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February 10 2006

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“Getty Trust head resigns amid controversy” –

CBC News (Canada)

“Ancient tomb in Egypt is first found in area since 1922” –

The Boston Globe (USA)

“Visitors spot threat to ancient sites, tombs” –

NewindPress (India)

“Climate ‘warmest for millennium'” –

CBBC NewsRound (UK)

“Turquoise-like Stones Unearthed in Burnt City, Iran” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Japan Govt prepares for possible eruption of Mt. Fuji” –

Bloomberg (USA)

“President Parvanov Presents Bulgaria’s Treasures in Italy” –

Sophia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Valparaiso, Chile – 17:51 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Pharaonic tomb find stuns world” –

The Statesman (India)

“Bronze Age mourners used flowers” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Egyptian tomb ‘probably of Pharaoh’s court'” –

icWales (Cymru)

“‘Man in the Moon’ mystery demystified!” –

New Kerala (India)

“Egypt Offers First Peek at New Tombs” –

CBS News (USA)

“What is herbal medicine?” –

The National (Papua New Guinea)

“Peterborough’s earliest people” –

Peterborough UK (England)

“Identity of mummies discovered in Egypt still unknown” –

M & C News (Scotland)

“Archaeologists dig not so deep for buried town” –

Tasmania Examiner (Tasmania)

“Pharaonic tomb find stuns Egypt” –

BBC News Online (UK)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 09 2006

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“Trove of Teutonic weapons uncovered in Krusne Hory region” –

Radio Praha (Czech Republic)

“Chinese fossil hunters unearth ancient dinosaur” –

ABC Asia Pacific (Australia)

“Ancient mummies discovered in Egypt” –

The Media Line (USA)

“Volcanoes helped slow ocean warming trend” –

Dominican Today (Dominican Republic)

“500,000 palm leaf texts found in family collections” –

New Kerala (India)

“3,000-year-old tombs unearthed in Henan” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Ancient coins, jewels stolen” –

Gulf Times (Qatar)

“T-rex ancestor ‘feathered'” –

News.com (Australia)

“Britain’s hoard of ancient coins” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Luxurious life of ancient princes and their wives unveiled” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Himachal Pradesh scholars trying to revive ancient Tankri script” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“`Fatal Sky’ Charts Astrology’s Impact on Columbus, Reagan, Bush” –

Bloomberg (USA)

“Israel plans to build ‘museum of tolerance’ on Muslim graves” –

Belfast Telegraph (Ireland)

“UC Davis Researcher Finds Ancient Science and Math Are Timely” –

UC Davies (USA)

“Mosaic from ancient Jericho synagogue confiscated from Palestinians” –

Israel Insider (Israel)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – Pacific-Antarctic Ridge – 11:29 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient ashes found buried in Rome” –

M & C News (Scotland)

“Stone Age tribe kills fishermen” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Project to celebrate ancient Nara” –

Daily Yomiuri (Japan)

“Intact tomb found in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings” –

The Washington Post (USA)

“Newly Discovered Antarctic Lakes – satellite images” –

Earth Observatory (Earth Orbit)

“Magnitude 4.2 Quake – offshore Jalisco, Mexico – 06:54 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“British Museum finds the cash to keep ancient coin” –

The Age (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 12” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 08 2006

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“Israelis Won’t Stop Dig at Muslim Cemetery” –

San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

“Prehistoric cave art discovered” –

The Guardian (UK)

“2000 year old Yajna revived in Himachal Pradesh” –

New Kerala (India)

“Tomb discovered next to King Tut’s Valley of the Kings burial site” –

M & C News (Scotland)

“Space rock re-opens Mars debate” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Bronze-Age settlement will not halt road” –

The Nationalist (Ireland)

“Bone Crystal’s Treasure” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Bulgarian Man Busted With Roman Treasure” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Xe Dang man translates ethnic epics into Vietnamese” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“Realm of the coin: Rare penny to remain in Britain” –

IHT (France)

