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January 10 2006

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“Internet users will hunt for Stardust@home” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Discovery of Murals of Four Sassanid Princes in Gour City” –

Payvand (Iran)

“Kidnapped German female archaeologist was a spy” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Parthenon statue fragment to be returned” –

HappyNews (USA)

“2005 sees plentiful archaeological discoveries in China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Lord Buddha’s golden statue stolen from Sarnath” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“St. Michael’s Apparition, Earthquake Linked” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Slow human evolution revealed by worm genome” –

News-Medical (Australia)

“Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 in Cephalonia” –

Macedonian Press Agency (Greece)

“Peru (artifacts) talks continue as lawsuit looms” –

Yale Daily News (USA)

“Astronomers find star cluster in Milky Way” –

New Kerala (India)

“Researchers confirm role of massive flood in climate change” –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – northern Colombia – 03:14 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Xi’an works on protecting historical buildings” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Caves of antiquity” –

Spectrum (India)

“Mystery of Mozart’s skull still unsolved” –

The Daily Journal (Venzuela)

“Magnitude 5.6 Quake – Azores-Cape St. Vincent Ridge – 01:09 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Over 4,200 Cliff Tombs Found in W. China City” –

CRI Online (China)

“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)

January 09 2006

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“Discovery of a 5000-year-old Jar Burial in Qoli Darvish Tepe” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Rio Nuevo dig opens a window on our history” –

Tucson Citizen (USA)

“Ancient artists who made their mark on our landscape” –

The Yorkshire Post (England)

“New DVD Reveals Georgia’s Ancient Native American Civilizations” –

PRWeb (USA)

“Photo show displays ancient Japanese monk’s pilgrimage” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Lake Tanganyika, Congo-Tanzania – 20:59 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“The Great Flood had smaller impact than originally believed” –

MongaBay (Madagascar)

“Saving Afghanistan’s ancient past” –

The Toronto Star (Canada)

“Lurestan’s Sangtarashan New Discoveries” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“New Find Pushes Back Date of Mayan Writing” –

Scientific American (USA)

“Temple of As-Sawda’: A South Arabian pantheon” –

Yemen Times (Yemen)

“Mongolia looks to archaeologists, dinosaur hunters to create jobs” –

Ottawa Citizen (Canada)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Azores-Cape St. Vincent Ridge – 16:40 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“2nd Int’l Littmann Conference Under Way” –

AllAfrica/The Ethiopian Herald (Ethiopia)

“India Digitizes Age-Old Wisdom” –

Digital Divide Newtork (USA)

“Greek Earthquake Shakes Mediterranean” –

Zaman Online (Turkey)

“Ancient coins unearthed in Shaanxi” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Prehistoric Graves Reveal Americas’ First Baby Boom” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Bas-reliefs of four Sassanid princes unearthed at Gur: archaeologists” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Magnitude 4.9 Quake – Mindoro, Philippines – 02:40 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Nasa to bring first comet samples to earth” –

IOL (South Africa)

“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)

January 08 2006

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“The ‘first farmer’ belonged to (UP) India, says ASI” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Evidence found of canals that watered ancient Peru” –

Orlando Sentinel (USA)

“Bronze Age pot burial discovered in central Iran” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“US draws up space tourism rules” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Earthquake tremor felt in Malta” –

MaltaMedia News (Malta)

“Scientists watch as volcano steams” –

Arizona Daily Star (USA)

“Braveheart killing ‘topped bill at fair'” –

Scotland on Sunday (Scotland)

“Work continues on artifacts believed to have come from Blackbeard” –

Sun Journal (USA)

“Latest works of father of modern Iranian archaeology coming home” –

The Tehran Times (Iran)

“Race to save first kingdoms in Africa from dam waters” –

The Sunday Telegraph (UK)

“Prehistoric men used hair gel” –

Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

“Magnitude 6.7 Quake – southern Greece – 11:34 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Archaeological excavation hints at pre-historic temple ruins” –

New Kerala (India)

“Libraries own books bound in human skin” –

Times Argus (USA)

“Irish bog man liked to slick back with hair gel: Official” –

The Peninsula (Qatar)

