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December 10 2005

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“Hill near Evros holds story of Plotinopolis” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Hunt starts for Hawaiian king’s time capsule” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Terror victims go after museum pieces” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“Hatay Archaeology Museum to be moved” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Study disputes footprints in Puebla” –

El Universal (Mexico)

“Achaemenid Monument Waiting for Excavations” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“‘Stairway to the sky’ found in central Hunan” –

China Daily (China)

“Rustlers kissing mistletoe goodbye” –

The Western Mail (Cymru)

“NMC club screens archaeological deposits” –

Saipan Tribune (Micronesia)

“2005 Geminid Meteor Shower – Skymap for December 13/14” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Ancient Sumerians, aliens and Voyager 2” –

Pravda (Russia)

“Antiquities put question mark over another major project” –

Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)

“Rival collectors in ruins of an ancient civilisation” –

The Western Mail (Cymru)

“Mayors battle over Homer’s home” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Pages From History: A dog that became a god” –

Star of Mysore (India)

“Iraqi Antiques Smuggler Sentenced to One Year, Fined YR120,000” –

Yemen Observer (Yemen)

“Old money offers high returns, Medan coin collector reveals” –

The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – eastern Turkey – 00:09 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Protecting Bhutan’s priceless antiques” –

Kuensel Online (Bhutan)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 61” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 09 2005

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“Mysterious granite slab slows crater probe” –

The Baltimore Sun (USA)

“Mt. Manaro erupts spectacularly” –

Taipei Times (Taiwan)

“Artifacts dispute divides Hawaiians” –

Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Hawaii)

“Gravity tug to deflect asteroids” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Necropolis unearthed on Rome outskirts” –

Wanted in Rome (Italy)

“Officials Exulting Over Rare Historical Find In Manhattan” –

The Day (USA)

“Along the Heritage Road in central Vietnam: Phong Nha-Ke Bang” –

Thanh Nien Daily (Viet Nam)

“Cradle of Humankind centre celebrates human origins” –

The Mercury (South Africa)

“Grant to ancient copper mine” –

Daily Post (Cymru)

“Is The Sun Crazy?” –

ESA Video Talk (France)

“Mughal era coins found in Jharkhand” –

New Kerala (India)

“Louisville man charged with stealing historical documents” –

Lexington Herald-Leader/AP (USA)

“Greenpeace warns WTO threatening last ancient forests” –

The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

“Getty trial in America spotlights tomb raiders” –

eTaiwan News (Taiwan)

“Mistletoe legends have various roots” –

Oak Bay News (USA)

“10 colleges open rare collections to public” –

EastDay (China)

“Great Lakes near ecological breakdown – scientists” –

The Star/Reuters (Malaysia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 51” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 08 2005

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“In pictures: Vanuatu volcano” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Dig days with Zahi Hawass: Queen Sofia of Spain” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Souvenirs from the sky” –

Denver Post (USA)

“Huge asteroid could slam into Earth in 31 years” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Prof. critical of creationism resigns post” –

Monterey Herald/AP (USA)

“Phokaia excavations reveal mystery of Athena” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Paving the way for women to Mars” –

ESA News (France)

“Believed extinct, fish resurfaces” –

The State (USA)

“Vanuatu volcano spews steam, gas” –

The Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

“Jinsha ruins to be built into museum” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Celebrating Tut’s birthday” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Geologists witness ‘ocean birth'” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Panel Criticizes China for History Distortion” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“Scientists urge action to deal with asteroid likely to hit Earth” –

Today Online (Singapore)

“Magnitude 6.1 Quake – eastern New Guinea, PNG – 09:01 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Hobbits may be earliest Australians” –

The Australian (Australia)

“Wheel in the Sky” –

Fairfield County Weekly (USA)

“Antiquities up for auction” –

CCTV (China)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Congo-Tanzania border region – 03:16 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Architectural relics excavated at pagoda on Hanoi’s outskirts” –

VietNamNet Bridge (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)

December 07 2005

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“Ice in a martian desert” –

GeoTimes (USA)

