– Terrestrial Archaeology and Solar System History – News Headlines Archive – February 11 to 20 2007 – new discoveries about ancient civilisation under ancient skies –

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February 20 2007

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“Meteorites and Climate Change” –

CO² Science Magazine (USA)

“Netherlands Institute helps Turkish archeology” –

Today’s Zaman (Turkey)

“Volcano Erupts in Arakan” –

Narinjara Online (Burma)

“Rosetta in critical Mars swingby” –

ESA VodCast (France)

“Philip II of Macedon and the Foundations of Empire” –

The Cud (Australia)

“Who are the Baha’is of the Caucasus?” –

Caucaz (Georgia)

“Practice of farming reaches back farther than thought” –

PhysOrg (USA)

“Discovery Project receives support of Bulgaria’s Culture Ministry” –

Sofia Echo (Bulgaria)

“Ritual piece of Stonehenge discovered” –

The Western Mail (Cymru)

“Colombians Flee as Volcano Rumbles” –

Desastres.org (Peru)

“Africans in the Bible overlooked, scholar says” –

The Journal News (USA)

“Aboriginal leader in UK to fight corpse case” –

The Daily Telegraph (Australia)

“Integral expands our view of the gamma-ray sky” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“Java Mud Volcano Continues to Grow” –

Earth Observatory (Earth Orbit)

“Mud brick tomb unearthed near Egyptian pyramid” –

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“Ancient shell mound cleaned up” –

Savannah Morning News (USA)

“Treasure trove of rare species” –

The Star (Malaysia)

“Builder saves ancient remains just in time” –

Salisbury Journal (England)

“A UoK psychologist has Stone Age solutions to depression” –

Kansas City Star (USA)

“Acid rain erasing 1000-yr-old pre Aztec era stone carvings in Mexico” –

SAWF News (India)

“Hunting Martian Fossils Best Bet For Locating Mars Life” –

Mars Daily (USA)

“Rare wooden statue has archaeologists beaming” –

IOL/Reuters (South Africa)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 26” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 19 2007

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“International Heliophysical Year begins” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“Revealing Urla’s underwater treasures” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Archaeologists Discover Ancient Grave Near Cairo” –

eCanada Now (Canada)

“Kamchatka’s Shiveluch volcano emits ash to 5.2 kilometers” –

ITAR-TASS (Russia)

“Israel Covers up Prayer Room Traced Back To Al Ayyubi Era … “ –

IPC (Palestinian Territories)

“Australian sees thirteenth zodiac sign” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Surprises from the Sun’s South Pole” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“Earth’s Hazy Past” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Man of the Stone Age” –

The Western Mail (Cymru)

“Jerusalem Site May Contain Prayer Room” –

Caspar Star-Tribune (USA)

“Petra On Course For The World’s New Seven Wonders Title” –

Playfuls (Romania)

“Congo-Kinshasa: Earthquake Hits Lake Albert” –

AllAfrica (Republic of Congo)

“The Moon and Venus – SkyMap looking west into the sunset tonight” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Lost territories that helped shape modern Wales” –

The Western Mail (Cymru)

“Relics find fuels ire at Israeli dig” –

Gulf Times (Qatar)

“Colombian volcano erupts causing landslide, no injures” –

IHT (France)

“Latvian specialists find forgotten Egyptian pyramid column” –

The Baltic Times (Latvia)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 18 2007

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“Experts Downplay Russian Volcanic Eruption” –

Playfuls (Romania)

“Yakamas want damage assessment from Hanford operations” –

Yakima Herald (USA)

“Natural mystic: Wisdom and a Quiet Heart” –

The Jamaica Observer (Jamaica)

“Japan’s Hindu linkages still alive” –

RxPG News (USA)

“Excavation of ancient Ilam site begins” –

IRNA (Iran)

“The forbidden apple” –

The Financial Express (India)

“Fractured Mars” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Archaeologist discovers Stonhenge village” –

ABC Radio News (Australia)

“Small museums play big role in bringing local history to life” –

The Express-Times (USA)

“China ushers in the Year of the Pig” –

NDTV News (India)

“Chinese New Year #1 –

Chinese New Year #2 –

Chinese New Year #3″ –

Various (Sources)

“Museum hosting 5,000 years of Chinese art” –

The Mercury News/AP (USA)

“Muslim prayer room found near Mugrabi Gate” –

Ynet News (Israel)

“Evolution memo prompts call for apology” –

The Houston Chronicle (USA)

“Ancient village with antique houses, traditional dishes” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 11” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 17 2007

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“Local resort working to build around archeological find” –

News Channel 3 (USA)

“Israeli politics of ‘Archeology’ in Jerusalem” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Pupils are over the moon about space” –

Hartlepool Today (England)

“Dig into fun with Fossil Fair” –

NWI Times (USA)

“Ancient angle on good fortune” –

The Toronto Star (Canada)

“Meteor buffs say ancient impact Erin’s claim to fame” –

The Jackson Sun (USA)

“Cultural tour to palaces and historic buildings” –

The Malta Independent (Malta)

