– Terrestrial Archaeology and Solar System History – News Headlines Archive – May 11 to 20 2006 – new discoveries about ancient civilisation under ancient skies –

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May 20 2006

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“Ancient Plant Provides Clues to Evolutionary Mystery” –

Kansas City InfoZine (USA)

“Signs of feeding prehistoric birds found in Alaska” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Tehran to Hold Exhibition of Documented Rock Inscriptions” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“BLM needs bigger staff and budget to protect AZ monuments” –

KVOA News (USA)

“‘Da Vinci’ – A challenge to churches” –

Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica)

“Napolitano – Homage to the roots of Europe at Ventotene” –

ANSA (Italy)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 15” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 19 2006

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“Volcano Merapi calms down as H5N1 strain of bird flu kills two” –

Al-Manar TV News (Lebanon)

“CEE Presidents See Ancient Thrace’s Gold” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Skulls Show Early Brits Led Violent Lives” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Ecuadoreans evacuate as Tungurahua volcano spews” –

SABC News (South Africa)

“Ethnographic investigation of all ancient Azerbaijani territories” –

Azeri Press Agency (Azerbaijan)

“This isn’t just a pitch … it’s an ancient burial ground” –

Glasgow Evening Times (Scotland)

“Ancient village declared national asset” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Bulldozer threat to ancient Aboriginal art” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“ESA’s new camera follows disintegration of a comet” –

ESA Rosetta News (France)

“US archaeologists may have found Captain Cook’s ship Endeavour” –

M & C News (Scotland)

“Tourism Center to Rise among Ancient Perperikon Remains” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Magnitude 6.2 Quake – Molucca Sea – 14:44 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“ESA’s Cluster flies through Earth’s electrical switch” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“Iron Age remains uncovered by archaeologists” –

Swindon Advertiser (England)

“Taking a plunge” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Log may have link to Noah’s flood” –

Edmonton Journal (Canada)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 10” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 18 2006

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“Archaeologists find candidates for Cook’s ship Endeavour” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Explore ancient civilisations” –

Scoop (New Zealand)

“Stone Age Britons Often Died From Brutal Blows” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“People Demand Resources due to Volcano Eruption” –

Prensa Latina (Cuba)

“Ancient shrub unlocks a clue to Darwin’s ‘abominable mystery'” –

CSM (USA)

“Measuring earthquakes – inside the Earthquake Unit” –

Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica)

“Cannon from QAR recovered, displayed” –

Sun Journal (USA)

“Endeavour remains elusive” –

Stuff (New Zealand)

“Hill in Bosnia May be Ancient Pyramid” –

ShortNews (Germany)

“Volcano cooking up a mystery” –

Seattle P-I (USA)

“Ancient human and chimps mixed” –

The Scientist (UK)

“Farm trash is archaeologist’s treasure” –

ABC News in Science (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)

May 17 2006

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“7.6 earthquake rattles North Island overnight” –

Radio New Zealand (New Zealand)

“Ancient Etruscans are unlikely the ancestors of modern Tuscans” –

Stanford Report (USA)

“Villagers’ £50,000 saves ancient church” –

Bridgewater Mercury (England)

“Egyptian backs Bosnian pyramid claim” –

MSNBC News (USA)

“‘International Museum Day’ today” –

The Navind Times (Goa)

“Dogs: Man-Made friends?” –

Natural History Museum (UK)

“Hunt narrows for wreck of Endeavour” –

The Age (Australia)

“Cannon from Queen Anne’s Revenge to be raised” –

Sun Journal (USA)

“Ancient Chinese knew RP was ‘golden’ land” –

ABS-CBN News (Philippines)

“3500 Years of West-Central European Climate History” –

CO2 Science (USA)

“Written in the stars at least 4200 years ago” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Archaeologists excited about Lake Shetek excavation” –

Murray County News (USA)

“Two Thousand Ancient Relics Confiscated from Smugglers” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Comet 73/P fragments – SkyMap looking east around 04:00 May 17” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Ancient Egyptian colonialism studied” –

