– terrestrial archaeology and solar system history – news headlines archive – January 11 to 20 2004 – new discoveries about ancient civilisation under ancient skies –

January 20 2004

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“Ancient Artifacts Found In Greece” –

CBS News (USA)

“Comet mission in rocket concern” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Ice Age ancestry has genetic adaptation to cold” –

ABS-CBN News (Philippines)

“Minor earthquake hits southern NH” –

WBZ4 News (USA)

“No Hostage to Earth’s Geology” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Archaeologists set to explore Chester’s Roman Amphitheatre” –

24Hour Museum (UK)

“Team to Study Alaskan Ghost Village” –

Yahoo News/AP (USA)

“Secrets of the Past Lie Beneath the Baltic Sea” –

The Moscow Times (Russia)

“Mars Mice” –

Science@NASA (USA)

“Excavations reveal 7,000 year-old Harappan sites” –

Daily Times (Pakistan)

“At least 72 die in Mexico cold snap” –

TerraDaily (USA)

“Europe’s orbiter reveals savage Martian landscape” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Satellite Temperatures — The Long Run” –

World Climate Report (USA)

“Petra Region Authority launches interactive website” –

Jordan Times (Jordan)

“Where there’s smoke, there’s a new eruption” –

The Boston Globe (USA)

“2 Quakes Hit Same East Bay Area in 12 Mins” –

KRON4 News (USA)

“Complete mammoth skull unearthed” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Lord of the Rings” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Mars rover takes ‘Sunday drive’ across red planet” –

China Daily (China)

“Linwood geologist excavates giant dinosaur” –

Press of Atlantic City (USA)

“Extreme Cold Expected Over Next 2-3 Weeks” –

MyWay/Reuters (USA)

“Workers uncover mystery cobbles” –

Shropshire Star (England)

“The Earth’s life-support system is in peril” –

International Herald Tribune (USA)

“City Scientists Say Red-Sea Miracle Can Be Explained” –

St Petersburg Times (Russia)

“Earthquake Rattles Area Near Beijing” –

Sun Herald (USA)

“Earth ‘entering uncharted waters'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 19 2004

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“Dig Days: A scent of the Pharaohs” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Stardust Pelted In Surprise Burst Of Bigger Dust” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Neolithic earthenware uncovered in Shaanxi” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Archaeologist Bringing Past To The Fore” –

The Tampa Tribune (USA)

“Rover zooms in on Mars secrets” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Moderate quake shakes western Nicaragua” –

Contra Costa Times (USA)

“Antiquities Authority unveils newly relocated collection” –

Ha’artz (Israel)

“Experts dig up Athens history in preparation for ’04 Games” –

Washington Times (USA)

“Russian relic to return home” –

Pravda (Russia)

“Watch at your leisure NASA’s daily Mars Rover Briefings” –

Space.TV (USA)

“Bronze artifacts found off Egypt’s north coast” –

CTV News (Canada)

“Volcanic impact not so chilling” –

Nature (UK)

“Moderate quake jolts Boroujen” –

IRIB (Iran)

“Planetary Protection: Sample Return Missions” –

NASA/JPL (USA)

“Images of the ancient world explored in museum exhibition” –

Northern Echo (England)

“Ancient Cosmic Superstructure Defies Theory” –

Space.com (USA)

“Bid to find lost Persian armada” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Catch A Falling Ray From Ancient Times” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Iranians spend night outdoors as more quakes hit” –

Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)

“Best Laid Plans, Men and Machines” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Archeologists discover 4th-century church in Mtskheta” –

ITAR-TASS (Russia)

“Europe’s eye on Mars: first spectacular results from Mars Express” –

ESA News (France)

“Archaeologists Strike Gold With Major Bronze Age Discovery in Croatia” –

NewsWise (USA)

“Fossil find filling in primate puzzle” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Hollow mystery for Mars rover” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Israel Warehouse Holds Mankind’s History” –

ABC News (USA)

“Ancient tomb 2,800 years old discovered near occupied Rizokarpasso” –

HR-Net (Cyprus)

“Bush space plan gets thumbs down” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Ethiopia, cradle of humanity” –

News24 (South Africa)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 18 2004

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“Archaeologists work to preserve Indian artifacts along Treasure Coast” –

Sarasota H.T. (USA)

“Museum’s loss of Indigenous remains revealed” –

Message Stick (Aotearoa)

“Mars, Fair to Partly Cloudy” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Koguryo Tombs May Become World Heritage” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“Ancient ship seeks to prove Africa-Asia ties” –

Reuters (UK)

“Book chronicles ancient bones of contention” –

News-Journal (USA)

“Quake jolts south Iranian city” –

IRIB News (Iran)

“Olympic work sends archaeologists on treasure hunt” –

CBS11 News (USA)

“More than 1,000 bronze artifacts retrieved from sea off Egypt’s coast” –

CBC News (Canada)

