UK)

December 23 –

“Ancient Egyptians, first to use artificial limbs” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

December 22 –

“Digger’s deeds bury book” –

Mainichi Daily News (Japan)

December 22 –

“A star is born in the east” –

The Independent (UK)

December 21 –

“Disgraced archaeologist denies other findings were also faked” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

December 21 –

“Brazilian tries to sell fossil found in trash” –

IOL (South Africa)

December 20 –

“Walking along the edge of civilization” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

December 20 –

“The Ancient Nilometer” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

December 19 –

“Mini-sub to peep at Sodwana’s dinosaur fish” –

IOL (South Africa)

December 18 –

“Something fisheye for SA’s coelacanth seekers” –

Cape Times/IOL (South Africa)

December 18 –

“Quakes may have swallowed Egyptian cities” –

IOL (South Africa)

December 17 –

“The Dark Ages May Have Really Been Dimmer” –

Science Daily (USA)

December 15 –

“Aussies find 90 million-year-old fossil tree” –

IOL (South Africa)

December 14 –

“Findings hint at life on Mars” –

BBC News Online (UK)

December 11 –

“5,000-year-old wooden boat buried at Abydos” –

Archaeology.org (USA)

December 09 –

“Space station project stepping stone to solar system” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

December 08 –

“More feathers fly over the origin of birds” –

IOL (South Africa)

December 08 –

“Dodgy dinosaur fools Cardiff for a century” –

IOL (South Africa)

December 07 –

“Hunt for the mammoth is on” –

BBC News Online (UK)

December 07 –

“Asteroid storm pounded Earth, moon as life formed” –

CNN (USA)

December 06 –

“Feathery fossil sheds light on flight origins” –

BBC News Online (UK)

December 06 –

“The discovery of an ancient city: Ugarit” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

December 05 –

“Red Planet’s wet and warm past” –

BBC News Online (UK)

December 05 –

“New Egyptian archaeological discoveries” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

December 05 –

“Fossils of Man’s oldest ancestor found in Kenya” –

People’s Daily (China)

December 05 –

“Another strange fish out of KZN’s water” –

IOL (South Africa)

December 04 –

“Uzbekistan’s Historical Marvels Seek Tourist Trade” –

ABC News (USA)

December 04 –

“Coelacanths may swim into Internet” –

The Mercury/IOL (South Africa)

December 04 –

“Mars images suggest dried-up lakes, sedimentary rock” –

CNN (USA)

December 02 –

“Buddhas, Bronze and Brocades: Treasures of ancient China” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

December 02 –

“Pakistan discloses first dinosaur discovery” –

IOL (South Africa)

December 01 –

“Ryukyu relics join UNESCO heritage list” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

December 01 –

“More ‘fossil fish’ spotted off KZN coast” –

IOL (South Africa)

November 2000 :

November 30 –

“Diver dies filming dinosaur of the deep” –

The Mercury/IOL (South Africa)

November 30 –

“Welsh mining town named world treasure” –

CNN (USA)

November 28 –

“Old wasp gives wings to cloned dinosaur idea” –

IOL (South Africa)

November 27 –

“Alien Microbe Reported Found in Earth’s Atmosphere” –

Space.com (USA)

November 27 –

“Leonid Meteors Yield Rich Astrobiology Research Results” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

November 26 –

“Japan aid to help preserve ancient Bolivian ruins” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

November 23 –

“Shiga excavation may be ancient Parliament” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

November 22 –

“Something fossilised in the state of Denmark” –

IOL (South Africa)

November 20 –

“Discovery of cemetry dating back to ancient Egyptian era” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

November 20 –

“More evidence of flowing water on Mars” –

BBC News Online (UK)

November 20 –

“Further doubts dug up on archaeologist’s ‘finds'” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

November 18 –

“Panel proposes assets for World Heritage List” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

November 16 –

“Israeli archaeologist doubts Jews links to the city of Jerusalem” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

