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The events of December 16 – 22 1994, when the remnants of a fragmenting comet, P/Shoemaker-Levy 9, bombarded the
surface of Jupiter causing fireballs many times the size of our own planet, were an abrupt wake-up call even for those
who were aware of them. The historical sciences generally, and archæology in particular, have collectively painted
a picture of the past as if our planet ‘stands alone in empty space’. Nothing could be further from reality. Our
restless planet exists in a solar system that has had a very dynamic history over the past 20 millennia or so,
and it is only from this wider solar system perspective that the true history of human civilisation can ever be
fully understood. The Morien Institute archive therefore contains relevant material from many disciplines
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April 30 –
“2,600 year-old Kouros statue found in Kerameikos” –
Kathimerini (Greece)
April 30 –
“Over 2,200-Year-old Map Discovered in NW China” –
People’s Daily (China)
April 30 –
“Annals of the Chosun Dynasty” –
CCNet Post #9 (UK)
April 30 –
“Ancient map of ‘The Creator’ found in Bashkir” –
Pravda (Russia)
April 29 –
“Ancient Peru torture deaths: sacrifices or war crimes?” –
National Geographic News (USA)
April 29 –
“MacLeod explores one of greatest cultural adornments of ancient world” –
Arabic News (Egypt)
April 28 –
“5,000-Year-Old Totem Discovered in East China” –
People’s Daily (China)
April 28 –
“China to Cautiously Lift Ban on Private Trading of Cultural Relics” –
People’s Daily (China)
April 26 –
“New Egyptian king discovered” –
Discovery Channel News (USA)
April 26 –
“Chinese Lawmakers Divide Over Opening of Relics Market” –
People’s Daily (China)
April 25 –
“Royal pair found near Colossi of Memnon” –
State Information Service (Egypt)
April 25 –
“China’s Oldest Percussion Instrument Discovered” –
People’s Daily (China)
April 25 –
“Old civilization discovered in Sudan” –
Arabic News (Egypt)
April 25 –
“Cool science: Origin clues from ‘dawn mother'” –
CNN (USA)
April 25 –
“Two headless Sphinx’s found at Bab Al-Nasr, Cairo” –
Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)
April 24 –
“Stunning fossil is human’s earliest mammal relative” –
New Scientist (UK)
April 24 –
“Fossilized shrew could be ancient human kin” –
CNN (USA)
April 23 –
“Ptolemy II back in his place Tuesday” –
State Information Service (Egypt)
April 23 –
“Beauty Who Lived 2,200 Years Ago Comes to Life in Pictures” –
People’s Daily (China)
April 23 –
“India logs Traditional Knowledge” –
SciDev.Net (UK)
April 22 –
“Selling the past: United States vs. Frederick Schultz” –
Archaeology.org (USA)
April 22 –
“Royal Nubia lies under sand” –
Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)
April 22 –
“New clues to 36,000-year-old murder mystery” –
Ananova (UK)
April 20 –
“NEO Information Centre Launched” –
NEO Information Centre (UK)
April 20 –
“Two Ramses II era headless Sphinxes unearthed” –
State Information Service (Egypt)
April 20 –
“Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn put on a cosmic show” –
The Independent (UK)
April 19 –
“Bolide over Bavaria (Germany)” –
KNMI (Holland)
April 19 –
“Spectacular planet show promised” –
BBC News Online (UK)
April 18 –
“New report explains ice-age mystery” –
EurekaAlert.org (USA)
April 18 –
“UK asteroid centre opens” –
BBC News Online (UK)
April 18 –
“Cancer claims explorer Thor Heyerdahl” –
Aftenposten (Norway)
April 18 –
“Man set foot in Ice-Age Tibet 20,000 years ago” –
CNN News (USA)
April 18 –
“1,500-year-old glass bowl uncovered intact in New Forest” –
Ananova (UK)
April 18 –
“600 year-old Yongle Encyclopedia of Manuscripts reprinted in China” –
CNN News (USA)
April 17 –
“Inca mummies discovered” –
News24.com (South Africa)
April 17 –
“New archaeological find in Luxor” –
State Information Service (Egypt)
April 17 –
“Worknotes on man in the ancient Near East and Impact Events” –
CCNet Post #8 (UK)
April 17 –
“Tanzanian dig unearths ancient secret” –
BBC News Online (UK)
April 17 –
“Yellow Emperor & Dragons” –
CCNet Post #7 (UK)
April 17 –
“Scientists find thousands of Inca mummies” –
Ananova (UK)
April 17 –
“Scientists push back primate origins from 65 to 85 Million years ago” –
PR Newswire (USA)
April 16 –
“China’s Oldest Post Office Found Along Silk Road” –
People’s Daily (China)
April 16 –
“China meteor may (or may not) solve mythical death of mythical Emperor” –
CCNet Post #12 (UK)
April 16 –
“Saint Catherine listed as world heritage site” –
