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The Morien Institute - The events of December 16th to 22nd 1994, when the remnants of a fragmenting comet, P/Shoemaker-Levy 9, bombarded the surface of Jupiter causing fireballs many times the size of our own planet, were an abrupt wake-up call even for those who were aware of them. The historical sciences generally, and archæology in particular, have collectively painted a picture of the past as if our planet stands alone in empty space. Nothing could be further from reality. Our resilient planet exists in a solar system that has experienced a very dynamic history over the past 20 to 30 millennia, and it is only from this wider solar system perspective that the true history of human civilisation will ever be fully understood. The Morien Institute archive therefore contains relevant material from many disciplines.

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The events of July 16th – 22nd 1994, when the remnants of a fragmenting comet, P/Shoemaker-Levy 9, bombarded the
surface of Jupiter causing fireballs many times the size of our own planet, were an abrupt wake-up call even for those
who were aware of them. The historical sciences generally, and archæology in particular, have collectively painted
a picture of the past as if our planet ‘stands alone in empty space’. Nothing could be further from reality. Our
resilient planet exists in a solar system that has had a very dynamic history over the past 20,000 years or so
and it is only from this wider solar system perspective that the true history of human civilisation can ever
be fully understood. Therefore, The Morien Institute archive contains information from many disciplines


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Top January 2011 New Discoveries


“East Wear Bay dig uncovers hundreds of Roman artefacts”

   

“1,200-Year-Old Royal Tomb Found in Peru”

   

“Scientists claim new geoglyph find in Nazca, Peru”

   

“Sewage workers find 3 pharaonic coffins”

   

“Roman bathhouses discovered in Southern Syria”

   

“Neanderthal faces were not adapted to cold”

   

“Over 500 ancient artifacts unearthed in northeastern Iran”

   

“Stone Age artifacts found in Nepal”

   

“New archeological discoveries in Taima”

   

“Ancient tombs spanning three dynasties unearthed in Chengdu”

   

“Study Of Lice DNA Shows Humans First Wore Clothes 170,000 Years Ago”

   

“Skeletons in the pre-Cambrian closet”

   

“East Polynesia colonized faster and more recently than previously thought”

   

“Marble pillars discovered in Gaza port”

   

“Cretan tools point to 130,000-year-old sea travel”

   

“World’s oldest human remains discovered in Israel”

   

“2,600-year-old Celtic tomb discovered in Germany”

   

“Neanderthals are not totally extinct”

   

“#1 Ice Age zoo unearthed in Snowmass”

   

“5th Century Basilica Church Unearthed in Daraa”

   


 


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Period Ending Monday January 31 2011


“Largest Stone Age building found in NW China’s Shaanxi”

XinhuaNet (China)


“Archaeologists discovered column dating back to 2000 BC”

Global Arab Network (Syria)


“Westernmost Xia dynasty site discovered in China”

Stone Pages Archaeo News (Italy)


“Humans Has Been Provoking Climate Change for Thousands of Years, Carbon History Shows”

Science Daily (USA)


“History of Peru series part 7 – The Lima culture and water”

Peruvian Times (Peru)


“Success of Poznan’ archaeologists in Sudan”

Serwis Nauka w Polsce (Poland)


“Ice age graveyard reveals its secrets”

The Telegraph (UK)


“UNESCO-led team begins Tilourakot excavation”

Himalayan Times (Nepal)



“East Wear Bay dig uncovers hundreds of Roman artefacts”

Kent News (England)


“Archeologists discover ancient ruins along Tanzanian coastal area”

eTN (USA)


“Civilizations Dialogue – Reflection of Archaeological History in Syria”

Global Arab Network (Syria)



“1,200-Year-Old Royal Tomb Found in Peru”

Latin American Herald Tribune (Venezuela)



“The 1,200-year-old tomb of a ruler of the pre-Incan Sican culture was found recently in Peru’s Lambayaque region, the director of the Las Ventanas archaeological dig announced on Wednesday.

‘It’s an individual seated on a litter, a funerary bundle, in which has been found in situ a crown, a mask and a series of objects that accompany him’, Carlos Elera told Efe from Lambayeque.