“Magnitude 4.3 Quake – Michoacan, Mexico – 07:10 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Dinosaur fish pushed to the brink” –

The Hindu (India)

“Pluto probe to breach final frontier” –

The Observer (UK)

“Magnitude 4.6 Quake – Ecuador – 06:23 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient tomb excavated in C. China province” –

People’s Daily (China)

“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)

January 07 2006

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“What a Viking’s smile revealed” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Embryo Burial Discovered in Burnt City, Iran” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Stone Age Footwork: Ancient human prints turn up down under” –

Science News (USA)

“Celestial and mathematical precision in ancient architechture” –

The Manitoban (Canada)

“Pluto moon ‘has no atmosphere'” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“New studies show Jiroft was ancient trade link” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Nova gives a wrap-up on Niagara Falls mummy” –

Sun-Sentinel (USA)

“Bog finds call for new view of our Iron Age ancestors” –

Irish Times (Ireland)

“Moon glides by Mars – SkyMap looking east after sunset today” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Archaeologists find ancient Mayan glyphs” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Bigfoot may be prehistoric ape” –

The Star (Malaysia)

“Group argues Earth not that old” –

Akron Beacon Journal (USA)

“Unique burial style identified at Iran’s Burnt City” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Muslim leader urges halt to Temple Mount excavations” –

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (USA)

“Ancient tomb discovered in north China” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Iron Age ‘bog bodies’ unveiled” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Shameless Denial Continues with UNESCO’s Silence” –

I-NewsWire (USA)

“Protection Urged of Ancient Barns in Gansu” –

CRI Online (China)

“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)

January 06 2006

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“Long-lost Phoenician ports found” –

Nature (UK)

“Sunken Egyptian treasure sees light of day” –

IOL/AFP (South Africa)

“US Mars rovers enter third year of exploration” –

Dominican Today (Dominican Republic)

“Greek temple discovered in Albania” –

ScienceDaily (USA)

“Antiquities at Hue’s pagodas” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“Horseshoes found on Roman road” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Bones tell an ancient story of disease, offer modern clues” –

Victoria News (Canada)

“Documentation of country’s maritime heritage underway” –

Press Trust of India (India)

“Magnitude 4.5 Quake – northern Colombia – 19:04 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient Mayan writing sets new record” –

Stuff (New Zealand)

“‘World’s oldest fossil flower’ makes debut in Nanjing” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Ancient village casts doubt on Jewish flight” –

The Baltimore Sun/AP (USA)

“Mongolia looks to archaeologists and dinosaur hunters to help create jobs” –

TDN (Turkey)

“Artifacts of Dong Son culture unearthed in northern province” –

Nhân Dân (Viet Nam)

“Magnitude 4.4 Quake – offshore Guatemala – 12:11 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“New cat family tree revealed” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Branch of national Library for ancient books opens” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Earliest known Mayan writing found in Guatemala” –

JTW (Turkey)

“Magnitude 5.9 Quake – south of Panama – 03:39 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Korea Forms Task Force to Recover Ancient Books” –

Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 23” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 05 2006

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“Peru wants Machu Picchu artifacts returned” –

USA Today (USA)

“China begins to salvage precious ancient ship” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Geoscience rediscovers Phoenicia’s buried harbors” –

PhysOrg (USA)

“Have scientists found Mozart’s skull?” –

IOL/The Star (South Africa)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – southern Peru – 23:16 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ministry seeks public opinions on cultural heritage” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – offshore Bio-Bio, Chile – 22:51 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Treasures of Cyprus found in friend’s attic” –

icLiverpool (England)

“Earliest Mayan writing found in pyramid” –

MSNBC News (USA)

“Integral identifies supernova rate for Milky Way” –

ESA News (France)

“Redating of the latest Neandertals in Europe” –

WUSTL (USA)

“What secrets did Japan’s ancient emperors take to the grave?” –

Asahi Shimbun (Japan)

“Archaeologists Bring Egyptian Excavation to the Web” –

NewsWise (USA)

“Viking project gets cash break” –

The Shetland News (Shetland Islands)