“THEMIS Launches!: a journey to study the iridescent Northern Lights” –

NASA (USA)

“Laying Cables in Vicinity of Bisotun Completed” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Torture topped the bill in Roman Chester” –

The Times (UK)

“Historic find revealed” –

El Universal/The Herald (Mexico)

“Art imitates life: Iranian artifacts held up at JFK due to embargo” –

Hamilton Spectator (Canada)

“German Ambassador Advises On Preserving Cultural Heritages” –

AllAfrica/Reporter (Ethiopia)

“Objects of Magnitude Shine Bright in the Night Sky” –

The Watch News (USA)

“Guarding Egypt’s past” –

The Toronto Star (Canada)

“Dig unearths ancient theater” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Archaeologists to return to Allendale site in May” –

Island Packet (USA)

“Pirin: Turkey’s second Cappadocia” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“The Discovery of the Hobbit: Scientific breakthrough changed human history” –

SMH (Australia)

“Canada’s ‘lost tribe’ still seeking compensation from U.S. Congress” –

Ottawa Citizen (Canada)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 16 2007

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“Scientists outline new findings on evolution of fungi” –

Capital Press (USA)

“Secrets unearthed: Recent discoveries in … Saqqara … “ –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Revealing Urla’s underwater treasures” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Talk of Apocalypse reaches from US President down” –

American Chronicle (USA)

“Indigenous people, indigenous knowledge” –

Kalinga Times (India)

“Auctions: Prehistoric Indian artifacts for sale” –

The Philadelphia Inquirer (USA)

“Spaceship finds hard evidence of water on Mars” –

Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

“Fossils reveal ancient appetite for chilies” –

The Baltimore Sun (USA)

“Israel police on alert around Jerusalem holy sites” –

France24/AFP (France)

“Miracle of Ancient Synagogue: Mosaic Antique Swastikas” –

The Epoch Times (USA)

“Chili: 6,000-year-old seasoning?” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Stonehenges all around us” –

Los Angeles Times (USA)

“Underwater museum to be opened soon in Urla” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Webcams fuel furor over Jerusalem site” –

The Boston Globe (USA)

“Ancient theatre discovered” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Digging for gold” –

China Daily (China)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 15 2007

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“Ancient foodies liked it hot” –

Nature (UK)

“2,000-year-old date seed grows in the Arava” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Meteorite interpretive trail set for Fields Bridge Park” –

West Linn Tidings (USA)

“Inca’s older, richer neighbour” –

The Toronto Star (Canada)

“Megalithic monuments in Edirne: Turkey’s Stonehenge” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“As of today there are 843 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids” –

NASA/JPL (USA)

“Year of Pig may land us in the frying pan” –

Middle East Times/AFP (Egypt)

“Giant luminescent squid captured on film for first time” –

NineMSN (Australia)

“Dinosaur experts converge this weekend for PaleoFest … “ –

Kane County Chronicle (USA)

“Chimp ‘Stone Age’ finds are earliest nonhuman ape tools” –

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“Cleopatra’s beauty a myth” –

Times-Colonist (Canada)

“Webcast for Jerusalem excavations” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Webcast of the excavation at the Mughrabi Ramp” –

Israel Antiquities Authority (Israel)

“A solar wind stream hit Earth on Feb 13th – Aurora Photo Gallery” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Historic wall is target of stone thieves” –

This is Lancashire (England)

“Chasing the trail of the ‘Hobbit'” –

CNET News (USA)

“Mummy’s amazing American maize” –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“Origin of the Etruscan civilisation may have finally been solved” –

DailyIndia/ANI (USA)

“Crackers: The History of Carnival in Malta” –

The Malta Independent (Malta)

“Scientist: Frog Could Be 25 Million Years Old” –

Today’s THV (USA)

“45,000 Years of History Razed Down at Kaftarkhun” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“How farmers aim to save ancient animal breeds from extinction” –

The Independent (UK)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 14 2007

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“Temple Mount Faithful worry about artifacts” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Ancient Chinese paintings on show in Brussels” –

XinhuaNet(China)

“Fossil meat found in 380-million-year-old fish” –

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“Uncovering Amasra’s buried treasures” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“To preserve the past, India creates manuscript database” –

India eNews (India)

“Sweet secrets of the rose” –

Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica)

“Dig near Al-Aqsa to continue” –

Gulf Times (Qatar)

“The windmill that produces water out of air” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Why did China paint the mountain green?” –

The Globe & Mail/AP (Canada)

“The Lost Civilisation of Peru” –

The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Re-writing the history of Cambodia” –

Global Voices (USA)

“Tribesmen, Mps protest to Sivand Dam filling” –

IRNA (Iran)

“Reviving Didim’s mystical history” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Tools made by chimps uncovered in Ivory Coast” –

The Courier News/SHNS (USA)

“Missed the millennium? Catch it in Ethiopia” –

Khaleej Times/Reuters (United Arab Emirates)

“Bronze idol seized” –

NewindPress (India)

“Nicean Code Series: Full Story” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Walking With Dinosaurs” –