One of the most interesting objects found is a bottle representing the funerary bundle that it accompanies, since both are facing toward the southwest corner of the temple, which represents ‘a noteworthy symbolic connection’, the scientist said.”

[Full Story]


“Discovery of Clovis Points in Mexico Show Link to Extinct Species”

Fox News Latino (USA)



“Scientists claim new geoglyph find in Nazca, Peru”

Living in Peru (Peru)


“Builders finally return to Wroxeter after 2,000 years”

Shropshire Star (England)


“Kota Batu Archaeological Site Tells Of Brunei’s Advanced Civilisation”

BruDirect (Brunei)


“Well-preserved stone hatchet unearthed in Sichuan”

People’s Daily Online (China)


“Archaeologists unearth more evidence of Roman shanty town”

Teesdale Mercury (England)


“Have Italians found the lost tomb of Caligula?”

The Week (USA)


“Ancient Feneos on Mt. Kyllini, mythical birthplace of the god Hermes”

Athens News Agency (Greece)


“Math model explores emergence of early human societies via warfare”

Sify News (India)



“Sewage workers find 3 pharaonic coffins”

Al-Masry Al-Youm (Egypt)



“Workers in Abu Yasseen village in Sharqiya Governorate found three pharaonic coffins and other artefacts while digging as part of a sewage project in the village.

Eye witnesses said two of the coffins were smashed. The antiquities were transferred to the governorate capital Zagazig, where they will be examined by experts. Guards imposed security around the coffins and the area where they were found.

Clashes erupted when workers demanded a share of their discovery while antiquities authority employees were transferring the artefacts.”

[Full Story]


“Shang-era ruins found to be ancient garrison”

People’s Daily Online (China)


“Ancient plant-matter find in Pine Island changes Florida history”

News-Press (USA)


“Ching dynasty general reunited with aboriginal wife”

T@iwan Today (Taiwan)



“Roman bathhouses discovered in Southern Syria”

Sify News (India)


“Caligula’s tomb found after police arrest man trying to smuggle statue”

The Guardian (UK)


“Archaeologists: Human Settlement in Syria Dates Back to One Million Years”

Global Arab Network (Syria)


“Plan for survey, archeological rescue at Upper Atbara and Setit”

Sudan Vision (Sudan)



“Neanderthal faces were not adapted to cold”

PhysOrg (USA)



“Over 500 ancient artifacts unearthed in northeastern Iran”

Tehran Times (Iran)


“Ancient temple stitched back together”

BBC News (UK)


“In the Pharaohs’ footsteps”

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)


“‘Rock shelters’ on verge of destruction due to negligence”

The News International (Pakistan)


“China: A history still being unearthed”

The Daily Telegraph (UK)


“Vietnamese treasures shine in Seoul’s heart”

The Korea Times (South Korea)


News Headlines Digest
Period Ending Sunday January 16 2011


“The cosmology of Hinduism”

Indian Weekender (New Zealand)


“Climate change may be responsible for the rise and fall of Roman empire, scientists find”

The Sunday Telegraph (UK)


“Thousand years old cultural heritage – pride for Pakistan”

Associated Press of Pakistan (Pakistan)


“New evidence for climate impacts on ancient societies”

Cordis Wire (Germany)


“Large city ruins from Xia and Shang dynasties found in Henan”

Global Times (China)


“Up until 170,000 years ago, we were all naked”

Mmegi Online (Botswana)


“Fall of Rome Recorded in Trees”

ScienceMag (USA)


“Remains of oldest quince and medlar fruit trees in Iberian Peninsula found in Hondarribia”

Basque Research (Euskadi)


“Kerala demand for classical language status for Malayalam”

One India (India)


“Protection of Ape-Man Site of He County Approved”

Anhui News (Japan)


“Did the First Cities Grow From Marshes?”

Science AAAS (USA)


“York’s buried treasures make city vital to global heritage”

The Yorkshire Post (England)


“Amazon Digs Indicate Advanced Indian Civilizations”

NPR (USA)



“There have been a lot of things said about the Amazon: That it was a vast virgin jungle, that its only inhabitants were hunter-gatherers and that the rain forest was too hostile to have ever supported big civilizations.

