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August 31 2005

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“First convincing chimp fossil discovered” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Iran’s dam will sink tomb of Cyrus the Great” –

Iran Focus (Iran)

“Volcano activity puts El Salvador on alert” –

Bradenton Herald/AP (USA)

“A guided tour of Scotland’s ancient past” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Balloons help spot ancient sites” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Stunning jewelry find” –

AftenPosten (Norway)

“Majan set to sail back into history” –

Times of Oman (Oman)

“Taking ancient manuscripts to classrooms” –

NewKerala (India)

“Saturn’s hot and cold moon leaves scientists baffled” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Prehistoric secrets at the National Dinosaur Museum” –

City News (Australia)

“Bison bone discovery reveals earlier habitation in Illinois” –

Quad City Times (USA)

“XMM-Newton probes formation of galaxy clusters” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Hindu Kush, Afghanistan – 12:45 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Amulets Discovered in Ancient Bulgarian Capital” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Egypt discovers 5000-year-old tomb” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Ancient and modern man lived side by side – study” –

Reuters (UK)

“‘Preserve ancient monuments for next generation’” –

NewindPress (India)

“Magnitude 5.8 Quake – South Sandwich Islands region – 01:24 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Anatolia’s largest Roman bath waiting to be excavated” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 79” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

August 30 2005

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“South Polar ozone hole makes big comeback” –

ESA News (France)

“Zayandeh Rood Civilization Linked to Marvdasht and Sialk” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Magnitude 6.2 Quake – offshore Honshu, Japan – 18:10 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Xi’an city wall under threat” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Moderate Earthquake In Northwest Sumatra” –

Bernama (Malaysia)

“Articles of 4,000-year-old Ha Long culture exhibited in Quang Ninh” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Official laments magnitude of illegal excavations in Mazandaran” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Effects of prehistoric trainers discovered” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Stone sarcophagus transported to Osaka” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“State’s 12,000-year-old artifact goes missing” –

IndyStar (USA)

“5th season of Iran-Japan archaeological cooperation in Gilan” –

IRNA (Iran)

“Improving on an Ancient Way to Harvest Rainwater” –

VOA (USA)

“Meteorite Leaves Villagers Dumbfounded” –

AllAfrica/The Herald (Zimbabwe)

“Will the Universe Expand Forever?” –

Universe Today (USA)

“Campaign to highlight Norfolk’s heritage” –

EDP24 (England)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 79” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

August 29 2005

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“Ly-Tran artefact exhibition opens today” –

VNS (Viet Nam)

“3000 year old Baby Skulls Found in Isfahan, Iran” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Oskorri: Ambassadors of the Basque language” –

EiTB24 News (Spain)

“What did in the dinosaurs?” –

Independent Record (USA)

“Array of Iranian Art and Culture in Mexico” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Oldest homes were made of mammoth bone” –

The Times (UK)

“Asteroid dust may influence weather, study finds” –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“M Dwarfs: The Search for Life is On” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“‘Civilising’ tribes is destroying them” –

The Mercury (South Africa)

“Alamut Fortress, No Prison” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Tiguas watch NM site excavated” –

El Paso Times (USA)

“Meteor dust could affect climate” –

Daily Times (Pakistan)

“Roman theater in I.znik yields significant artifacts” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“The Atlantis Chronicles Forgotten: The Hispano-Romans authors” –

PressBox (UK)

“Franschhoek wine farmer makes two vintage discoveries” –

Cape Times (South Africa)

“Argentinean ancient forests trashed for GE Soya Plantations” –

EMS (USA)

“Uttar Pradesh farmer strikes historical relics in his field” –

NewindPress (India)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 99” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

August 28 2005

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“Asteroid’s path could put Earth in its sights” –

USA Today (USA)

“Excavation near Kolkata to unearth pre-Mauryan history” –

The Peninsula (Qatar)

“An updated view of the Americas before Columbus” –

The Plain Dealer (USA)

“Confucius’s hometown renovated” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“The land of the Iceman” –

IOL/The Star (South Africa)

“They’re aliens … but not as we know them” –

The Observer (UK)

“An archeological site was discovered in Ksar Sghir” –

Al-Bawaba (Jordan)

“Ancient practice in demand for water, other geophysical formations” –

Daily Herald (USA)

“China Funds $54,000 to Save Handwritten Koran” –

Zaman (Turkey)

“Origins of life on Earth are proving elusive” –

Pioneer Press (USA)

“British Museum to host exhibition on ancient Iranian empire” –

IRNA (Iran)

“Investigator vindicates to the Plato’s Atlantis like an para-historical story” –

PressBox (UK)

