– terrestrial archaeology and solar system history – news headlines archive – December 21 to 31 2003 – new discoveries about ancient civilisation under ancient skies –

December 31 2003 –

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“Polish, Egyptian archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old cemetery” –

CBS2 News (USA)

“Indonesian Replica Ship on Course to Complete Historic Voyage” –

Tehran Times (Iran)

“Dead comet spawned New Year meteors” –

Nature (UK)

“Major Quake Hits Central California” –

Riyadh Daily (Saudi Arabia)

“On the path of the ancient pathogen – DNA research laboratory” –

National Post (Canada)

“Scientist challenges interpretation of oldest primate fossil ever discovered” –

EurekAlert (USA)

“SALU moot sheds new light on Harappa civilisation” –

News International (Pakistan)

“Archaeologists Find Ancient Egypt Cemetery” –

San Luis Obispo (USA)

“Romans wiped out Scots tribes” –

The Herald (Scotland)

“Catching Comet Dust” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“1,100-year-old Chola stone inscription found” –

The Hindu (India)

“Nubian treasures offer different view of ancient Egypt” –

Daily Star (Lebanon)

“The World in a Grain of Stardust” –

Science@NASA (USA)

“Boom in archeological sites shows Viet Nam’s rich history” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Hubble Space Telescope Sees Record-breaking ancient galaxy clusters” –

SpaceRef.com (USA)

“2,000-year-old leper found in Jerusalem” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Earth loses its magnetism” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Ancient conch fossil uncovered in SW province” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Extraterrestrial Capture; Interview with Don Brownlee” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Unearthed: Artefacts dating to Bronze Age” –

Times of Oman (Oman)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 30 2003 –

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“Ancient remedy has modern uses” –

Yorkshire Post (England)

“A discovery of the former Tran Kings regime” –

Voice of Viet Nam (Viet Nam)

“Proving Grounds: Martian Chronicles XIV” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Iran quake, toll could reach 50,000” –

Aljazeera (Qatar)

“Complete dinosaur fossil found” –

News Guangdong (China)

“Beagle mothership in orbit shift” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Saturn moves closer to earth” –

The Hindu (India)

“Ruined citadel seen as huge loss” –

The Washington Times (USA)

“Major Mars Express scheduled orbit change successful” –

ESA News (France)

“Shamed: The cheating archaeologist who faked Japan’s ancient past” –

The Times (UK)

“China-EU space project launched” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Egypt’s experts take part in recovering Mauritius sunken antiquities” –

SIS (Egypt)

“German Dust Analyzer Closes In On Comet Wild-2 For Friday Flyby” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Archaeologist claims Piltdown hoax solved” –

Bournemouth Daily Echo (England)

“Beagle 2 inside Mars crater?” –

Aljazeera (Qatar)

“Jade figurine, phoenix unearthed in ancient tomb” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Remains of North Fort Gate pose threat” –

Kerala Next (India)

“Destination: Gusev Crater, Mars – January 3 2004” –

Science@NASA (USA)

December 29 2003 –

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“Shedding light on ancient monuments” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Scientists find obstacle at heart of Beagle landing zone” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

“Heads of ancient Buddhist statues found at rubbish tip” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Canberra centre to monitor more Mars landings” –

Radio Australia (Australia)

“Ancient Egyptian ‘reborn’ in London” –

The London Free Press (Canada)

“Isidis, Martian Impact Basin: Interview with Colin Pillinger” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“German archaeologist ponders real date of Al Khazneh” –

The Star (Jordan)

“Iran quake death toll could reach 30,000” –

Stuff (New Zealand)

“Mars Probe Beagle 2 Again Fails to Contact Earth” –

Baku Today (Azerbaijan)

“Earth’s Inconstant Magnetic Field” –

Science@NASA (USA)

“‘Tent’ plan to save piece of history” –

Somerset County Gazette (England)

“Strong quake jolts north Japan” –

China Daily (China)

“Mars invasion continues” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

December 28 2003 –

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“Quake jolts New Caledonia” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“TUSCALOOSA – Artifacts Theft” –

Fox6 News (USA)

“An ancient citadel in ruins” –

Sunday Herald (Scotland)

“Turkish police seize massive haul of antiquities” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“To Catch A Pail Of Comet Dust Sounds A Wild Idea” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Astronomers train their ears on Mars” –

IOL/Sunday Independent (South Africa)

“Music man’s bid to restore harmony in Middle East” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Collapsed cenotaphs of Kutch get new lease of life” –

Times of India (India)

“Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Burial Chariot Unearthed” –

The Tampa Tribune (USA)

“‘Tiger team’ heads Beagle search” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Discovery of sacred site gives Klallam tribe clout” –

The Seattle Times (USA)

“Strong quake rocks Sulawesi” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“16th Century document listed as ancient archive” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“The Dark Dunes Debate” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Earthquake claims 20,000 lives in Iran” –

Vanguard (Nigeria)

“Illinoisan fights trading in looted artifacts” –

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (USA)

“A real vintage: professor unearths 8,000-year-old wine” –

The Independent (UK)