“Old religious treasures require security” –

El Universal/The Herald(Mexico)

“Magnitude 6.3 Quake – Kermadec Islands, New Zealand – 23:32 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Magnificient Mysore palace to be developed as folklore museum” –

New Kerala (India)

“It’s called Apophis. It’s 390m wide. And it could hit Earth in 31 years time” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Along the Heritage Road in the central region: Hoi An” –

Thanh Nien Daily (Viet Nam)

“Ocean floor covered in volcanic vents” –

USA Today (USA)

“Ancient drought ‘changed history'” –

JTW News (Turkey)

“Global warming, is it manmade or just nature?” –

Renew America (USA)

“Acropolis Architectural perfectness” –

Info-Grèce (Greece)

“King Tut: African or European?” –

Pacific News Service (USA)

“Plentiful findings in excavations of Lower City of Amathus” –

Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)

“Cave paintings reveal Ice Age artists” –

The Times (UK)

“Most Dangerous Volcano Erupts” –

Zaman Online (Turkey)

“Beyond Copernicus” –

Science & Theology News (USA)

“Italian archaeologists find preserved burial site” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Experts say earthquake not related to active volcanos” –

MONUC (DR Congo)

“Magnitude 4.5 Quake – offshore El Salvador – 00:16 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Modern Confucian scholars stir revival of ancient philosophy” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 58” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 06 2005

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“Mystery mammal discovered in Borneo’s forests” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Sialk 6000-year-old Secrets to be Revealed” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Earthquake leaves Kenyans shaken” –

AngolaPress (Angola)

“Untouched Roman sarcophagi found” –

ANSA (Italy)

“Druids reveal the mystery of mistletoe” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Satellites in support of World Heritage” –

ESA Observing the Earth (France)

“Myths of identity traced to a Scots poet’s imagination” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Early Mayan women were a powerful force” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Impact crater drilling is over” –

Richmond Times-Dispatch (USA)

“Ancient graves discovered during road construction” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“New law opens Greece to scuba looters” –

CDNN (New Zealand)

“Ancient stories carved in stone are everywhere here” –

The Salt Lake Tribune (USA)

“Old age wisdom percolates down to new age encyclopaedia” –

Manorama (India)

“Scientists find monument to powerful Mayan woman” –

DOSE/Reuters (Canada)

“Magnitude 4.5 Quake – Oaxaca, Mexico – 08:46 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Mars was ‘a forbidding place'” –

News 24 (South Africa)

“Vanuatu volcano evacuation” –

Radio New Zealand (New Zealand)

“Greece’s seas: the looters’ next destination” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Congo-Tanzania border region – 05:53 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Winds change in the battle over ancient artefacts” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“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)

December 05 2005

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“Ancient Canals in Andes Reveal Early Agriculture” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Ancient Roman brickworks uncovered” –

ANSA (Italy)

“Jungle discovery opens new chapter in Maya history” –

EurekAlert (USA)

“5,000-year-old cemetery unearthed in Izmir” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Magnitude 4.7 Quake – Guererro, Mexico – 17:27 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Poison gas ’caused’ great dying” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Ancient fossils to go on show” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Natural History and the Nature of History” –

Monthly Review (USA)

“4000-year-old Remains Unearthed beside Manjil Dam” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Alaska Volcano WebCam site” –

Alaska Volcano Observatory (Alaska)

“Did Easter Island get ‘ratted’ out?” –

USA Today (USA)

“Archaeopteryx fossil had dinosaur feet” –

The Daily Times (Pakistan)

“Web site volcano camera lets anyone eye Augustine” –

Anchorage Daily News (Alaska)

“Yemen: Iraqi antiques smuggler sentenced” –

AKI (Italy)

“Magnitude 6.8 Quake – Congo-Tanzania border region – 12:19 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Helwan necropolis attracts Egyptologists” –

The Daily Star (Lebanon)

“Rovers find evidence Mars was once hostile” –

Bradenton Herald (USA)

