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July 20 2005

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“Wildfire laying waste to cultural sites” –

Native Times (USA)

“Little archaeologists in Çatalhöyük” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Robotics show Lucy walked upright” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Moslems Destroy Temple Mount Artifacts” –

Israel Today (Israel)

“Ancient Peru city reveals 5,000-year-old ‘writing’” –

The Navhind Times (India)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – eastern Mongolia – 21:54 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Human fingerprints found on pottery pieces of 3,600 years ago” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“History hides in open space: Soapstone helps rewrite area’s story” –

The Coloradoan (USA)

“Egypt retrieves antique taken by American in 1958” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Pre-Incas kept detailed records too” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“‘Calmed’ Roads Led to a Storm” –

Los Angeles Times (USA)

“Fire threatens Colorado archaeological sites” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Grant preserves ancient village in Castalian Springs” –

The News-Examiner (USA)

“Ancient stone-coffin tombs discovered in SW province” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Rescue Operation in Bolaqi Gorge Caves Kicked Off” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Cheers to 9000-year-old Chinese beer!” –

New Kerala (India)

“Interplanetary Whodunit” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Ancient Inca kids on display” –

News24 (South Africa)

“Magnitude 4.9 Quake – Fiji region – 04:48 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Unusual Iron Age steles discovered in Ardebil Province” –

The Tehran Times (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 0” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 19 2005

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“Céide Fields bog covers ancient farms” –

Sligo Weekender (Ireland)

“Icelandic Roads Rerouted Due To Elves Tradition” –

SoftPedia (USA)

“Ancient Peru city reveals 5 000-year-old ‘writing'” –

SABC News (South Africa)

“Ancient stone-coffin tombs discovered in Sichuan” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Expert ‘reads’ Native American artifacts” –

Chambersburg Public Opinion (USA)

“Ancient remains found at Louth archaeological dig” –

Ireland Online (Ireland)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Kuril Islands – 17:16 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Archaeologists unveil pieces of ancient Rome” –

CTV News (Canada)

“Hidden treasure basket from Pompeii unveiled” –

The Buffalo News (USA)

“Ancient Iranian Fleet Made in Shiraz” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Damming The Euphrates – free (26 mins) video” –

The Archaeology Channel (USA)

“The archeological dig of Desyatinna Church has been started” –

ForUm (Ukraine)

“British Have Changed Little Since Ice Age, Gene Study Says” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Soltanieh Joined the UNESCO List of World Heritage” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Magnitude 4.6 Quake – Potosi, Bolivia – 15:08 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Legendary Perperikon Gets Additional Financing” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Melt Through the Ice to Find Life” –

Universe Today (USA)

“Australia returns antiquities to Egypt” –

Aljazeera (Qatar)

“Ancient woolly mammoth tusk found in California” –

CTV News (Canada)

“Unusual Iron Age steles discovered in Ardebil Province” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – Loyalty Islands – 10:31 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Precious scroll found, but experts remain cautious” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 1” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 18 2005

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“Western approach to ancient traditions” –

China Daily (China)

“Treasure from ancient Pompeii unveiled” –

Houston Chronicle (USA)

“‘Safeguard ancient Jain vestiges’” –

NewindPress (India)

“Digging back 35 million years in crater” –

The Baltimore Sun (USA)

“Offshore quake rattles Big Island” –

Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Hawaii)

“Ancient tombs discovered in SW China municipality” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“8,000-year-old relics found in Mississippi” –

The Clarion-Ledger (USA)

“Old city ‘labyrinth’ discovered by dog” –

Wakefield Today (England)

“Magnitude 5.8 Quake – Molucca Sea – 19:37 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Dinosaur park to be built around Cretaceous footprints” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Stop Wasting Public Money on Wanton Destruction of Tara-Skryne Valley” –

IndyMedia (Eire)

“Why History Will Judge Us Harshly for Our Violation’s of Iraq’s Patrimony” –

HNN (USA)