“Magnitude 4.5 Quake – La Rioja, Argentina – 13:57 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Tombs of Ancient Warriors Unearthed in S. China” –

CRI Online (China)

“Hawaiian artifact over 200 years old revealed” –

KHON2 News (Hawaii)

“Oldest T. rex relative unveiled” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“ASI, FRI to help restore Cambodian temple” –

The Hindu (India)

“Magnitude 5.9 Quake – west of McQuarie Island – 05:04 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Seoul Seeks Return of Ancient Korean Texts From France” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 0” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 07 2006

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“Alexander the Great-era coins stolen from Bulgarian museum” –

Makfax (Macedonia)

“Tomb of Prehistoric Leader Unearthed in Modern Rome” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Catholic priest illuminates past with collection of ancient lamps” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Part of colossus found near Luxor” –

SIS (Egypt)

“The history of charcoal” –

Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – Tonga – 21:02 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Catholic group battles ‘Da Vinci’ movie image” –

IHT (France)

“New species found in Papua ‘Eden'” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Kadamba era coin found” –

NewindPress (India)

“Police unearth antiquities stash” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Earthquake shakes mountains, rattles towns” –

The Messenger (Geogia)

“Scientists Sequence Complete Genome of Woolly Mammoth” –

YubaNet (USA)

“Acheologists discover 6000-year-old burial ground near Kiryat Gat” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Ancient Russian Manuscript Describes 19th Century UFO Sightings” –

MosNews (Russia)

“Seals unearthed in ancient city of Zeugma undergoing restoration” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Magnitude 5.3 Quake – Vanuatu – 10:14 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Our heritage in danger over skill shortages” –

Birmingham Post (England)

“Hadrian’s Villa hides more secrets” –

ANSA (Italy)

“5th century copper coin discovered at Banavasi” –

Deccan Herald (India)

“Ancient Synagogue Discovered in Ramallah Area” –

Arutz Sheva (Israel)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 0” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 06 2006

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“Lucky coin found in medieval ship” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Afghanistan’s ancient Bactrian gold in rare display” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Ancient ‘hobbit’ subject of lecture” –

The Register-Guard (USA)

“Chios 2005 Shipwreck Survey” –

NewindPress (India)

“Spanish police arrest galleon plunderers” –

The Guardian (UK)

“The Trial in Rome” –

Archaeology Magazine (USA)

“Seven-point earthquake hits Georgia” –

ITAR-TASS (Russia)

“In Italian Town Known for Tomb-Raiding, Joy Over a Return” –

Los Angeles Times (USA)

“Archaeologist stands by rock art book” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Researcher seeks secrets of Kennewick Man” –

Macon Telegraph (USA)

“Museum to return Homer vase” –

The Times (UK)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Fiji region – 11:34 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Buddhist statue stolen from Japan temple” –

Pravda (Russia)

“Morning Planets – skymap looking southeast at daybreak this week” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Hue relics reserve experiences stable development” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Ancient skeleton led to new view of human settlement in America” –

UConn Advance (USA)

“Italy’s Frozen 5,000-Year-Old Mummy May Have Been an Outcast” –

Short News (Germany)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – Georgia (Sak’Art’Velo) – 04:08 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient cave art found in France” –

Irish Examiner (Ireland)

“Bird fossils unearthed” –

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (USA)

“Yale in row with Peru on Inca loot” –

The Australian (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 0” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 05 2006

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“Severed heads of rare Jain idols to be glued back to bodies” –

New Kerala (India)

“World’s biggest sunken treasure sparks international row” –

Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)

“From antiquity to modern technology” –

Taiwan News (Taiwan)

“The Mysterious Trail of a Treasure, Retraced” –

The New York Times (USA)

“Village dating back 2,000 years unearthed in Henan” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Enter UP kisan in farm origin debate” –

Calcutta Telegraph (India)

“Pythagoras’s theorem and the idea of proof” –

The Toronto Star (Canada)

“Wrath of the Incas descends on Yale” –

The Sunday Times (UK)

