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The Morien Institute - The events of July 16th to 22nd 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 experienced a very dynamic history over the past 20 to 30 millennia, and it is only from this perspective that the true history of human civilisation will ever be fully understood. The Morien Institute archive therefore contains relevant material from many disciplines

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The events of July 16th – 22nd 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 more
and it is only from this wider solar system perspective that the true history of human civilisation can ever
be fully understood. Therefore, The Morien Institute archive contains information from many disciplines

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December 20 2005

news headlines

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“Ancient art of Kazakhstan to be represented for the first time in USA”

Gazeta (Kazakhstan)

“Mystery wrapeed in enigma of timeless embrace”

AJC (USA)

“Germany to reopen 6,800-year-old mystery circle”

Expatica (Netherlands)

“Ancient marble sculpture found in Binh Dinh”

Nhân Dân (Viet Nam)

“Achaemenid Museum to be held in Spain”

ICHNA (Iran)

“Exploration takes prehistoric turn”

Vancouver 24 (Canada)

“Wreckage of Beagle found scattered in Mars crater”

The Times (UK)

“European Faces Reflect Stone Age Ancestry, Study Says”

National Geographic News (USA)

“Romans may have learned from Chinese Great Wall: archaeologists”

XinhuaNet (China)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – off the coast of Ecuador – 16:34 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“The Persian Empire Strikes Back”

Persian Journal (Iran)

“A Bone of Contention”

The Daily Mirror (UK)

“Pottery savior”

Shanghai Daily (China)

“An interview with Charles C. Mann”

Indian Country Today (USA)

“German archaeologist freed in Iraq”

New Kerala (India)

“Reporter in TV interview about spoof ancient stone”

HoldTheFrontPage (UK)

“Pasargadae Security Guards Duplicated”

ICHNA (Iran)

“Magnitude 6.1 Quake – Mariana Islands region – 05:51 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“Scientists sequence woolly mammoth’s genome”

People’s Daily (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 63”

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images”

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day”

NASA (USA)

December 19 2005

news headlines

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“2,800-year-old treasures brought to light”

People’s Daily (China)

“Martian Claymation: Watery Mars was not always an acid bath”

Scientific American (USA)

“Are we Leaving Behind a Society Without Memories”

OpenPR (Germany)

“ARCHAEOLOGY: Hospital dig is a dead end”

Peterborough Today (England)

“Is It Really A Wooly Mammoth In Kenosha?”

CBS 5 News (USA)

“Search is on for looted Iraqi treasures”

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Ancient treasure unearthed in Shaanxi”

XinhuaNet (China)

“Devon treasure hunters strike a rich seam”

Hoovers (USA)

“Ancient tomb raises tantalizing questions”

Asahi Shimbun (Japan)

“German archaeologist abducted in Iraq is free, says Berlin”

Reuters (South Africa)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – offhshore El Salvador – 11:12 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“Police bust illegal antiquities traders”

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Moroccans learn to write Berber”

BBC News Online (UK)

“100 Parthian Statuettes Discovered in Halil Rud”

Payvand (Iran)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – offhshore Central America – 01:38 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“Hottest year since prehistoric times”

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 45”

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images”

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day”

NASA (USA)

December 18 2005

news headlines

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“Moon, planet Saturn and Saturnalia”

Earth & Sky (USA)

“News on the Robot and the Secret Doors inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu”

The Plateau (Egypt)

“Irbil’s Kurds Live On A Hill Of Undiscovered Treasures”

Radio Free Europe (USA)

“Search for reflecting pool at Iran’s Chehel Sotun”

IranMania (Iran)

“The curse of Aphrodite”

The Sunday Telegraph (UK)

“Colours of antiquity”

Sunday Herald (India)

“Christians killed pagans, then stole their traditions”

Morning Sentinel (USA)

“Scientists rebuild part of woolly mammoth’s genome”

Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

“Ethiopian artifact awaits a home”

The Boston Globe (USA)

“‘World Heritage sites being given special attention’”

Daily Times (Pakistan)

“Augustine spouts steam: Six explosions noted Saturday”

Anchorage Daily News (Alaska)

“World is at its hottest since prehistory, say scientists”

The Independent (UK)

“The treasures of Timbuktu”

The Toronto Star (Canada)

“Stolen objects? Shady dealers? Time for a change?”

The News & Observer (USA)

“Discovery of Ancient Stucco Decorations in Khuzestan”

ICHNA (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 45”

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images”

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day”

NASA (USA)

December 17 2005

news headlines

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“Ancient Marib Discoveries Marvel of the World”

Yemen Observer (Yemen)

“Mostar Bridge on UNESCO World Heritage List”

Zaman Online (Turkey)

“Orion on winter prowl”

Newsday (USA)

“Swirling debris cloud spotted around a sun-like star”

Hindustan Times (India)

“Rethink order to return artifacts, group asks judge”

Honolulu Advertiser (Hawaii)

“Record year for meteorite recovery in Canada”

Canadian Campus NewsWire (Canada)

“Searching for Our Sun’s Sister”

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“M6.2 earthquake hits NE. Japan”

XinhuaNet (China)

“Demonstrators say King Tut exhibit depicts wrong skin color”

Kansas City Star (USA)

“Archaeologists unearth besieged civilization in NE Syria”

The Jerusalem Post (Israel)

“Getty Curator Knew Art Was Stolen, Prosecutors Say”

Canton Repository (USA)

“Pages from History: Mythical bird of Gandabherunda”

Star of Mysore (India)

“Internet search finds stolen shield”

Yorkshire Post (England)

“Could ancient man fly?”

