– Terrestrial Archaeology and Solar System History – News Headlines Archive – February 21 to 28 2006 – new discoveries about ancient civilisation under ancient skies –

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February 28 2006

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“King Tut: Still a superstar after 3,300 years” –

CaymanNet News (Cayman Islands)

“Scientists Confirm Historic Massive Flood In Climate Change” –

ScienceDaily (USA)

“Prehistoric gentlemen preferred blonds, too” –

Edmonton Journal (Canada)

“Chinese find 3,000-year-old hand painting” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Mystery of Nutrition Habits of Neolithic Age to be Disclosed” –

Pendar (Iran)

“Were ancient Minoans centuries ahead of their time?” –

Nature (UK)

“Phoenician temple found in Sicily” –

ANSA (Italy)

“On the plunder patrol” –

The Philadelphia Inquirer (USA)

“About Sanliurfa” –

Sanliurfa (Turkey)

“Ancient houses disappear” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“Skeleton key to the past” –

Leicester Mercury (England)

“Crater Highlands, Tanzania – new images” –

Earth Observatory (Earth Orbit)

“Dinosaurs shared land sea with Jurassic ‘beavers’” –

Columbus Dispatch (USA)

“‘Pompeii of the East’ discovered on volcanic island” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“As of today there are 776 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids” –

NASA NEO Program (USA)

“Ilkhanid era subterranean shelter discovered in Central Province” –

The Tehran Times (Iran)

“Indonesian Volcano Excavation Reveals `Pompeii of the East'” –

Bloomberg (USA)

“Egypt: Maintenance of archeological sites” –

Monday Morning (Lebanon)

“Talk on Lost City of Petra” –

The Bath Chronicle (England)

“The lost kingdom of Tambora is found” –

PhysOrg (USA)

“Ancient Silk Road relics to be saved” –

China Daily (China)

“The truth is . . it’s a code of old rubbish” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – southern Iran – 07:31 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“‘Deep impact’ of pulsar around companion star” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“5,000-year old earthenware unearthed in Gansu” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Tonga region – 00:32 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Builder Finds Ancient Chamber” –

News Letter (Ireland)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

February 27 2006

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“Bronze Age Sky Disc Deciphered” –

Deutsche Welle (Germany)

“Early Humans Walked Peculiarly?” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“3,000 year-old painting found” –

News 24 (South Africa)

“How many people can the Earth sustain?” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Archaeology Team Discovers Oldest Remains of Sea-faring Ships in the World” –

PhysOrg (USA)

“Egypt announces discovery of Ramses II statues” –

Manorama (India)

“Desert site holds centuries of culture” –

The Oregonian (USA)

“Beware the Welsh Teggie, witches and more” –

The Western Mail (Cymru)

“Magnitude 4.6 Quake – off the west coast of northern Sumatra – 17:05 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Special exhibition on ancient kingdoms underway in Seoul” –

The Korea Herald (South Korea)

“Exhibit boasts Caribbean’s underwater relics, treasures” –

Sun-Sentinel (USA)

“Egypt discovers ancient sun temple in Cairo” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Ancient Painting Is Rich in Iron” –

Los Angeles Times (USA)

“Towers of stone – the brochs of Scotland” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Prized obelisk lies forgotten in Ethiopia” –

IOL/Cape Times (South Africa)

“Could Mayan secrets help humanity?” –

The Huntsville Times (USA)

“Qld Museum to display 2,700-year-old mummy” –

ABC Queensland (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 26 2006

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“First underwater heritage looter fined” –

Malta Today (Malta)

“Qasr’e Shirin’s 6,000-Year-Old Mystery” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Ancient hunters depleted stock too” –

Pioneer Press (USA)

“FG to restore moat of ancient Benin Kingdom” –

The Tide (Nigeria)

“Cave paintings are graffiti by prehistoric yobs” –

The Independent (UK)