“Trading boat to sail across the sea recreating 5,000-year-old journey” –

Gulf News (Dubai)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – northern Sumatra, Indonesia – 04:43 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Tomb of Orpheus almost destroyed by torrential rains” –

BNN (Bulgaria)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 91” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

August 27 2005

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“12,000-Year-Old Artifact Stolen” –

CBS2 Chicago News (USA)

“Archaeologists corroborate Afghan assault on Alamut Castle” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Excavation near Kolkata to unearth pre-Mauryan history” –

NewKerala (India)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – south of Panama – 18:38 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Large Part of the Orpheus Tomb in Bulgaria Destroyed by Pouring Rains” –

Focus News (Bulgaria)

“Archaeologist begins search for wreck of slave ship that mutinied” –

The Independent (UK)

“London Lends Iran a 90-year-old Map of Qazvin City” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Excavations reveal secrets of ancient Roman roads” –

Foster’s Online (USA)

“Salt source for ancient Chinese chefs revealed” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Sassanid Empress Purandokht, pioneer of feminism” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Mindanao, Philippines – 10:58 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Buddha disciple’s birthplace found” –

Mid-Day (India)

“Power of seven” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Our herbal heritage” –

The Times (UK)

“Visiting the Avebury henge” –

Summit Daily News/AP (USA)

“Steps taken to improve handling of burial sites” –

Honolulu Advertiser (Hawaii)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Hindu Kush, Afghanistan – 05:05 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Iranian Takhti’s statue unveiled in Tehran” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 57” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

August 26 2005

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“Temples’ inscriptions a rich source of history” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Climate Model Links Higher Temperatures to Prehistoric Extinction” –

I-Report (Germany)

“Magnitude 6.2 Quake – Gulf of Aden – 18:16 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Museum proposed for Arroceros” –

INQ7 News (Philippines)

“Earth’s core runs ahead of crust” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“A mysterious pottery” –

Solomon Star (Solomon Islands)

“Fossils bare oldest being” –

EastDay (China)

“Ancient Solar System research published in Nature” –

SpaceRef (USA)

“Spain to remember Persia’s ‘Forgotten Empire’ in 2006” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Ancient herb reduces malaria risk: study” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Ancient spear point missing after fair show” –

IndyStar (USA)

“Colosseum brickworks discovered” –

ANSA (Italy)

“New discoveries of Scotland’s original suckers” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Pakistan – 07:45 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“China to salvage 800-year-old ship on ‘Marine SilkRoad'” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 76” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

August 25 2005

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“Beautiful mosaic unearthed in Sinai” –

SIS (Egypt)

“Dig finds remains of 2,000-year-old farm” –

Cambridge Evening News (England)

“Spears Spawned Ancient Group Violence?” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“3000-year-old Baby Skulls Found in Isfahan” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Archaeologist zeroes in on slave ship” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Ancient Egypt gems on Italian isle” –

ANSA (Italy)

“Iron Age pottery found at schoolbuilding site” –

Barking & Dagenham Recorder (England)

“Heating System Confirms Ancient Kingdom Was Korean” –

Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)

“Magnitude 4.7 Quake – Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia – 15:43 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Estonian Archaeologists Play Flute Recovered from 600-Year Old Loo” –

MosNews (Russia)

“Archaeology: Moroccan archaeologists work on new site” –

Morocco Times (Morocco)

“New finds from Scott’s historic base” –

Scoop (New Zealand)

“When giants walked the earth” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Egypt unearths ancient mosaic floor in Sinai” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“The Nuts and Bolts: The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Stone axes highlight 10,000 years of commuting in stockbroker belt” –

The Times (UK)

“Kuwaitis have a field-day in Slovakia; Dig finds Iron, Bronze Ages” –

Arab Times (Kuwait)

“Magnitude 4.9 Quake – Samoa Islands region – 00:35 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Bulgarian Gold Findings ‘Challenge’ Priam’s Treasure” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 87” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

August 24 2005

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“Archaeologists hail mosaic find in Sinai” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Ancient site reveals stories of sacrificed horses” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“5000-year-old Clay Collection Discovered in Halil Rud Basin” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Manuscripts of ancient medicine in UNESCO Cultural Heritage List” –

AzerTag (Azerbaijan)

“Magnitude 4.5 Quake – offshore Guatemala – 21:25 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Excavations in historical Ibla kingdom in Syria” –

Arabic News (Syria)

“Politics plagued bones of Kennewick Man” –

San Diego Union-Tribune (USA)

“Dig unearths historic finds” –

Barking & Dagenham Post (England)

“Fossil find solves ancient fish mystery” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Archaeological artifacts found near Banner mine” –

PJStar (USA)

“Replica boat sets sail to reconstruct historic voyage” –

Yorkshire Post (England)

