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April 30 2005

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“Archaeological detectives reopen the case of the Donner Party” –

The Seattle Times (USA)

“Deep Impact spacecraft gets photo of target comet” –

Jerusalem Post (Israel)

“A look back at the gods of the Greeks and Romans” –

Redlands Daily Facts (USA)

“Unearthed: buried treasure … and trouble” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“State’s volcanoes not as quiet as they look … “ –

San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

“Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art” –

EITB 24 (Spain)

“Evolution debate turns into debate over intelligent design” –

The Wichita Eagle (USA)

“7000-year-old Remains Discovered in Bolaghi Gorge” –

Payvand (Iran)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Taiwan – 14:48 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Pygmy found near home of hobbits” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Magnitude 5.3 Quake – Nias, Indonesia – 13:17 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Look beneath the surface for tsunami clues” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Return looted treasures to their rightful owners” –

The Boston Globe (USA)

“A green Kutch from mythical Saraswati!” –

Express India (India)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Tonga – 08:28 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“The vanishing art of Brazil’s Indians” –

IHT (France)

“A den of antiquity” –

The Independent (UK)

“Hall of Skeletons opens” –

Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – Kuril Islands – 01:08 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Vandals Damage Prehistoric Indian House” –

Monsters & Critics (UK)

“Help save our ruins ~ guardian” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 46” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

April 29 2005

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“Archaeologists find door ‘to the thereafter'” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Pakistan: Tracing back ties with Central Asia” –

NewsCentralAsia (Turkmenistan)

“Ancient trees show up in cliffs near Yachats” –

Newport News-Times (USA)

“Tithonium Chasma up close – latest colour images” –

ESA Mars Express News (France)

“Most children don’t know their ash from their elder” –

The Times (UK)

“Dilmun era comes alive on canvas” –

Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

“Scientists Thrilled At Finding Bird Thought Extinct” –

The Day (USA)

“Fragments of decorated earthenware found in central Iran” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Newly revealed Tamil inscription confirms origins of unearthed temple” –

The Hindu (India)

“Study traces worldwide Jewish population from Exodus to today” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Ancient Enzyme Guides Healthy Eating In Mammals” –

ScienceDaily (USA)

“Mars Express radar to be deployed in May” –

ESA Mars Express News (France)

“Magnitude 4.2 Quake – JuJuy, Argentina – 14:03 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient city to be flooded – loss of 2,000 years of history” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Burma’s Rawang keep one ancient tradition alive” –

The Irrawaddy (Burma)

“Excavation to Start Where Bones Were Found” –

WTOL-TV News (USA)

“Ice cream born in China 3,000 years ago” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Is There Life on Titan?” –

Sci-Tech Today (USA)

“Reminders of a glorious past” –

Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

“Report urges increased volcano monitoring” –

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer/AP (USA)

“Sponsors may be invited to pay for Acropolis works” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 71” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

April 28 2005

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“Claim back stolen artefacts” –

Daily News (Republic of Botswana)

“Archeological Vestiges Discovered in Ethiopia” –

Sci-Tech Today (USA)

“Ancient kiln porcelain on show” –

News Guangdong (China)

“Mummies at burial site” –

Star od Mysore (India)

“Sea change for Britain’s coastline” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Ancient furnaces vanish to dust” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Water Plant Construction Uncovers Indian Burial Ground” –

WBAY TV News (USA)

“Comoros: Karthala Volcanic Eruption Information Bulletin No. 1” –

ReliefWeb (Switzerland)

“Ancient Manuscript Discovery has ‘Da Vinci Code’ Touch” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Archaeologists unearth rare Pharaonic seals” –

Sify News (India)

“Thousand year old tree uprooted” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Uygur music applies for UNESCO preservation” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“‘Her Deepness’ in push for coelacanth sub” –

IOL/The Mercury (South Africa)

“ASI ‘stumbles upon’ Buddhist site” –

NewInd Press (India)

“Jupiter and Arcturus grace our May nights” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“The climate-change deniers have lost their credibility” –

Gulf Times (Qatar)

“More Protests Promised Against Highway 6 Construction” –

Arutz Sheva (Israel)

“Magnitude 6.3 Quake – Simeulue, Indonesia – 14:07 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient human remains found in mountainous province” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Fear that giant ‘burp’ could trigger global warming” –

FelixOnline (UK)

