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

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January 20 2007

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“Archeologists Wrap Up Excavation Season at Valiran” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Meteorites from under the pyramids” –

Science & Scholarship in Poland (Poland)

“Viewing the treasure chest” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Tehran to host stained glass exhibition” –

IranMania (Iran)

“New Horizons Prepares for Jupiter Encounter Before Voyage to Pluto” –

BBSNews (USA)

“Da Vinci mystery solved as experts discover burial place of Mona Lisa” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Comet McNaught Photo Gallery of spectacular tail in S. Hemisphere” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“McNall On Hecht & Collapse Of Antiquities Market” –

Scoop (New Zealand)

“What’s the story with . . . Swastikas?” –

The Herald (Scotland)

“Scientists identify early English settlement” –

Daily Press (USA)

“53rd Annual Winter Antiques Show opens its 10-day run in New York” –

IHT/AP (France)

“‘Cloud Warrior’ Chachapoya ruin discovered in Peruvian Amazon” –

DailyIndia (USA)

“Nasa spacecraft approaches Jupiter” –

The Brunei Times (Brunei Darussalam)

“The Great Preserver” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Romancing the Stone” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“500 year old temple found in Bangladesh” –

Weekly Blitz (Bangladesh)

“First voyaging canoe leaves the Big Island” –

Honolulu Advertizer (Hawai’i)

“Zeus Worshippers Demand Access to Temple” –

Sioux City Journal (USA)

“Pak archaeological team to study temple renovation in India” –

The Hindu (India)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 15” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 19 2007

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“Taiwan’s earliest sword to date uncovered in Tainan” –

Taiwan Headlines (Taiwan)

“Trump’s tales from the crypt” –

Downtown Express (USA)

“Swiss archaeologist digs up West Africa’s past” –

NZZ Online (Switzerland)

“Is the real Mona Lisa buried in Florence?” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Iran loses court battle over ancient carving” –

Reuters (UK)

“Marfa residents act to save archaeological remains” –

The Times of Malta (Malta)

“The mysterious ruins of the Peruvian ‘warriors of the clouds'” –

Living in Peru (Peru)

“Korean astronomy roots date back to Bronze Age: scholars” –

Yonhap News (South Korea)

“Myth And Mystery of Great Zimbabwe” –

AllAfrica.com (Zimbabwe)

“Tomb raiders find treasure trove” –

The Australian (Australia)

“Quarrying firm wins ‘Stonehenge’ battle” –

Harrogate Today (England)

“NASA Spacecraft Nears Close Encounter with Jupiter” –

ABC4 News (USA)

“Petra officially nominated to become one of new 7 Wonders of the World” –

NewsDesk (Sweden)

“Unpublished report claims antiquities being smuggled by embassy staff” –

Art Newspaper (UK)

“Turkey brings ‘7,000 years of history’ to Rome” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Dam threatens ancient mounds in Iran” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Spanish TV Displays Film on Palmyra” –

SANA (Syria)

“Indian courtesans: concubines, never queens” –

Radio Netherlands (Netherlands)

“Comet McNaught SkyMap – looking west at sunset in S. Hemisphere” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“‘Russian Shaolin’ to be built on the site of the ancient Buddhist fortress” –

InterFax (Russia)

“Electronic historic and cultural stock of ancient Turkic monuments” –

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“Another ancient stone slab discovered in Ha Giang” –

Nhân Dân (Viet Nam)

“Lost civilization found in Peru” –

Mongabay (Madagascar)

“Site yields up clues to the ancient past” –

EDP24 (England)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 18 2007

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“Ancient Tracian Settlement Revived” –

News.bg (Bulgaria)

“Antiquities bandit gives evidence at trial in Rome” –

Star-Telegram (USA)

“Ancient city of Allianoi to remain under water” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Interactive Dig: Excavating Hierakonpolis 2007 – Field Note 1” –

Archaeology (USA)

“Facts about pomegranate” –

The Star (Malaysia)

“Major study aims to protect Ireland’s battlefields” –

Yahoo News/AFP (USA)

“Turkey’s ancient aura” –

Now Toronto (Canada)

“Pre-Columbian Ruin Discovered in Peru” –

CCN News (USA)