But increasingly, archaeologists say they are discovering the Amazon was home to large, even advanced civilizations before the Europeans arrived.

Using ground-penetrating radar and other technologies, archaeologists are increasingly excavating causeways, moats and other manmade works. That has prompted archaeologists like the Brazilian Eduardo Neves to rethink what the Amazon looked like before the Europeans arrived.

The new thinking has given much more credence to the reports the Spanish explorers penned in the early 1500s. They had written about finding cities gleaming white.”

[Full Story]


“Ancient Denisovans and the human family tree”

Natural History Museum (UK)


“Expert panel finds Malayalam 2,300 years old, rich in texts”

The Hindu (India)


“Byzantine coins and water tank unearthed in archaeological city of Apamea”

Global Arab Network (Syria)


“Pyramid that Contains Maya Tomb at Palenque Archaeological Zone Restored”

Art Daily (USA)


“Neanderthals and early modern humans had same lifespan “

Past Horizons (Scotland)


“Maltese prehistoric site scheduled to stand”

Stone Pages Archaeo News (Italy)


“Missing Pieces from Statue of King Tut’s Grandparents Found”

CBS News (USA)


“Of bones dinosaurs and DNA”

SwissInfo (Switzerland)


“Amazing find of Stone Age village made by historians”

This Is Derbyshire (England)


“New discovery shows early man drank early wine”

Mother Nature Network (USA)


“Oldest-known wine press found in southern Armenia”

Deutsche Welle (Germany)


“Effective Use Of Power In The Bronze Age Societies Of Central Europe”

Red Orbit (USA)



“Stone Age artifacts found in Nepal”

Stone Pages Archaeo News (Italy)


“House expected to reveal hidden secrets of an ancient city”

Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)



“New archeological discoveries in Taima”

The Saudi Gazette (Saudi Arabia)


“Byzantine Cemeteries Unearthed in North-eastern Syria”

Global Arab Network (Syria)


“Did Famine Destroy ‘Camelot’?”

ArchNews (UK)



“South Cadbury Castle is well known for its suspected association with King Arthur as the site of his infamous castle, Camelot.

Excavations have shown that the site was indeed strengthened in the period formally known as the Dark Ages, at the time of the legendary Arthur. However, there is one question that remains an enigma – why was the site abandoned?

There is no archaeological evidence that shows there was destruction or an invasion at the site of South Cadbury at the beginning of the sixth century – it simply went out of use.

Its abandonment is perplexing for it was strengthened and inhabited in the fifth century as evidenced by the pottery sherds, but by the early sixth century it was uninhabited.

South Cadbury has undergone some extensive excavations, especially by Alcock (1965-1970), who tells us ‘On the basis of archaeological evidence – and there is no other – the Cadbury II occupation had come to an end before 600AD’ (Alcock 1005, 152).”

[Full Story]



“Ancient tombs spanning three dynasties unearthed in Chengdu”

People’s Daily Online (China)


“6000-year-old findings discovered in southern China”

Stone Pages Archaeo News (Italy)



“Study Of Lice DNA Shows Humans First Wore Clothes 170,000 Years Ago”

Medical News Today (UK)


“Beijing’s Forgotten Tomb”

CRI (China)


“Babylon to restore ruins by US-led war”

Press TV (Iran)



“Skeletons in the pre-Cambrian closet”

PhysOrg (USA)


“Srirangapatna’s timeless gems”

Deccan Herald (India)


“Jason and the argot: land where Greek’s ancient language survives”

The Independent (UK)



“East Polynesia colonized faster and more recently than previously thought”

University of Hawai’i (Hawai’i)



“New research by an international team of scholars shows early human colonization of Eastern Polynesia took place much faster and more recently than previously established.

The study was based on an analysis of the validity of more than 1,400 radiocarbon dates from 47 islands in the region collected from their own and other researchers’ published studies.

Polynesian ancestors settled in Samoa around 800 B.C., then much later moved to colonize the region in two distinct phases—earliest in the central Society Islands between A.D. 1025 and 1120, four centuries later than previously assumed.

