– terrestrial archaeology and solar system history – news headlines archive – March 2002 – new discoveries about ancient civilisation under ancient skies –

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March 31 –

“Over 17,000 antiquities donated to Council” –

Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)

March 31 –

“1,300-Year-Old Ruins Unearthed at Three Gorges” –

People’s Daily (China)

March 31 –

“Mystery of Dead Sea Scroll unravels” –

The Independent (UK)

March 30 –

“Wild chimps rocked on: Apes left unique record of stone tools” –

Science News Online (USA)

March 30 –

“Archaeologists find no solid evidence that the Exodus ever happened” –

Dallas Morning News (USA)

March 29 –

“Probe into Cuba’s possible ‘Sunken City’ advances” –

Macon.com (USA)

March 29 –

“Shrouded 2000-year-old bones could be crucifixion witness” –

Ananova (UK)

March 28 –

“Ethics and archaeology – Can you dig it?” –

Economist.com (UK)

March 28 –

“China’s first English Archaeology Journal published” –

People’s Daily (China)

March 28 –

“Oldest-known solar eclipse recorded in stone” –

Astronomy.com (USA)

March 28 –

“Egypt unearths rare Pharaonic bust in Nile Delta” –

Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)

March 28 –

“Vedic foundation of Indus Valley civilisation” –

The Times of India (India)

March 28 –

“Taiwan’s oldest high-altitude cultural relics unearthed” –

XinhuaNet (China)

March 28 –

“Mold’s old gold restored” –

The Guardian (UK)

March 28 –

“Egypt unearths rare Pharaonic bust in Nile Delta” –

ABC News (USA)

March 27 –

“Canadians may have found lost city” –

Canoe News (Canada)

March 27 –

“Race against time to unearth last secrets of Herculaneum’s lost library” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

March 27 –

“Ancient fire and handprints rewrite history” –

Ananova (UK)

March 27 –

“Seeds of Life are Everywhere, NASA Researchers Say” –

Space.com (USA)

March 27 –

“Huge head of Nefertari unearthed” –

Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)

March 27 –

“Humans dwelt in Ice-Age Tibet” –

Nature (UK)

March 26 –

“Methane prime suspect for greatest mass extinction” –

New Scientist (UK)

March 26 –

“Artifacts depicting scenes of Ramsis battles unearthed” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

March 26 –

“Study acclaims dog’s role in development of mankind” –

Ananova (UK)

March 26 –

“Meteorites tell of shocking experience in planetary formation” –

Spaceflight Now (USA)

March 25 –

“Human fossil adds fuel to evolution debate” –

National Geographic News (USA)

March 25 –

“Ancient supercontinent proposed” –

The Guardian (UK)

March 25 –

“Chinese Experts Pitching in Rescuing World’s Only ‘Female Characters'” –

People’s Daily (China)

March 25 –

“Missing Earth absorbed by Sun” –

Ananova (UK)

March 25 –

“Russians seek old Egyptian city” –

News24.com (South Africa)

March 24 –

“Asteroid theory explores impact on Earth life” –

The Honolulu Advertiser (USA)

March 22 –

“Origin of the Red Dragon symbol?” –

CCNet Post #11 (UK)

March 22 –

“China Becomes One of World’s Dinosaur Research Centers” –

People’s Daily (China)

March 22 –

“Antarctica – ice continent on the move” –

NASA Science News (USA)

March 22 –

“Body of Bronze Age child” –

Ananova (UK)

March 21 –

“A world of fire or ice?” –

The Guardian (UK)

March 21 –

“Iceman battled for his life say scientists” –

Ananova (UK)

March 21 –

“Did early interest in eating meat spur organized societies?” –

ABC News (USA)

March 21 –

“Bronze Age cave find in Welsh mine” –

Ananova (UK)

March 21 –

“Skull find boosts single ancestor theory” –

Ananova (UK)

March 21 –

“Karnak complex upgrading process continues unabated” –

Arabic News Online (Egypt)

March 21 –

“City occupied by Inca discovered on Andean peak in Peru” –

National Geographic News (USA)

March 21 –

“Close-call asteroid causes more worries” –

Sky & Telescope (USA)

March 21 –

“Excavations in Eastern Europe reveal ancient human lifestyles” –

EurekaAlert.org (USA)

March 20 –

“Asteroid sneaks past Earth” –

Astronomy.com (USA)

