– terrestrial archaeology and solar system history – news headlines archive – July 21 – 31 2003 – new discoveries about ancient civilisation under ancient skies –

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July 31 –

“Deir al-Zor: Syria’s hidden archaeological treasure” –

Daily Star (Lebanon)

July 31 –

“Site dig unearths ancient building” –

EDP24.com (England)

July 31 –

“Sunland Park property contains hundreds of dinosaur tracks” –

KOBTV.com (USA)

July 31 –

“Excavators look to unearth lost city” –

China Daily (China)

July 31 –

“Archaeologists Excited to Explore Unique Roman Tomb in Sofia” –

Novinite (Bulgaria)

July 31 –

“Aborigines to picket UK museum” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

July 31 –

“Mars orbiter captures view of stair-stepped mound” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

July 31 –

“How it was done: Thailand’s ancient palm-leaf manuscripts” –

Bangkok Post (Thailand)

July 31 –

“Ancient spring now refreshed” –

South Wales Argus (Cymru)

July 31 –

“Archaeology in Lebanon goes begging” –

Daily Star (Lebanon)

July 31 –

“British museum faces legal action over Aboriginal remains” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

July 31 –

“1 yr later – Soldiers Claim to See Mysterious Lake Monsters in China” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 31 –

“‘Tomb Raider’ Has Nothing on Real Archaeological Tech” –

National Geographic News (USA)

July 31 –

“Tough fines for rock art damage” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

July 30 –

“Star-gazing dropout captures Saturn skillfully on film” –

The Taipei Times (Taiwan)

July 30 –

“Stars & Planets: August 2003 – Skywatchers Guide” –

The Independent (UK)

July 30 –

“Buddhist temple stands the test of time” –

China Daily (China)

July 30 –

“Egypt determined to return all national treasures” –

KUNA/Zawya (Syria)

July 30 –

“The art of ancient Sumer” –

WSWS (USA)

July 30 –

“Satellite shows dramatic Aral loss” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 30 –

“Mysteries of a sunken city coming to light” –

NTV/MSNBC (Turkey)

July 30 –

“‘Torment’ over as skulls head back home” –

The Star/IOL (South Africa)

July 30 –

“3,000-year-old Earthenware Restored to Original Splendor” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 30 –

“Alberta’s badlands home to a dinosaur wonderland” –

Vancouver Sun (Canada)

July 30 –

“The Rise of Oxygen” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

July 30 –

“Museum defends Aboriginal remains” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

July 30 –

“A technology to explore the galaxy” –

The Independent (Bangladesh)

July 30 –

“Saddam spoiled an ancient Eden” –

Washington Times (USA)

July 30 –

“Incubator of Life Discovered at Ocean Bottom” –

Pravda (Russia)

July 30 –

“China imposes Great Wall ban” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 30 –

“New Digging to Probe Mystery of Ancient Sanxingdui Ruins” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 30 –

“Explorers rub hands over ancient Roman cream” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

July 29 –

“Loch Ness Sea Monster Fossil a Hoax, Say Scientists” –

National Geographic News (USA)

July 29 –

“Aboriginal skulls handed back” –

Message Stick (Aotearoa)

July 29 –

“Iran’s Achaemenid palaces to be reconstructed on computer” –

Payvand’s Iran News (Iran)

July 29 –

“British Museum denies Egypt Rosetta Stone” –

Ananova (UK)

July 29 –

“Nessie’s Secret Is Safe” –

CBS News (USA)

July 29 –

“Dinosaur search lures Ottawa native” –

Canada.com (Canada)

July 29 –

“Ancient mounds get digital makeovers” –

The News Star (USA)

July 29 –

“2,000-year-old pot opened” –

The Guardian (UK)

July 29 –

“British museum hands back aboriginal skulls” –

MSNBC (USA)

July 29 –

“Anthropologist wants Aboriginal Heritage Act reviewed” –

Message Stick (Aotearoa)

July 29 –

“The “Fixed” Hotspot That Created Hawaii Not Stationary At All” –

Space Daily (USA)

July 29 –

“The fall and rise and fall and rise of Babylon” –

The Taipei Times (Taiwan)

July 29 –

“Ancient Roman Face Cream Found” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

July 29 –

“Official says ancient relics plundered in Jiroft” –

IRNA (Iran)

July 29 –

“British museum hands back Aboriginal remains” –

Message Stick (Aotearoa)

July 29 –

“Hydrothermal Vents May Persist Millions Of Years Incubating Life” –

Space Daily (USA)

July 28 –

“‘Roman Cosmetics’ Found at London Temple Dig” –

Reuters (UK)

July 28 –

“Japanese return home after earthquake swarm subsides” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

July 28 –

“Tribes, archaeologists at odds over prehistoric cemetery” –

Austin American-Statesman (USA)

July 28 –

“Mystique of Ba civilization lives on” –

China Daily (China)

