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January 31 2007

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“Late Roman graves excavated in W Hungary” –

MTI (Hungary)

“Great Plains temperature record created” –

Science Daily (USA)

“Ancient ditch found as Swansea store comes down” –

News Wales (Cymru)

“Shackled skeleton found in Ávila” –

Typicaly Spanish (Spain)

“Neolithic site found near England’s Stonehenge” –

Sabah (Turkey)

“‘Terror birds’ never met humans” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Rewriting the Bible, Part II” –

Canadian Jewish News (Canada)

“Wooden counterpart of Stonehenge found” –

IHT (France)

“Lightning Glass Yields Climate Clues” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Greek students demand return of Parthenon marbles” –

CBC Manitoba News (Canada)

“Ancient village is found not far from Stonehenge” –

TLT News (Russia)

“Reconstructing its past glory” –

The Hindu (India)

“Ancient homes found in road dig” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Italian Police Arrest Tomb Raiders, Artefact Collectors” –

Playfuls (Romania)

“Man finds bones, skull fragment while hunting for arrowheads” –

WAVE 3 News (USA)

“Huts from 2,600 BC found near Stonehenge” –

Guelf Mercury (Canada)

“Emperor’s treasures found” –

The Times (UK)

“Sudan: The Land of Pyramids” –

Kenya London News (Kenya)

“Discovery of ancient relics in Hoi An” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“CO2 injection newest tool in global warming fight” –

RecordNet (USA)

“Experts studying Achaemenid and Parthian fabrics” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Hundreds of pics of Comet McNaught in the global photo gallery” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Ancient Malian relics seized by French customs” –

Reuters South Africa (South Africa)

“New structure unearthed in ancient city of Ephesus” –

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“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 30 2007

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“Stonehenge builders’ houses found” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Ancient ‘Hobbit’ not a malformed human” –

Cosmos/AFP (Australia)

“Workmen uncover leper grave” –

icCoventry (England)

“Decrypting old bones” –

Daily Press (USA)

“Sacred Maori heads go home” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“The discovery of Australia” –

di-ve.com (Malta)

“Mali relics recovered in France” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Research team discovers village” –

Corvallis Gazette-Times (USA)

“The great flood of 1607” –

BBC Bristol (England)

“Climate cycles focus of Audubon talk” –

Billings Gazette (USA)

“How many Chinese cultural treasures “lost” overseas?” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Earliest Semitic Text Revealed In Egyptian Pyramid Inscription” –

Science Daily (USA)

“Savvy environmentalists challenge corporations to go green” –

Mongabay (Madagascar)

“‘Hobbit’ is a new people species” –

IOL/Cape Argus (South Africa)

“Hunt for ancient medicine secrets” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Art sleuth looks for lost Da Vinci masterpiece” –

Yahoo News/Reuters (USA)

“Terracotta conference to lure international scientists to Izmir” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Comet McNaught now circumpolar visible all night over New Zealand” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Bronze pagoda built in ancient Vietnam Buddhist area” –

Nhân Dân (Viet Nam)

“Professor to study ancient Mayan ruins” –

Daily Kent Stater (USA)

“‘Hobbit’ human ‘is a new species'” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Study of emus offers clues to dinosaur era” –

Cape Argus (South Africa)

“Life on Mars may lie dormant in frozen seas” –

Manchester Evening News (England)

“Authorities say ancient petrified wood has been stolen in Utah” –

Salt Lake Tribune (USA)

“‘Hobbit’ was no pygmy, but a separate species: UoF anthropologist” –

SAWF News (India)

“Deepest Antarctica, a test bed for global warming” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Hubble’s main camera shuts down” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Scientists Hope To Settle ‘Hobbit’ Debate” –

Slashdot (USA)

“Ancient site in Antalya to go online” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“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 29 2007

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“Ancient site vanishing bit by bit” –

Dawn (Pakistan)

“Preaching the climate catechism” –

National Post (Canada)