“Ancient Sun Temple with statues of Ramses II uncovered –

A.N.D. (South Africa)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Banda Sea – 19:27 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Excavation of Espidej cemetery suspended due to funding shortfall” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Mercury at its best: skymap looking west at sunset today” –

Science@NASA (USA)

“3,000-year-old cliff painting found in SW China” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Shipwrecks in Hudson pose historical dilemma” –

Times Union (USA)

“Ruins of Harappa city found in Haryana” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“Ancient Technology: Baghdad Batteries Lost Forever?” –

The Epoch Times (USA)

“New discoveries may shed light on diet of ancient Iranians” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“An ancient temple discovered in Cairo” –

Bahrain News Agency (Bahrain)

“Egypt announces discovery of Ramses II statues” –

Reuters (UK)

“Ethiopia waiting for the Axum obelisk stolen in 1937” –

EiTB 24 (Spain)

“Magnitude 5.9 Quake – south of the Fiji Islands – 03:08 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“7,400-year-old Worship of Phoenix” –

CRI Online (China)

“China, a vortex for the world’s gold” –

IHT (France)

“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 25 2006

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“2200-year old graveyard of children discovered in Inner Mongolia” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Magnitude 5.3 Quake – Balleny Islands region – 23:05 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Recreating the voyage of St Columba around the Scottish coast in 563” –

The Independent (UK)

“Maltapost Stamps feature Ceramics in Maltese Collections” –

Di-ve.com (Malta)

“For Kennewick Man, it’s something to diet for” –

Rocky Mountain News (USA)

“Origins of civilisation disputed” –

The Courier-Mail (Australia)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – Tonga – 21:39 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Exploring the diverse world of dogs” –

Ayelsbury Today (England)

“Furry Remains Shake Up Jurassic Thinking” –

Los Angeles Times (USA)

“‘Great Wall’s Little Wall under Fire” –

CRI Online (China)

“Earthquake hits near Ottawa” –

Canadian Content (Canada)

“Mystery and magic of the Maya” –

Toronto Star (Canada)

“Artefacts found in Sungai Duyong” –

The Star (Malaysia)

“Report: Ancient man wasn’t flood victim” –

Caspar Star Tribune (USA)

“Earthquake shakes Mozambique, Zimbabwe” –

The Tide (Nigeria)

“Magnitude 4.7 Quake – south of Panama – 09:26 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Moderate earthquake hits India’s northeast” –

GEO News (Pakistan)

“Ancient refuge found by workmen” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Molesting the past” –

The Weekend 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 24 2006

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“Kennewick Man yields more secrets” –

The Seattle Times (USA)

“Archaeologists discover Saint Chad’s Burial Place and Shrine” –

Diocese of Lichfield (England)

“Stone Age gal embodies humanity’s cold shifts” –

Science News (USA)

“Greece and Italy team up to recover stolen antiquities” –

The Independent (UK)

“Parthenon sculptures were coloured blue, red and green” –

Yahoo News/AP (USA)

“Remains of funeral boat found at Suyama tomb” –

Daily Yomiuri (Japan)

“Desert fathers in the limelight” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Largest Jurassic mammal found” –

The Seattle Times (USA)

“University funds project to save natural treasures” –

Daily Post (England)

“Comet Pojmanski: skymap looking southeast before sunrise” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Gardener finds £1m of ancient jewellery” –

The Dail Mirror (UK)

“Ancient Kennewick man deliberately buried” –

USA Today (USA)

“Seoul, Paris to Digitalize Ancient Korean Texts” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Taiwan region – 01:55 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Egypt asks US museum to return gold mummy mask” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“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 23 2006

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“2,000 years of history revealed” –

St. Ives Today (Kernow)

“Fossil wood gives vital clues to ancient climates” –

EurekAlert (USA)

“Quake Broke off Parts of Ancient Perperikon” –

Sophia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“David Lammy launches British Archaeological Awards” –

24-Hour Museum (UK)

“Medieval settlement close to emerging” –

Isle of Wight County Press (England)

