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August 31 –

“Cold spelt end of dinosaurs” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 31 –

“Bones find permanent home” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

August 31 –

“Mural carving of ‘Sun Godness’ created by ancient nomads” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 30 –

“Rock-art scholars looking deeper into cultures’ drawings” –

AJC.com (USA)

August 30 –

“CD of ancient music release soon” –

Baku Today (Azerbaijan)

August 30 –

“Scientists can study ancient bones of man Indian tribes claim as ancestor” –

Boston Globe (USA)

August 29 –

” Fossil tracks of giant scorpion a world first” –

Independent Online (South Africa)

August 29 –

“‘I hunt dinosaurs’ – the Scottish Jurassic Isle” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 29 –

“Petra’s Great Temple rises again 2,000 years later” –

The Jordan Times (Jordan)

August 29 –

“Rainforest researchers hit 11,000-year-old pay dirt in Amazon” –

EurekAlert (USA)

August 29 –

“Prehistory still abounds in everyday life” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

August 29 –

“2400-year-old bronze bells found in Cambodia” –

News.com (Australia)

August 29 –

“Philippeion shrine to be restored” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

August 29 –

“Celts call for return of artefacts” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

August 29 –

“Probing the Great Pyramid’s imperfections” –

The Times (UK)

August 29 –

“Airbag could protect earth from rogue space rocks” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 29 –

“Routine dig finds American Indian artifacts” –

The Philadelphia Enquirer (USA)

August 28 –

“Albania dig yields statue of goddess” –

Chicago Sun-Times (USA)

August 28 –

“Giant prints show ancient life on remote Scots isle” –

ABS-CBN.com (Philippines)

August 28 –

“Rare relics unearthed in northwestern China’s ancient mausoleums” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 28 –

“Scientists confirm age of meteorite collision” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

August 28 –

“Cosmic airbag could save the planet from asteroid hit” –

New Scientist (UK)

August 28 –

“Albania yields Athena statue” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

August 28 –

“Stones: Scientists try asking descendents about rock art” –

The Oregonian (USA)

August 28 –

“NASA comet probe lost in space” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 28 –

“Tomb of Qin Shihuang’s ancestor found in NW China” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 28 –

“Earth formed twice as fast as was thought” –

New Scientist (UK)

August 28 –

“Israelis fear ancient wall may topple” –

New York Daily News (USA)

August 28 –

“Hanging coffins a clue to Ba mystery” –

China Daily (China)

August 28 –

“Ancient crocodile fossil discovered in South Korea” –

Arabia.com (Dubai)

August 27 –

“Debate rages over biblical mystery at Qumran” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 27 –

“2000 year-old statue of Minerva found in Albania “ –

World News.com (USA)

August 27 –

“City find is Knights Templars’ oldest London church” –

The Times (UK)

August 27 –

“Cambodian workmen unearth 27 solid gold Buddhas” –

Reuters (Asia)

August 27 –

“Regulation set up to protect fossil resources” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 27 –

“‘Meteorite’ hits girl” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 27 –

“Giant prints hint at ancient life in Skye” –

Independent Online (South Africa)

August 27 –

“Robot seeks answer to mystery of tunnels in Great Pyramid” –

The Times (UK)

August 27 –

“Dinosaur find hailed as best-ever” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

August 27 –

“Meteorite Reported to have Hit Girl” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

August 27 –

“China to restore ancient mausoleum” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 27 –

“Bronze Age giant horse images ‘defaced by hunting activists'” –

Ananova (UK)

August 26 –

“Archaeologists to unearth ancient Egyptian city” –

China Daily (China)

August 26 –

“Romans went to war on diet of pizza, dig shows” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

August 26 –

“Tiny Crystals Tell Story of Earth’s Earliest-Known Meteor Impact” –

Scientific American (USA)

August 26 –

“Stars and planets September 2002: Skywatchers Guide” –

The Independent (UK)

August 26 –

“Archaeologists uncover 7,000 year-old Egyptian city” –

Zawya (Syria)

August 26 –

“Archaeologists probe Hudson’s Bay” –

ABC News (USA)

August 26 –

“Scots scientists challenge rules of evolution” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