“Midden secrets in safe hands” –

The Sunday Tasmanian (Australia)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Antofagasta, Chile – 18:03 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Foreigners arrested for removing sunken treasure” –

The Jamaica Observer (Jamaica)

“Peru enforcing limit on Inca Trail hikers” –

The Arizona Republic (USA)

“Duong Lam ancient village abounds with living history” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“2,600-year-old coins on display in Jaipur” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“Rising water threatens great temples of Egypt” –

The Observer (UK)

“Ancient trade boosts modern ties” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Medal detector sour over Maori treasure” –

Stuff (New Zealand)

“The Met agrees to return ancient vase to Italy” –

The Houston Chronicle (USA)

“Is Ramayana a mere epic or part of India’s ancient history?” –

Organiser (India)

“15,000 wrecks lie buried on Irish seabed” –

The Sunday Times (UK)

“Wildlife experts call for sacrifice of sacred ibis” –

Sunday Herald (Scotland)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 0” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 04 2006

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“Leave archaeology to the archaeologists” –

The Salt Lake Tribune (USA)

“Three Mummies Discovered in Al-Jawf Governorate” –

Yemen Observer (Yemen)

“Roman farm found in middle of wood” –

Bradford Telegraph & Argus (England)

“Italy’s iceman a sterile outcast?” –

Chicago Sun-Times (USA)

“King Tut died of infection from knee fracture” –

New Kerala (India)

“Magnitude 4.4 Quake – Reykjanes Ridge Iceland region – 18:31 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“National Strategy to Protect Archeological Sites” –

Yemen Observer (Yemen)

“Hiker May Have Put Prehistoric Grove at Risk” –

Los Angeles Times (USA)

“Gyeongju, S. Korea’s Ancient City” –

The Seoul Times (South Korea)

“Italy, N.Y. Met near pact on artifacts” –

New Kerala (India)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Reykjanes Ridge, Iceland region – 14:29 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“At burial site, teeth tell tale of slavery” –

El Universal/The Herald (Mexico)

“Ancient stone sculptures on display in N. China city” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Shroud of Turin would outdraw Winter Olympics” –

Santa Cruz Sentinel (USA)

“Rare copper coin found in Banavasi” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“Thula’s ancient Rainwater Cistern to be Repaired” –

Yemen Observer (Yemen)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Galapagos Islands, Ecuador – 09:17 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Interstellar travel: just a hyperdrive away” –

The Scotsman (Scotsman)

“Ancient Iceman may have been sterile” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 0” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 03 2006

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“Monumental staircase, huge sphinx found at classical site” –

ANSA (Italy)

“A Modern Survey of Ancient Ruins” –

GeoPlace (USA)

“Listen to the radio from an ISS spacesuit” –

ESA ISS News (France)

“Ancient fossil DNA found preserved in crystal” –

Biology News Net (Canada)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – Andaman Islands region – 20:34 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Sivas awaits the ‘Twin Bull Ryhton Statue’” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Infertility link in iceman’s DNA” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Archaeologist vindicated in hunch on antique silver hoard” –

IHT (France)

“Author brings theory about a ‘lost’ star” –

Corvallis Gazette-Times (USA)

“Thang Long Royal Citadel proposed as world heritage site” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“New Getty museum gives ancient artifacts a fresh face” –

CSM (USA)

“Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Maps Ancient Greek Shipwreck” –

I-Report (Germany)

“Magnitude 5.8 Quake – offshore eastern Honshu, Japan – 04:37 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“One destination – two world heritage sites” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“Frozen prehistoric man infertile” –

Scenta (UK)

“Magnitude 4.9 Quake – Nepal – 01:57 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Fires unearth forgotten Aboriginal settlement” –

The Australian (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 0” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 02 2006

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“Scholars to explore protocol for defending cultural heritage” –

Chicago Chronicle (USA)

“Sassanid defensive wall unearthed near Qasr-e Shirin” –

The Tehran Times (Iran)