“Mycenaean port of Athens found?” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Skeletons found at Saxon site” –

EDP24 (England)

“Refugee villagers buy back stolen icon” –

Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 45” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

April 27 2005

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“Remains of Roman bathhouse unearthed” –

EADT (England)

“Parthian city discovered on Minab plain” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Standing stones in cemetery” –

Louth Today (UK)

“Tectonic Uplift near Sumatra – new images” –

Earth Observatory (Earth Orbit)

“Gardener digs up ancient tool treasure trove” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Infrared technology enables recovery of lost classical writings” –

SciScoop (USA)

“New evidence challenges hypothesis of modern human origins” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Police: Egyptian Artifacts Looted By Accused Child Molester” –

NBC5 News (USA)

“Unearthing the hidden treasures of our history” –

Devon 24 (England)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – South Sandwich Islands – 13:25 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“700-year-old church window smashed” –

Cambridge Evening News (England)

“Researchers Seek Suspected Magma Chamber Below Active Volcano” –

Newswise (USA)

“Ancient Uygur Music Mukams Bids for World Heritage List” –

China.org (China)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Russia-Mongolia Border – 07:36 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Restoring obelisk threatens tombs” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Questioning Terrestrial Planets” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Ancient gold found” –

Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

“Stone relics in caring hands” –

DZ Daily (China)

“Blue Planet: Richard Leakey on climate” –

ScienceDaily (USA)

“Discovery of 450 Million Years Old ‘Missing Link’” –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“Magnitude 5.3 Quake – offshore Sumatra, Indonesia – 03:45 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient boundary-beating ceremony planned” –

The Northern Echo (England)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours -20” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

April 26 2005

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“Major Bronze Age haul unearthed” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“No plans to de-list Bodh Gaya, says Unesco” –

WebIndia123.com (India)

“Ancient Metalworkers Burned Out of History” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Italy returns relic looted by Mussolini” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Treasure hunters go for gold” –

Kings Lynn Today (England)

“Papyrus Reveals New Clues to Ancient World” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Three Gorges area to launch archaeological tour” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Cultural riches never seen before in restored museum” –

Liverpool Daily Post (England)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Fiji Region – 18:56 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Vast necropolis discovered under Ethiopia’s Axum obelisk site” –

Sudan Tribune (Sudan)

“Austronesians migrated from Taiwan, says archaeologist” –

eTaiwan News (Taiwan)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Nias Region, Indonesia – 17:18 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Researchers aim to put a face to ancient skull” –

Press & Journal (Scotland)

“Ancient tombs found near obelisk” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Cleopatra’s demise investigated” –

The Star (Malaysia)

“Bill’s delight at ancient stones” –

icNewcastle (England)

“Mars orbiter takes close look at chaos” –

MSNBC (USA)

“Will Ireland slice up its most mythical site?” –

IndyMedia Ireland (Ireland)

“Ancient tombs found under parking lot in Ethiopia” –

Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Fiji Region – 11:33 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Joy in Ethiopia as last piece of ancient Axum obelisk returns from Rome” –

KeralaNext (India)

“Archaeologists trying to unravel mystery of camouflaged monument” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – Revilla Gigedo Islands Region – 04:05 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Traditional Chinese medicine to apply for world heritage” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“DNA shows Celtic hero Somerled’s Viking roots” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours -25” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

April 25 2005

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“Stone Sleuthing: The Madara Horseman” –

The Sophia Echo (Bulgaria)

“Postnatal blues are prehistoric hangover” –

The Times (UK)

“Papyrus Reveals New Clues to Ancient World” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Tsunami changed Tamil Nadu shoreline” –

WebIndia123.com (India)

“Major archaeological discoveries in Aksum” –

UNESCO (France)

“India’s ‘lost tribe of Israel’ awaits a second exodus” –

The Independent (UK)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – Nias Region, Indonesia – 20:18 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Remains of Neolithic Titan discovered in S. China region” –

Eastday (China)

“Construction Crew Uncovers Artifacts in Walls, MS” –

WMC-TV News (USA)

“Cabinet approves archaeological excavations” –

Bahrain Tribune (Bahrain)

“History lost in dust of war-torn Iraq” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Over 130 archaeological sites listed in El Tarf” –

Algérie Presse Service (Algeria)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Molucca Sea – 17:05 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Perfect mummies found in China” –

The Times of India (India)