“Planetary Panoramas: On the Other Neighbor” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“NDC, ADIAS join forces to carry out survey of fossil sites” –

Khaleej Times (UAE)

“Fears for Goma over new volcano threat” –

Independent on Sunday (UK)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 17 2004

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“U.S. Seizes Portrait of a Roman That Was Sold at Auction” –

New York Times (USA)

“Kamchatka volcano spews ashes to 3 km above crater” –

ITAR-TASS (Russia)

“Dinosaurs to herald Smithsonian Week” –

Press-Telegram (USA)

“Global warming: a load of hot air?” –

The Age (Australia)

“Wooden Strips unearthed in Hunan date back to Western Han Dynasty” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Death knell for space telescope” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Cairo’s layers tell a tale of 3 historical cities” –

The Daily Star (Lebanon)

“Hubble casualty of Bush space plan” –

CNN News (USA)

“Expert disputes claim emissions harm rock art” –

Message Stick (Aotearoa)

“Political stance on global warming” –

The Times (UK)

“Earthquake jolts Indon remote town” –

Antara (Japan)

“Historic Bridge Unearthed” –

Doncaster Today (England)

“Mars rover gets down to business” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Florida sand, soil still yield artifacts from prehistory” –

News-Journal (USA)

“Death Toll From Bam Quake Rises to 41,000” –

Arab News (Saudi Arabia)

“Archaeologists preserving Indian artifacts along Treasure Coast” –

Bradenton Herald (USA)

“Earthquake jolts Papua” –

Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

“Chief rabbis fail to ask Pope for help finding relic” –

The Independent (UK)

“Sale of book at park ignites debate over Grand Canyon’s age” –

Salt Lake Tribune (USA)

“Stolen colossal Roman head portrait seized” –

Stuff (New Zealand)

“Earthquake hists Russia’s Far East” –

RIA Novosti (Russia)

“Martian Silk and Sandpaper” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Excavations offer insight into medieval Perth” –

The Courier (Scotland)

“Nasa to ditch Hubble telescope” –

Ananova (UK)

“Yemen postage stamps send a message to the world” –

Yemen Observer (Yemen)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 16 2004

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“Lawmaker: Put feng shui in building code” –

WorldNetDaily (USA)

“Bones confirm lion’s sacred place in ancient Egypt” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Hubble obtains deepest space view” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Indigenous rock art moved to make way for road” –

Message Stick (Aotearoa)

“Study Says Old City Most at Risk in Quake” –

The State (USA)

“A voyage in the ancient theatre of the Mediterranean” –

Jordan Times (Jordan)

“Spirit begins Mars science work” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Miletus: The cradle of western philosophy” –

Athens News (Greece)

“NASA reorganizes to address Bush’s space plan” –

CNN News (USA)

“Two arrested in stolen artifacts case” –

myTELUS (Canada)

“Stardust Surprise” –

Science@NASA (USA)

“Battle to save Saxon past” –

Lynn News (England)

“Twin Planets Survive Solar Blow-Out” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Moon base giant leap for mankind” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Space Telescope Sees Through Nebula” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Ecuador jungle volcano shoots ash into sky” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Digging in in Patagonia: Montanans fight elements in dinosaur hunt” –

Billings Gazette (USA)

“Relics of Ancient Burial Rites Reveal Siberian Trade Route” –

Moscow Times (Russia)

“Tomb of King Tut’s nanny yields bones of an exalted lion” –

Tucson Citizen (USA)

“Rescue for medieval salt ship” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Israel seeks return of Temple artifacts” –

WorldNetDaily (USA)

“NASA’s rover goes for first spin on Mars” –

China Daily (China)

“Workshop takes teachers into prehistoric Tucson” –

Tucson Citizen (USA)

“An Impressive daylight fireball stuns thousands of people” –

SPMN (Spain)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

January 15 2004

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“Fossilised Embryos – 500 Million Years Old” –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“Archaeologists gather to talk about old times” –

St Louis Post-Dispatch (USA)

“Mars rover rolls out” –

Nature (UK)

“Fourth defendant sentenced in relics case” –

Las Vegas Sun (USA)

“Dinosaurs once roamed the Amazon – scientists” –

IOL/Reuters (South Africa)

“Ancient Port Found Below Naples” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“‘Hole in sky’ amazes scientists” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Rover ready for a rocky road” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Massive extinction of logic” –

Washington Times (USA)

“Israeli rabbis seek Jewish artifacts at Vatican” –

Toronto Star (Canada)

“Fossil embryos delight scientists” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Freeze shocks cities into stillness” –

USA Today (USA)

“Museum find unearths grisly past” –

Worcester Standard (England)

“Bush outlines return to Moon” –

Times of India (India)

“Glimpse of a new type of matter” –

Nature (UK)

“Algonquin residents learn about ancient past” –

Algonquin Countryside (USA)

“Kamchatka: Volcano awakens” –

Pravda (Russia)

“Dinosaur fossils found in Amazon” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“One small step on way to Mars” –

