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May 20 2007

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“Old shoe – even older” –

The Norway Post (Norway)

“Diamonds tell tale of comet that killed off the cavemen” –

The Observer (UK)

“Mystery Solved: How Alexander the Great Defeated Tyre” –

Lebanese Lobby (Lebanon)

“Howell to speak on the archaeology of music” –

The Natchez Democrat (USA)

“Tombs tell of good fortune” –

The Star (Malaysia)

“Theft probe into $500M treasure ship” –

CNN (USA)

“Bosnian archaeologists ‘dig in’ to struggle with looters” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Over 100 archaeological finds handed over to museum of Turkmenstan” –

T.I.N. (Turkmenistan)

“As of today there are 862 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids” –

NASA/JPL (USA)

“Euskara: The Basque Language – a language of unknown origin” –

EiTB24 (Euskadi)

“Indian ruins up close in a Utah canyon” –

The Philadelphia Inquirer (USA)

“Editorial: Herbal Medicines In Healthcare” –

Gorkhapatra (Nepal)

“Royal Mile traces Edinburgh history” –

The Boston Globe (USA)

“Iran Birthplace of Civilization” –

PressTV (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 44” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 19 2007

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“Piles of rocks spark an American Indian mystery” –

The Star (Malaysia)

“Ashna Tepe to be Submerged without Presence of Archeologists” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“TV unearths Lost Treasures” –

Lancashire Evening Post (England)

“Atlantic wreck yields $500 million treasure” –

San Francsisco Chronicle (USA)

“Discovery of Iron Age ditches adds to history of the Castle” –

Edinburgh Evening News (Scotland)

“Turkey’s underwater archeological treasures and challenges” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Iran practicing dramatic arts since ancient times, Anasori” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Trilobites exhibit prehistoric secrets” –

Sauk Valley Newspapers (USA)

“Atheism in Ancient India” –

DesiCritics (India)

“‘Black Swan’ becomes the golden goose” –

Miami Herald (USA)

“Japan’s ancient religion attracts new following” –

Taipei Times (Taiwan)

“Eureka! Ancient treasure hidden ancient-Greek text” –

The Hamilton Spectator (Canada)

“Chinese script may be more ancient than thought” –

Radio New Zealand (New Zealand)

“Mule skeleton unearthed on Island” –

St. Augustine Record (USA)

“Yemeni bronze statue visits the Louvre” –

Yemen Observer (Yemen)

“Ancient texts go on display here next month” –

San Diego Union-Tribune (USA)

“Ottoman mapmaking reaches height in 16th century” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 45” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 18 2007

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“Expedition to examine ancient Thracian cities in Bulgaria” –

Sofia Echo (Bulgaria)

“Reliefs of gladiators unearthed in Ephesus” –

Today’s Zaman (Turkey)

“Chinese writing ‘8,000 years old'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“International cooperation boosts EarthCARE” –

ESA News (France)

“Development project seeks to restore golden age of Salt – Jordan” –

MENAFN News (Jordan)

“‘Nan-Hai No.1’, the ancient ship to reveal its secrets” –

CCTV News (China)

“Roman burial grounds found under road” –

24Dash (UK)

“Snake cults once common in Middle East” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Ancient wonders are heritage for future” –

CyberNoon (India)

“Carvings may rewrite history of Chinese characters” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“As of today there are 863 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids” –

NASA/JPL (USA)

“Denmark Returns Ancient Artifacts To Afghanistan” –

RadioFreeEurope (Czech Republic)

“When man stepped out of Africa” –

Deccan Herald (India)

“Christian Udins preserve rich heritage” –

Baku Sun (Azerbaijan)

“Counter-affects of Museum Raid – North Korea-China Trade Routes” –

The Daily NK (South Korea)

“Ancient jigsaw is pieced back together after 2,000 years apart” –

The Hexham Courant (UK)

“Study sheds light on Earth’s CO2 cycles” –

The Hindu (India)

“Climate clock ticking faster” –

Gulf Times (Qatar)