“Creationists claim fossils refute science” –

ContraCosta Times (USA)

“Fossils Point to Ancient Global Warming” –

CRI Online (China)

“Slow response to Malta’s omission from Wonders’ vote” –

The Malta Independent (Malta)

“Aerial photos showcase Hohokam ruins in 1930” –

The Arizona Republic (USA)

“Turin to reveal world’s oldest map” –

ANSA (Italy)

“Ancient Village Discovery Raises Questions” –

CRI Online (China)

“Global Warming Can Trigger Extreme Ocean, Climate Changes” –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – South Sandwich Islands region – 08:40 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Scientists seek origins of Chinese civilization” –

Shanghai Daily (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 25” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 04 2006

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“Discovery of Ancient Mass Graves in Burnt City, Iran” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Hundred of Artifacts Found in Temple Mount Rubble” –

Arutz Sheva (Israel)

“Over 1,700-Year-Old Tombs Excavated in SW China” –

CRI Online (China)

“Graveyard yields secrets of ancient world” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Acropolis on list for wonders of the world” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Zhou Dynasty relics unearthed in Shaanxi” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Thai rice field yields treasure trove of mammal fossils” –

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“Johor’s Bigfoot – Remnants Of Pre-Historic Apes?” –

Bernama (Malaysia)

“Earth at Perihelion Today – closest to the Sun” –

NASA (USA)

“Ancient Maya ball court discovered near Mérida” –

El Universal/The Herald (Mexico)

“Great Wall among 21 candidates for new 7 world wonders” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – Jujuy, Argentina – 13:01 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Attempt to recreate ancient trade route sank, but hopes of success still float” –

Express (India)

“Bold mission to unlock comet’s ancient secrets” –

Taipei Times (Taiwan)

“Ancient ship salvage” –

The Advertiser (Australia)

“Pepper has added zest to food for centuries” –

El Paso Times (USA)

“Malta not featured in modern 7 Wonders finals” –

The Malta Independent (Malta)

“Treasure ship to reveal its secrets after 800 years” –

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“Israelis Built Synagogue Under Al-Aqsa, Say Top Muslim Clerics” –

PMC (Palestine)

“Over 770-year-old porcelain unearthed in N. China” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Magnitude 6.6 Quake – Gulf of California – 08:32 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Post-Roman ancient Jewish village discovered” –

The Jerusalem Post (Israel)

“Answers sought to ancient gold coin mystery” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 39” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 03 2006

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“Ancient genetic tricks shape up wheat” –

Nature (UK)

“Engaging mummy mystery unravels at Niagara Falls museum” –

The Oregonian (USA)

“Byzantine underground city and cistern unearthed in Talas” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Gourd provides tantalizing clues to the peopling of the Americas” –

Columbus Dispatch (USA)

“I am a mole and I live in … a Roman villa” –

Daily Mail (UK)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Lago de Maracaibo, Venezuela – 22:15 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Have we halted rapid climate change?” –

L’Express (Mauritius)

“Pluto is colder than its moon Charon” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Hundreds of Bronze Age weapons and tools unearthed” –

Radio New Zealand (New Zealand)

“China to salvage ancient ship from watery grave along ‘Marine Silk Road'” –

PhysOrg (USA)

“Radar satellite service checks stability of Africa’s largest artificial hole” –

ESA News (France)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – offshore El Salvador – 12:28 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Magnitude 5.8 Quake – Guam region – 12:27 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Close encounters of the Cretaceous kind” –

The Royal Gazette (Bermuda)

“Ancient fish fossil found in Sichuan” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Nasa team sees explosion on Moon” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Gay kisses span 4,000 years conference hears” –

Western Mail (Cymru)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Fiji region – 04:25 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“First ever seminar on Indo-Oman ancient maritime trade relations” –

New Kerala (India)

“Evidence Found for Canals That Watered Ancient Peru” –

The New York Times (USA)

“Iranians arrested in Greece on suspicion of antiquity smuggling” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Major Bronze Age tool discovery” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Fiji region – 00:40 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“More things in heaven and earth … “ –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 37” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 02 2006