About.com (USA)

“Fossil ribs crack”

Shanghai Daily (China)

“Ancient Civilization Unearthed in Syria”

ChamPress (Syria)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 47”

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images”

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day”

NASA (USA)

December 16 2005

news headlines

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“Peru resumes tourist rail service to Machu Picchu”

The Daily Journal (Venezuela)

“Virginia tribe claims skull that had been for sale on eBay”

Picayune Item (USA)

“Virtual museum on Islamic Art in Oudayas”

Morocco Times (Morocco)

“Dong Son’s ancient tombs discovered”

VNS (Viet Nam)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – offshore Honshu, Japan – 18:32 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“Maeshowe winter solstice as viewed by Neolithic man”

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Ancient Native American Mound Cities of the Midwest”

The Epoch Times (USA)

“The Significance of Ghanaian Cultural Heritage”

News in Ghana (Ghana)

“Alaskan volcano bubbling steam and sulphur”

IOL/Reuters (South Africa)

“Hundreds of letters to God delivered to Western Wall”

Brandon Sun (Canada)

“Bio-archaeologists pinpoint oldest Northern European human activity”

I-Report (Germany)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – off the coast of El Salvador – 10:24 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“Idols worth millions recovered in Varanasi”

New Kerala (India)

“Ancient citadel shows scars of mass warfare”

New Scientist (UK)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Taiwan region – 05:15 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“Iran shows Italian pre-revolt digs”

ANSA (Italy)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 47”

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images”

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day”

NASA (USA)

December 15 2005

news headlines

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“Martian Bacteria Could Be Under the Ice”

Universe Today (USA)

“Dead Sea anchors were carefully designed”

The Jerusalem Post (Israel)

“Several finds unearthed on road route”

Laois Nationalist (Ireland)

“Mistletoe theft threatens kissing crisis”

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“5000-year-old Twin Grave Discovered in Burnt City”

ICHNA (Iran)

“Fossil the size of a small seed may rewrite the history books”

Yorkshire Post (England)

“New artifacts shed light on Tran dynasty mysteries”

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“King Tut exhibit opens to fanfare in Florida”

Bradenton Herald (USA)

“The fingerprint of life”

The Malta Independent (Malta)

“Alaskan volcano showing signs of erupting”

CTV News/AP (Canada)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – Sumbawa region, Indonesia – 15:05 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“Cultural relics to be protected along the Grand Canal”

XinhuaNet (China)

“Spate of mastodon, mammoth fossils found this fall in Illinois”

Austin Statesman (USA)

“Artifacts Selected to be Displayed in Mexico Museum”

ICHNA (Iran)

“Stone Age man is now 200,000 years older”

The Independent (UK)

“New home for bronze symbol of Rome”

ANSA (Italy)

“Baraqish temple discovered”

Yemen Times (Yemen)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – southern Peru – 04:45 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“From a bird’s eye view! Are mistletoes indicators for soil pollution?”

I-Report (Germany)

“Revealed: Pre-Islamic occupation during excavation in Al Baleed”

Times of Oman (Oman)

“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)

December 14 2005

news headlines

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“125 Million Year Old Bird Fossil Found”

LiveScience (USA)

“Hot, massive haloes found around most spiral galaxies”

ESA News (France)

“Remains of Arabs Crimes in Iran’s Gour City Discovered”

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Magnitude 4.9 Quake – Michoacan, Mexico – 21:22 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient silver coins unearthed in Orissa”

New Kerala (India)

“Maya mural may be 2,100 years old”

Post-Gazette (USA)

“Earthquake rocks New Zealand’s capital”

INQ7 News (Philippines)

“Humans in England may go back 700,000 years”

Pioneer Press (USA)

“The Oldest Temple and Brazier of the Iron Age Discovered in Qom”

ICHNA (Iran)

“Karthala Volcano Erupts – latest images”

Earth Observatory (Earth Orbit)

“Oldest known Maya mural, tomb reveal story of ancient king”

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“Ancient Chinese may have worn necklaces 20,000 years ago”

XinhuaNet (China)

“Augustine Volcano Erupts – latest images”

Earth Observatory (Earth Orbit)

“Mayan `Sistine Chapel’ leaves archeologist in awe”

Chicago Tribune (USA)

“Tomb at Phu Tho window on ancient past”

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“Global warming evidence is truly frightening”