“Roman VIP found at burial ground” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Miniature Books: 4,000 Years of Tiny Treasures” –

CCTV News (China)

“Lotus flower in ancient world” –

PressTV (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 30” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 17 2007

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“Ancient Amazonian technology could save the world” –

Mongabay (Madagascar)

“Snake Cults Dominated Early Arabia” –

Discovery News (USA)

“Iranian experts to search for Saffarid capital in southern Afghanistan” –

Tehran Times (Iran)

“Hawwas: 4th stage of project on discovering route of Luxor’s rams road kicks off” –

SIS (Egypt)

“Scientists ramp up for pyramid theory” –

USA Today (USA)

“Fort Museum to showcase the ceramic heritage of south India” –

The Hindu (India)

“Turkish museums enlivened as world readies to mark Museum Day” –

Today’s Zaman (Turkey)

“Questions raised as faded beauties brought to light” –

Asahi Shimbun (Japan)

“How The Bronze Age Coped With Climate” –

BSN News Scripts (UK)

“Iranian ‘Apadana’ inscriptions in danger” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Researchers Explore Math of Mideast Art” –

The Daily Californian (USA)

“Tuva: Archeologists Head for Tuvan Fortress” –

UNPO (Netherlands)

“New future for A-level ancient history” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Jam-e Jahan Nama Take Visitors to all around the World” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Water Features And Cobbled Paving Stones Thousands Of Years Old” –

The Open Press (USA)

“The exhilarating call of history at Ankara Castle” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“‘Treasure trove of marine life’ discovered” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“IHK loses pages of its history” –

Kashmir Media Service (Pakistan)

“‘Five Suns: The Art of Ancient Mesoamerica'” –

News Mirror (USA)

“Alexander the Great conquered city via sunken sandbar” –

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“Builders dig up lost pleasure garden of the ancient Romans” –

The Times (UK)

“Ancient Bolivian fighting festival confronts the outside world” –

IHT (France)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 16 2007

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“Volcano showers 11 villages with ash” –

Philippine News (Philippines)

“20,000 aboriginal artefacts found at defence headquarters site” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Phila. archaeologist hits it big in Pittsburgh” –

The Philadelphia Inquirer (USA)

“Ancient Bulgarian Sanctuaries ‘Older’ than Egyptian Pyramids” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“New technique for ‘weighing’ black holes” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“Mesa Verde: A Cyark case study – free 3 min. video” –

The Archaeology Channel (USA)

“Discovery of a Prehistoric Site Behind Galabar Dam” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Huge waves that hit Reunion Island tracked from space” –

ESA Observing the Earth (France)

“British Barakat Gallery, Looters’ Source of Stolen Iranian Artifacts” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Protests at Creation Museum – The New Politics of Science” –

American Chronicle (USA)

“Soon, walk in Rome as the Romans did, thanks to 3-D technology” –

SAWF (India)

“In the Alps, hunting for Hannibal’s trail” –

Stanford News (USA)

“History of Gods: Lost Slavic Mythology” –

Javno (Croatia)

“Roman towns aligned with Sun” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Iran appeals against London court decision” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Hubble sees dark matter ring in a galaxy cluster” –

ESA News (France)

“Sixth-graders participate in dig project” –

Tallahassee Democrat (USA)

“Thousands of manuscripts lost in years of terror in JK” –

Daily News & Analysis (India)

“Shiveluch and Klyuchevskaya Volcanoes – satellite images” –

Earth Observatory (Earth Orbit)

“Archaeologists unearth 4th century church” –

B92 News/AFP (Serbia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 37” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 15 2007

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“Prehistoric manufacturing site discovered in Lam Dong” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“Ancient ‘Royal Temple’ Discovered in Path of Ireland Highway” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Stone coffins unearthed at Taitung site” –

The China Post (Taiwan)

“Bangkok once covered by sea, say geologists” –

IOL/AFP (South Africa)

“Ancient Wooden Anchor Discovered” –

NewsWise (USA)

“Indigenous burial site the ‘most significant find yet'” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Archaeologists unearth 4th century church in Serbia” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“After 10 years, the new excavations in Sipán” –