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“2005: The year in astronomy” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Five burial styles identified at Achaemenid, Sassanids sites” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Storm brews over treasures sunk in 1814” –

The Globe & Mail (Canada)

“Mayan Pyramid-like Buildings Found in Southern China” –

CRI Online (USA)

“Thoughtful Hunters? Neanderthal Communication and Cognition” –

Uni. of Leiden (Netherlands)

“Petroglyphs reveal ancient times” –

Arizona Republic (USA)

“Dancing to whose tune?” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Magnitude 7.1 Quake – Fiji region – 22:13 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Three Iranian nationals arrested for antiquities smuggling” –

Macedonian PA (Greece)

“Researchers Shed New Lights on Origin of Ancient Chinese Civilization” –

China.org (China)

“European Commission funds preservation of Zeugma” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Tomb may depict gay embrace” –

New Kerala (India)

“Bible’s history explored” –

The Washington Times (USA)

“Vote for seven wonders” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Artifacts with links to Bible unearthed” –

The Washington Times (USA)

“7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits South Sandwich Islands” –

FINN (Falkland Islands)

“Damghan to hold 1st millennium BC pottery fest” –

IranMania (Iran)

“DVD tells story of sunken 1758 warship” –

Press & Sun-Bulletin (USA)

“Italian archaeologists to patch up ancient Cretan statue” –

ANSA (Italy)

“New internet site addresses sacred site destruction” –

Indian Country Today (USA)

“Cash plea to save ancient images” –

EDP24 (England)

“Magnitude 7.3 Quake – east of South Sandwich Islands – 06:10 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Dwarfs assimilated in ancient Egypt” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Update 6: Rovers Still Exploring Mars After 2 Years” –

Forbes/AP (USA)

“Taj Mahal short-listed for 7 wonders’ list” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Magnitude 5.7 Quake – Guam region – 01:01 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“The great voyages of Zheng He (1405-1433)” –

The Bulletin (Panama)

“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)

January 01 2006

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“Ancient Jewish Town Uncovered in Northern Jerusalem” –

Arutz Sheva (Israel)

“Stonehenge on final shortlist for New Seven Wonders of the World” –

LifeStyle Extra (UK)

“Second Seasonal Excavation is Expected to Get Underway in Ancient Harrireh” –

CAIS (Iran)

“Ancient tomb discovered in Jableh near Syrian coast” –

Arabic News (Syria)

“Skeletons dating back 3,800 years throw light on evolution” –

The Times of India (India)

“Construction on Asia’s largest marine museum begins” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – offshore Venezuela – 09:43 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Mahabalipuram temple attracts tourists for its amazing artefacts” –

New Kerala (India)

“A brief history of time: Time lords” –

The Independent (UK)

“Remains of Second Temple era Jewish village discovered” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Moderate Earthquake In West Sumatra” –

Bernama (Malaysia)

“Romans developed calendar we use today” –

The Coloradoan (USA)

“Pride in ‘Ark’ may end in a fall” –

The Age (Australia)

“Columbia Survivors” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Vanishing fort of the Kangra rulers” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 62” –

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

“Shamanism: An Encyclopedia of World Beliefs, Practices
and Culture”

EU English Edition

“The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution
of an Image”

Laurens Van Der Post Anne Baring &
Jules Cashford

EU English Edition

“Folk Art and Magic: Shamanism in Korea”

EU English Edition

“The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth”

Monica Sjoo &
Barbara Mor

EU English Edition

“Shamanism in North America”

EU English Edition

“The White Goddess”

Robert Graves

EU English Edition

“Way of the Shaman”

EU English Edition

“The Great Goddess”

Jean Markale

EU English Edition

“The World Is As You Dream It: Shamanic Teachings from the Amazon and Andes”

John Perkins

EU English Edition

“Virgin Mother Crone: Myths and Mysteries of the Triple Goddess”

Donna Wilshire, Jim Howard, June Withington

EU English Edition

“Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy”

EU English Edition

“Ancient Goddesses: The Myths and the Evidence”

Lucy Goodison & Christine Morris

EU English Edition