August 26 –

“Great ancient poet commemorated in China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 25 –

“Archaeology find redefines Fijian history of ‘first peoples'” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 25 –

“Tomb Raiders, Beware! The ‘curse of the mummies’ …” –

Newsweek (USA)

August 25 –

“Mystery of Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum revealed” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 24 –

“Rich store of ancient artefacts lost…well, nearly” –

Straits Times (Singapore)

August 24 –

“Cemetery of prehistoric animals discovered” –

Macedonian Press Agency (Greece)

August 24 –

“Indian artifacts could stonewall project” –

Boston Globe (USA)

August 24 –

“Mystery of seabed resolved with 2,000-year old ship’s discovery” –

IRNA (Iran)

August 24 –

“Mystery of Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum revealed” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 24 –

“Canadian fossil hunters find new prehistoric fish” –

The Ottawa Citizen (Canada)

August 24 –

“Welsh Mary Rose saved by public outcry” –

The Guardian (UK)

August 24 –

“Fossil airlift of T. Rexes, Triceratops” –

NewsAlert.com (USA)

August 23 –

“Ancient space rock left its mark on SA” –

IOL (South Africa)

August 23 –

“Where to land on Mars” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 23 –

“Old Temple site found in Bandung” –

The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

August 23 –

“Study: ancient asteroid hit Earth” –

ABC News (USA)

August 23 –

“Next ice age on ice? Another big freeze might never happen” –

Nature (UK)

August 23 –

“Fossils help determine when humans, apes diverged” –

National Geographic (USA)

August 23 –

“Oldest Impact on Earth Discovered” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

August 23 –

“Museum digs skeletons out of closet” –

The Moscow Times (Russia)

August 23 –

“Meteorite impact ‘changed Earth’s evolution'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 23 –

“Man pleads guilty to illegally transporting Honduran artifacts into US” –

Boston Globe (USA)

August 23 –

“Ancient ancestor’s skeleton found in Fiji” –

ABC Asia-Pacific (Australia)

August 22 –

“Cosmic impacts and ancient civilisation collapse” –

AlphaGalileo (UK)

August 22 –

“Remnants of ancient native cultures unearthed at school” –

Boston Globe (USA)

August 22 –

“100 million-year-old fish fossil unearthed” –

Cananda.com (Cananda)

August 22 –

“Scientists ‘confirm meteorite impact on Earth 3.47bn years ago'” –

Ananova (UK)

August 22 –

“US archeologists find ancient Indian burial site” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 22 –

“Jewellers arrested as ancient coins sold in Plaka” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

August 22 –

“Tsunamis and the end of the dinosaurs” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

August 22 –

“Voyager mission celebrates 25th anniversary” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 22 –

“Microbes ‘could survive on Mars'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 22 –

“Ancient music form sees revival in Yunnan” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 21 –

“Almost complete T Rex fossil unearthed in Montana” –

Ananova (UK)

August 21 –

“Indonesian minister under probe for archeological excavation” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 21 –

“Dig reveals Roman transvestite” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 21 –

“Ancient amphoras unearthed” –

News 24 (South Africa)

August 21 –

“Unearthed, the prince of Stonehenge” –

Daily Telegraph (UK)

August 21 –

“Math toy exhibition highlights China’s ancient math history” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 21 –

“‘Extinct’ bird found on Andes volcano” –

Ananova (UK)

August 21 –

“Ancient Italian artefacts to stay in closed church” –

Daily Post (UK)

August 20 –

“Ancient skull gives insight into Bronze Age brain surgery” –

Globe & Mail (Canada)

August 20 –

“Scientists call for protection of indigenous knowledge” –

Yahoo News (USA)

August 20 –

“Prehistoric skull had splitting headache” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 20 –

“Mycenaean cemetery in Vari yields rich finds” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

August 20 –

“Ancient village fair revived as food showcase” –

News Wales (Cymru)

August 20 –

“Beijing builds a park around relics of ancient mining city wall” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 20 –

“Cleaner finds ancient skull in rubbish bag” –

Ananova (UK)

August 20 –

“Scientists uncover two T. rexes and a Triceratops in Montana” –

San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

August 20 –

“Spielberg challenged over King Arthur’s roots” –

News Wales (Cymru)

