– terrestrial archaeology and solar system history – news headlines archive – December 1 to 10 2003 – new discoveries about ancient civilisation under ancient skies –

December 10 2003 –

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“Ancient Roman coins still can buy broad educational goals” –

Post-Gazette (USA)

“Clue found to uncover mystery of gunpowder invention” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Nuclear probe to journey to Jupiter’s moons” –

New Scientist (UK)

“China to honour ancient navigator who came to India in 1405-07” –

Rediff.com (India)

“Ancient “Wushan Man” written into history textbook” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Download Artifact Desktop 3.0 Beta” –

ASPWire.com (USA)

“‘Man could survive on Mars'” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Buddha figures carved into stone discovered in Tianjin” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Night Lights: Interview with Woody Sullivan” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Ancient elephants walked in Abu Dhabi” –

The Gulf Today (Dubai)

“Humans’ 10,000-year warming habit” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“2,000-year-old coffin unearthed in SW. China municipality” –

China Daily (China)

“Humans caused ancient changes in climate, scientist contends” –

Redding.com (USA)

“Artefacts find new life in nostalgic times” –

Bahrain Tribune (Bahrain)

“Japanese Mars probe abandoned” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Scientists propose ambitious mission to moons of Jupiter” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Ancient China tried to seek strategic partnership through navigation” –

China.org (China)

“Earthlike planets might be common, model indicates” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

“Earthquake rattles Taiwan” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Scientists “Reconstruct” Earth’s Climate Over Past Millennia” –

Earth Observatory (USA)

“Inter-world life transport argued” –

BBC News (UK)

“Church Court Refuses Exhumation in King Harold Theory” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Earthlike Worlds Could Be Fairly Common” –

Universe Today (USA)

“China to commemorate ancient navigator” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Recycling keeps planets’ rings going” –

Nature (UK)

“Ancient Chinese papers aim for ‘Memory of the World'” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Arctic Sea Ice Thickness: More Variable Than Models Suggest” –

CO2 Science Magazine (USA)

“Back when Indonesia was part of Australia….” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

December 09 2003 –

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“Power probe looks to Jovian moons” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Quipus could unlock mystery of Incas” –

Washington Times (USA)

“Mars is just around the corner” –

ESA News (France)

“Global Warming: The State of the Debate” –

Cato Institute (USA)

“Morocco, British sign agreement on protection of roman Volubilis” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

“French student looks for lefties among earliest cave painters” –

The State (USA)

“Dust explains shooting stars’ twin streaks” –

Nature (UK)

“Ancient Collision Leaves a Debris of Black Holes” –

Universe Today (USA)

“10 reasons to put humans back on the Moon” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Astronomers Link Krakatoa to Edvard Munch’s Painting ‘The Scream'” –

Sky & Telescope (USA)

“Humans ‘could survive Mars visit'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“More prehistoric artifacts found on athletic field” –

Buffalo News (USA)

“Vega’s Likeness for New Planets” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Experts study Viking find” –

ThisIsHertfordshire (England)

“Japan abandons Martian probe mission” –

MarsDaily (USA)

“UN warns of population surge” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Historic artifact to be returned to Mohawk Indians” –

CBS2 News (USA)

“Welcome back to Mars: An interview with Rickard Lundin” –

ESA News (France)

“Alternate Universe: Human Spaceflight Without NASA?” –

Space.com (USA)

“No fiery extinction for dinosaurs” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Finding JIMO: Jupiter’s Icy Moon Orbiter” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“New Hybrid Vehicle Will Reach Deepest Parts of the World Ocean Floor” –

NewsWise (USA)

“Earth Radiation Belts Spectacular Following Halloween Solar Storm” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“India News: Unesco team inspects two Chola temples” –

KeralaNext (India)

December 08 2003 –

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“German “Stonehenge” marks oldest observatory” –

Scientific American (USA)

“Of limestone caves and little known archaeology” –

Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

“Scientists will dig for answers to Earth’s deep secrets” –

San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

“Korea to Renegotiate With France on Ancient Books” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“BBC Mars Lander Info Website” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Tree rings suggest cold spell sweetened the Stradivarius” –

Arizona Daily Star (USA)

“Ancient remedy revives athletes” –

Nutra-USA (USA)

“Happy Event For ‘Dinosaur’ Plants” –

Bristol Evening Post (England)

“Is Mars just coming out of an Ice Age?” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

“Captain Cook’s logs to predict weather” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“NASA Scientists Use Radar To Detect Asteroid Force” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Tarawera eruption warning” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Ancient temples influence today’s history” –

News-Miner (USA)

“Martian Dangers: Staring at the Sun” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Dam dating back to 1000 BC discovered” –

Gulf News (Dubai)

“Black Holes/Neutron Stars Points to Ancient Collision” –

Chandra X-Ray Observatory (USA)

“‘Ancient’ Indonesian vessel arrives in South Africa” –

SABC News (South Africa)

“River Course, Ruins in Italian Valley Offer Clues to Previous Earthquakes” –

NewsWise (USA)

