– terrestrial archaeology and solar system history – news headlines archive – March 1 to 10 2004 – new discoveries about ancient civilisation under ancient skies –

March 10 2004

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“Bubonic Plague Traced to Ancient Egypt” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Moderate quake hits Iwate and Miyagi prefectures” –

Mainichi Daily News (Japan)

“Discovery reveals ‘custody over minors’ in ancient China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“The fall and rise of ancient Rome” –

LGIB News (UK)

“What is driving millennial-scale oscillations of climate?” –

CO2 Science Magazine (USA)

“Wooden ruins believed site of Emperor Tenmu’s palace” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

“Ancient gate restored in the heart of Cairo” –

IOL (South Africa)

“‘God particle’ may have been seen” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Moderate quake occurs off Kamchatka coast” –

ITAR-TASS (Russia)

“Painted earthen pot with ostrich design unearthed in Gansu” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Mars: Goldilocks’ Oasis?” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“History of the Balhae Kingdom” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“Earthquake Shakes Pakistan, Afghanistan” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Beijing restores ancient city gate” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 40” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

March 09 2004

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“British Museum may lend ancient sculpture to Iraq” –

Globe & Mail (Canada)

“NASA Rovers Watching Solar Eclipses by Mars Moons” –

IHT Online (France)

“Minor quake rattles northwestern Mexico” –

Monterey Herald (USA)

“Prehistoric artefacts unearthed in central provinces” –

VOV News (Viet Nam)

“Hubble’s deep view of the cosmos” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Ancient palace may reveal emperor’s secrets” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Earthquake of 3.7 on the Richter scale hit Serres” –

Macedonian Press Agency (Greece)

“Meteorite crash explored by astronomical society” –

Sterling Community Press (Canada)

“Inscription could have been carved by Viking settler” –

The Courier (Scotland)

“Climate Has History Of Fast Changes” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Exciting objects emerging from beneath the mud in a Croatian river valley” –

The Guardian (UK)

“NASA Rovers Watching Solar Eclipses by Mars Moons” –

Sun Network (India)

“Olympics: Games return to ancient roots” –

IHT Online (France)

“Multiplication Table from 1,800 Years Ago Found in Hunan” –

China.org (China)

“Luxor receives Ahmose, Ramses mummies Tuesday” –

State Information Service (Egypt)

“Why our planet (and galaxy) take us for a spin” –

Newsday (USA)

“Japanese archaeologists unearth 1300-yr-old palace” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Hubble’s deepest view ever of the Universe unveils earliest galaxies” –

ESA News (France)

“That Asteroid Didn’t Kill Dinosaurs, Study Says” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Moderate quake rattles Indonesia’s Sumatra Island” –

GoAsiaPacific (Australia)

“Volunteer puts Morrill fossil collection online” –

Daily Nebraskan (Canada)

“Burial chamber moves back to moor” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“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)

March 08 2004

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“Mystery of sacred site shaped by stars” –

Yorkshire Post (England)

“Excavating Marana’s Hohokam mound” –

Tucson Citizen (USA)

“Rome-born architect dreams of completing Colosseum” –

Reuters (UK)

“Tamtameh, Mirdavud, Two Ancient Caves in West Azerbaijan” –

Mehr News Agency (Iran)

“Skeleton 4,000 years old found in Tierra del Fuego” –

MercoPress (Falklands/Malvinas)

“Civilians flooding NASA with Mars ‘discoveries'” –

Arizona Republic (USA)

“Moderate earthquake hits Iranian city” –

KUNA News (Kuwait)

“British Museum to Tour with Ancient Sculpture” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Possible sighting of Beagle probe” –

CNN News (USA)

“Early pre-human lacked sharp canines” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Interactive Dig: Nubians at Hierakonpolis: Week 3” –

Archaeology Magazine (USA)

“Ancient storms show ‘big one’ to come” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“A monumental tragedy unfolds – scheduled ancient monuments” –

Financial Times (UK)

“Couplets with Taoist Preaching Found in Henan Province” –

China.org (China)

“Unreal Film-maker of Martian Reality” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Tombs in Qal’eh-Juq Castle Belong to Median Era” –

Mehr News Agency (Iran)

“Ha Noi works out 2010 archaeological map” –

Viet Nam News Agency (Viet Nam)

“Fife find could shed light on Viking settlement” –

The Herald (Scotland)

“Beagle 2 entered Mars ‘too fast'” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Incan mummies found by edge of road” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 53” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

March 07 2004

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“The Fungi Revived (Asteroid) Damaged Earth” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Experts work to save Easter Island statues” –

Scotland on Sunday (Scotland)

“Community Columnist: Storytelling an ancient tradition” –

La Crosse Tribune (USA)

“Transylvanian fossils a glimpse at stone age” –

The Miami Herald (USA)

“Virtual Magao Grottoes to go on the Internet” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Ancient language, modern voices” –

San Diego Union-Tribune (USA)