August 20 –

“Ancient cattle breed reserves a taste for nature” –

Western Daily Press (England)

August 19 –

“Scientist returns to continue research on ancient sea floods” –

Shetland Times (Scotland)

August 19 –

“Asteroid flyby seen worldwide” –

Sky & Telescope (UK)

August 19 –

“Restoration of tombs at the valley of Kings” –

State Information Service (Egypt)

August 19 –

“Archaeologists discover ancient burial place in Krasnodar territory” –

Pravda (Russia)

August 19 –

“Farewell to Asteroid 2002 NY40” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

August 19 –

“Ancient Shang Dynasty palace discovered in central China” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 19 –

“Viet Nam plans salvage operation on ancient shipwreck” –

MSNBC (USA)

August 18 –

“Ancient mosques of Satkhira on the verge of extinction” –

The Independent (Bangladesh)

August 18 –

“Ancient Pottery Unearthed in East China” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 18 –

“Unpublished document sheds light on Peru’s Inca rulers” –

The News Mexico (Mexico)

August 18 –

“An army of pyramid builders – more discoveries at Giza” –

State Information Service (Egypt)

August 18 –

“Excavation of Roman homes under football pitch begins” –

Ananova (UK)

August 18 –

“Ancient palace discovered in central China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 17 –

“The curse of Genghis Khan’s secret tomb” –

Canada.com (Canada)

August 17 –

“Ancient axe found in Harstad – may be 3,500 years old” –

Aftenposten (Norway)

August 17 –

“Asteroid heads for Earth ‘near miss'” –

Ananova (UK)

August 17 –

“Prosthesis in ancient Egypt” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

August 17 –

“Does ‘lost’ Ark exist in Ethiopia?” –

Billings Gazette (USA)

August 17 –

“Ancient pottery unearthed in east China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 17 –

“Asteroid to pass close to Earth, but no danger: NASA” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 16 –

“Asteroid fly-by visible from Earth” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 16 –

“Fossil geese as tall as giraffes” –

News.com (Australia)

August 16 –

“Protection for Peking Man site boosted” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 16 –

“Ancient tombs looted for antiques” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

August 16 –

“‘Robin Hood’s escape tunnel found'” –

Nottingham Evening Post (UK)

August 16 –

“Christianity arrived in China 550 years earlier: new evidence” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 16 –

“Ostrich study ‘shows birds didn’t descend from dinosaurs'” –

Ananova (UK)

August 16 –

“China rockfall exposes fossilised dinosaur eggs” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 15 –

“Mummies in Chile” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

August 15 –

“Strange dinosaur eggs spotted in east China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 15 –

“Comet-chasing spacecraft goes silent” –

New Scientist (UK)

August 15 –

“Ancient words of wisdom still ring true” –

Zawya (Syria)

August 15 –

“Before man’s arrival – fossils of monster kangaroos discovered” –

News24 (South Africa)

August 15 –

“500th SOHO Comet Discovered” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

August 15 –

“Strange Dinosaur Eggs Spotted in East China’s Jiangxi” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 15 –

“Fossils of giant pre-historic geese found” –

Ananova (UK)

August 14 –

“The Perseids Put On Heavenly Show” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

August 14 –

“Heritage row over 15th century ship find in southeast Wales” –

Ananova (UK)

August 14 –

“Pre-historic stone tool found in central China revises history” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 14 –

“Rabbits bring rare ancient glass to light” –

The Guardian (UK)

August 14 –

“U.S. archaeologists accused of grave desecration in Mongolia” –

Star Tribune (USA)

August 14 –

“Archaeologists unearth lost sections of Great Wall of China” –

Ananova (UK)

August 13 –

“Mongolians Accuse U.S. Archeologists of desecrating graves” –

World News (USA)

August 13 –

“Skywatchers treated to celestial display” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 13 –

“Archaeological find in Luxor dates back to Ramsis III reign” –

State Information Service (Egypt)

August 13 –

“Unrecorded Great Wall beacon tower ruins found in NW. China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 13 –

“British bunnies unearth ancient artifacts” –

ABC News (USA)

August 13 –

“Meteor light show provides star quality” –

Ananova (UK)