The Australian (Australia)

“Dinosaurs Experienced Climate Changes Before K-T Collision” –

ScienceDaily (USA)

“A tale of two treasures” –

Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Lion ‘worshipped by pharaohs'” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 14 2004

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“Clamping down on the looting trade” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“German archaeologist ponders real date of Al Khazneh” –

The Star (Jordan)

“Spirit Scientists Plot a Course” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Mummy shows pharoahs worshipped king of beasts” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“The Sunspot Hockey Stick” –

CO2 Science Magazine (USA)

“Three killed, six missing in tsunami in Changsha” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Egyptian Lion Mummy Found in Ancient Tomb” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Major volcano erupts in Russia’s Far East” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Group Demands U.K. Return Elgin Marbles” –

Newsday (USA)

“Postcard from space: Carina Nebula (NGC 3372)” –

ESA News (France)

“New Elgin marbles campaign launched” –

Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Pharaohs were worshipping lions” –

IRIB News (Iran)

“Ancient rivals Orion and Scorpius duke it out in the night sky” –

Union-Tribune (USA)

“Predicting Extinctions: Fundamental Flaws In Red List System” –

UoT (Canada)

“Bones Confirm Lion’s Sacred Place in Ancient Egypt” –

Reuters (UK)

“Ecuador Jungle Volcano Shoots Ash High Into Sky” –

ABC News (USA)

“A major Bronze Age discovery in eastern Europe” –

Evening Mail (England)

“Evidence Found of Egyptian Lion Worship” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Volcano erupts in Russia’s east” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Mass Extinction or Massive Exaggeration?” –

CO2 Science Magazine (USA)

“Gene ‘helped create human brain'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 13 2004

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“Unearthing the past: Thousands of years of mining pollution” –

Nature (UK)

“Think outside moon-Mars box: Maybe visit asteroid?” –

USA Today (USA)

“Ancient County of the Song Dynasty at Badong” –

China.org (China)

“Ancient Roman Building Methods Revealed” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Superstar may be brightest yet” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Weekly Volcanic Activity Report” –

USGS/Smithsonian (USA)

“Sacrificial tomb found next to ancient duke’s burial ground” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Shadow Boxing with ‘Fear’: Solar Eclipse by Martian Moon –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Melting ice in Yukon reveals ancient hunting artifacts” –

CBC News (Canada)

“Reworked images reveal hot Venus” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Ancient DNA mutations permitted humans to adapt to colder climates” –

Science Blog (USA)

“Archeologists baffled by ancient wordless bamboo slips” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Mars rover’s colour panorama revealed” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Could Dead Sea Anchor Be from Herod’s Royal Yacht?” –

The Scotsman (Canada)

“Ancient Bio Warfare Rears Its Head” –

Newsday (USA)

“Remains of Iron Age village unearthed by archaeologists” –

Luton Today (England)

“Historian Touts Bells as Proof of Ancient King’s Tomb” –

The Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 12 2004

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“Malaysian experts dispute orang-utan extinction claims” –

TerraDaily (USA)

“Record number of ancient bronze characters confirmed” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Graceful, protective roof is to shelter the ruins of Aristotle’s Lyceum” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Rock fragmentation at rover site possibly result of water” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

“Quake injures 300 in Algeria” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“ECU lab housing thousands of Blackbeard artifacts” –

News-Observer (USA)

“Mars rover gets first hints of water” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Tapping the Grid: Interview with David Anderson” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Bricks with molded designs unearthed in Chongqing” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“US part of space station sealed off after crack discovered” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Orang-utans ‘may die out by 2025′” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Returning Native American bones is a daunting task for museums” –

SunSpot.net (USA)

“Mars mission hits delay” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Allendale: treasure trove for archaeologists” –

Carolina Morning News (USA)

“‘Indonesia Jones’ theory for Africa” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 11 2004

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“More Late Period treasures have been discovered at Saqqara” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Largest Eurasian volcano is active again” –

ITAR-TASS (Russia)

“Glazed terra-cotta objects unearthed in Henan” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Asteroid 2002 CQ11 comes within 0.152 AU of Earth” –

Scientific American (USA)

“Final conquest of the Incas feared” –

The Scostman (Scotland)

“Ancient Petra: A city carved in stone” –

SunSpot.net (USA)

“4,500-year-old city excavated in NW China’s Shaanxi” –

People’s Daily (China)

“New Planet First Magnetic Roaster” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“NASA’s Mars rover ready to roll” –

Aljazeera (Qatar)

“Site, thought lost, is unearthed” –

Star Banner (USA)

“Algerian Quake Causes Panic” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“4,500-year old city excavated in China” –

The Hindu (India)

“Comet C/2003 L2 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth – 2.623 AU” –

Scientific American (USA)

“Return of the damned after 400 years” –

The Observer (UK)

“Kiribati: The fight against the rising tide” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Karst discoveries made by China-Italy joint team in S. China” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)