“Earth’s gravity scar” –

ESA-GSP News (France)

“Maori alarm at gene project” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Villagers to battle for Saxon common” –

EDP24 (England)

“Final part of Ethiopia obelisk arrives from Italy” –

Reuters (UK)

“3rd piece of Axum obelisk back in Ethiopia” –

Bradenton Herald (USA)

“Bringing history to life with Pictish skull” –

Dundee Evening Telegraph (Scotland)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – south of Bali, Indonesia – 08:08 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Volcanic eruption adds new twist to Comoros legend” –

Khaleej Times (UAE)

“Unspoiled mummies unearthed at Xinjiang site” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Kermadec Islands Region – 02:32 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Social Class Segregated Even the Dead of Dastova City” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 0” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

April 24 2005

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“2500-year-old gold unearthed at Bardak Siah” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Pre-Columbian Columbo digs into our past” –

The Miami Herald (USA)

“End of 2,700-year exodus for India‘s lost tribe of Jews” –

ObviousNews (Canada)

“Pine Nut Mountains reveal ancient fossils” –

The Record-Courier (USA)

“UK’s oldest musical instrument keeps its title” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Ancient mystery provides modern tale of persistence” –

The Nashua Telegraph (USA)

“Mummies in Xinjiang better preserved than Egyptian ones: experts” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Blue-green ocean off Hawaii filled with historical wreckage” –

The Peninsula (Qatar)

“Alpine ice man takes revenge from beyond the grace” –

The Independent (UK)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – south of Java, Indonesia – 09:32 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Archaeologist warns tomb raiding rife in Asia” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Christie’s To Offer The First New Map Of The World” –

Art Daily (USA)

“Archaeologists collect 15,000 shards at Tang-e Bolaghi” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – Tonga – 07:11 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Symbols of ancient power” –

The Star (Malaysia)

“What Killed Australia’s Megafauna?” –

The Epoch Times (USA)

“Queen’s remains are still elusive” –

Deccan Herald (India)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 35” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

April 23 2005

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“History carved on a vase” –

The Washington Times (USA)

“Karoun 3 dam wipes out tribal routes in Iran” –

IranMania (Iran)

“The man who went to search for America” –

The Independent (UK)

“Treasure found on Haddiscoe Island” –

EDP24 (England)

“Who let the dogs in?” –

Biloxi Sun-Herald (USA)

“Court action on artefacts” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Mysteries endure at Canary Islands” –

The Washington Times (USA)

“Countries offer help to conserve monuments” –

Gulf Times (Qatar)

“900,000-year-old ice may destroy US case on Kyoto” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Native American artifacts found at site of school construction” –

WVLT-TV (USA)

“7000-year-old `Golpourgan’ ceramics recreated by Baluchi craftswomen” –

Payvand (Iran)

“Ethiopia may seek return of 19thC. child prince’s body from Britain” –

Sudan Tribune (Sudan)

“Mayan salt factory, canoe paddle stir archaeologists” –

Houston Chronicle (USA)

“Does Hubble have a future in space race?” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Archaeological sites” –

The Marietta Times (USA)

“Bang goes life on Earth” –

Weekend Standard (Hong Kong)

“Spain police arrest 16 art traffickers” –

SwissInfo (Switzerland)

“Ancient Paint Buckets Found in Persepolis” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Evidence of the genesis of a culture distinctly French” –

IHT (France)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – Simeulue, Indonesia – 10:31 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Three Kilograms of Achaemenid Gold Discovered in Bardak-e Siah Palace” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Takamatsuzuka tomb: Agency bears grave responsibility for deterioration” –

Asahi (Japan)

“They got their obelisk. Now Ethiopia wants its kidnapped prince back” –

The Independent (UK)

“6000-year-old pottery workshop discovered at Toll-e Bondu” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 34” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

April 22 2005

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“New Law Will Protect Ottawa’s Heritage” –

Canada NewsWire (Canada)

“Mars dust devils caught in action” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Archaeologists unearth 5,600-year-old Egyptian tomb” –

The Daily Star (Lebanon)

“Stone Age Cutups: Deathly rituals emerge at Neandertal site” –

RedNova (USA)

“Fragments of Achaemenid paint containers discovered at Persepolis” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Library looks at local archaeological finds” –

San Diego Union-Tribune (USA)

“Italy returns second piece of Axum obelisk” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Creswell rock art dated” –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“Asteroid may help show Earth’s start” –