“Aighila once stronghold for pirates: Finds reveal site of ancient port” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“The Humble Space Telescope” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Earthquake shakes historic Myanmar temples” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Magnitude 5.7 Quake – Timor region – 02:06 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“UNESCO Declares Eight Israeli Sites World Heritage Sites” –

Arutz Sheva (Israel)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Banda Sea – 01:59 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Czechs cobble new line in prehistoric footwear” –

The Melbourne Age (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 12” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 17 2005

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“Hundreds of stolen relics found in northern home” –

The Jerusalem Post (Israel)

“3,500-year-old Sanskrit finding new life online” –

Sun-Sentinel (USA)

“Mede Architecture Structures Found in Moosh Tappe” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Elizabeth 1st Lost Garden Uncovered” –

50Connect (UK)

“‘Early Islamic deeds restored'” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Archaeologists continue work on shipwreck” –

Rocky Mount Telegram (USA)

“Ancient cave drawing found in Amursk region” –

InterFax (Russia)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – Hawaii region – 19:15 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Authenticity of Oxus Treasure to be examined at British Museum” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Experts: Archaeological treasures abound in Mid-Ohio Valley” –

The Parkersburg News (USA)

“Two Koreas to Conduct Survey of Koguryo Relics” –

Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)

“Tin Deposits and the Early History of Bronze: Part 4” –

RedNova (USA)

“Committee set up to preserve Sri Harmandir Sahib” –

The Panthic Weekly (India)

“Egypt Demands Return of Pharaonic Reliefs” –

Tuscaloosa News (USA)

“Three bids for perimeter security lighting for Neolithic temples” –

The Malta Independent (Malta)

“Discovery of 3 Thousand-Year-Old Remains of Burial Rituals in Qom Altars” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Bighorn Canyon sites at mercy of unlawful artifact hunters” –

Billings Gazette (USA)

“Tasmanian coral reef ‘proof of global warming'” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Woolly mammoth tusk found” –

ContraCosta Times/AP (USA)

“Ancient Skeletons” –

Star of Mysore (India)

“Scroll find propels Dead Sea saga” –

The Jerusalem Post (Israel)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 16 2005

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“Bulgaria Sets Sights on Valley of Khans” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Archeologists Uncover Ancient Arizona Canals” –

Los Angeles Times (USA)

“Ancient scrolls found in Judean Desert” –

The Melbourne Age (Australia)

“Scrolls fragments: Biblical or bunk?” –

The Salt Lake Tribune (USA)

“UN heritage honour for Bahrain Fort” –

Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

“China to telecast programme on ancient navigator” –

The Hindu (India)

“Volunteers labor to save ancient city of Allanoi” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Magnitude 4.3 Quake – northern East Pacific Rise – 13:13 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Archaelogists discover link to Lebanon’s commercial past” –

The Daily Star (Lebanon)

“Diviner chases legendary treasure” –

GeelongInfo (Australia)

“Mummies key to mystery” –

Edmonton Sun (Canada)

“The Massacre Of Mesopotamia” –

MathabaNet (South Africa)

“17 Cultural Sites Inscribed at Heritage List” –

Art Daily (USA)

“Ancient Aryan civilization achieved incredible technological progress … “ –

Pravda (Russia)

“Magnitude 4.4 Quake – Revilla Gigedo Islands region – 08:44 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Beijing to host int’l congress of science history for first time” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Ancient skeletons point to 3000 year-old settlement in Fiji” –

Daily Times (Pakistan)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – Pakistan – 02:17 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 38” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 15 2005

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“Builders erase Mecca’s history” –

The Navind Times (India)

“Magnitude 3 earthquake rattles Mount St. Helens volcano” –

The Seattle Times (USA)

“Huge crater and whale-with-feet boneyard named U.N. heritage sites” –

CBC News (Canada)

“Sensational find in Germany: 600 year-old Papal seals” –

The Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Merida, Venezuala – 21:02 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Soltanieh Joined the UNESCO List of World Heritage” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Fate of Kennewick Man study unclear” –