“Austronesian Cultural Festival celebrates seafaring culture” –

Taiwan Headlines (Taiwan)

“Magnitude 6.2 Quake – offshore Honshu, Japan – 10:15 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Composition of Elamite Turquoise Glaze Identified” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Iraq’s drained marshes half restored” –

Aljazeera (Qatar)

“Germans to Join Studies of Iran’s Paleolithic Sites” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 55” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

August 23 2005

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“Inca ruins uncovered near frosty peaks” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Tokyo prepares for big earthquake” –

MaldivesInfo (The Maldives)

“Çatalhöyük excavations – 8 mins video” –

The Archaeology Channel (USA)

“Evidence of ancient salt production found” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Unique Iron Age Burial Discovered in Bisotun Plain” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Magnitude 4.9 Quake – Mendoza, Argentina – 19:14 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient burial site dating back to Roman period unearthed” –

Arabic News (Syria)

“Bronze Age graves in Bulgaria yield gold pieces linked to Troy” –

Post-Gazette (USA)

“British Man Arrested in Egypt for Smuggling Antiquities” –

EgyptElection News (Egypt)

“New species helps bridge the scientific gap” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Conference on Manichaean Studies in Arizona” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“‘Great Wall Under Water’ submerged again” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Time team discover a Bronze and Iron Age settlement” –

Leighton Buzzard Observer (England)

“Under the old neighborhood: In Iraq, an archaeologist’s paradise” –

KurdishMedia (Kurdistan)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – Peru-Ecuador border – 06:32 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Early man’s skull turns up 1.8 million years later” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 85” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

August 22 2005

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“Excavations In Zeugma Ancient Site” –

Turkish Press (Turkey)

“Hubble scans for Moon base locations” –

New Scientist (UK)

“76 ancient sites restored in Fatimide Cairo” –

SIS (Egypt)

“Eruption fears over Colombian quakes” –

Evening News (Scotland)

“‘Henry VIII hunting whistle’ unearthed” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Ancient medicine on the mend” –

The Nation (Thailand)

“Scientists Find Homo Erectus Skull” –

The Washington Post (USA)

“Ancient Sponge Fossils Discovered” –

CRI (China)

“Remains of Byzantine church found in Jordan” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“In Explaining Life’s Complexity, Darwinists and Doubters Clash” –

HeraldTribune (USA)

“Yunnan salvages 30,000 volumes ancient books of ethnic minorities” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Ancient Uniforms Restored for Royal Choson Ancestral Rite” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – southern Italy – 12:02 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Roman sites under threat from legions of … rabbits” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Oil bubbles preserve ancient algae” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“In Search of Buddhism along Iran’s Silk Road” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – southwestern Siberia – 08:31 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Did Buckle Once Keep Norman Trousers Up?” –

Lincolnshire Echo (England)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 77” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

August 21 2005

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“Ancient hoard of royal gold found in Balkans” –

The Independent (UK)

“Mystery of Mayan Crystal Skulls” –

Epoch Times (USA)

“Iranian Ancient Caves to Turn into Site Museums” –

The Persian Journal (Iran)

“The Ark of Millions of Years Is the “Intelligent Design” Handbook” –

eMediaWire (USA)

“King David’s Palace is Found, Archaeologist Says” –

Israel Hasbara Committee (Israel)

“NK Opens Ancient Tombs to Japan Media” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“U. of Penn. archaeologists returning to Iran after 26 years” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Ancient secrets of plants’ miracle cures unravelled in the laboratory” –

The Observer (UK)

“Kuwaiti archeological team ends excavation mission in Slovakia” –

KUNA (Kuwait)

“Story of diggers eclipses quest of ancient village” –

The Plain Dealer (USA)

“One More Year for Saving Sivand Historical Sites” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Theatregoing sound in Ancient world” –

ANSA (Italy)

“Ancient Iraqi city sits in ruins” –

The Baltimore Sun (USA)

“Lake of legends” –

The Star (Malaysia)

“Masks in ancient societies” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 74” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

“1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus”

Charles C. Mann

EU English Edition

New Books

September 2005

“The Celtic Gods: Comets in Irish Mythology”

“The Serpent Grail:
The Truth Behind
the Holy Grail,
the Philosopher’s Stone
and the Elixir of Life”

“Bill Wyman’s Treasure Islands: Britain’s History Uncovered”

“Turning The Hiram Key: Rituals Of Freemasonry Revealed”

Robert Lomas

EU English Edition

“A Short History of Progress”

Ronald Wright

EU English Edition

“The Science of the Hitchhiker’s Guide
to the Galaxy”

Michael Hanlon

EU English Edition

“The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture
of Reality”

Brian Greene

EU English Edition

“The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe”

Roger Penrose

EU English Edition