“Indian manuscripts in Dubai” –

The Milli Gazette (India)

“Raiders of the Lost Art” –

MSNBC News (USA)

“Secrets of ancient gate unlocked” –

Shanghai Daily (China)

“Skeleton under ship is Iron age” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Coin Dedicated to Ancient Treasure of Bulgaria” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Preserving Historic Architecture” –

The Navhind Times (India)

“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)

December 04 2005

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“French & Italians Return Before Mullahs Flood Iran’s National Heritages” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Ancient underwater forest off of Nantucket may yield prehistoric clues” –

WHDH-TV News (USA)

“Bulgaria Opens Unique Thracian Tomb to Visitors” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Even the Skeptics Now Agree: Global Warming is Real” –

RedOrbit (USA)

“Ancient legends give an early warning of modern disasters” –

The Observer (UK)

“Ancient Bird Fossil Features Dinosaur-Like Feet” –

Short News (Germany)

“Archaeologist in Israel says she’s found king’s palace” –

Post-Gazette (USA)

“Race to salvage Tylos artefacts” –

Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

“Grant helps historians search for shipwrecks off Atlantic coast” –

Sun-Sentinel (USA)

“Chinese archaeologists find site of grand gate of 1,300-year-old” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Sunken treasure: Scientists find evidence of ancient forest under seabed” –

Boston Globe (USA)

“French and Italians to Return to Bolaghi Gorge” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Keeping track of Etna’s pulse” –

CNN (USA)

“Govt urged to protect Chandrala temple” –

NewindPress (India)

“Cornish Divers arrested on treasure hunt suspicion” –

Deeper Blue (UK)

“Muslim graves halt work on Museum of Tolerance” –

The Jerusalem Post (Israel)

“Australian Theologian takes Archaeologists and Historians to Court” –

PRWeb (USA)

“Xochicalco ornate temples and solar tricks” –

El Universal/The Herald (Mexico)

“Iranian Kurds and their historical migration to the Khorasan Province of Iran” –

KurdishMedia (UK)

“Dwaraka: The eternal city” –

Kerala Online (India)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 75” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 03 2005

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“Scientists discover ancient mound” –

AzerTac (Azerbaijan)

“Chunk of Hawaiian coast slips into the ocean” –

CTV News (Canada)

“Looters dig up part of ancient pit house” –

Santa Fe New Mexican (USA)

“Volcanic gases caused mass extinction” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Peru warns Yale: Return Machu Picchu relics or get sued” –

The Daily Journal (Venezuela)

“Evolution debate has universities tackling intelligent design” –

ArkCity.net (USA)

“28 stolen Jain idols recovered” –

NewKerala (India)

“Oil boom a dilemma for site of artifacts” –

The Salt Lake Tribune (USA)

“FBI launches ‘most wanted’ list of stolen art” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Magnitude 5.8 Quake – Ryukyu Islands, Japan – 16:10 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Archaeologists find site of grand gate of 1,300-year-old palace” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Nether Malhar: Is it Tansen’s abode that was lost in the abyss of time?” –

Outlook India (India)

“David’s Palace, Or Ideology Archaeology?” –

Hartford Courant (USA)

“Saxon warrior remains may stay in county” –

EADT (England)

“China resurrects Confucius” –

Al-Jazeera (Qatar)

“Tiny fossils may be clues to big storms” –

The Post & Courier (USA)

“Ancient coins on display” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“Thousands in Mtl. protest against global warming” –

CTV News (Canada)

“Magnitude 4.4 Quake – central Mongolia – 00:50 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Hegmataneh History Revised” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 98” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 02 2005

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“Thousands displaced by volcano in Comoros” –

Afrol News (Norway)

“Unearthing Bulgaria’s Golden Age” –

Financial Times (UK)

“Mughal era Hamams and hospital discovered” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Discover the mysterious Mexican Olmecs” –

IOL/The Star (South Africa)

“Barclay on Protection of Maori Treasures” –

Scoop (New Zealand)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – southeast of the Loyalty Islands – 20:56 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“EUs criticized for trading Iranian stolen artifacts” –