UPI News (Canada)

“Little Ice Age (Solar Influence – Other) — Summary” –

CO2 Science (USA)

“Mummy found in ancient site” –

Glasgow Evening Times (England)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – Tonga – 03:06 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Egypt likely to sue U.S. museum for ancient mask” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 11” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 16 2006

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“West’s ancient lore is at risk” –

The Salt Lake Tribune (USA)

“Haul of ancient coins unearthed” –

Caboodle.hu (Hungary)

“Magnitude 6.8 Quake – Nias region, Indonesia – 15:28 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Volcano’s guardian prays at peak despite looming eruption” –

Middle East News (Egypt)

“Comet 73/P fragments – SkyMap looking east around 03:45 May 16” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“No tsunami warning after earthquake near New Zealand” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Exorcism: Ancient Art or Hocus Pocus?” –

ABC News (USA)

“ALOS satellite snaps Europe” –

ESA News (France)

“Magnitude 7.4 Quake – Kermadec Islands region – 10:39 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“N.Korea, China to Build Power Plant at Historic Site” –

Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)

“Egypt’s top archaeologist seeks Pharaonic mask” –

The Kansas City Star/AP (USA)

“Feeling of ‘doom’ pervades Indonesian volcano zone” –

CBC News (Canada)

“Using an ancient mariner’s compass” –

Ars Technica Focus (USA)

“Tuscany’s Etruscan claim knocked” –

ANSA (Italy)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 11” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 15 2006

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“Ecuador on alert as activity increases at volcano” –

Dominican Today (Dominican Republic)

“Books on Buddha by late Rijal handed over” –

Gorkhapatra (Nepal)

“Americas’ earliest observatory unearthed” –

San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

“Archaeologist ‘flummoxed’ by Roman burial site” –

Oxford Mail (England)

“Forest fire damages Yucatan ruins in Mexico” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Some See a ‘Pyramid’ to Hone Bosnia’s Image. Others See a Big Hill” –

New York Times (USA)

“Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupts in searing clouds of gas, burning rocks” –

Macleans (Canada)

“Egyptian delegation visits Andijan, Samarkand” –

UzReport (Uzbekistan)

“NASA Stardust Analysis Update” –

SpaceRef (USA)

“China history unravelled by mummies” –

Aljazeera (Qatar)

“1707 violin to fetch over USD 1,500,000” –

Zee News (India)

“Volcano’s swollen lava dome menaces village below” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Acadian farm buried under Dieppe traffic lights: historian” –

CBC New Brunswick (Canada)

“Glaciers in Africa Expected to Disappear” –

KFMB News (USA)

“Volcano spews deadly gases” –

Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

“New Efforts in Place to Protect Historic Sites” –

CRI Online (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 11” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 14 2006

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“Ancient observatory found” –

Star-Telegram (USA)

“Archaeological theory would upend history” –

The Courier-Journal (USA)

“Funds to study damage to Mohenjodaro” –

New Kerala (India)

“Celestial Find at Ancient Andes Site” –

L.A. Times (USA)

“Putting an End to Explosive Activities near Sassanid Castle” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Archaeologists to search Donner Party site” –

Napa Valley Website (USA)

“Amazon ‘Stonehenge’ found in Brazil” –

ITAR-TASS (Russia)

“Moon near ancient ‘Fire Star'” –

Earth & Sky (USA)

“Amazon Stonehenge suggests advanced ancient rainforest culture” –

Mongabay (Madagascar)

“‘Discovery’ of Ancient ‘Tunnel’ Creates Short-lived Sensation” –

Daiji World (India)

“Comet 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann fragments: May 14 skymap” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Another ancient bronze drum found in Central Highlands” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Iraqi Christians set up museum celebrating Chaldean culture” –

Detriot Free Press (USA)

“Ancient fossils fill gap in early human evolution” –

Zee News (India)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 13 2006

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“Stonehenge in Brazil?” –

ShortNews (Germany)