The Seattle Times (USA)

“Fire in Peru´s Machu Picchu” –

Prensa Latina (Cuba)

“Timbuktu crossed off heritage danger list” –

IOL/The Mercury (South Africa)

“Settlement probably first in Fiji, say archaeologists” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Bedouin robber leads archaeologist to fragments of biblical scroll” –

New Mexican (USA)

“Zheng He might be finder of America: Foreign scholar’s hypotheses” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Magnitude 4.4 Quake – northern Italy – 15:17 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Sterkfontein site gets thumbs-up” –

News24 (South Africa)

“Etruscan banqueting in Tuscan show” –

ANSA (Italy)

“Marianas volcano continues to spew ash” –

KPUA News (Hawaii)

“Underwater Sand Avalanches Linked to Sea-Level Changes” –

ScienceBlog (USA)

“Explosions in Space May Have Initiated Ancient Extinction on Earth” –

Noticias (Spain)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Oruro, Bolivia – 01:07 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Thousands of years old Shennongjia” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 61” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 14 2005

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“Golden treasure to return home” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Historic church found in Uppsala” –

The Local (Sweden)

“Experts eye SA meteor site” –

News24 (South Africa)

“World with 3 suns emerges from cosmos” –

The Sun Herald (USA)

“Great Moment in Science – The Roswell Autopsy” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Panda pad, ancient ruins go for listing” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Found: 3000-year-old settlement” –

News24 (South Africa)

“Dinosaurs and birds just a breath away” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Temple to Karneio Apollo at Thera badly needs conservation” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Magnitude 5.3 Quake – New Guinea, Papua New Guinea – 20:17 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Three world heritage parks removed from danger list” –

M&C Science News (Scotland)

“Fossilized bones may reveal complete specimen” –

San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

“New finding disputes myth of early settlers” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Unveil the origin of Chinese characters” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Cassini lines up close moon flyby” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“No evidence of Ayodhya kingdom: historian” –

Gulf Times (Qatar)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Nias region, Indonesia – 19:40 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“The Great Pyramid may still contain Khufu’s intact pharaonic tomb” –

The Daily Star (Lebanon)

“Egypt pushes foreign museums to return national treasures” –

Chicago Sun-Times (USA)

“Survey pinpoints unrecorded Aboriginal cultural sites” –

ABC Message Stick (Australia)

“Treasures of our nation” –

EDP24 (England)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 55” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 13 2005

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“Relics of ancient citadel found in Binh Dinh” –

VNS (Viet Nam)

“Skull reveals trepanation performed 10,000 years ago” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Seventy-foot Megalodon Shark No Longer Extinct” –

eMediaWire (USA)

“Housing remains dating back 3,200 years found in Fukuoka” –

Japan Today (Japan)

“Jupiter and the Moon: Looking West at Sunset today – skymap” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Red Fort gets set for world heritage status” –

The Times of India (India)

“A New Class of Planet?” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Discovery launch delayed” –

ESA News (France)

“Ancient tower found on Greek island” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Divers recover main cannon from wreck of CSS Alabama” –

Montgomery Advertiser/AP (USA)

“Paleoclimatology – An Introduction to past climate change” –

Earth Observatory (Earth Orbit)

“No evidence of Rama or kingdom of Ayodhya: historian” –

IANS (India)

“Archeological Findings in Homs” –

SANA (Syria)

“Land of mummies” –

The Washington Times (USA)

“SSETI Express sets off” –

ESA News (France)

“Precious ancient tombs destroyed” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Archaeologists unearth taste of ancient Rome” –

News-Journal (USA)

“Ancient Maori adze stolen from Wairarapa museum” –

Stuff (New Zealand)

“Magnitude 5.9 Quake – southern Peru – 12:06 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“After flood, Shetrunji throws up a civilisation” –

The Times of India (India)

“You’ve never seen anything so ancient Chinese like this in Tokyo” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

“Extinct Bears May Open Doors For The DNA Sequencing Of Neanderthal” –

AllHeadlineNews (USA)