Muskegon Chronicle (USA)

“Vanuatu Volcano Bursts Into Life”

Leading the Charge (Australia)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – Coquimbo, Chile – 10:52 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“1,100 Mongolian folk songs rescued from extinction”

XinhuaNet (China)

“Solstice, a winter wonder, marks sun’s turn to north”

San Diego Union-Tribune (USA)

“Book about the country of ancient Usuni presented in Almaty”

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 67”

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images”

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day”

NASA (USA)

December 13 2005

news headlines

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“China to strengthen international cooperation in archaeology”

XinhuaNet (China)

“Ancient humans brought bottle gourds to the Americas from Asia”

EurekAlert (USA)

“Ancient temple vestiges unearthed in northern province”

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Roman forts had a woman’s touch”

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Water, not fire, threatens Nero’s palace”

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Khosrow Parviz’s Coin Found in Kermanshah”

ICHNA (Iran)

“Augustine belching sulfur”

Anchorage Daily News (Alaska)

“Scientists use heads to ID early settlers”

The Globe & Mail (Canada)

“30 scientific researches on history of Sinai & Red Sea”

SIS (Egypt)

“Oldest Maya Mural Uncovered in Guatemala”

ABC News (USA)

“Ancient tombs and artifacts found in northern province”

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Stumbling Upon Hidden Treasure”

Israel Today (Israel)

“Ancient clues to ocean currents”

BBC Science News (UK)

“First ‘sphinx’ found”

SIS (Egypt)

“Magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes Romania”

Bucharest Daily News (Romania)

“Protection plans needed for relics of ancient cities”

XinhuaNet (China)

“Listen to Radio Meteors live from Roswell, New Mexico”

Roswell Astronomy Club (USA)

“The epics and ancient Tamil literature”

Chennai Online (India)

“Magnitude 6.6 Quake – Fiji region – 03:16 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“Americas settled by two groups of early humans, study says”

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“Holland gets its sunken treasure back”

The Age (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 41”

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images”

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day”

NASA (USA)

December 12 2005

news headlines

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“Extinction alert for 800 species”

BBC Science News (UK)

“Israel to develop Jerusalem’s Western Wall”

The Times of India (India)

“Magnitude 6.7 Quake – Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan – 21:47 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“Coin, shards unearthed at ancient Shian in Kermanshah”

Mehr News (Iran)

“Stardust Space Probe to Land in Utah”

The Houston Chronicle (USA)

“Rare Islamic texts to go online”

Al-Jazeera (Qatar)

“Northernmost Full Moon”

Earth & Sky (USA)

“Archeologist in training”

Vancouver 24 Hours (Canada)

“Italy closes Nero’s villa over collapse fears”

Yahoo News/AFP (USA)

“Tsunami warning after PNG earthquake”

Stuff (Australia)

“Spider robots and the space web”

ESA News (France)

“Sassanid pillars found in Iran’s Fars”

IranMania (Iran)

“Norse? Knights? Hoax? Stone still the rage in Kensington”

Pioneer Press (USA)

“Egyptian antiquities sell for record prices at New York auction”

The Daily Star (Lebanon)

“Magnitude 4.6 Quake – Salta, Argentina – 05:04 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“Discovery of the Remains of an Ancient Mihrab in Gour City”

ICHNA (Iran)

“Magnitude 4.6 Quake – Jujuy, Argentina – 04:06 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient idols worth Rs one crore seized from gang”

New Kerala (India)

“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 11 2005

news headlines

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“Scientists hope Captiva Island dig can unlock Calusa mysteries”

The Ledger (USA)

“Discovery of a Staircase in Historical City of Gour”

ICHNA (Iran)

“Scientists want closer look at growing volcano”

The Register-Guard/AP (USA)

“India hits back in ‘bio-piracy’ battle”

The New Nation (Bangladesh)

“Boy finds ancient bison skull in river bottom”

Pioneer Press (USA)

“Undersea quake jolts area off Papua New Guinea”

The Star (Malaysia)

“Ease of Internet sales fueling historical artifact thefts”

Lexington Herald-Leader/AP (USA)

“Gold-plated porcelains show high craft skills”

Shanghai Daily (China)

“Sialk 6000-year-old secrets to be revealed”

IranMania (Iran)

“Magnitude 5.6 Quake – southeastern Siberia, Russia – 15:54 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient Champa sculptures on show in Paris”

The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

“Magnitude 6.5 Quake – New Britain region, PNG – 14:20 UTC”

USGS Report (USA)

“Search on for looted Iraqi treasures”

ICHNA (Iran)

“Ancient city on outskirts of Rome rivals Pompeii”

The Post & Courier (USA)

“Gold and silver-plating porcelains in Liao Dynasty discovered in Zhejiang”

XinhuaNet (China)

“Sunset Planets Skymap – looking east at sundown today”

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“China Discovers Plated Ritual Vessels”

CRI Online (China)

“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)

 


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“Age and effects of the Odessa meteorite impact, western Texas, USA”

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