“Unesco wants team sent in to save ancient castle from collapse” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“People of the Whale, Video Part 1: Length 21 mins.” –

Archaeology Channel (USA)

“Quake leaves ancient oasis city in ruins” –

Sunday Times (South Africa)

December 27 2003 –

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“Roman treasure hoard offers priceless insights” –

SwissInfo (Switzerland)

“Row erupts over Peru’s tourist treasure” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Biblical archaeology clarifies text” –

Roanoke.com (USA)

“Supposedly ‘extinct’ petrel seen off coast” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“20,000 die in Iran earthquake: Ancient city devastated” –

Dawn (Pakistan)

“Team looks at scenarios to recover the silent Beagle” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

“China lacks professionals to restore unearthed relics” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Opening a letter from antiquity” –

Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Treasure hunter says he’s pieced together Oak Island puzzle” –

Halifax Herald (Canada)

“Tips unearthed in artifacts theft” –

Montgomery Advertiser (USA)

“River bank issues ancient Roman coin” –

The Age (Australia)

“Beagle hopes hang on mothership” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“A rage for red: Pillar of the ancient world” –

International Herald Tribune (USA)

“Int’l Delegation to Commence Jiroft 2nd Excavation Stage Today” –

Tehran Times (Iran)

“Spectacular medieval complex on Old Silk Road now lies in ruins” –

The Independent (UK)

“Big Iran quake kills ‘thousands’ in ancient city of Bam” –

ABS-CBN News (Philippines)

December 26 2003 –

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“Beagle’s long silence continues” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Most deadly earthquakes since 1988” –

Dawn (Pakistan)

“A bountiful year for Egypt’s antiquities” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Powerful earthquake off NZ coast” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“7 of 12 discovered mammal species since the last century found in Viet Nam” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“20 000 die as quake razes ancient Iran city” –

IOL/Reuters (South Africa)

“New launch date set for Chinese/ESA mission” –

ESA News (France)

“Come in Beagle, your time is up … “ –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“British Museum show celebrates amateur archaeologists” –

The Art Newspaper (UK)

“Over 5,000 killed in Iran quake” –

The Hindu (India)

“Still no bark from Beagle” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Quake razes Emerald of the Desert” –

Dawn (Pakistan)

“Vandal threat to the tomb of Scots princess” –

The Herald (Scotland)

“No news is bad news from Mars” –

China Daily (China)

“Project for repairing cemetery of Amenhotep III in Luxor” –

State Information Service (Egypt)

“5,000-6,000 killed as huge quake devastates historic Iranian city” –

TerraNet (Lebanon)

“The Medicis to be unearthed in Florence” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Earth calling Mars, come in Mars … “ –

Hindustan Times (India)

December 25 2003 –

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“Treasure hunters an asset to island” –

Isle of Wight County Press (England)

“Mars Express a success, but no one hears Beagle’s bark” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

“One Dead as Christmas Quake Hits Panama, Costa Rica” –

Reuters (UK)

“Major setback for Mars probe mission” –

IOL/Reuters (South Africa)

“Lost in Space” –

Channel 4 News (UK)

“Mad cow dents Dow” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Costa Rican Red Cross helps Panamanian quake victims” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Discovery of ancient fossils turns site into treasure trove” –

The Peninsula (Qatar)

“Milestones in Exploration: The race to Mars” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Parkside linguist contemplates how all languages are one” –

China Daily (China)

“Santa: The Hallucinogenic Connection” –

ChristmasPast.info (USA)

“Mars Express status report…” –

ESA News (France)

“Underwater excavations at Abou Kir Bay reveal more about Heracleum” –

SIS (Egypt)

“Tremor jolts Tehran, Karaj” –

IRIB News (Iran)

“Fruit fly pops Xmas cherry hopes” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Landed safely, no Mars signal from Beagle 2” –

The Independent (Bangladesh)

“11-year-old finds fossils” –

News-Press (USA)

“Major project to protect ancient capital” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Fresh bid to find Beagle on Mars” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Qatar presents archaeological collection to Egypt” –

The Peninsula (Qatar)

“Ancient copse ‘at threat from new homes'” –

icBerkshire (England)

December 24 2003 –

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“Arrival at Mars: The Beagle landing site diagram” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Artifacts Discovered Outside Old City” –

Arutz Sheva (Israel)

“NASA Announces Mars and Comet Mission Coverage” –

AScribe (USA)

“Man wants Alpine Iceman reward” –

Central Chronicle (India)

“Mars Landing: Mission Status Center –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

“Norwegian continues quest to verify ‘Shroud of Turin’ –

AftenPosten (Norway)

“Aftershocks rattle quake area” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Three centuries before Christ’s birth, people celebrated 25 December” –

The Independent (UK)

“Qatar presents Egypt’s 80 Pharaonic pieces of antiquities” –

State Information Agency (Egypt)

“ESA’s Beagle: Sniffing Out Life on Mars” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Invention of pottery linked to snail eating: archeologists “ –

People’s Daily (China)

“2003: The year in space and astronomy” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Second Temple period artifacts found” –