July 28 –

“Police uncover home treasure trove” –

The Advertiser (Australia)

July 28 –

“Mystery capsule reveals 2,000-year-old Roman ointment” –

Ananova (UK)

July 28 –

“New Map of Water Ice on Mars” –

Yahoo News (USA)

July 28 –

“Learn about ancient crafts at the Dean “ –

icAyrshire (Scotland)

July 28 –

“Neolithic Grave Tells Tale of the Zhuangs” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 28 –

“‘Roman cosmetics’ found at ancient dig” –

CNN (USA)

July 28 –

“Bizarre Lost City vent is truly ancient” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

July 28 –

“Tomb reveals Ancient Egypt’s humiliating secret” –

The Times (UK)

July 28 –

“Portrait of a doomed Sea – satellite images of Earth’s youngest desert” –

ESA News (France)

July 28 –

“Scientists divided over demise of Hubble Space Telescope” –

International Herald Tribune (USA)

July 28 –

“Archaeology: When Golan worshipers faced south” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

July 27 –

“Marines Work to Restore Ancient Hammurabi” –

San Luis Obispo (USA)

July 27 –

“Close-up with a Cathar” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

July 27 –

“Space factories plan crystallises” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

July 27 –

“Fighting over cultural treasures” –

The Taipei Times (Taiwan)

July 27 –

“Intriguing celestial images arrive from GALEX” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

July 27 –

“Threads of history: Weaving technology in early Egypt” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

July 27 –

“An astronomical decision: Scientists debate Hubble’s mission” –

Houston Chronicle (USA)

July 27 –

“BBC ‘proves Nessie does not exist'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 27 –

“Dinosaur skeleton is most complete ever found in Idaho” –

Deseret News (USA)

July 27 –

“A green, pleasant and ancient land is being ploughed under” –

The Age (Australia)

July 27 –

“Crystals for lasers to be made in space” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

July 27 –

“Marines at the gates of Babylon work to restore the ancient capital” –

MSNBC (USA)

July 26 –

“Older than Stonehenge: prehistoric buffalo jump finds a new audience” –

Globe & Mail (Canada)

July 26 –

“Germany’s dog-eating catfish found dead” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

July 26 –

“Slavery: active since time immemorial” –

Dawn (Pakistan)

July 26 –

“Farmers wrecking ancient sites” –

The Guardian (UK)

July 26 –

“‘Warm spots’ on Mars could harbour life: Scientists” –

Hindustan Times (India)

July 26 –

“Planets Need Heavy-Metal” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

July 26 –

“Ancient industry fights the march of progress” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

July 26 –

“DNA could help date ancient manuscripts” –

Cambridge News (England)

July 26 –

“Legendary dog-eating catfish dies” –

China Daily (China)

July 26 –

“Ice man Oetzi was an Italian” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

July 25 –

“Doubts resurface about land route through Siberia” –

San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

July 25 –

“Top of sky is receding: We may be pushing the stratosphere away” –

Nature (UK)

July 25 –

“Europe sets sights on US space monopoly” –

Dawn (Pakistan)

July 25 –

“Vitim meteorite was probably a comet” –

Novosti (Russia)

July 25 –

“Oldest modern human fossil discovered in Ethiopia” –

WSWS.com (USA)

July 25 –

“Campaign launched to protect archaeology from ploughing” –

24 Hour Museum (UK)

July 25 –

“Iceman cometh – from Italy” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

July 25 –

“Ancient history damaged by farmers” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 25 –

“UNESCO puts Nepal heritage sites on danger list” –

The Independent (Bangladesh)

July 25 –

“Free I.S.S. Education Kit for pupils aged 12-15 – Teacher sign-up link” –

ESA News (France)

July 25 –

“Aboriginal skeleton up to 500-years-old” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

July 25 –

“Idaho Man Stumbles Upon Dinosaur Bones” –

Sun Herald (USA)

July 25 –

“Museum planned for prehistoric cave art” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 25 –

“Earliest form of katakana believed discovered in Nara” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

July 24 –

“Beagle 2 Lander homepage – bookmark this link” –

ESA News (France)

July 24 –

“Boy building sand castles finds ancient treasure worth keeping” –

Tribune-Review (USA)

July 24 –

“Sanskrit’s former glory revived online” –

Rediff.com (India)

July 24 –

“The battle for the Rosetta Stone” –

The Independent (UK)

July 24 –

“New observatory rises on South African mountaintop” –

SABC News (South Africa)

July 24 –

“Bulgarian Archaeologists Partner US Peers in Under-Water Project” –

Novinite (Bulgaria)

July 24 –

“Carbon stash a vast time bomb” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

July 24 –

“Daily updates on the Mars Express/Beagle 2 mission – bookmark this link” –

ESA News (France)

July 24 –

“Ancient Greeks knew how to dump bad pols” –

International Herald Tribune (USA)

July 24 –

“Ancient Tooth Sparks Probe by Museum” –

Herald Express (England)