“Indo-Iranian cultures interwoven in Asian culture” –

IRNA (Iran)

“Casting Blame for Looting in Trial of Getty Ex-Curator” –

The New York Tribune (USA)

“Six Nations protesters claim 9,000-year history” –

Edmonton Journal (Canada)

“Chichen Itza: A new world wonder?” –

Times-News (USA)

“Scientists seek singing cosmic superstrings” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Swiss archaeologist digs up West Africa’s past” –

SwissInfo (Switzerland)

“Starbucks faces eviction from the Forbidden City” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Comet McNaught a ‘SPECTACULAR SIGHT’ in southern hemisphere” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Unique rock paintings reveal traces of prehistoric human settlement in Anatolia” –

TDN (Turkey)

“Artifacts found in Caledonia show long connection to land: protesters” –

Guelf Mercury (Canada)

“Zahi Hawass Speaks On ‘The Riddle Of Pyramids'” –

HULIQ (USA)

“New species found in African mountains” –

Middle East Times/UPI (Egypt)

“2,500 year-old mirror shatters on Beijing TV” –

Vancouver Sun (Canada)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 17” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 17 2007

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“Archaeological finds ‘up by 45%'” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Witness in Italy antiquities case reveals secrets of art looting” –

South Coast Today (USA)

“Great northern ice shelves a shadow of former selves” –

Sit News (Alaska)

“Magnitude 6.2 Quake – Carlsberg Ridge – 23:18 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Dwarf planet ‘becoming a comet'” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Archeological dig Web site diary offered” –

Science Daily (USA)

“Historic excavations at Western Wall” –

AJN (Australia)

“Ancient Weapons Found in Ruins in Syria” –

Caspar Star-Tribune (USA)

“Petra officially nominated as candidate” –

MENAFN (Jordan)

“Mineral formations offer clues on climate change” –

Caspar Star-Tribune (USA)

“In pictures: Desert shrimps” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Skull may be human-Neanderthal hybrid” –

HeraldNet (USA)

“Huge ayurveda library soon in Jaipur” –

Telugu Portal (India)

“Ancient Book of Herbs Used in the War on Bacteria” –

MedGadget (USA)

“Thousands of Southern Pottery works on display in Van Thanh” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“Italy campaigns for antiquities in Getty trial” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“The Stones of Peru” –

The New York Sun (USA)

“Ancient city hidden from focus” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – Papua, Indonesia – 04:28 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Space scientists to help explore ruins of ancient university” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 18” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 16 2007

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“Quarry extension near ‘Stonehenge of North’ given go-ahead” –

Yorkshire Post (England)

“Thousands could be at risk in UK if Iceland volcano erupts” –

The Western Mail (Cymru)

“Ancient weapons found in ruins in Syria” –

Yahoo News/AP (USA)

“A culture shaped by natural disasters” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Museums face fallout in fight over carving” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Hasankeyf awaits decision over UNESCO listing” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Humble Brass Was Even Better Than Gold to a 16C Tribe in Cuba” –

New York Times (USA)

“From Baghdad to New York: an Assyrian Archaeologist’s Journey” –

AINA (Assyria)

“University of Chicago to announce new finds in Syria excavations” –

Pantagraph/AP (USA)

“Climate Change Inevitable – Stern Report” –

Cayman NetNews (Cayman Islands)

“Archaeological Work Ongoing at David Evans Site” –

Media NewsWire (UK)

“Mayas´ opinions on ´Apocalypto´ vary widely” –

El Universal/The Herald (Mexico)

“Israeli Extensive Excavations West Holy Al Aqsa Mosque To Forge History” –

IPC (Palestine)

“Important Archaeological Find: Christian Gravesite at Mount of Olives” –

A.N.D. (South Africa)

“Historic church safeguards its future with English Heritage grant” –

Kent News (England)

“Skull suggests humans, Neanderthals interbred” –

The Hamilton Spectator/AP (Canada)

“Basque-ing in Welsh DNA” –

The Western Mail (Cymru)

“Moulds for ‘coins’ found at prehistoric site” –

Radio Taiwan (Taiwan)

“Comet McNaught now visible in southern hemisphere” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Ancient graves washed away in Esperance storm” –