Jerusalem Post (Israel)

“CHARLES BERLITZ: Linguist, author of `Bermuda Triangle'” –

The Miami Herald (USA)

“Heavens above, the Poms land on Mars” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Paleontologists Discover Pterosaur Fossils In Sahara –

ScienceDaily (USA)

“Two killed in strong California earthquake” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Key problem in protecting terra-cotta warriors resolved” –

China Daily (China)

“Experts Re-Examine Renaissance Lifestyle” –

NewsDay (USA)

“Quake shakes Iran’s central city of Qom” –

Payvand’s Iran News (Iran)

“Mars beckons for Beagle probe” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Second Temple Artifacts Discovered Near Old City” –

Arutz Sheva (Israel)

“Report: Mountains grew a foot in California quake” –

CNN News (USA)

“Unmasking of urbane cannibal” –

The Australian (Australia)

“Large dinosaur fossils discovered in Yunnan” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Late Neanderthals ‘more like us'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Beagle sniffs for Mars life” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

December 23 2003 –

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“Biblical archaeology aims for context” –

Detroit News (USA)

“Green fences hold back invasion of “sand dragon” in Xinjiang” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Early Americans Outlawed Christmas” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Rare images from a space observatory” –

ABS-CBN News (Philippines)

“Ancient artists” –

The Boston Globe (USA)

“Quakes shake towns in Fars and Khorassan provinces of Iran” –

Payvand’s Iran News (Iran)

“First images from the SIRTF show organic molecules” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“WA space station awaits Mars landing” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Invention of pottery linked to snail eating in south China” –

China Daily (China)

“Lake Titicaca – from space” –

Earth Observatory (USA)

“M5.8 quake jolts eastern Hokkaido” –

Japan Today (Japan)

“Biblical archaeology aims for context” –

Detroit News (USA)

“Major Quake Hits Central California” –

Riyadh Daily (Saudi Arabia)

“Expansion effort will continue at Casa Grande ruins” –

TriValleyCentral.com (USA)

“Key problem in protecting terra-cotta warriors resolved” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Work on wall yielding artifacts” –

Richmond Times-Dispatch (USA)

“Expert dismisses Joan of Arc’s story as a royal fable” –

The Independent (UK)

“Man wants reward for finding Alps iceman” –

CNN News (USA)

“M4.6 quake jolts Niigata Prefecture” –

Japan Today (Japan)

“Excavators uncovered an ax casting mold and a copper ax” –

New York Times (USA)

“Quake measuring 6.5 jolts central California coast; three killed” –

The Peninsula (Qatar)

December 22 2003 –

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“Largest Mongol genealogy listed in ancient archive” –

China Daily (China)

“Alberta archeologists racing to save ancient artifacts” –

CBC News (Canada)

“See Saturn closest to Earth in 29 years” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Magnitude 6.5 quake hits Central Coast” –

Monterey Herald (USA)

“4000 year-old settlement found in Hong Kong” –

IRIB News (Iran)

“Iceman discoverer claims reward” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Man who found Neolithic iceman wants finder’s fee” –

myTELUS (Canada)

“Smuggled cultural relics returned home” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Earliest Art Shows Cavemen Skill” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Roman wall unearthed at Gozo cathedral” –

The Times of Malta (Malta)

“Quake rocks Southern California” –

Toronto Star (Canada)

“Mars Express Slews Back From Collision To Insertion Trajectory” –

MarsDaily (USA)

“Ancient tomb findings stun archaeo-logists” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Beagle probe faces its big challenge” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Monster quake could hit Pacific Northwest” –

Alameda Times-Star (USA)

“World Heritage grottoes site to be upgraded” –

China Daily (China)

“Thieves steal part of ancient fresco from Masada” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Minor quake hits southwestern Iran” –

IRIB News (Iran)

“Irish crowd into tomb for solstice watch” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Black Soot and Snow: A Warmer Combination” –

Earth Observatory (USA)

“Calgary archaeologists race to save Sudan artifacts” –

myTELUS (Canada)

“Prehistoric oriental ‘Venus’ carved on cliff discovered in Ningxia” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Quake rocks central New Zealand” –

Sun Network (India)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 21 2003 –

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“Solstice affects more than daylight hours” –

Gainsville Times (USA)

“Surprise find has archeologists smiling” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Watch the setting midwinter sun inside Maeshowe” –

Maeshowe Webcam (Orkney Islands)

“Archaeological site turns up thousands of ancient artifacts” –

Belleville News-Democrat (USA)

“Mars probe clears major hurdle in its search for alien life” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Central alumnus’ discovery flew prehistoric skies” –

The Naperville Sun (USA)

“Thieves Vandalize Ancient Fresco at Israel’s Masada” –

Reuters (UK)

“Ancient sarcophagus makes debut at Wichita museum” –

The Wichita Eagle (USA)

“Myanmar’s ancient city had sophisticated irrigation system” –

ChannelNewsAsia (Singapore)

“Grapevine Canyon attracts visitors with ancient rock art” –

Review-Journal (USA)

“Life on Mars? A little Beagle may tell us” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)