JTW (Turkey)

“Fossil discovery supports theory that birds are living dinosaurs” –

The Independent (UK)

“Ancient Tomb of Exiled Korean King Found in Japan” –

Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)

“Earliest birds have dinosaur-like feet: study” –

People’s Daily (China)

“How volcanic gas created a world fit for dinosaurs” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Wollemi rock art shows Aboriginal Dreaming” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – Guerrero, Mexico – 17:58 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Sassanid era silos and ovens discovered near Kermanshah” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Ancient footprints’ age queried” –

News 24 (South Africa)

“Magnitude 6.5 Quake – offshore Honshu, Japan – 13:13 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Valley which has known irrigation for centuries” –

Kenya Times (Kenya)

“Space experts to examine strange rock” –

Evesham Journal (England)

“Exploring tombs and mummies” –

Mudgee Guardian (Australia)

“6.0-intensity earthquake shakes Pagan” –

Saipan Tribune (Saipan)

“Divers face prison over claims they pillaged wreck of Spanish galleon” –

The Independent (UK)

“Chinese, US experts repair Dunhuang mural paintings” –

The Hindu (India)

“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)

December 01 2005

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“All roads lead to Rome – or a fort” –

Chichester Observer (England)

“Peru Plans To Sue Yale To Retrieve Machu Picchu Relics” –

The Day (USA)

“The importance of the written word” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Geologists keep close watch on Mount Augustine” –

KTUU2 News (USA)

“1.7-million-year-old skull goes on display” –

Natural History Museum (UK)

“Discovery of 30 Ovens and Silos behind Shian Dam” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Magnitude 4.3 Quake – Colombia-Venezuela border – 18:31 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ha Noi calls for int’l assistance for Old Quarter preservation” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Reservoirs of Ice, but No Water, Found Deep Within Mars” –

Los Angeles Times (USA)

“Modern tools to unlock Ancient Texts” –

IST Results (Belguim)

“Dig clears way for site decision” –

Yorkshire Post (England)

“13-acre core of Oro Valley Hohokam village to be preserved” –

Arizona Daily Star (USA)

“Egyptology treasures seized at freight depot” –

New Kerala (India)

“Look for Orion in winter skies” –

Argus Leader (USA)

“Ancient royal tomb is uncovered” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Jawf temple reveals pre-Islam political-religious system” –

Yemen Times (Yemen)

“Polarization of science hurts Intelligent Design” –

OU Daily (USA)

“Mughal era ‘Hamams’ and hospital discovered at Fatehpur Sikri” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Pakistan – 15:38 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“It can take only a decade for oceans to turn off the heat” –

The Times (UK)

“Titan: Passport to the Early Earth?” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Night Sky In December” –

The Rising Nepal (Nepal)

“Thieves strike at Rajgir Jain site” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Study treads on footprint claim” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“German team uncovers key inscription in Sirwah” –

Yemen Times (Yemen)

“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)

New Books 2005

“Ancient Americans: Rewriting the History of the New World”

Charles C. Mann

Worldwide

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

Philip Gardiner
&
Gary Osborn

EU English Edition

“Turning The Hiram Key: Rituals Of Freemasonry Revealed”

Robert Lomas

EU English Edition

“Supernatural: Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind”

Graham Hancock

EU English Edition

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

Bill Wyman & Richard Havers

EU English Edition

“Odysseus Unbound:
The Search for
Homer’s Ithaca”

Robert Bittlestone, James Diggle & John Underhill

EU English Edition

“The Celtic Gods: Comets in Irish Mythology”

Mike Baillie

Patrick McCafferty

EU English Edition

“Inside the Neolithic Mind: Consciousness, Cosmos and the Realm
of the Gods”

David Lewis-Williams
&
David Pearce

EU English Edition

“1491 : New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus”

Charles C. Mann

EU English Edition

“The Singing Neanderthals:
The Origins of Music, Language, Mind
and Body”

Steven Mithen

EU English Edition