“Laser scan captures heritage sites’ every angle” –

Contra Costa Times (USA)

“Archaeologists unearth 26 Incan mummy tombs near Lima” –

Sun Network (India)

“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)

March 06 2004

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“Many Asians are complicit in ransacking & exporting their own past” –

Business Standard (USA)

“Another species of human ancestors” –

Sun Network (India)

“Anthropologists Hail Romania Fossil Find” –

Yahoo News/AP (USA)

“Russian Arctic scientists await rescue” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Remains of Viking Harbor Complex Found” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Did a Comet Trigger The Great Chicago Fire?” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Spirit Finds More Evidence of Water in Mars” –

China.org (China)

“Scientists ‘excited’ by ancient human remains in Romania” –

CTV News (Canada)

“Artifacts Tell Story of Ironclads –

ABC7 News (USA)

“Quake jolts Iranian city of Borazjan in Bushehr” –

KUNA News (Kuwait)

“Bad Moon Rising” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Roadworkers unearth 26 Inca mummies” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Killer Waves: Scientists are learning how to predict tsunami risk” –

Science News (USA)

“Ancient Inca mummies discovered” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“The Case for Spirit’s Water” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“What really happened to the dinosaurs?” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“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)

March 05 2004

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“Crops of Circles Imaged on Mars” –

Space.com (USA)

“Fossil reveals dental evolution in hominids” –

Sunday Times (South Africa)

“Hubble image said to echo van Gogh painting – picture” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“2003 heatwave a record waiting to be broken” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Fire destroys artifacts in ancient monastery” –

IHT Online (USA)

“Quakes jolt cities in several Iranian provinces” –

Payvand’s Iran News (Iran)

“Expert: Iraq could rewrite archaeology books” –

CNN News (USA)

“Mayor Sued for Destroying Ancient Ruins in Chonggyechon” –

Korea Times (South Korea)

“Russian archaeologists look for Roman treasures outside Egytptian coast” –

Novosti (Russia)

“Ancient teeth point to earliest humans” –

San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

“Monk mummy found in mountains” –

Times of Tibet (Tibet)

“Silicate Found in a Meteorite” –

Universe Today (USA)

“1204: What really happened?” –

Athens News (Greece)

“Rover photographs Mars moon” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Monastery loses priceless artefacts” –

The Guardian (UK)

“First silicate stardust found in a meteorite” –

RedNova (USA)

“1,200-year-old scholar tree discovered in Tianjin” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 53” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

March 04 2004

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“Historians preserve Govan’s 1000-year-old stones” –

The Herald (Scotland)

“Modern trends taste of ancient traditions” –

Daily Aztec (USA)

“Quake jolts Iranian city “ –

IRIB News (Iran)

“Experts say man can live on Mars” –

Yahoo News/Reuters (UK)

“Sailing the 8th century Cinnamon Route” –

IOL/Popular Mechanics (South Africa)

“Moderate earthquake shakes northeast Taiwan” –

The Star (Malaysia)

“Should Publicly Funded Research Be Free And Available To The Public?” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Fresh Bronze Age treasure find in northeast Wales” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Excavation: A home fit for an ancient king” –

Peterborough Now (England)

“A Close Encounter With Jupiter Today” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Pa site discovery excites archaeologists” –

Stuff (New Zealand)

“Volcano blows its top in Monserrat, spews ash 20,000 feet into sky – pic” –

MSNBC News (USA)

“Where did all those Norwegian giant crabs come from?” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Residents shaken by early-morning earthquake” –

Oldham Advertiser (England)

“Saharan Groundwater At Least A Million Years Old” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Nations link up to improve Earth observation” –

IOL/SciDev (South Africa)

“Climate Change Could Release Old Carbon Locked In Arctic Soils” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Fossil louse reveals last meal” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Quake jolts Antique” –

ABS-CBN News (Philippines)

“More signs of water on ancient Mars” –

Nature (UK)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 42” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

March 03 2004

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“Climate change set to poke holes in ozone” –

Nature (UK)

“Quake startles residents of Naples” –

IRIB News (Iran)

“Evidence of Water Found on Mars” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Dinosaur extinction theory questioned” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Montserrat’s Volcano Has Major Eruption” –

The Corydon Democrat (USA)

“The making of an Ariane 5 launch” –

ESA News (France)

“Ancient kiln found on river” –

The Corydon Democrat (USA)

“Comet chase starts” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“Rosetta’s comet target seen from Earth telescope” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

“Universal Law May Govern Time Elapsed Between Earthquakes” –

I. Reports (Germany)

“Archaeological discovery of unknown pharaonic king inscription” –

S.I.S. (Egypt)

“Archaeologists in Ethiopia Hope for Older ‘Lucy'” –

Reuters (UK)

“Interactive Dig: Diving with the Dead in Mexico’s Yucatán” –

Archaeology Magazine (USA)

“An earthquake in Kamchatka” –

RIA Novosti (Russia)