Arabic News (Egypt)
April 15 –
“Bones reveal some truth in ‘Noble Savage Myth'” –
The Washington Post (USA)
April 15 –
“First Pterodactyl Footprints Spotted in China” –
People’s Daily (China)
April 15 –
“Thieves lead Sudanese authorities to mummy from ancient kingdom” –
TerraNet Plus (Lebanon)
April 14 –
“Curse of the Pharoahs” –
State Information Service (Egypt)
April 13 –
“Digital Technology Vital to Protect Cultural Relics” –
People’s Daily (China)
April 13 –
“Desert songs: early Coptic manuscripts being restored” –
The Guardian (UK)
April 13 –
“China Selects ‘Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries in 2001′” –
People’s Daily (China)
April 12 –
“Two historical sites unearthed at Al Bithna” –
Gulf News Online (Dubai)
April 12 –
“Comet discoverer Hyakutake dies” –
The Japan Times (Japan)
April 12 –
“Smugglers cursed in scam to sell Sudan mummy” –
Independent Online (South Africa)
April 12 –
“Isis cult unearthed in ancient Greece” –
Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)
April 11 –
“Staff of Moses ‘found’ in Birmingham” –
BBC News Online (UK)
April 11 –
“Divers discover ‘lost city’ off India” –
The Times Online (UK)
April 11 –
“Found, the city hidden beneath the sea for 1,500 years” –
The Independent (UK)
April 11 –
“Lost city found off Indian coast” –
BBC News Online (UK)
April 11 –
“Divers ‘discover’ ancient temple” –
The Guardian (UK)
April 11 –
“Divers find remains of six ‘lost temples'” –
Daily Telegraph (UK)
April 10 –
“Divers find ruins of mythical city off India” –
Ananova (UK)
April 10 –
“China finds ancient fresco tomb” –
XinhuaNet (China)
April 10 –
“There could be at least a billion ‘Earths’ out there, say scientists” –
The Independent (UK)
April 10 –
“Pre-ceramic evidence found in Sharjah” –
Gulf News Online (Dubai)
April 10 –
“Construction worker says Great Pyramid was a ‘water filter'” –
Ananova (UK)
April 10 –
“Astronomers detect ‘cosmic web'” –
BBC News Online (UK)
April 10 –
“HCA seeks return of stolen antiquities” –
State Information Service (Egypt)
April 10 –
“Anomalies hint at magnetic pole flip” –
New Scientist (UK)
April 09 –
“Space rock may solve death of mythic emperor” –
Independent Online (South Africa)
April 09 –
“Inca trail of hype – lost Inca city or a mining dump?” –
The Times Online (UK)
April 09 –
“Tourists to see underwater cities at the bottom of Issyk-Kul lake” –
Pravda (Russia)
April 09 –
“There may be another Earth out there” –
Independent Online (South Africa)
April 08 –
“Y Draig Goch and other dragons” –
CCNet Post #5 (UK)
April 08 –
“Ancient book could reveal secret to improved warfare” –
Ananova (UK)
April 08 –
“Porcelain shipwreck reveals China past” –
The Times Online (UK)
April 08 –
“Scientists trace prehistoric farmers’ epic voyage of colonization” –
USNews.com (USA)
April 07 –
“Kon-Tiki theory floats again after 50 years” –
Independent Online (South Africa)
April 05 –
“Scottish chariot ‘was Iron Age Ferrari'” –
Ananova (UK)
April 05 –
“Asteroid’s far-off danger detailed – ways to avert a collision” –
Washington Post (USA)
April 05 –
“‘Fake’ Minoan ring proved to be genuine” –
Ananova (UK)
April 05 –
“Asteroid could hit Earth in 2880” –
BBC News Online (UK)
April 04 –
“Project to preserve Cairo’s historic Al Ablaq Palace gates” –
State Information Service (Egypt)
April 04 –
“Stonehenge-age golden cup found in field” –
Ananova (UK)
April 04 –
“Protecting our monuments – Zahi Hawass” –
Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)
April 04 –
“In search of emeralds” –
Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)
April 03 –
“Anthropologist wins grant to study Egyptian origins” –
Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)
April 03 –
“Bronze Age burial site unearthed” –
The Times Online (UK)
April 02 –
“Ancient Roman villa may hold world’s richest literary treasure” –
The Age (Australia)
April 02 –
“Precious ancient tiles found in North China” –
XinhuaNet (China)
April 01 –
“Discovery of Peruvian city reshuffles history” –
Corpus Christi Caller-Times (USA)
April 01 –
“5,000-year-old stone sculptures discovered in North China” –
People’s Daily (China)
April 01 –
“Drug use linked to ancestors’ habits “ –
New Scientist (UK)
April 2002 –
“Prehistoric bunker guards its secrets to the very end” –
British Archaeology (UK)
April 2002 –
“Mesolithic camp found at bottom of the Solent” –
British Archaeology (UK)
April 2002 –
“Plans for improving Stonehenge are still far from complete” –
British Archaeology (UK)
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