“Met’s Antiquities Case Shows Donor, Trustee Ties to Looted Art” –

Bloomberg (USA)

“Worship of Phoenix May Start 7,400 Years Ago in Central China” –

CRI Online (China)

“Teeth discovered in mutant chickens” –

Bradenton Herald (USA)

“Ancient eel mystery solved” –

News 24 (South Africa)

“Decline of a civilization” –

Georgia Straight (Canada)

“Gladiators fought by the book” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Intangible heritage must be preserved” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Archaeology throughout the Aegean” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Villagers claim church fresco is lost Michelangelo” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Rare manuscripts found” –

NewindPress (India)

“February 2006 Aurora Gallery” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Finding answers to ancient genetic questions” –

CheckBioTech (Czech Republic)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – Bouvet Island region – 04:04 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Nine countries sign Mediterranean Mosaic Charter” –

AGI (Italy)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Mozambique – 01:23 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient culture scores with rest of the world” –

China Daily (China)

“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 22 2006

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“Radiocarbon review rewrites European pre-history” –

Reuters (UK)

“Magnitude 7.5 Quake – Mozambique – 22:19 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 in the Dodecanese” –

Macedonian Press Agency (Greece)

“Ancient Climates Suggest Earth Is On Fast Track To Global Warming” –

Pollution Online (USA)

“A tussle begins to keep Roman find” –

Morecambe Today (England)

“Did first Americans float here or walk?” –

SitNews (USA)

“Excavation of tomb ruled out” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Island’s oldest baths found” –

Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)

“Archaeologists Score Alexander Wall” –

Tomb Raider Chronicles (UK)

“Translation of Ancient Travel Diary Discovered” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“Volcanologist says past blast wiped out Plato’s Atlantis” –

San Diego Union-Tribune (USA)

“ESA joins forces with Japan on new infrared sky surveyor” –

ESA News (France)

“Monitoring Baleen Whales with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles” –

ENN (USA)

“Angel hidden for 1,200 years” –

Express & Star (England)

“Blackbeard’s Presumed Ship Gets New Layer” –

Yahoo News/AP (USA)

“Ancient pohutukawa destroyed” –

TVNZ News (New Zealand)

“Iceman to get company” –

ANSA (Italy)

“Ancient art of stealing” –

The Standard (Hong Kong)

“ASI unearths ancient Buddha statues” –

Zee News (India)

“Early life discovered in melting ice” –

Tomb Raider Chronicles (UK)

“UF scientists reveal ancient origin of vertebrate skeleton” –

UoF News (USA)

“How our shrinking Fens are revealing so much about the past” –

Peterborough Today (England)

“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 21 2006

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“Harappan city buried in Haryana’s Rohtak district” –

Manorama (India)

“China’s ‘Pompei’ reproduces rural life 2,000 years ago” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Ancient blubber gives scientists something to chew on” –

Anchorage Daily News (Hawaii)

“Neolithic site wins reprieve from diggers” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Ruins of Harrappan city found in Haryana” –

Business Standard (India)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – central Peru – 21:00 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient practice survives for locating water sources with rods, sticks” –

N.B. (England)

“New York’s Met museum agrees to return ancient artifacts to Italy” –

M & C News (Scotland)

“Zhouyuan civilization’s history dates back to 6,000 years ago” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Jurassic Park IV Script Ready – Good news for dino lovers” –

IGN.com (USA)

“Southeast Asia/East Africa: Earthquake & Tsunamis – Fact Sheet #20” –

ReliefWeb (Switzerland)

“Satellite data yields major results in Greenland glaciers study” –

ESA News (France)

“8,000-year-old drill to make fire found in Zhejiang” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“3.5 Earthquake in Southern Bulgaria” –

Sophia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Maya Ruins – satellite images” –

Earth Observatory (Earth Orbit)

“A Visigoth in Kent?” –

Wessex Archaeology News (England)

“Magnitude 4.6 Quake – Aegean Sea – 07:30 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Large ancient village discovered in Henan” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“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)

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