Message Stick (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 16” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 15 2007

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“Carving pushes back Europe migration date” –

Middle East Times/UPI (Egypt)

“Private Collections should be Licensed: Archaeologist” –

Focus Information Agency (Bulgaria)

“School of rock: ancient lessons for modern living” –

The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Fengxian discovers ancient treasures” –

Shanghai Daily (China)

“‘Naked eye’ comet briefly visible in daylight” –

Discovery Reports (Canada)

“Crumbling heritage sites have £1bn of outstanding repairs” –

The Independent (UK)

“1,500-yr old temple discovered” –

News from Bangladesh (Bangladesh)

“Siberian Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tomb” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Temple Aqueduct and Ritual Bath Excavated Opposite Temple Mount” –

Arutz Sheva (Israel)

“Online Astronomers Seek Out New Worlds” –

Sun-Sentinel (USA)

“Hobbit like humans show Indonesia was ‘middle earth'” –

Milton Ulladulla (Australia)

“Rare black diamonds may have come from space” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Fate of Iran’s Bolaghi Valley hangs in balance” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Arrests made over smuggling scam” –

Yemen Times (Yemen)

“Mubarak opens Luxor projects” –

The Egyptian Gazette (Egypt)

“Ancient Skull Gives Credence To ‘Out of Africa’ Hypothesis” –

The Washington Post (USA)

“Biggest Caravanserai of Hormozgan Found in Khamir Port” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Paleontologist tries to bridge academics and commerce” –

Rapid City Journal (USA)

“Joiners floored by historic find” –

This is Bradford (England)

“Out of Africa and into Russia” –

Cosmos/AFP (Australia)

“Comet to light up the skies at sunset” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Invading Romans’ greatest obstacle uncovered in J’lem” –

The Jerusalem Post (Israel)

“Ancient Iranian carpets on show in Istanbul” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 27” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 14 2007

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“Comoros volcano tremors grow stronger, more frequent” –

Scientific American (USA)

“Impressive evidence of ancient Jerusalem uncovered” –

MFA (Israel)

“Archaeologists unearth past at trading-post site” –

The Columbus Dispatch (USA)

“Ancient Sanxingdui relics to go on show in Singapore” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Preservationists say history being buried at historic Fort Pitt” –

Examiner/AP (USA)

“Gene trail leads Scots and English ‘back to Basque by same pool'” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Comet McNaught is now visible in daylight – skymap looking south” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Ancient treasures graced by rainwater” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Dipping into rivers of power” –

The Star (Malaysia)

“Meteorite-damaged NZ sofa for sale” –

Ninensm (Australia)

“Archaeologists get to the point” –

USA Today (USA)

“Isfahan’s Historic Atiq Square to Regain Ancient Dignity” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Egypt increases efforts to preserve royal tombs in Valley of the Kings” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Astronomy’s influence profound, continuing” –

Naples News (USA)

“Treasure find for prospector James” –

Cheshire Guardian (England)

“Out of the chaos” –

Scotland on Sunday (Scotland)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 36” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 13 2007

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“Seahenge ready to return to Norfolk” –

EDP24 (England)

“Parish celebrates 225th anniversary” –

The Malta Star (Malta)

“Microbe experiment suggests we could all be Martians” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Tas dig hoped to piece together convict history” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Volunteer archaeologists discover Turkey’s caves” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Japanese royal tombs to be opened” –

UKTV History (UK)

“Volcano triggers tremors” –

News24 (South Africa)

“Figurative art may be the oldest on Earth” –

Discovery Reports (Canada)

“Honey is hailed as latest of nature’s wonder cures… “ –

Daily Record (Scotland)

“Italy asks museum to return works” –

The Plain Dealer (USA)

“Pharaohs from the stone age” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Historical Bodrum church falling apart” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“‘Iran’s Jiroft is lost link of chain of civilization'” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Campaign to pardon the last witch, jailed as a threat to Britain at war” –

The Guardian (UK)

“New school curriculum to teach Hindusim, civilisations” –

Gulf Times (Qatar)

“Ancient Stone Tools Found in N.America” –

PhysOrg/AP (USA)

“Magnitude 8.2 Quake – east of the Kuril Islands – 04:23 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Magic on moors or fertile imagination?” –