“Iran warns against any changes in holy sites” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Taiwan revises history textbook to show it’s not part of China” –

M & C News (Scotland)

“We must all realize that climate is a local issue” –

Taipei Times (Taiwan)

“Huge Portion of Martian Atmosphere may Simply be Hiding” –

ShortNews (Germany)

“Japan plans to list Mt. Fuji, other 4 sites for World Heritage candidates” –

People’s Daily (China)

“We Must Fight the Militarization of Anthropology” –

Chronicle of Higher Education (USA)

“Ancient People? Scientists Step Further” –

Russia InfoCentre (Russia)

“Emu’s tracks reveal a lot about dinos” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Heritage fears over river flood scheme” –

The Yorkshire Post (England)

“Comet McNaught now visible at dawn in the S. Hemisphere” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Comet McNaught still visible after sunset in S. Hemisphere” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Cairo scoffs at New Seven Wonders competition” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Trade and the merchant class of 16th century” –

Russia InfoCentre (Russia)

“Caerleon Fortress” –

Waterfront Online (Cymru)

“Planetarium celebrates Hubble telescope’s 16 years” –

Sandusky Register (USA)

“Dust to dust … why old-style interment may be dead and buried” –

The Yorkshire Post (England)

“Do you have Sleep Apnea? Try Playing a Didgeridoo” –

MedGadget (USA)

“Stepped street of King Herod times unearthed in Jerusalem” –

ITAR-TASS (Russia)

“Ancient Techniques Employed to Rescue 5,000 Year Old Egyptian Monument” –

ExducoNet (Italy)

“Malaysia to reconstruct ancient fortress ruins in Malacca” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 13” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

January 28 2007

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“Recovering Iraqi Treasures” –

Palm Beach Daily News (USA)

“China treasure to end 300-year trip to Europe” –

China Daily (China)

“Book Review” – “The Wind Of The Khazars” –

DesiCriitics.org (USA)

“Govt. to take up cause of Buddhists and Hindus at international level” –

Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

“Meteorites: Tend to hit the Earth on a daily basis, but many go unnoticed” –

A.P. Press (USA)

“Algeria to protect archaeological heritage from looting” –

Magharebia (Maghreb)

“Ruins offer clues to people of ancient Peru” –

The Baltimore Sun (USA)

“Temples discovered at Olympics construction site” –

Taipei Times (Taiwan)

“Big bird’s tracks yield prehistoric insight” –

ContraCosta Times (USA)

“Meteorite Goes On Exhibit For A Day” –

Playfuls (Romania)

“Learn about astronomy at lectures, parties” –

The Honolulu Advertiser (Hawai’i)

“Oxford Urged to Date Transition to Iron Age in Iran” –

FARS News Agency (Iran)

“Orion, the hunter, too grand for one tale to tell all” –

Pioneer Press (USA)

“Private archaeological collection donated to Heritage Malta” –

The Malta Independent (Malta)

“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)

January 27 2007

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“British Experts to Study Bronze to Iron Age Transition in Iran” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Ancient judicial systems have contemporary relevance” –

The Hindu (India)

“Holy Grail Experts to Reveal the Truth about the Holy Grail” –

The Open Press (USA)

“China’s 2nd largest lake at risk of environmental decay” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Buddha statue villain shot dead” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Xian in excess” –

The Standard (Hong Kong)

“Iceland and Greece to cooperate on archeology” –

Iceland Review (Iceland)

“Normandy grave hints at 300-year defiance of the Roman Empire” –

The Independent (UK)

“Grave-Robbers’ Cache Yields Roman Gladiator Illustrations” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Master Gardeners: Ancient history guides us with modern use of herbs” –

Marin IJ (USA)

“Mars may hold massive reservoirs of water, CO2 just beneath its surface” –

SAWF News (India)

“Archaeological find in Walker poses problems, possibilities” –

Winona Daily News (USA)