“US and France compete to show Bactrian gold” –

The Art Newspaper (UK)

“Lake life dying as flowers bloom” –

Aljazeera (Qatar)

“First campaign standards appeared in ancient Rome” –

Toledo Blade (USA)

“Rock art 15,000 years old” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Mars Emerging from Ice Age, Data Suggest” –

Space.com (USA)

“Bypass blocked by stone-age fireplace” –

The Guardian (UK)

“A blast from heaven?: Impact crater found off New Zealand” –

USNews.com (USA)

December 07 2003 –

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“Tricolor terra-cotta warrior unearthed in SW China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“‘Lost’ sacred language of the Maya is rediscovered” –

Independent on Sunday (UK)

“Ancient floods leave mark” –

Morning Sun (USA)

“Viking queen may be exhumed for clues to killing” –

Reuters (UK)

“Reflecting the grandeur of a bygone era” –

Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)

“Anthropologists hope to put artifact stealing in the past” –

Pantagraph.com (USA)

“Is Bush keen to return to outer space?” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“New Han wooden strips discovered in Inner Mongolia” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Mars Rover: Wheels in the Dirt – The Movie” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Melting ice ‘will swamp capitals'” –

Independent on Sunday (UK)

“Holiday wreaths have ancient origins” –

Marin Independent Journal (USA)

December 06 2003 –

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“Strong quake occurs off Russian peninsula” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Aborigines consent to ritual burial excavations” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Researcher Finds Way to Date Arizona Site” –

GrandForksHerald (USA)

“Major quake rocks Russia’s eastern coast” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Aboriginal rock art revealed” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Firefighters unearth ancient Indian camp” –

SVGTribune News (USA)

“Violent earthquake off Russia’s Far Eastern coast” –

Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)

“Global warming to chill Europe” –

The Australian (Australia)

“Martian Chronicles XIII: Elves” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Researchers discover oldest male fossil” –

China.org (China)

“Scientists admire Saturn image” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Global warming to chill Europe” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Historians work to collect artifacts from war in Iraq” –

Glasgow Daily News (USA)

“Fossil organ discovered” –

Jang.com (Pakistan)

December 05 2003 –

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“Ancient Greek verses discovered in Vatican Library” –

Borsa Italiana (Italy)

“There’s a Hole in My Philosophy” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Return to moon may be on Bush’s agenda” –

China.org (China)

“Cape Town warned to prepare for earthquake” –

IOL/Pretoria News (South Africa)

“Elephant fossils tell 27 million-year-old tale” –

USA Today (USA)

“World’s oldest male found in fossil record” –

Toronto Star (Canada)

“Climate linked to the quality of musical instrument making” –

EurekAlert (USA)

“Ancient cave art found in Tasmania” –

The Australian (Australia)

“Some 2,000-year-old bronze mirrors unearthed in Henan” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Ancient fossil penis discovered” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“No logging for Tas Aboriginal rock art site” –

Message Stick (Aotearoa)

“Crete’s Minoan ship goes to sea” –

Athens News (Greece)

“The fight to save ancient artifacts” –

The News Tribune (USA)

“Roadworks unearth chance discovery of 2,500-year-old skeleton” –

TerraNet (Lebanon)

“Ancient Greek verses discovered in Vatican” –

Reuters (UK)

“Dixieland Auroras” –

Science@NASA (USA)

“Ancient recipe is a hidden treasure” –

Shetland Today (Scotland)

“Dinosaur site expected to yield more finds” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Tiny fossil found to have the world’s oldest known penis” –

The Independent (UK)

“Ancient Manuscript Discovered at Vatican Library” –

VOA News (USA)

“Olympic Games Return to Ancient Sleepy Town” –

Arab News (Saudi Arabia)

“Stone Age Research Center Opens in Indiana” –

Yahoo News/AP (USA)

“Fossilised crustacean boasts oldest penis” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Ancient cave art found in Tasmania” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

December 04 2003 –

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“Stone warrior delights experts” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“425 Million-Year-Old Fossilized Water Flea Penis Is Earth’s Oldest” –

SciScoop (USA)

“National Library Restores Ancient Buddhist Documents” –

China.org (China)

“Fishy fossil is world’s oldest male” –

IOL/Reuters (South Africa)

“Iceman moves into chilly new home” –

CNN News (USA)

“I kissed him then I ate him, admits cannibal” –

Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

“Crucial Moments On Route To Mars” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Archeologists rush to save Nile dig” –

Calgary Post (Canada)

“Fossils from Ethiopia Shed Light on Evolution of African Mammals” –

Washington File (USA)

“Under threat: an ancient tribe emerging from the forests” –

The Independent (UK)

“Archaeologists toot their stone horns” –

Rocky Mountain News (USA)

“New secrets revealed in ancient stone circle” –

Gazette & Herald (England)

“Peking Man site under great threat” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Study: Massive Pacific Quake to Come?” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Make your own Mars Express” –

ESA News (France)

“Ancient chariot found” –

Deseret News (USA)

“Ancient rock art found in Tasmania” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Carving technology dates back to early Neolithic days: archeologists” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Man pleads guilty to looting archaeological site” –