Rochdale Observer (England)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 33” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 12 2007

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“Bering land bridge theory disputed” –

My San Antonio (USA)

“Hofmeyr-Skull supports the ‘Out of Africa’ Theory” –

Max Planck Society (Germany)

“Tools Found In Walker, May Be 14,000 Years Old” –

WCCO News (USA)

“One year of Galileo signals; new website opens” –

ESA News (France)

“Riddle of Homer’s Odyssey island solved?” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Jiroft is lost link of chain of civilization: Majidzadeh” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Ivory carving pushes back date of modern man’s venture into Europe” –

The Times (UK)

“Fossil skull, artifact, help date human migration” –

Reuters South Africa (South Africa)

“Scientists recreate Dante’s face” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Dynasty revealed” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“The powers of Manuka” –

Daily Record (Scotland)

“Stonehenge Didn’t Stand Alone, Excavations Show” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Expert puts spotlight on region’s rich archaeological past” –

Gulf Times (Qatar)

“Modern humans moved to Europe from Africa only 45000 years ago” –

Daily India (USA)

“Global warming: a gardening nightmare” –

DælNet (England)

“Stolen icons handed over in New York ceremony” –

Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)

“Tools let early humans survive in Europe” –

Rocky Mouintain News (USA)

“Britain’s woodland wonders: protecting our natural heritage” –

The Independent (UK)

“Archaeologists find earliest evidence of modern humans in E. Europe” –

I-Report (Germany)

“Huygens’s second landing anniversary – the surprises continue” –

ESA News (France)

“‘Priceless’ Roman find in farmer’s field” –

Manchester Evening News (England)

“NPM re-opens with triple Sung display” –

Taiwan Journal (Taiwan)

“Clues found for early Europeans” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Apocalypse warning heads top 10 religion stories” –

Lake County News-Sun (USA)

“Macabre secret of ancient cave revealed in TV series” –

The Herald (Scotland)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 45” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 11 2007

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“Meteorite smashes through roof” –

Calgary Sun (Canada)

“‘Ancient artefacts brought over by Egyptians, not by traders'” –

The Times of Malta (Malta)

“Archaeological discovery halts Nenagh Castle project” –

Tipperary Today (Ireland)

“Lebanon’s history textbooks are politicized” –

YaLibnan (Lebanon)

“Diamonds are from outer space” –

Cosmos (Australia)

“Early settlers and the out islands” –

Marco Islands Sun-Times (USA)

“117-year-old Turkish wreck off Kushimoto yields artifacts” –

Asahi Shimbun (Japan)

“Mummies of Lost Andean Tribe to Go on Display in Peru” –

Fox News (USA)

“Flight of Earls website to go live” –

The Irish Times (Ireland)

“Real archaeologists dig Pinellas County’s heritage” –

TBN Weekly (USA)

“Plan to store emissions in empty North Sea oil wells” –

The Herald (Scotland)

“War Goddess Athena continues to lure crowds to Assos” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Virtual tour takes visitors into the streets of Pompeii” –

Press-Register (USA)

“Future lies in bones of the past” –

Toronto Star (Canada)

“See the Inca ruins – in Nepal?” –

News.com (Australia)

“Pre-historic artefacts found in Orissa” –

Telugu Portal (India)

“Ancient Folk Herbs Show New Promise” –

The Ledger (USA)

“Homer’s Ancient Ithaca May Not Be Ithaki” –

Playfuls (Romania)

“Hang Tuah was a Jakun” –

Malaysia Kini – letters (Malaysia)

“Ancient elephant skeleton discovered in Nghe An” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“Slim waist is eternal standard of feminine beauty, say scientists” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

a selection of books from our

Ancient Mysteries

Space & Astronomy
2007 Calendars

“RedShift 5 Planetarium Software”

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

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EU English Edition

“The Lunar Year 2007
Glow-in-the-Dark Calendar”

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EU English Edition

“Celestial Wonders 2007 Calendar”

by

EU English Edition

“Hubble: The Mirror on
the Universe”

by

EU English Edition

“Beyond: Visions of the Interplanetary Probes”

by

EU English Edition

“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

“Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity and the Exploration of
the Red Planet”

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EU English Edition