August 13 –

“Inland sea gives up rare fossil to SA team” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 12 –

“Don Quixote to Protect Earth” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

August 12 –

“Aga Khan Trust for Culture Helps Bring Silk Road to National Mall” –

Baku Today (Azerbaijan)

August 12 –

“Long-buried feather pre-dates Ice Age” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

August 12 –

“Comets: A key to a parallel universe” –

The Independent (UK)

August 12 –

“Cooling climate killed dinosaurs – Asteroid came later” –

Calgary Herald (Canada)

August 12 –

“Stones help trace origin of Mongolian nomads” –

Washington Post (USA)

August 12 –

“Lion-headed goddess unearthed” –

News24 (South Africa)

August 12 –

“Osiris’priest Pharaonic cemetery unearthed in Egypt” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

August 12 –

“Scientists believe dinosaurs under threat before asteroid struck” –

Ananova (UK)

August 12 –

“Guizhou Stone Culture Museum is to be opened” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 12 –

“Perseid meteor show hits the skies” –

Newsday (USA)

August 11 –

“Meteoric bonanza for sky-gazers on Aug 12, 13” –

Hindustan Times (India)

August 11 –

“Conference to focus on preserving archaeological sites” –

The Jordan Times (Jordan)

August 11 –

“Space mission plan to knock rogue asteroid off course” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

August 11 –

“Meteor shower expected Monday” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

August 11 –

“Iran falsifies the history of Azerbaijan Turks” –

Baku Today (Azerbaijan)

August 11 –

“2000-year-old aristocrat’s tomb unearthed in northwest China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 11 –

“Comet’s debris promises celestial light-show” –

Ananova (UK)

August 10 –

“Ancient tombs discovered in central China” –

Hindustan Times (India)

August 10 –

“Architects are studying ancient anti-seismic systems” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

August 10 –

“Ice Age mammal unearthed on California college campus” –

VOA News (USA)

August 10 –

“Ancient graves discovered in central China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 09 –

“Tiny Tyrant – fossil may be mini T-Rex cousin” –

National Geographic News (USA)

August 09 –

“Scientists plan asteroid mission to save Earth” –

Ananova (UK)

August 09 –

“Ancient temple secret revealed – summer solstice sunset” –

Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

August 09 –

“Sabre-toothed tiger fossils found in Spain” –

Reuters (UK)

August 09 –

“Fossil find proves New Zealand once had snakes” –

National Geographic News (USA)

August 09 –

“An army of pyramid builders” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

August 09 –

“Oldest bakery fed Pyramid workers” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

August 09 –

“Archaeologists fight to save medieval vessel” –

The Guardian (UK)

August 08 –

“Asteroid flyby to be visible from Earth” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

August 08 –

“International expedition looks for treasure in Cuban waters” –

The News Mexico (Mexico)

August 08 –

“Comet Breaks into String” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

August 08 –

“Ancient temple eyes world heritage title” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 08 –

“Archaeologists unraveling ancient Mideast drug trade” –

CNN (USA)

August 08 –

“Perseid Meteor Shower” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

August 08 –

“Byzantine monastery discovered at Gaza, Palestine” –

Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

August 08 –

“Ancient bones of contention” –

International Herald Tribune (USA)

August 08 –

“NASA Collects Stardust” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

August 07 –

“Bronze Age healers used narcotics to dull pain” –

The Nando Times (USA)

August 07 –

“‘Treasures’ found at ancient site in west Wales” –

BBC New Online (UK)

August 07 –

“Phoenician god of the dead found in ancient tomb in Sardinia” –

The Australian (Australia)

August 07 –

“Archaeologists unraveling ancient Mideast drug trade” –

Star Tribune (USA)

August 07 –

“China discovers official documents of 2,200 years ago” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 07 –

“Earth bulges at equator, flattens at poles” –

ABC New Online (Australia)

August 07 –

“Millennial frescos in jokhang temple to be protected” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 07 –

“Satellite unearths 3000 year-old prehistoric site” –

BBC New Online (UK)

August 06 –

“Europeans ‘largely descended from Middle East farmers'” –

Ananova (UK)

August 06 –

“Druid title is defended by Archbishop” –

Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

August 06 –

“Asteroid fly-by visible from Earth” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 06 –

