– terrestrial archaeology and solar system history – news headlines archive – July 11 – 20 2003 – new discoveries about ancient civilisation under ancient skies –

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July 20 –

“Ancient Ritual Poses Environmental Crisis” –

ctnow.com (USA)

July 20 –

“Library program will focus on fossils” –

The Idaho Statesman (USA)

July 20 –

“Prehistoric ‘fish lizard’ discovered in Southeast” –

Kenai Peninsula Clarion (USA)

July 20 –

“Years were longer 1.3 billion years ago: Chinese scientists” –

XinhuaNet (China)

July 20 –

“Jordanian artifacts offer look at lost civilization” –

Sun Herald (USA)

July 20 –

“Father, son make fossil find on hike” –

Review Journal (USA)

July 19 –

“Scientists drill through ice caps” –

ABC Online (Australia)

July 19 –

“Cosmic mirage: Discovery of quasar with Einstein ring” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

July 19 –

“Test of manned mission to Mars can begin in 2005” –

InterFax (Russia)

July 19 –

“Stuffed dormice a Roman favourite” –

BBC Online (UK)

July 19 –

“Petra artefacts arrive in US for exhibition” –

The Jordan Times (Jordan)

July 19 –

“Archaeologists unearth unique objects in Veliky Novgorod” –

Novosti (Russia)

July 19 –

“Ancient tomb reveals new find” –

Omaha World-Herald (USA)

July 19 –

“Excavating truth at Ayodhya” –

Frontline (India)

July 19 –

“Welsh ‘treasures’ in heritage vote” –

BBC Online (UK)

July 19 –

“Archeological sites found in Sumbawa” –

Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

July 18 –

“Top 10 Summer Sky Targets” –

Space.com (USA)

July 18 –

“Panama: Protecting History Under Water” –

IPS (Italy)

July 18 –

“Experts say Nessie fossil is a hoax” –

The Inverness Courier (Scotland)

July 18 –

“Archaeologists discover remains of child” –

Aylesbury Today (England)

July 18 –

“Research to consider emissions impact on rock carvings” –

ABC Message Stick (Australia)

July 18 –

“Man arrested in attempt to smuggle ancient coins, weapons out of Bulgaria” –

BNN (Bulgaria)

July 18 –

“Ancient Petra artifacts to debut in New York” –

The Desert Sun (USA)

July 18 –

“Ruins of 3,000-year-old village unearthed in central China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

July 18 –

“Farewell To Earth And Lunar As MarsExpress Looks Back” –

Space Daily (USA)

July 18 –

“Ancient manuscript goes on the web” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 18 –

“Jewelry made with ancient objects gives new look” –

The Daily Star (Lebanon)

July 17 –

“The 2003 Perseid Meteor Shower” –

Science@NASA (USA)

July 17 –

“Eight thousand years of history beneath Terminal 5” –

Ananova (UK)

July 17 –

“Fossil find definitely not ‘Nessie’: scientists” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

July 17 –

“Mammoth effort to clone ice-age beast” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

July 17 –

“Ancient tool found at site” –

Swindon Evening Advertiser (England)

July 17 –

“5,000-year-old settlement found in Sligo” –

The Belfast Telegraph (Ireland)

July 17 –

“Child’s play key to ancient discovery” –

The Herald (Scotland)

July 17 –

“Polish your trowel and get ready for National Archaeology Days!” –

24 Hour Museum (UK)

July 17 –

“Baja California Rock Art Dated to 7,500 Years Ago” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

July 17 –

“Russian probe to fly on ‘winds of Venus'” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

July 17 –

“Keeping ancient Arab tales alive in Damascus’ Old City” –

The Daily Star (Lebanon)

July 17 –

“Astronomers find ‘cosmic vagabonds'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 17 –

“Japanese Scientists Begin Work on Possible Mammoth Clone” –

Baku Today (Azerbaijan)

July 17 –

“Russia to launch Venus probe” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

July 16 –

“Fewer asteroids than expected likely to hit Earth” –

Hindustan Times (India)

July 16 –

“Dinosaur Fossil Found at Scotland’s Loch Ness” –

Reuters (UK)

July 16 –

“NASA research seeks to discover if comets seeded life” –

Spaceflight Now (USA)

July 16 –

“Beijing’s heritage to be restored” –

China Daily (China)

July 16 –

“Pensioner stumbles across Nessie remains” –

IOL (South Africa)

July 16 –

“Small Stony Asteroids Will Explode and Not Hit Earth, Study Shows” –

Space.com (USA)

July 16 –

“Underwater Archaeology Museum may receive new exhibit” –

Novosti (Russia)

July 16 –

“Supernovae Key to Mystery Dust of the Universe” –

Reuters (UK)