“US not showing goodwill on return of tablets” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Last-gasp test could reveal dark matter” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Beijing saves 2 temples from Olympics boom” –

NDTV News/AP (India)

“Caves hold extinct menagerie” –

Edmonton Journal (Canada)

“2,500-year-old mirror” –

Daily Times (Pakistan)

“Olympic site relics safe, say officials” –

China Daily (China)

“Original spin: ‘Rome and Jerusalem – The Clash of Ancient Civilisations'” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Ancient cave where she wolf nursed Remus and Romulus discovered” –

Daily India (USA)

“Indus Research Centre inaugurated in Tamil Nadu” –

India EduNews (India)

“Priceless icons return home” –

Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)

“Iranian Soltanieh city excavation pending” –

IranMania (Iran)

“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)

January 26 2007

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“Meteorite’s origin traced by Czech geologists” –

Radio Praha (Czech Republic)

“Beijing Unveils Centuries-Old Temples” –

San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

“Lutetia asteroid in Rosetta’s spotlight” –

ESA Rosetta News (France)

“Ancient Mexican Carvings Being Erased by Acid Rain” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Discovering the pharmacy of the pharaohs” –

University of Manchester (England)

“Archaeologist digs for proof of Sasquatch” –

The Union-Democrat (USA)

“‘Mother culture’ remains found near Mexico City” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Ice Age Mammoths, Mastodons promises To Chill” –

HULIQ (USA)

“Genghis Khan and his Heirs – The Great Mongolian Empire” –

Cyprus Observer (Cyprus)

“Taiwan geomancer jailed for cutting down neighbors’ trees” –

IHT (France)

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

Ananova (UK)

“Chinese porcelain exhibition held in Beijing” –

CCTV News (China)

“Old Tbilisi in danger of disappearing” –

The Messenger (Geogia)

“Halting time’s assault on bronze Iraqi antiquities” –

Centre Daily Times/MCT (USA)

“Air on Mars playing game of hide-and-seek?” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Drumlin formed in a blink of geological time” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Skeletons in the closet” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Zeus’ Sacred Place” –

Cyprus Observer (Cyprus)

“Ancient tombs dug up for olympics” –

SuperSport (South Africa)

“History cannot be “dissolved or melted away”” –

People’s Daily (China)

“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)

January 25 2007

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“Ancient Turkish site set to be flooded” –

Nature (UK)

“Swastika Not Simply a Nazi Symbol” –

Ohmy News (South Korea)

“Archaeologists solve mystery of ancient manor’s location” –

Chichester Observer (England)

“Video: Rare ‘prehistoric’ shark emerges from the deep” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Archeologists discover ancient Olmec-influenced city near Mexico City” –

Union-Tribune (USA)

“Scientists start search for planetary origins” –

Natural History Museum (UK)

“Trophy Skull Sheds Light on Ancient Wari Empire” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Ancient Australian fossils studied” –

Science Daily/UPI (USA)

“Mathematics in Ancient Egypt” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Sun’s fickle heart may leave us cold” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Bulusan Volcano Spews Ash Anew” –

Disastres.org (Peru)

“Metallurgy in ancient India was advanced” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Hobbit cave digs set to restart” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Ancient Songs of Wine Enchant Bulgarians” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Enosburgh does away with ancient roads” –

Franklin County Courier (USA)

“Clear South Is Skies Capture Comet McNaught Glory” –

Scoop (New Zealand)

“Italian police recover ancient Roman marble reliefs from tomb looters’ cache” –

IHT (France)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – Taiwan region – 10:59 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Auctioneers defy Greek government” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“In Brief: Antiquities stash” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Moon rock lands at Fulwood school” –

Preston Citizen (England)

“Ancient papyrus donated to the Vatican” –

Indian Catholic (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 24 2007

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“Indonesian mud volcano ’caused by gas drilling'” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Ancient pit tomb unearthed in east China” –

People’s Daily (China)