“Digging may not throw up all answers in Ayodhya” –

Rediff.com (India)

August 06 –

“The Parthenon Marbles: Tussling over a stolen treasure” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

August 06 –

“When a druid isn’t a druid – it’s the Archbishop of Canterbury” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 06 –

“China set to preserve intangible heritage” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 06 –

“Prehistoric ‘skeleton’ on site of lost abbey” –

Daily Post (UK)

August 06 –

“Oriental touch for ancient abbey” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 05 –

“Taklimakan Desert formed 4.5 million years ago: expert” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 05 –

“Sacred statue conceals ancient Buddhist figures” –

Ananova (UK)

August 05 –

“Christian Designs Found in Tomb Stones of Eastern Han Dynasty” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 05 –

“VHP opposes excavations at disputed site” –

Rediff.com (India)

August 05 –

“Pyramid builders’ village found in Egypt” –

National Geographic News (USA)

August 05 –

“Thousand-year-old pagoda being rebuilt in east China” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 05 –

“1,200-year-old Buddhas found inside famous statue” –

Asahi Shimbun (Japan)

August 05 –

“Finding ancient agriculture’s ‘genetic signature'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 05 –

“Frescos at Dunhuang protected by copies” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 04 –

“Brewer claims to recreate ancient Egyptian beer” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

August 04 –

“Bangkok in race to get to sunken treasure” –

The Straits Times (Singapore)

August 03 –

“Team plans to dig for 3rd giant Buddha in Afghanistan” –

Houston Chronicle (UK)

August 03 –

“Chinese archaeologists to reconstruct 730,000 yr-old skulls” –

Hindustan Times (India)

August 03 –

“Planet pot-bellied” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

August 03 –

“Chinese archaeologists to reconstruct Homo Erectus fossil skulls” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 03 –

“Paramhans opposes High Court suggestion for excavation” –

Rediff.com (India)

August 03 –

“Middle-earth spread changes planet’s shape” –

The Straits Times (Singapore)

August 02 –

“National Trust & Archaeology Data Service launch new internet resource” –

AlphaGalileo (UK)

August 02 –

“Skepticism greets local archaelogist’s ‘John the Baptist’ find” –

CTNow.com (USA)

August 02 –

“Earth getting fatter around the middle” –

News Scientist (UK)

August 02 –

“Skeleton ‘may be John the Baptist'” –

Ananova (UK)

August 02 –

“China ‘had express post’ in 221 BC” –

CNN (USA)

August 02 –

“Let Stonehenge rise, or suffer the Curse of Og” –

The Times (UK)

August 02 –

“HC seeks help from archaeologists on disputed Ayodhya site” –

Times of India (India)

August 02 –

“The earth: Now it’s all going pear-shaped” –

Ananova (UK)

August 01 –

“Christian designs found in tomb stones of eastern Han Dynasty” –

People’s Daily (China)

August 01 –

“UK’s first impact crater discovered” –

BBC News Online (UK)

August 01 –

“Nullarbor fossil trove dated at 1.6m years” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

August 01 –

“Two New Kingdom tombs discovered at Saqqara” –

State Information Service (Egypt)

August 01 –

“Lahore: Documentation lags behind archaeological discoveries” –

Dawn (Pakistan)

August 01 –

“Ancient sculpture stolen from British Museum” –

MSNBC (USA)

August 01 –

“Cleaned ancient bamboo slips shed light on Qin study” –

XinhuaNet (China)

August 01 –

“First UK crater discovered” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

August 01 –

“Vinland: Viking discovery map of America a fake” –

Pravda (Russia)

August 01 –

“Original ‘dragon bone’ study found” –

Daily Yomiuri (Japan)

August 01 –

“Giant crater found undersea” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

August 01 –

“New fight over oldest map of America” –

Nature (UK)

August 2002 –

“Awareness of the value of Indigenous Knowledge (IK)” –

SciDev.Net Dossier (UK)

August 2002 –

“Roman mosaic found inches below ploughsoil” –

British Archaeology (UK)

August 2002 –

“First City in the New World? – Peru’s Caral” –

Smithsonian Magazine (USA)