Latino-America Online (Perù)

“Climate messages are ‘off target'” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Archeologists return to scene of Swedish defeat” –

The Local (Sweden)

“Vietnamese mountains home to 4000-year-old opal relics” –

Thanh Nien News (Viet Nam)

“Archaeologists discover ancient tools in Auburn” –

Portland Press Herald/AP (USA)

“Underwater cameras proposed as alternative to save Alliaoni” –

Today’s Zaman (Turkey)

“Perfect 29 mln-year-old fossilised skull unearthed in Egypt” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“The return of Lyle Point to Yakama tribe” –

Yakima Herald-Republic (USA)

“Ancient mini-gorilla had tiny skull” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Russian capital’s architectural gems bulldozed” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Carbon project raises hopes” –

Waikato Times (New Zealand)

“Cleaning ancient frescos with salad dressing” –

MSNBC News (USA)

“Iran Appeals for Redeeming Jiroft’s Artifacts” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“National Library of Scotland selects GlassHouse for Digital Library Initiative” –

PR-Inside (Austria)

“Malibu Archaeological Find Is a Point of Contention” –

Malibu Surfside News (USA)

“Seljuk-era wall reliefs unearthed at Aspendos” –

Today’s Zaman (Turkey)

“Alexander the Great destroyed Tyre with the help of a natural sand-bridge” –

New Kerala (India)

“Why Western Art is Unique, and Why Muslim Immigration Threatens It” –

TBJ (Belgium)

“Ancient Egyptian medical papyri were written before the birth of Hippocrates” –

Black Britain (UK)

“Roman women had gold fillings in teeth from first to second century A.D.” –

New Kerala (India)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 29” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 14 2007

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“How geology came to help Alexander the Great” –

Nature (UK)

“UNESCO unlikely to register Iwami silver mine as World Heritage site” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

“Ancient tool pieces turned up in Maine archaeological excavation” –

Maine Today/AP (USA)

“Experts study artefacts discovered during pipeline excavation” –

Kent News (England)

“Kurds restoring ancient citadel to showcase culture” –

The Washington Times (USA)

“Roman remains threaten metro” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Yemen’s great history and heritage” –

Yemen Times (Yemen)

“Cracks threaten Rome’s majesty” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Galactic fossil is 13.2 billion years old” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Precious Zeugma mosaics on display at symposium” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Possibilty of 2000 yr old civilisation in Bihar, artefacts discovered” –

New Kerala (India)

“Was the Antikythera Mechanism the world’s first computer?” –

The New Yorker (USA)

“Unlocking Herefordshire heritage” –

Hereford Times (England)

“Modern site, ancient past” –

Sun-Journal (USA)

“500-kg bomb in world heritage site defused” –

Nhân Dân (Viet Nam)

“Little Hope Remains For Carted-Off antiquities” –

The UoC Guardian (USA)

“A Corrupting A Cosmic Crutch Emerges In Thailand” –

Scoop (New Zealand)

“Vandals destroy columns of the ancient church ‘Basilica in Basilica’ … “ –

InterFax (Russia)

“Alcohol: Since ancient times, people have taken to drink for their ailments” –

L.A. Times (USA)

“Iran’s Most Ancient Banner Go on Display in National Museum” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 18” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 13 2007

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“Humayun’s Tomb may lose heritage status” –

Daily News & Analysis (India)

“The Green Menace: Meet the Ecoterrorists” –

Pacific Free Press (Canada)

“Lorestan Historical Artifacts to Gather in Cernuschi Museum” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“University of Toledo geologist shows rock-steady resolve” –

Toledo Blade (USA)

“Boat to retrace voyage from Jamestown” –

Leading the Charge (Australia)

“Seminar and exhibition of oases begin” –

Times of Oman (Oman)

“As of today there are 861 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Malta to have nature and history park 5 times the size of Valletta” –

Malta Independent (Malta)

“Egyptians, not Greeks were true fathers of medicine” –

TriniCenter (Trinidad & Tobago)