“The jet stream of Titan” –

ESA News (France)

“Caverns give up huge fossil haul” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Ancient Greek said to sharpen modern mind” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Italian police recover ancient Roman marble reliefs of gladiators” –

USA Today (USA)

“New Historical Maps Available on Internet” –

Arutz Sheva (Israel)

“Orion constellation dominates night sky” –

The Times-Gazette (USA)

“Police seize archaeological finds” –

Azzaman.com (Iraq)

“Did humans wipe out Australia’s big beasts?” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Most primitive primate skeleton discovered” –

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“Mars connection to Seaton beach ‘find'” –

Midweek Herald (Scotland)

“Yorkshire clan linked to Africa” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Iranian Archeologists to Conduct Excavations in Oman” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Prehistoric ‘treasure’ at Saham Toney” –

Watton & Swaffham Times (England)

“City of David dig unearths pilgrims’ road to Temple” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Rhino fossil found by luck” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Nepal king keeps date with spring” –

India eNews (India)

“Comet McNaught as seen from South Africa” –

“Updated photo gallery”

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Bisotun’s Cultural Landscape Intruded by Telecom. Org” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Ancient artifacts returned to Pakistan” –

Asbury Park Press (USA)

“Work on Rome’s Palatine turns up treasures” –

The Vancouver Sun (Canada)

“Snake magic spell may be oldest Semitic text” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Ancient Spell May Be Oldest Semitic Text” –

PhysOrg/AP (USA)

“Bronze Age Fertility Site Found In Italy” –

Playfuls (Romania)

“Ancient Jerusalem Aqueducts Being Restored” –

Arutz Sheva (Israel)

“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 23 2007

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“Another Japanese team to resume excavations in Bolaghi Valley” –

The Tehran Times (Iran)

“Arab Towns Organization launches foundation for ancient, historic cities” –

KUNA (Kuwait)

“Afghan Archaeologist Discusses Bamiyan Site” –

Daily Planet (USA)

“Action taken to save graffiti on 5,000-year-old megaliths” –

The Malta Independent (Malta)

“Scottish landmark seeks Heritage status” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Scientists Find Evidence of Ancient Galactic Collision” –

NewsWise (USA)

“5 Iranian Churches Put Up for UNESCO Registration” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Team traces mystery of oldest city” –

Bradenton Herald (USA)

“Ancient artefacts donated to Heritage Malta” –

The Times of Malta (Malta)

“Earth, She’s Hot and Cold” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Seeing history through the others’ eyes” –

Yemen Observer (Yemen)

“Fossil sheds new light on evolution of flight” –

Houston Chronicle (USA)

“‘Black’ diamonds may come from outer space” –

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“Massive, Ancient Building Discovered In The Andes” –

The Day (USA)

“Auckland at risk of simultaneous volcanic eruptions” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Comet McNaught photo gallery – now a S. Hemisphere spectacular” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Hebrew University Professor Deciphers Ancient Semitic Language” –

Arutz Sheva (Israel)

“Terrifying American Carnivore Was an Early Bird” –

LiveScience (USA)

“Fine Arts Dept to publish archaeology glossary” –

The Nation (Thailand)

“Shipwreck from the Early Islamic Period discovered off Israeli coast” –

NewsWise (USA)

“‘Govt causing delay in volcano monitor'” –

Saipan Tribune (Micronesia)

“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 22 2007

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“Greek protest over London auction” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Ancient gold bracelets on exhibition” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Farmers find stunning archeological site in Peru’s Andes” –

The Seattle Times (USA)

“Biblical archaeologist says St Paul landed in the south” –

The Malta Independent (Malta)

“An Ancient Find: Boy discovers 15-million-year-old fossils” –

Scholastic (USA)

“Pollution threatens pre-Aztec Mexican ruins” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“When woolly mammoths roamed” –

The Advertiser (UK)

“Significant milestone for Columbus flight readiness” –

ESA News (France)