Then, between 70 and 265 years later, dispersal continued in one major ‘pulse’ to all remaining islands including New Zealand, Hawai`i and Easter Island (Rapa Nui) between A.D. 1190 and 1290.

The timing and sequence of this remarkable event has been highly debated and poorly resolved, precluding the understanding of cultural and ecological change that followed.”

[Full Story]



“Marble pillars discovered in Gaza port”

Ma’an News Agency (Palestinian Territories)


“Tomb of King Tut’s wife may emerge in 2011”

OneIndia (India)



“Cretan tools point to 130,000-year-old sea travel”

The Guardian (UK)


“Peru plans to build museum for Machu Picchu artifacts”

Andina (Peru)


“Urartian king’s burial chamber opened for first time”

Today’s Zaman (Turkey)


“Tutankhamun’s curse puts a downer on Downton Abbey”

The Daily Telegraph (UK)


“A piece of history found off the highway”

The Times of India (India)



“World’s oldest human remains discovered in Israel”

Digital Journal (USA)


“Byzantine and Roman Tombs Unearthed in South of Syria”

Global Arab Network (Syria)



“2,600-year-old Celtic tomb discovered in Germany”

The Daily Telegraph (UK)



“Archaeologists have unveiled the treasures of a 2,600-year-old Celtic tomb containing a wealth of art in Germany.

An ancient hill fort at Heuneburg found the 13-by-16-foot burial chamber in an excellent state of preservation and still containing gold and amber jewellery placed there seven years before the birth of Christ.

The jewellery allowed archaeologists to pinpoint a precise date – the first time they’ve been able to do so with early Celtic remains.”

[Full Story]


“Land sharks covet historical monuments in Bijapur”

Deccan Herald (India)


“Maya pools await diving explorers”

USA Today (USA)


“Ancient Jewish manuscripts reveal a forgotten history”

Past Horizons (Scotland)



“Neanderthals are not totally extinct”

The National (United Arab Emirates)



“#1 Ice Age zoo unearthed in Snowmass”

Aspen Daily News (USA)


“The problem with the warriors”

China.org (China)



“5th Century Basilica Church Unearthed in Daraa”

DayPress News (Syria)


“‘Protection of heritage neglected’”

The Hindu (India)


“Yongchun lacquered baskets, one of Fujian’s art treasures”

Whats On Xiamen (China)


“Ancient Cham shrine discovered in central Vietnam”

Thanh Nien Daily (Viet Nam)


“The Fantastic National Museum of Damascus! – by Dr. Zahi Hawass”

Asharq Alawsat (Egypt)


“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project”

Cardiff/Athens Universites (Cymru/Greece)



[In October 1900, Captain Dimitrious Kondos was leading a team of sponge divers near the the island of Antikythera off the coast of Greece. They noticed a shipwreck about 180 feet below the surface and began to investigate. Amongst the artifacts that they brought up was a coral-encrusted piece of metal that later archaeologists found was some sort of gear wheel.

The rest of the artifacts, along with the shape of the boat, suggested a date around 2000 years ago, which made the find one of the most anomalous that had ever been recovered from the Greek seas. It became known as The Antikythera Mechanism.

In 2006 the journal “Nature” published a letter, and another paper about the mechanism was published in 2008, detailing the findings of Prof. Mike G. Edmunds of Cardiff University. Using high-resolution X-ray tomography to study the fragments of the anomalous Antikythera Mechanism, they found that it was in fact a bronze mechanical analog computer that could be used to calculate the astronomical positions and various cycles of the Moon – as seen from the Earth: – Ed]




More news stories and websites about The Antikythera mechanism


“Antikythera Mechanism – World’s earliest existing analogue computer”

HotnHit News (India)


“Decoding an Ancient Computer: Greek Technology Tracked the Heavens”

Scientific American (USA)


“Watch a video explaining the Antikythera mechanism”

Nature (UK)


“World’s First Computer Rebuilt, Rebooted After 2,000 Years”

Wired Gadget Lab (USA)


“Antikythera: A 2,000-year-old Greek computer comes back to life”

The Guardian Science Blog (UK)


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Google (USA)

 



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