Perth Now (Australia)

“Ancient coin undermines legend of Cleopatra’s beauty” –

IHT/AP (France)

“DNA gives new perspectives to understand the mysteries of nature” –

SpiritIndia (India)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 13 2007

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“Octagon Earthworks’ alignment with moon likely is no accident” –

The Columbus Dispatch (USA)

“Comet clash kicks up dusty haze” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Archaeologists excavate Sabiyah site; Kuwaitis find burial mounds” –

Arab Times (Kuwait)

“N.M. petroglyph sites named to national historic register” –

AZ Central/AP (USA)

“Tools of the chimps reveal our primate cousins’ Stone-Age skills” –

Belfast Telegraph (Ireland)

“Story from a stone: A meteorite that fell in Piplia Kalan … “ –

Frontline (India)

“Extraterrestrial Visitor” –

Little India (USA)

“Origins of Valentine’s Day” –

IOL/Reuters (South Africa)

“Kenya’s ‘Turkana Boy’ at Center of Debate” –

NPR – audio (USA)

“Finding ‘The Way’ in Communist China” –

Spiegel Online (Germany)

“Johannes Kepler, Book V – The Harmony of the World” –

WLYM.com (USA)

“Tafileh to establish an archeological museum” –

Jordan News Agency (Jordan)

“Ancient Chimps May Have Used Hammers” –

Capsar Star-Tribune (USA)

“Roman burial ground is uncovered” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Smugglers steal ancient fountain” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Golden opportunity for children to live in the Bronze Age” –

Hastings Observer (England)

“2 Historic Textures and 100 Monuments Identified in Yazd” –

ICHNA (Iran)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 12 2007

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“First acts for Rite Of Spring festival” –

Virtual Festivals (England)

“Bulgarian Archaeologists Demand Higher Salaries” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“The first hiking maps of Mars” –

ESA Mars Express News (France)

“Desert winds ravage Neolithic village” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Archaeologist claims to have found exact location of Holy Temple” –

Israel Insider (Israel)

“Scientists looking for hidden volcano on Czech-German border” –

Daily Monitor (Czech Republic)

“Israeli cabinet decides to press ahead with Aqsa excavation” –

The Peninsula/Reuters (Qatar)

“Archaeologist’s identification of site questioned” –

The Washington Times (USA)

“Gaziantep Archaeology Museum up for European award” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Fossils: myths, mystery and magic” –

The Independent (UK)

“How will tomorrow’s scientists learn?” –

Daily Times (Pakistan)

“Fitness has fallen since Ancient Greece” –

Science Daily (USA)

“Israel to halt holy site repairs, excavations go on” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“In Chinese folklore” –

The Star (Malaysia)

“Winds ravage Neolithic village in Chile” –

NineMSN (Australia)

“Archaeologists to exact location of Second Temple – groundplan” –

HULIQ (USA)

“NASA Study Finds Warmer Future Could Bring Droughts” –

All American Patriots (Sweden)

“India, China open memorial for 7th century Chinese traveler” –

IHT/AP (France)

“Israeli cabinet approves Jerusalem excavations” –

Sabah (Turkey)

“Gay Marriage in Ancient Egypt?” –

Generation Q (Australia)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 11 2007

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“Orissa Buddhist sites to get a facelift” –

Kalinga Times (India)

“Archaeologists let looters do some of the work” –

USA Today (USA)

“Bar-Ilan historian’s allegations on blood libels spark outrage” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Bighorn Basin yields clues about origin of primates” –

Billings Gazette (USA)

“Museums in the Basque Country” –

EiTB24 (Euskadi)

“Ancient temples face modern assault” –

Pioneer Press (USA)

“Survey to size up just how great is China’s Great Wall” –

Daily News & Analysis/AFP (India)

“Durham museum receives large collection of ancient art” –

The Charlotte Observer (USA)

“Iran Plays Significant Role in Human Civilization” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“Arrowheads, by another name” –

Caspar Star-Tribune (USA)

“China to measure length of Great Wall” –

China Daily (China)

“Lunar new year will be a Boar” –

Spokesman Review (USA)

“Afghan Treasure to Dazzle World” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“African Beginnings” –

The Washington Post (USA)

“India’s proud scientific heritage” –

The Organiser (India)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 44” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

“Voyager’s Grand Tour”

by

EU English Edition

“The Depths of Space: The Story of the Pioneer Planetary Probes”

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EU English Edition

“Meteors, Meteorites, and Meteoroids”

by

EU English Edition

a selection of books from our

Ancient Mysteries

“Starry Nights 2007
A Glow-In-The-Dark Constellations Calendar”

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EU English Edition

“Extinction: How Life on Earth Nearly Ended 250 Million
Years Ago”

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EU English Edition

“The Rock from Mars: A Detective Story on Two Planets”

by

EU English Edition

“Comets II”

by

EU English Edition

“Cometary Science after Hale-Bopp, Volume I”

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EU English Edition

“Meteor Showers and Their Parent Comets”

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EU English Edition