Times-Standard (USA)

“Archaeologists find evidence of earlier inhabitation at ancient Yanouh” –

Daily Star (Lebanon)

December 03 2003 –

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“Workers unearth ancient chariot” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Fossils bridge gap in African mammal evolution” –

Borsa Italiana (Italy)

“Cliff Inscriptions: Messages from the Past” –

China.org (China)

“Rapid Climate Change — Summary” –

CO2 Science Magazine (USA)

“Submerged city may be older than Mesopotamia” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“New fossils from Ethiopia open a window on Africa’s ‘missing years'” –

EurekAlert (USA)

“Crucial moments on the way to Mars” –

ESA News (France)

“Exhibition unearths the Etruscans” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Archeologist Creates Community Across the Ages” –

Capital City Weekly (USA)

“Tremor shakes Cooma” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Observers track secret satellites launched Tuesday” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

“Oldest hamster food store found” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Ancient Bell Museum with Its Unique Features” –

News Guangdong (China)

“Stolen obelisk was taken from Ethiopia by Mussolini’s forces” –

Detroit News (USA)

“For ancient medical know-how” –

Times of India (India)

“Cracks in Earth’s Magnetic Shield” –

Science@NASA (USA)

“Paekche Kingdom Relics Unearthed” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“Sprinkling Stardust: Early Christmas for the Wild Thing” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Discovery of buried megaliths completes Avebury circle” –

The Independent (UK)

“Treasure looters plague ancient Guatemalan city” –

Stuff (New Zealand)

“Membranes on Mars” –

Science@NASA (USA)

“Motorway Diggers Unearth Ancient Chariot” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Exploding black holes rain down on Earth” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Treasure hunters uncover millions in lost gold” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Global antiquities theft at issue in Rome court” –

International Herald Tribune (USA)

“Planet Mars from 5.5 million kilometres – high resolution picture” –

ESA News (France)

“Roast dinosaur off the menu?” –

Nature (UK)

December 02 2003 –

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“What (and why) is Serpent Mound?” –

Arizona Republic (USA)

“Dinosaur family footprints found” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Small near-Earth asteroids pose more imminent threat” –

USA Today (USA)

“If at first you don’t succeed….: An interview with Vittorio Formisano” –

ESA News (France)

“Ancient City Desecrated” –

Phenomena (USA)

“Oetzi: Frozen Fritz ready for big chill in Italy” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Archaeologists search for field-kit allocations” –

The Daily (USA)

“Earthquake hits north-west China” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Buried megaliths discovered at stone circle site” –

Ananova (UK)

“NASA Spacecraft Pinpoints Where the Wild Thing is” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Ancient bronze drum unearthed in central Dac Lac province” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Repeated Blows: The Great Dying” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Neanderthal ‘face’ found in Loire” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Strong quake rocks Russia’s southern Siberia region” –

TerraDaily (USA)

“Unesco planning to include Zubara site in heritage list” –

The Peninsula (Qatar)

“Scientists Unearth Urban Center More Ancient Than Plato” –

New York Times (USA)

“Envelope physics sheds light on ice sheets” –

Nature (UK)

“Predicting Primordial Weather” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Ancient Tibetan dynasty site to be set forth as World Heritage Site” –

People’s Daily (China)

“NASA Contributes to Earthquake Research” –

Earth Observatory (USA)

“‘Lost’ Avebury stones discovered” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Da Vinci’s Flyer Comes to Life” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Anger as tower rises over ancient temples in Burma” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

December 01 2003 –

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“Shining Vega brings hope of Earth-like planet” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Treasure looters plague ancient Guatemalan city” –

San Diego Union-Tribune (USA)

“Bookmark for a Red Christmas – Mars Landing Advent Calendar” –

ESA News (France)

“Lonely Planets and Rare Earths: Part I” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Egypt recovers smuggled antiquities” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“New evidence for nearby Solar-like planetary system” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

“English wild plant variety wanes” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Pharaonic gate of Edfu Temple opens for first time since 2200 years” –

SIS (Egypt)

“Discovering Dante’s Damsel in Distress” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Death toll rises to 11 in Xinjiang earthquake” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Space: A bad influence on microbes?” –

Science@NASA (USA)

“Junta reaches for the skies – in ancient temple city of Bagan” –

The Australian (Australia)

“Keeping watch over ancient treasures” –

Rocky Mountain News (USA)

“Treasure looters plague ancient Guatemalan city” –

Borsa Italiana (Italy)

“17th century Javanese coins found in Thames mud” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Smuggled relics returned to Egyptian museum” –

IOL/Reuters (South Africa)

“Myanmar Starts Building Tower At Ancient Temple City” –

DowJones NewsWires (USA)

“Countdown To Martian Xmas Now In The Express Lane” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Mammoth head found in Siberia raises hopes” –

Daily Yomiuri (Japan)

“Outcry greets Myanmar’s plans for ancient city” –

The Seattle Times (USA)

“Origins of English language traced to Turkish farmers “ –

Stuff (New Zealand)