July 16 –

“Scientists hunt evidence of Noah’s flood, examine ancient ships in Black Sea” –

Phily.com (USA)

July 16 –

“Pensioner finds remains of Loch Ness monster” –

The Herald (Scotland)

July 16 –

“Fossil of ‘Nessie monster’ trips up pensioner” –

Daily Telegraph (UK)

July 16 –

“Arizona fire imperils ancient Indian ruins” –

CNN (USA)

July 16 –

“China’s ‘Loch Ness Monster’ resurfaces” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

July 15 –

“Fossil find puzzles palaeontologists” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

July 15 –

“Unique Dinosaur Discovered in Russia’s Amur Region” –

Pravda (Russia)

July 15 –

“Icebound telescope probes the Universe” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 15 –

“Professor helps solve engineering problems of deep-water archeology” –

Boston Globe (USA)

July 15 –

“China to build first museum on anthropology” –

XinhuaNet (China)

July 15 –

“Mars closest to earth for the past 60,000 years” –

The Malta Independent (Malta)

July 15 –

“‘Gassy’ Galaxies Found With Few Stars” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

July 15 –

“Ancient Egyptian priest settlement uncovered” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

July 15 –

“NZ finds suggest cooling helped kill the dinosaurs” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

July 15 –

“Archaeologists on the Block?” –

Washington Post (USA)

July 15 –

“China’s ‘Loch Ness Monster’ Resurfaces” –

Reuters (UK)

July 15 –

“Intact skeleton found in ancient tomb in SW China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

July 15 –

“Mars at its closest” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

July 14 –

“Dinos Doomed Before Asteroid Strike?” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

July 14 –

“Past glory preserved at the 13 mausoleums of Ming Dynasty” –

China Daily (China)

July 14 –

“Fish fossils reveal Roman trade routes” –

Nature (UK)

July 14 –

“Provinces to get control of archaeological sites” –

The News (Pakistan)

July 14 –

“Ancient Planet Discovered” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

July 14 –

“Virgin Mary church remains discovered in Luxor” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

July 14 –

“Astronomers debate the Universe” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 14 –

“‘Dinos were doomed before meteors struck'” –

IOL (South Africa)

July 14 –

“Eye on the sky returns” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

July 14 –

“New telescope may reveal waterworlds” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

July 13 –

“ANU releases plans to rebuild Mount Stromlo Observatory” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

July 13 –

“Ancient people not to blame for extinction of mammoths” –

Amarillo Globe News (USA)

July 13 –

“Anuradhapura – cradle of Sinhala Buddhist civilisation” –

Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)

July 13 –

“World’s leading stargazers gather in Sydney” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

July 13 –

“Rock, Scissors, Paper and Waterworlds” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

July 12 –

“Celestial bonanza for stargazers on Aug 28” –

Hindustan Times (India)

July 12 –

“Seven-million-year-old missing link found” –

Pravda (Russia)

July 12 –

“Hubble unveils oldest planet” –

Times of India (India)

July 12 –

“Home of the ancient gods” –

Daily Yomiuri (Japan)

July 12 –

“Chilean experts say ‘blob’ a sperm whale” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

July 12 –

“Mars storm not likely to affect rovers” –

The Arizona Republic (USA)

July 12 –

“Feng Shui Notebook: Feng Shui paintings triggered good luck” –

Hindustan Times (India)

July 12 –

“Astronomers find massive, ancient planet” –

ABS-CBN.com (Philippines)

July 12 –

“Astronomers find oldest known, gaseous planet” –

Taipei Times (Taiwan)

July 12 –

“5,000-year-old skeleton unearthed in south China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

July 11 –

“Ancient planet discovery challenges planet-formation ideas” –

New Scientist (UK)

July 11 –

“Ancient Egyptian Priest Compound Discovered” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

July 11 –

“Insight: A peep into the past by word of mouth” –

Gulf News (Dubai)

July 11 –

“Scientists ‘stunned’ by ancient planet” –

Canada.com (Canada)

July 11 –

“Atlantis Diary XI – Encore” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

July 11 –

“Tampering with Nefertiti” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

July 11 –

“Archaeologists begin digging at the Presidio” –

Contra Costa Times (USA)

July 11 –

“Six articles found during Ayodhya excavation” –

KeralaNext.com (India)

July 11 –

“Roman brooch find in Shetland extends ancient travel routes” –

The Herald (Scotland)

July 11 –

“Chinese Columbus Commemorated” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 11 –

“Oldest known planet found” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

July 2003 –

“Focus on Iraq: The sacking of the Baghdad museum” –

Archaeology Magazine (USA)

July 2003 –

“Interactive Dig: City in the Clouds” –

Archaeology Magazine (USA)

July 2003 –

“Riddles of the Anasazi” –

Smithsonian Magazine (USA)