“Last of the Asiatic Cheetahs Fight Extinction” –

USINFO.State (USA)

“PURPLE PATCH: Khufu’s Great Pyramid – Will Cuppy” –

Daily Times (Pakistan)

“Byzantine Icons Returned” –

Archaeology Magazine (USA)

“Protesters demand rock art explanation” –

The Daily Telegraph (Australia)

“Peru ruin may lift veil on lost culture” –

Los Angeles Times (USA)

“Greek cult holds ‘forbidden’ ceremony at Zeus temple” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“X-ray unlocks mysteries of ancient gears” –

Engineer Live (UK)

“Ancient medicine all the buzz in modern China” –

IOL/Reuters (South Africa)

“WA rock art removal given thumbs up by Indigenous group” –

Radio National (Australia)

“Penn halting time’s assault on bronze Iraqi antiquities” –

The Philadelphia Inquirer (USA)

“Troops Unearth Mines, Visits Ancient Buddhist Ruins in Verugal” –

MCNS (Sri Lanka)

“Modern pagans honor Zeus at ancient temple” –

The Seattle Times (USA)

“Iran Owns 300,000 Manuscripts” –

FARS News Agency (Iran)

“Canada acts to protect rainforest” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Comet Wild 2’s Complex Chemistry” –

C&EN News (USA)

“Dig unearths unique artifacts” –

Examiner (Australia)

“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 21 2007

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“Rats latest culprit in Rapa Nui’s demise” –

Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Hawai’i)

“Peru’s unique hairless dogs saved at ancient ruins” –

The Scotsman/Reuters (Scotland)

“As the Ground Shares Its Secrets” –

US News & World Report (USA)

“Moves to register Iran Qazvin Traditional Garden” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Magnitude 6.2 Quake – Molucca Sea – 17:32 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient tanks as important as heritage buildings” –

The Hindu (India)

“Earthen mounds in Ohio are a 2,000-year-old mystery” –

The Dallas Morning News (USA)

“Idols to be imported from India for restored temples” –

Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)

“Zeus group want Athens ceremony” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Unpacking the mysteries of the Majapahit” –

The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

“Railway construction unearths ancient artifacts in Germany” –

The Boston Globe (USA)

“Discovering the secret to the civilization-starting chickpea” –

Israel 21C (Israel)

“Magnitude 7.5 Quake – Molucca Sea – 11:27 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage ‘was not consulted … ‘” –

Malta Independent (Malta)

“Comet McNaught tail so long it’s still visible at N. Hemisphere sunset” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Stamp collection donated to Mashhad Museum” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Global warming evidence is irrefutable” –

Press & Sun-Bulletin – guest viewpoint (USA)

“A land of culture, history and ancient civilization” –

The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

“Officials hope to shed light on cave riddle” –

The Boston Globe (USA)

“Ancient Vishnu idol found in Russia” –

Organiser (India)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 31” –

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

“The Living Goddesses”

Marija Gimbutas &
Miriam Robbins Dexter
(Editor)

EU English Edition

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

Monica Sjoo &
Barbara Mor

EU English Edition

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

Laurens Van Der Post Anne Baring &
Jules Cashford

EU English Edition

“When God Was a Woman”

Merlin Stone

EU English Edition

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

Donna Wilshire, Jim Howard, June Withington

EU English Edition

“The Language of the Goddess: Unearthing the Hidden Symbols of Western Civilization”

Joseph Campbell (Foreword)
Marija Gimbutas

EU English Edition

“Hebrew Goddess”

Raphael Patai

EU English Edition

“The Great Goddess”

Jean Markale

EU English Edition

“Did God Have a Wife?: Archaeology and Folk Religion in
Ancient Israel”

William G. Dever

EU English Edition

“The White Goddess”

Robert Graves

EU English Edition

“The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 6500-3500 BC”

Marija Alseikaite Gimbutas

EU English Edition