“Bid fails to stop Indigenous artefacts from returning to Britain” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – Andaman Islands region, India – 00:29 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Accident on launch pad leaves shuttle mission in doubt” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 52” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 12 2005

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“Work starts to cool off treasured ancient tomb” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

“Under Iran Mullahs Management, Ancient Sites of Susa in Danger” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Contractor damaged San Miguel Indian ruins” –

San Luis Obispo Tribune (USA)

“Archaeological survey pinpoints hidden treasures” –

Yorke County Times (Australia)

“Stonehenge Quarry Found in Wales” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Furness dig may have found St. Patrick’s birthplace” –

North-West Evening Mail (England)

“English director to shoot Life of ‘First Emperor of Qin'” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Native lore tells the tale: There’s been a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on” –

EurekAlert (USA)

“Archaeologists uncover grave of ancient Bulgarian ruler” –

Monsters & Critics (Scotland)

“‘Updated’ history book offends saffronites” –

The Times of India (India)

“Ancient Indian canals found near Phoenix” –

Billings Gazette (USA)

“Vietnamese anthropologist opens window to the past” –

Thanh Niem News (Viet Nam)

“Magnitude 5.7 Quake – Kepulauan Tanimbar, Indonesia – 17:07 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“National Archaeology Week 05: Cutting edge lasers at Rievaulx Abbey” –

24Hr Museum (England)

“Workers find 5 sets of mastodon bones in northwest Indiana” –

Chicago Sun-Times (USA)

“World must safeguard Everest from risk of climate change” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“‘Blackbeard’s Ship’ Yields New Clues to Pirate Mystery” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Why do we commemorate Zheng He?” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Laser unlocks abbey’s secrets” –

Yorkshire Post (England)

“Glaciers and Sea-Level Rise – new images” –

Earth Observatory (Earth Orbit)

“After floods, structures unearthed in Amreli” –

Ahmedabad Newsline (India)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 68” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 11 2005

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“Magnitude 6.1 Quake – south of the Fiji Islands – 23:06 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Frescoes in ancient Hindu temple damaged” –

The Tribune (India)

“U.S. skateboarder jumps China’s Great Wall” –

The Star (Malaysia)

“Czech recreates shoes worn by 5,000-year-old ‘Iceman'” –

The Seattle Times (USA)

“Knights may have travelled beneath citadel” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Morning Mars: Looking East before Sunrise in Mid-July – skymap” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Ancient rock art again listed among world’s endangered sites” –

Indigenous Times (Australia)

“20 Hohokam canals discovered on proposed development site” –

KVOA4 News (USA)

“Historians stunned at Saxon find” –

Shropshire Star (England)

“Chinese culture re-examined” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Kennewick Man yields ancient secrets” –

The Seattle Times (USA)

“Bulgaria’s Indiana Jones Opens New Successful Season” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Magnitude 5.8 Quake – Easter Island region – 12:01 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“If the ancient shoe fits … “ –

The Globe & Mail (Canada)

“Bones of 5 mastodons dug up” –

IndyStar (USA)

“Great voyager honored” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 78” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

“The Celtic Gods: Comets in Irish Mythology”

“The Serpent Grail:
The Truth Behind
the Holy Grail,
the Philosopher’s Stone
and the Elixir of Life”

“Bill Wyman’s Treasure Islands: Britain’s History Uncovered”

“Turning The Hiram Key: Rituals Of Freemasonry Revealed”

Robert Lomas

EU English Edition

“The Science of the Hitchhiker’s Guide
to the Galaxy”

Michael Hanlon

EU English Edition

“The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture
of Reality”

Brian Greene

EU English Edition

“The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe”

Roger Penrose

EU English Edition

“The Knights Templar: The History and Myths of the Legendary Order”

Sean Martin

EU English Edition

“1491: New Revelations of the Americas
Before Columbus”

Charles C. Mann

EU English Edition

“Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy”

EU English Edition