“Proof of ancient pueblo mounts” –

Santa Fe New Mexican (USA)

“Something in the air?” –

ESApod (France)

“‘Brazilian Stonehenge’ discovered” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Neolithic village remains unearthed” –

Zee News (India)

“Stoned on archaeology” –

Scotland on Sunday (Scotland)

“The Core of Daqyanous City Appeared” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Scholar traces history of the Dead Sea Scrolls” –

Cleveland Jewish News (USA)

“Volcano chasers move in as locals flee from Merapi” –

The Peninsula/AFP (Qatar)

“Comet 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann fragments: May 13 skymap” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Prehistoric fish landed on Ile St-Bernard shores” –

Le Soleil du Samedi (Canada)

“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)

May 12 2006

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“British Museum exhibition reveals saucy side of the ancient world” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Dig at Hayden Flour Mill will hope to turn up relics” –

Arizona Republic (USA)

“Tomb robbers have hit a third of China’s archaeological sites” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Rock Chunk Falls From Mount St. Helens” –

ABC News/AP (USA)

“Inventory of ancient trees needed” –

Thunder Bay’s Source (Canada)

“Human Femur Unearthed at LNG Site” –

Pembrokeshire TV (Cymru)

“Comet 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann fragments: May 12 skymap” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Merapi volcano: Jakarta orders evacuation of 17,000 people” –

AsiaNews.it (Italy)

“Fossil “Pompeii” of Prehistoric Animals Named U.S. Landmark” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Flag Fen: Ancient site cooks up cash scheme” –

Peterborough Today (England)

“Ancient Ships Logs Show Earth’s Magnetic Field Weakening” –

All Headline News (USA)

“Vedic mathematicians in Ancient India (part III)” –

India-Forum (India)

“New approaches to teaching an ancient religion” –

Malden Observer (USA)

“Ancient seawater filter found” –

Shanghai Daily (China)

“Mammoth fossils found may lead to ancient humans” –

KGET TV 17 News (USA)

“Prehistoric Jerusalemite” –

YNet News (Israel)

“Ruins of lost city found in drained reservoir” –

The Independent (UK)

“Heat poses major threat to Taj Mahal” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Ancient river bridge ‘must be replaced'” –

Oxford Mail (England)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 41” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 11 2006

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“Go See an Ancient Corpse With Buck Teeth!” –

Chicagoist (USA)

“Java volcano evacuation ordered” –

BBC News Online (Sri Lanka)

“Exquisite treasures of Roman York unearthed” –

Yorkshire Post (England)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Myanmar – 17:22 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Study: Neolithic life wasn`t much fun” –

M & C News (Scotland)

“Comet 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann fragments: May 11 skymap” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Climate change linked with mammals extinction 10,000 years ago” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Ancient Alexandria Exhibit: Murder, Mayhem and Mystery on Display” –

Spiegel Online (Germany)

“Magnitude 4.9 Quake – offshore Atacama, Chile – 13:48 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“ESA selects prime contractor for Gaia astrometry mission” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“Top 10 Archaeological Discoveries of 2005 unveiled” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Quake of 4.3 on Richter scale shakes Serbia” –

M & C News (Scotland)

“Archaeologist says Va. bolsters claim on how people got to America” –

Times-Dispatch (USA)

“2,400-year-old salt filter unearthed in Hebei” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Archaeologist sweats as fierce sun savages Taj Mahal” –

LBO News (Sri Lanka)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 56” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

a selection of books from our

Ancient Mysteries

“Ancient Goddesses: The Myths and the Evidence”

Lucy Goodison & Christine Morris

EU English Edition

“The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth”

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EU English Edition

“Virgin Mother Crone: Myths and Mysteries of the Triple Goddess”

Donna Wilshire, Jim Howard, June Withington

EU English Edition

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Jean Markale

EU English Edition

“Did God Have a Wife?: Archaeology and Folk Religion in
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William G. Dever

EU English Edition

“The White Goddess”

Robert Graves

EU English Edition

“The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution
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EU English Edition