“Cernuschi Museum shows interest in ancient artifacts of Lorestan” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Modern, historic canals follow those of a vanished people” –

The Arizona Republic (USA)

“Lava shelf collapse sends up 1,000-foot plumes of steam” –

The Honolulu Advertiser (Hawai’i)

“Ending years of stony silence” –

Toronto Sun (Canada)

“‘Revive channel to Qutub Shahi'” –

The Times of India (India)

“Chinese navy dives for golden junk” –

The Sunday Times (UK)

“Star as old as the galaxy itself” –

IOL/AFP (South Africa)

“Wine Through the Ages from Wittenberg to Egypt” –

The Epoch Times (USA)

“Efforts for Reviving Bam Citadel’s Governor Quarter to Start” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 21” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 12 2007

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“‘SSCP has adverse security impact'” –

News Today (India)

“Tibet’s mighty glaciers rapidly disappearing” –

The Olympian (USA)

“Meteorite officially Canada’s No. 72” –

Edmonton Sun (Canada)

“Exploiting Chehr Abad Mine, Nightmare of Salt Men” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Human remains thought to be oldest ever found in Santa Cruz” –

Sanat Cruz Sentinel (USA)

“Surveys Launched to Trace Malabar’s Maritime History” –

Arab News (Saudi Arabia)

“Mystery of colony’s 1st site unearthed” –

The Plain Dealer (USA)

“Sanliurfa mosaic depicts Amazons” –

Today’s Zaman (Turkey)

“Egypt demands its queen back” –

The Times of India (India)

“Work begins to uncover secrets of Silbury Hill” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Aphrodite may return to Italy” –

ImediNews (Georgia)

“A historical trip from Foça to Marseille” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Boat to Retrace Voyage From Jamestown” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Mind & Spirit – The tomb of Herod the Great” –

Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica)

“Egypt’s antiquities head fights for artifacts’ loan, return” –

Taipei Times (Taiwan)

“Aboriginal remains to return to Australia” –

M & C News (Scotland)

“Illinois Cave Reveals Ancient Pine” –

The Post Chronicle (USA)

“Historic Cappadocia caves await visitors” –

Today’s Zaman (Turkey)

“Mariner probes Huron’s ancient secrets” –

The London Free Press (Canada)

“Archaeologists unearth America’s ‘lost’ history” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Coelacanth: An ancient fish species in Tanzania`s waters” –

IPP Media (Tanzania)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 11 2007

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“Archaeologist drawn into Nefertiti spat” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Spaniards search for legendary Tartessos in a marsh” –

M & C News/DPA (Scotland)

“Tide brings pieces of what may be a sunken galleon to Hutchinson Island” –

MSNBC News (USA)

“ESA presents the sharpest ever satellite map of Earth” –

ESA News (France)

“Evolution of the medical science” –

Yemen Times (Yemen)

“The Ahmes code” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“2,600-year-old fruit, textile found” –

The Brunei Times (Brunei Darussalem)

“Tunnel open again at Silbury hill” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Milky Way’s oldest star is 13.2 billion years old” –

Malaysia Sun (Malaysia)

“Researchers document ‘ghosts’ of Canada’s glaciers” –

Ottawa Citizen (Canada)

“Egypt to fight for Nefertiti bust return” –

MSNBC News/AP (USA)

“42 Tehran monuments enlisted” –

PressTV (Iran)

“Work starts to repair ancient landmark” –

Swindon Advertiser (England)

“Ancient gas “burps” may hold future climate clues” –

The Denver Post (USA)

“Rama Sethu: Historic facts vs political fiction – V” –

News Today (India)

“Many reasoning people have lost faith in modern science” –

The Spectrum (USA)

“Canada’s odd low gravity a relic of the ice age” –

The Globe & Mail (Canada)

“An unexpected year later, NASA’s rovers still exploring Mars” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Tunnel repairs start at ancient Silbury Hill” –

Khaleej Times/Reuters (United Arab Emirates)

“Experts to date ancient Iranian site” –

PressTV (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 20” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project” –

Cardiff University (Cymru)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)