Detroit Free Press (USA)

“Exclusion zone’ call to protect ancient site” –

Yorkshire Post (England)

“The mesas of Aureum Chaos” –

ESA Mars Express News (France)

“Britain’s Oldest Rock Art Confirmed” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Middle Israel: The pharaonic temptation” –

Jerusalem Post (Israel)

“Museum inquiry into ‘smuggling’ of ancient bowls” –

The Times (UK)

“Ancient silversmith village carves a niche market out of tradition” –

VOV News (Viet Nam)

“Bigfoot sighting in northern Manitoba called into question by zoologist” –

Yahoo News (USA)

“Iran to introduce world’s oldest animation at ASIFA session” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Do you have ancient relics in the attic?” –

IOL/Reuters (South Africa)

“Ancient war horse to return home” –

Horse & Hound (UK)

“Geyser Life in Rock Pores” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“4,000-year-old find” –

Huntington Hunts Post (England)

“Goguryeo Comes to Seoul” –

Dong-A Ilbo (South Korea)

“Oldest rock art in Britain: 12,800 years” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Concrete overlay for an ancient landscape” –

IHT (France)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia – 07:41 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Inscriptions identified as biography of Elamite king” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Magnitude 5.3 Quake – Ascension Island Region – 03:46 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient cannon discovered in central Da Nang city” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 22” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

April 21 2005

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“Historians lay siege to secrets of hill forts and sheilings” –

The Herald (Scotland)

“Rice, wheat behind China’s rapid growth” –

Newz (India)

“Giant iceberg hits glacier” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Hundreds of people flock home as volcano quietens” –

L’express (Mauritius)

“Magnitude 5.7 Quake – Guam Region – 21:31 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Susa Clay Inscriptions Are Elamite King Diary” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Searching for Abbey’s hidden history” –

This is Local London (England)

“Mystery of the Olmecs endures” –

Lexington Herald-Leader (USA)

“A decade after launch, ERS-2’s mission continues” –

ESA News (France)

“Cursed Alps mummy claims victim No 6” –

The Daily Mirror (UK)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – South Sandwich Islands Region – 17:17 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Traditional medicine and other beliefs remain strong” –

Yemen Observer (Yemen)

“Egyptian sea vessel artifacts discovered at pharaonic port … “ –

EurekAlert (USA)

“Official lauds villagers for handing in ancient Buddha” –

Daily Times (Pakistan)

“Voice of Reason: The Myth of Tsunami Survivors’ Sixth Sense” –

LiveScience (USA)

“Clue to earliest American may lie in Suffolk grave” –

The Times (UK)

“Magnitude 5.9 Quake – Aleutian Islands, Alaska – 09:26 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Chinese treasures get home in West” –

Globe & Mail (Canada)

“Ancient necropolis found in Egypt” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Lyrids Meteor Shower – skymap” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Geyser microbes may point to life on Mars” –

IOL/Reuters (South Africa)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Colombia – 03:39 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Christie’s agrees to halt sale of ancient limestone artifact … “ –

National Post (Canada)

“Lebanese professor: Iran civilization superior to the Greek one” –

IRNA (Iran)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – southwest of Africa – 01:15 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient Egyptian mummies in America” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Inside the Mind of a Creationist” –

Silicon Valley’s Metro (USA)

“Asteroid belt found round distant star” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 39” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

“Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy”

EU English Edition

“Shamanism and the Mystery Lines”

EU English Edition

“Shamanism: A Reader”

EU English Edition

“Shamans and Religion: An Anthropological Exploration in Critical Thinking”

EU English Edition

“Shamanism: An Encyclopedia of World Beliefs, Practices
and Culture”

EU English Edition

“Folk Art and Magic: Shamanism in Korea”

EU English Edition

“Shamanism in North America”

EU English Edition

“Fire in the Head: Shamanism and the Celtic Spirit”

EU English Edition

“Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas”

EU English Edition

“The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art”

EU English Edition

“The Shamans of Prehistory: Trance and Magic in the Painted Caves”

EU English Edition

“Shamanism and the Ancient Mind: A Cognitive Approach to Archaeology”

EU English Edition

“Hallucinogens and Shamanism”

EU English Edition

“Shamanism and the Drug Propaganda: The Birth of Patriarchy and the Drug War”

EU English Edition