March 20 –

“The Medieval Warm Period and Little Ice Age in the Mediterranean” –

CO2 Science Magazine

(USA)

March 19 –

“Archaeologists reveal more about ‘lost city'” –

Ananova (UK)

March 19 –

“Chinese explorers got to the Americas 72 years before Columbus” –

China Daily (China)

March 19 –

“15,000 year-old human skeleton discovered in rif region” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

March 19 –

“Peru’s new Machu Picchu” –

BBC News Online (UK)

March 18 –

“Fresh Ramses II find in Sinai” –

Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)

March 17 –

“Fresh Ramses II find in Sinai” –

State Information Service (Egypt)

March 16 –

“Beijing Takes Measures to Protect Cultural Relics” –

People’s Daily (China)

March 16 –

“Zhou Dynasty Chariot Tombs Reveals Ancient Chinese Society” –

People’s Daily (China)

March 15 –

“Salvadoran workers uncover ‘2,000-year-old stone shards'” –

Ananova (UK)

March 15 –

“Nagano photographer snaps comet” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

March 15 –

“Asteroid buzzes Earth from ‘blind spot'” –

New Scientist (UK)

March 14 –

“Ancient brothel found under Olympic equestrian site” –

Ananova (UK)

March 14 –

“A Mayan find, Indiana Jones-style” –

Christian Science Monitor (USA)

March 14 –

“Builders uncover 2,000-year-old carved rocks” –

Ananova (UK)

March 14 –

“5,000-year-old secrets of burned city in Iran” –

Middle East News Online (Iran)

March 13 –

“Poet opens exhibition of Anglo-Saxon treasures” –

Ananova (UK)

March 12 –

“Historic Iraqi treasure ‘rivals that of Tutenkhamun'” –

Ananova (UK)

March 12 –

“Many Happy Returns? – British Museum is under seige” –

Archaeology.org (USA)

March 12 –

“Details unveiled of spectacular ancient Iraqi treasures” –

Ananova (UK)

March 11 –

“Earth set for brush with comet” –

The Guardian (UK)

March 11 –

“3D technology unlocks secrets of 3,000-year-old mummy” –

Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)

March 11 –

“Mask of river god to be displayed in London” –

Ananova (UK)

March 11 –

“Exploding star may have sparked Earth disaster” –

CNN News (USA)

March 11 –

“Secrets of the mummy revealed by virtual reality” –

Ananova (UK)

March 09 –

“Elephantine Island traces ancient life” –

Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)

March 09 –

“Birds & Dinosaurs” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

March 08 –

“No truth in Aryan invasion theory: Lal” –

The Times of India (India)

March 08 –

“Alfantine Island traces ancient life since prehistoric ages to dynasties” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

March 08 –

“Viewer’s guide to new comet Ikeya-Zhang” –

Space.com (USA)

March 07 –

“Pre-Columbus Americas – the pristine myth” –

The Atlantic Online (USA)

March 07 –

“Allianoi before the flood” –

NTV/MSNBC (Turkey)

March 07 –

“Chinese Explorer May Redraw Map of History” –

People’s Daily (China)

March 07 –

“More evidence early man won by love not war” –

Ananova (UK)

March 06 –

“Comet Ikeya-Zhang heads south” –

Sky & Telescope (USA)

March 06 –

“Feathery find adds to dinosaur debate” –

IOL (South Africa)

March 06 –

“Tiny fossils may be Earth’s oldest life” –

New Scientist (UK)

March 06 –

“Zheng He Ahead of Columbus Discovered America” –

People’s Daily (China)

March 06 –

“Dinosaur reveals fully formed feathers” –

New Scientist (UK)

March 06 –

“Dinosaur fossil may be link to modern birds” –

CNN (USA)

March 05 –

“Antlers could date Stonehenge” –

Ananova (USA)

March 05 –

“Pharaonic Queen’s statue unearthed in Tel Basta temple” –

Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)

March 04 –

“Donors Alarmed by Fraud at Museums” –

The East African (Kenya)

March 04 –

“Important archaeological find in Abydos” –

Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)

March 03 –

“The skeleton key” –

The Observer (UK)

March 01 –

“New discovery at Giza” –

Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)

March 01 –

“Bronze Age ‘star chart’ found” –

Ananova (UK)

March 2002 –

“Easter Island – mysterious island” –

Smithsonian Magazine (USA)

March 2002 –

“Lost Kingdoms of the Desert” –

Fate Magazine (USA)