“Did Climate Change Trigger Human Evolution?” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Bad news for Pluto as ’10th planet’ is sized up” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Bronze Age man’s burial site unearthed” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“The viking smile that reveals an ancient vanity” –

The Star (South Africa)

“Magnitude 4.3 Quake – Guatemala – 17:09 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Mayan hieroglyphics discovered” –

Zee News (India)

“Why Santa transforms our solar system” –

The Independent (UK)

“Volcano provides teachers with ‘real-time’ lessons” –

Anchorage Daily News (Alaska)

“Magnitude 6.6 Quake – Fiji region – 12:48 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient Remains Could Have Links With Royalty” –

News Letter (Ireland)

“Neanderthals: Top-Notch Hunters” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“How to find the orbital needle in the celestial haystack” –

ESA News (France)

“Deep-Sea Robot Photographs Ancient Greek Shipwreck” –

AScribe (USA)

“Rainforest Eden faces death by chainsaw – to make margarine” –

The Times (UK)

“Greek archaeologists unearth ancient city fortifications on Crete” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – southeast of the Loyalty Islands – 07:13 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Asheulian Stone Tools, New Mystery of Kaluraz” –

Pendar (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 0” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 01 2006

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“Native American stories of the stars” –

Wisconsin State Journal (USA)

“La Laguna tombs give up their secrets” –

Tenerife News (Canary Islands)

“Going strong at 400 million years old” –

Rutland Herald (USA)

“Sunken ship to be restored after 300 years” –

Daily Nation (Nigeria)

“Archaeologists Discover Possibly First New World Slaves” –

Short News (Germany)

“How marine archaeologists found Dwaraka” –

News Today (India)

“Global Surface Temperatures in 2005” –

Earth Observatory (Earth Orbit)

“Bobbing Mountains” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Ancient Find” –

Warrnambool Standard (Australia)

“Rescuing Lithuania’s ancient relics” –

The Baltic Times (Latvia)

“Stone engravings in Indian temples” –

Zee News (India)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – south of the Fiji Islands – 18:28 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Puzzle of the Nubian king and the Egyptian goddess” –

The Star (South Africa)

“Ancient African slaves’ skeletons found in Mexico, researchers say” –

AZ Central (USA)

“Historic tower to be saved from the ravages of time” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Three panchaloha idols stolen from Bragadambal Temple” –

NewindPress (India)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – offshore Honshu, Japan – 11:35 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Dog graves show ancient humans cared” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Inca Show Pits Yale Against Peru” –

The New York Times (USA)

“ASI set to renovate temple in Cambodia” –

Deccan Herald (India)

“Studies back fears sea levels are rising rapidly” –

The Australian (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 0” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

a selection of books from our

Ancient Mysteries

“The Ancient Kingdoms of Peru”

Nigel Davies
(Editor)

EU English Edition

“The Incas and Their Ancestors: The Archaeology of Peru (Revised Edition)”

Michael E. Moseley

EU English Edition

“Lines to the Mountain Gods: Nazca and the Mysteries of Peru”

Evan Hadingham

EU English Edition

“Irrigation and Society in the Peruvian Desert: The Puquios of Nasca”

Katharina Jeanne Schreiber & Josue Lancho Rojas

EU English Edition

“The Archaeology and Pottery of Nazca, Peru: Alfred L. Kroeber’s
1926 Expedition”

Alfred L Kroeber & Donald Collier

EU English Edition

“Between the Lines: The Mystery of the Giant Ground Drawings of Ancient Nasca”

Anthony F. Aveni

EU English Edition

“The Nasca
(Peoples of America)”

Helaine Silverman & Donald A. Proulx

EU English Edition

“Pathways to the Gods: The Mystery of the
Andes Lines”

Tony Morrison

EU English Edition

“Ancient Nasca Settlement and Society”

Helaine Silverman

EU English Edition

“Nazca: Eighth Wonder of the World?”

Anthony F. Aveni

EU English Edition