November 15 –

“Leonid Meteor Shower: Sowing the Seeds of Life?” –

Space.com (USA)

November 15 –

“The yellow (or white or blue) treasure of Kaliningrad” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

November 15 –

“Pyramids lined up with the stars” –

BBC News Online (UK)

November 12 –

“Art in ancient tombs: Investing in life beyond the grave” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

November 10 –

“Damascus Bab al-Saghir tombs” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

November 09 –

“Researcher may have stolen finds, too” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

November 09 –

“Move over T-Rex, here comes the Saltriosaur” –

IOL (South Africa)

November 09 –

“Archaeological hoaxes spur history text rethink” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

November 09 –

“Remains of missing pharaoh may be discovered near Abydos” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

November 08 –

“Researchers to test DNA of King Tut” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

November 07 –

“Archaeology center sorry for fake finds” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

November 06 –

“Renowned archaeologist admits planting Miyagi finds” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

November 06 –

“Archaeologists search for Egypt’s Scorpion” –

IOL (South Africa)

November 05 –

“Japan researcher finds king’s tomb in Honduras” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

November 04 –

“Archaeologists unearth settlement mentioned in Wei Chronicle” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

November 03 –

“Cleopatra’s signature” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

November 03 –

“Mummy found is Egyptian” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

November 03 –

“Funerary complexes unearthed in Egypt” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

November 02 –

“Oxygen-Poor Water of Black Sea Preserves Ancient Wooden Ships” –

ABC News (USA)

November 02 –

“Spread-winged bird dug up at Shijo Ruins” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

November 02 –

“A 290-Million-Year-Old Fossil Suggests a Little Reptile Ran Fast First” –

ABC News (USA)

November 01 –

“‘Oldest boat’ found in Egypt” –

BBC News Online (UK)

October 2000 :

October 30 –

“Are We All Aliens? The New Case for Panspermia” –

Space.com (USA)

October 27 –

“Panspermia Q and A: Leading Proponent Chandra Wickramasinghe” –

Space.com (USA)

October 26 –

“Martian clues to life from space” –

BBC News Online (UK)

October 26 –

“Life On Earth Could Have Come From A Mars Rock” –

Space.com (USA)

October 24 –

“Archaeologists find ‘oldest’ habitation” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

October 24 –

“Asteroid’s christening honours scientist” –

New Zealnd Herald (New Zealnd)

October 23 –

“Construction workers discover ancient tablets” –

IOL (South Africa)

October 23 –

“250m-year microbe only middle-aged” –

New Zealnd Herald (New Zealnd)

October 19 –

“Archaeologists probe legendary city – Helike” –

BBC News Online (UK)

October 18 –

“Dinosaur leviathans of Patagonia come back to life” –

CNN (USA)

October 16 –

“Oldest lunar calendar identified” –

BBC News Online (UK)

October 14 –

“Yayoi beads, accessories discovered in Kyoto tomb” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

October 12 –

“Fireball ignites scientific curiosity” –

BBC News Online (UK)

October 12 –

“Price of T-bones slumps in flooded rex market” –

The Independent/IOL (South Africa)

October 11 –

“Unique pentagonal Iron Age temple found in Sweden” –

Archaeology.org (USA)

October 11 –

“In the quiet domain of the stone Buddhas” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

October 10 –

“Farmer’s find leads experts to ‘Golden City'” –

IOL (South Africa)

October 07 –

“Pharaohs Sorcerers in Louver” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

October 07 –

“Egypt calls for international conference to rescue Iraq’s archeology” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

October 05 –

“Rocks reveal ancient tides” –

BBC News Online (UK)

October 05 –

“Syria: a new cemetery discovered dates back to 4300 years” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

October 03 –

“Dig turns up rare earthenware jug” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

October 02 –

“Ancient Greek-Roman City Excavated Before Flood” –

ABC News (USA)

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