July 24 –

“China’s Oldest Grotto Grave Unearthed in SW China” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 24 –

“Earth, Mars Similarities Fuel Speculation About Life” –

Space.com (USA)

July 24 –

“Scientists study ocean currents from space” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

July 24 –

“Arrest over biblical forgery” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

July 23 –

“Radon leaks could reveal water on Mars” –

New Scientist (UK)

July 23 –

“Gandhara’s 688 relics found in museum godown” –

Dawn (Pakistan)

July 23 –

“Chocoan artifacts to get new home” –

Cibola County Beacon (USA)

July 23 –

“Ichthyosaurs ate turtle soup” –

Nature (UK)

July 23 –

“Earthquake Kills 16, Injures 400 in China’s Yunnan” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 23 –

“Jewish Yad Avshalom revealed as a Christian shrine from Byzantine era” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

July 23 –

“Explorer sets out to prove that Noah’s flood formed Black Sea” –

The Independent (UK)

July 23 –

“Meteorites Changed Earth’s Evolution” –

Pravda (Russia)

July 23 –

“Mass extinction feared from carbon stored under Earth’s crust” –

Terra Daily (USA)

July 23 –

“Japan Alps are sinking; scientists can’t say why” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

July 23 –

“Breaking through Greenland’s ice cap” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 23 –

“A rare glimpse of Mercury” –

San Diego Union-Tribune (USA)

July 23 –

“Ascent of women: Two of the world’s leading fossil hunters” –

The Age (Australia)

July 23 –

“Ancient Chinese wall collapses, 11 dead” –

SABC News (South Africa)

July 23 –

“Forged artifacts – Israeli antiques dealer arrested” –

Topeka Capital-Journal (USA)

July 23 –

“NASA seeks to discover if comets seeded life on Earth” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

July 23 –

“Big demand for repeat of Archaeology Week” –

Aberdeen Press & Journal (Scotland)

July 23 –

“Threatened mosaics saved by £2m grant” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 23 –

“China on schedule to launch first manned spacecraft in October” –

Space Daily (USA)

July 22 –

“Date limit set on first Americans” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 22 –

“Mars Mysteries: Scientists Await New Surprises” –

Space.com (USA)

July 22 –

“Some astronomers have too much time” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

July 22 –

“Heritage treasures lost though lack of listing” –

Belfast Telegraph (Ireland)

July 22 –

“Antiquities dealer arrested on suspicion of forging artifacts linked to Jesus” –

MSNBC (USA)

July 22 –

“Ancient Chinese city wall collapses, killing 11” –

Khaleej Times (India)

July 22 –

“Antiquities dealer arrested on suspicion of forging artifacts” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

July 22 –

“1,000-year-old Buddhist stone carving discovered in SW China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

July 22 –

“Zero in on stars” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

July 22 –

“Million-yr-old fossils find” –

News24 (South Africa)

July 22 –

“Ancient ancestor’s legacy of life” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 22 –

“Excavations at Zeugma to resume” –

NTV/MSNBC (Turkey)

July 22 –

“Earthquake Rattles Southwest China, 12 Killed” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 22 –

“Catching A Comet’s Tail In The Earth’s Upper Atmosphere” –

Space Daily (USA)

July 22 –

“Massive burial site of Silla dynasty found in Ulsan” –

The Korea Herald (South Korea)

July 22 –

“Newcastle bereft: one of its dinosaurs is missing” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

July 21 –

“Fossils From Cannibalistic Ancestor of Modern Man Found” –

Santa Fe New Mexican (USA)

July 21 –

“Egypt wants Rosetta Stone back from British Museum” –

The Age (Australia)

July 21 –

“Exhibition presents ritual human sacrifice in all its gory” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

July 21 –

“Scientists Prepare to Excavate Black Sea “ –

Yahoo News (USA)

July 21 –

“Dinosaur stolen from museum” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 21 –

“Search for Large Asteroids Nears Completion” –

Space.com (USA)

July 21 –

“City lighting steals stars” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

July 21 –

“Ancient DNA analysis unveils mystery of The Elephant Man” –

EurekAlert (USA)

July 21 –

“Ice-bound AMANDA maps the skies” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

July 21 –

“Earrings reveal ancient tradition” –

China Daily (China)

July 21 –

“Egypt demands return of ancient Rosetta Stone” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

July 21 –

“First stars had no planets” –

BBC News Online (UK)

July 21 –

“Cousteau legend on the seas again” –

CNN News (USA)

July 21 –

“China’s First Lunar Steps Outlined In Sydney IAU Presentation” –

Space Daily (USA)

July 21 –

“Society Unearthes Loulan’s Secrets” –

People’s Daily (China)

July 21 –

“DNA used in attempt to solve Christian mystery” –

The Guardian (UK)

July 21 –

“Ancient headache cures proven effective” –

ABC News Online (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)