“A Close Encounter with Jupiter” –

Science@NASA (USA)

“Buried secrets of the largest Maori house site” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Three Earthquakes Shake Central America” –

DowJones NewsWires (USA)

“And did Blake’s feet, in ancient time, walk upon County’s fields?” –

Lincolnshire Echo (England)

“Caribbean volcano erupts” –

Quad-Cities Times (USA)

“Mars had water to support life, Nasa reveals” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 50” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

March 02 2004

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“Were dinosaurs really wiped out by asteroid?” –

Yahoo News (USA)

“Mars rover Opportunity makes ‘significant’ finding” –

China Daily (China)

“Small Turkish earthquake kills six” –

Al-Bawaba (Jordan)

“Ancient Crustacean Is Surprisingly Brainy” –

Scientific American (USA)

“Comet-chasing spacecraft blasts off” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Tomb of Early Saxon King Found in Britain” –

MediaDrome (USA)

“Futuristic telescope goes back to the past” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Quake hits Bali” –

News.com (Australia)

“Meridiani Planum Was Wet” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Single blow ‘did not kill dinos'” –

CBBC News (UK)

“Talking About Fakes” –

Archaeology Magazine (USA)

“Unique Ethiopian fossil find excites researchers” –

Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

“New technique dates Saharan groundwater as million years old” –

BrightSurf.com (USA)

“Moderate quake hits south Iran, no damage reported” –

Deepika Global (India)

“Stanford study questions identity of alleged Romanov bones” –

EurekAlert (USA)

“Rosetta begins its 10-year journey to the origins of the Solar System” –

ESA News (France)

“Somerset Libraries Host New Archaelogical Website Launch” –

Managing Information (England)

“Report Questions Role of Mexican Crater in Mass Extinction” –

RedNova (USA)

“Mars rocks once ‘water drenched'” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Minor Earthquake Shakes Adiyaman” –

Turkish Press (Turkey)

“Archaeologist seeks to uncover region’s history” –

Roanoke.com (USA)

“Climatic changes brought the end of Neanderthals” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Ariane 5 Launches Rosetta On 10 Year Journey To Comet Landing” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Bronze Ware Items Unearthed from Ancient Tomb in Henan” –

China.org (China)

“Moderate Quake Rattles Nicaragua, No Casualties” –

Reuters (UK)

“Chicago scientists help solve ancient mystery in Sahara Desert” –

Chicago Sun-Times (USA)

“Excavations begin to unearth Tiberias of the Talmudic era” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Moderate quake shakes Indonesian island of Bali” –

GoAsiaPacific (Australia)

“NASA Press Conference – Mars Rover B – March 2 (60 mins)” –

SpaceTV.com (USA)

“Human damage hastening destruction of Great Wall” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“America’s Lost Colony: Can New Dig Solve Mystery?” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Quake measuring 5.1 on Richter scale hits Bushihr” –

KUNA News Agency (Kuwait)

“Dig unearths ancient love affair” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 66” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

March 01 2004

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“Two Naked-Eye Comets At Once” –

SpaceDaily (USA)

“Hecates Tholus volcano in 3D” –

ESA News (France)

“Tuscan ‘Excalibur’ Mystery to be Unearthed” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Greece Jolted by Strong Quake, No Casualties” –

Novinite (Bulgaria)

“Rosetta Launch: Mission Status Center” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

“Dinosaur impact theory challenged” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Centre professor of religion connects past to present” –

The Advocate Messenger (USA)

“Sichuan to put ruins of ancient kingdom on display” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Breakthrough Mine-detection Turns Ocean Floor ‘Transparent'” –

ScienceDaily (USA)

“ESA’s Rosetta launch re-scheduled: Tuesday, March 2 – follow it live” –

ESA News (France)

“Asteroid 2003/YM137 will miss Earth by 37 LD today – Mag. 17 – Java Applet” –

NASA/JPL (USA)

“Satellite tots up volcanic heat: Eruptions dwarfed by man-made energy output” –

Nature (UK)

“Ancient records speak volumes about Julfar’s rich history” –

Gulf News (Dubai)

“Exhibit to focus on astronomy of ancient China” –

The Daily Review (USA)

“Strong earthquake hits Greece” –

IRIB News (Iran)

“Skywatch: Our planetary neighbors out for all to see” –

San Antonio Express-News (USA)

“Envisat concludes a busy second year in orbit” –

ESA News (France)

“Lord of the Rings Inspired by an Ancient Epic” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Quake rattles southern Peloponnese” –

IRIB News (Iran)

“Mars atmosphere discovery” –

SpaceFlight Now (USA)

“Antarctic dinosaurs found in icy graves” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Titan in a Test Tube” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Town unshaken by earthquake” –

Manchester Evening News (England)

“Where There’s Smoke, There’s Climate Change” –

Scientific American (USA)

“Ancient ceremony in legal wrangle” –

News Guangdong (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 81” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)