– Terrestrial Archaeology and Solar System History – News Headlines Archive – May 21 to 31 2006 – new discoveries about ancient civilisation under ancient skies –

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May 31 2006

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“Study Reveals Ancient Arctic Climate Swings” –

LiveScience (USA)

“The Dead Do Not Go Hungry in Gohar Tepe!” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“China’s ‘pyramids’ about to collapse – report” –

IOL/Reuters (South Africa)

“Roman remains face obliteration at Southwark site” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Ancient stone tablets could shed light on Surtepe excavations” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Litchfield resident discovers ancient coins at dig in Israel” –

Republican-American (USA)

“Quake may have stirred up grumbling volcano” –

Gulf Times (Qatar)

“With this broom I thee will wed” –

Morecambe Today (England)

“Kazakh scientists find ancient city of Balasagun” –

New Kerala (India)

“Magnitude 4.7 Quake – Chiapas, Mexico – 15:16 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Protecting North Shore City’s fossil forest” –

Scoop (New Zealand)

“New twist in ‘hobbit’ human story” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“In the past, people had to know about the stars” –

San Diego Union-Tribune (USA)

“Researchers Find Ancient Female Skeleton in Rome” –

ShortNews (Germany)

“Magnitude 4.6 Quake – Jujuy, Argentina – 13:00 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Police suspect stolen treasure smugled in Bulgaria” –

Sofia Echo (Bulgaria)

“After 300 years, the sea gives up the Resolution” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“CEO surrenders ancient coffin to museum” –

Middle East Times/UPI (Egypt)

“Possible meteor shower from the dusty orbit of Comet 73P” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“2100 Ancient Books Transferred to Iran from Netherlands” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“North Pole’s ancient past holds clues about future global warming” –

PhysOrg (USA)

“Perfect Bronze Age skeleton in the heart of Rome” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Arctic’s tropical past uncovered” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Ancient crosses smashed with sledgehammers” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 51” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 30 2006

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“Hominids’ cave rave-ups may link music and speech” –

The Washington Post (USA)

“Agricultural Revolution’ began in Israel up to 12,500 years ago” –

The Jerusalem Post (Israel)

“Curator held on Croesus’s stolen riches” –

The Times (UK)

“Ancient treasures replaced with fakes” –

The Vancouver Sun (Canada)

“We’re watching the detectors to preserve past” –

Yorkshire Post (England)

“Turkish museum director arrested over theft of ancient treasure” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Sulfur Dioxide Emitted by Soufriere Hills Volcano – latest images” –

Earth Observatory (USA)

“Aztlán as a metaphorical place to call home” –

El Universal/The Herald (México)

“10th-Century Skeleton of Woman Unearthed in Rome” –

Fox News (USA)

“Land of High Kings is battlefield for fight between heritage and growth” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Speedy rise of Himalayan peaks proof of planet’s endless evolution” –

Columbus Dispatch (USA)

“Ancient woods the roots of Welsh history” –

Wetsren Mail (Cymru)

“Tarisha’s Landscape, Another Historic Site in Danger” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – southern Peru – 10:23 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient temple in obscurity” –

Deccan Herald – Spectrum (India)

“Rome skeleton find pre-dates city” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Footprint of ancient man found in China” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Mount St. Helens shoots towering plume of steam, ash” –

Houston Chronicle/AP (USA)

“‘Piece of lead’ is gold treasure” –

Lynn News (England)

“‘Oldest’ papyrus is decoded” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Evidence of ancient artisans discovered” –

The News-Sentinel (USA)

“Azerbaijan ‘flattened’ sacred Armenian site” –

Belfast Telegraph (Ireland)

“Magnitude 5.6 Quake – offshore Aisen, Chile – 02:50 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“An ancient wonder reduced to rubble” –

The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 54” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 29 2006

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“Alternative religions: Paganism and prejudice” –

The Independent (UK)

“Lake atop Vanuatu volcano turns red” –

The Age (Australia)

“Can you dig it?” –

Hartlepool Today (England)

“World-famous shrines damaged” –

Gulf News/AP (United Arab Emirates)

“Researchers find ancient pottery operation at Angel Mounds” –

WISH TV News (USA)

“Volcano near Indonesian quake zone shows increased activity” –

Antara News (Indonesia)

“Germany university to return ancient Egyptian relief” –

A.N.D. (South Africa)

“Novice divers find wreck of 17th century warship” –

The Independent (UK)

“Study outlines eruption at undersea volcano” –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“Archaeologists seek to plumb mysteries of ancient tribe” –

Daily Press (USA)

“Ancient Lydian treasures stolen from Turkish museum” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Small quake, ash plume at Mount St. Helens” –

KTVZ 21 News (USA)

“Japan is proud home of Christ’s tomb” –

The Times (UK)

“China Asks Japan to Return Artifact” –

The Dong-A Ilbo (South Korea)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – southern Italy – 02:20 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“King Croesus’ Treasure Stolen in Turkey” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Ring of fire goes through new cycle” –

The Australian (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 78” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 28 2006

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“Scientists Uncover New Clues to Limb Formation in Some Sea Mammals” –

InfoZine (USA)

“Cylindrical Seal with a Strange Design Discovered in Dezful” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Comoros volcano erupts, spews lava” –

Reuters AlertNet (UK)

“An ocean apart but blood brothers nonetheless” –

VNS (Viet Nam)

“Volunteers to dig into Croatan Indian village site again” –

Virginian Pilot (USA)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – Norwegian Sea – 13:23 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Stone Replica of Persepolis Built in Thailand” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Archaeology Vs. Looting” –

Progressive U (USA)

“Farewell to Ramses” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Quake takes toll on historical sites” –

The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

“Mars robots to get smart upgrade” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Restoration of tomb of Cyrus underway” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Magnitude 6.2 Quake – New Britain region, PNG – 03:12 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Mali rebels say they are fighting to save nomadic culture” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“British University to Hold a Seminar on Sassanid Dynasty” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 69” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 27 2006

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“Hanoi’s ancient citadel unearthed during car park construction” –

Thanh Nien News (Viet Nam)

“Great Pyramid as Cuckoo Clock? It Might Not Be Crazy” –

The New York Times (USA)

“Volcano-like explosion near TN border” –

Chennai Online (India)

“Let’s put the fun back into fungi” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Mt. Bulusan volcano on Alert Level 1” –

Balita News (Philippines)

“Bolaghi Gorge, Home to Many Potters” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“The real truth about a so-called ‘devilish’ religion” –

Progressive U (USA)

“Over 3,000 dead, thousands hurt in Indonesia quake” –

The New Nation (Bangladesh)

“Lake Travis archaeological sites apparently looted” –

Austin American-Statesman (USA)

“Chronology – Recent Pacific Rim earthquakes” –

Reuters AlertNet (UK)

“Museum Unveils New Fossil Finds” –

Caspar Star-Tribune (USA)

“Disasters to hit Indonesia since 2004” –

EiTB News (Spain)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Solomon Islands – 12:28 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Bulgaria, Greece to Revive Ancient Perperikon Together” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Peabody Puts Planet’s Evolution, History At Visitors’ Fingertips” –

The Hartford Courant (USA)

“Brahma Temple in Prambanan Complex seriously damaged” –

Antara News (Indonesia)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – Tonga – 05:57 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Signet Ring Found in a Sassanid Grave in Mazandaran” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 51” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 26 2006

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“Skeletons of Bakun era mother, child resurrected in Bolaghi Valley” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Magnitude 6.3 Quake – Java, Indonesia – 22:54 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Highlands and Mare landscapes on the Moon” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“A tapestry of Coptic history” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Mysteries still surround Egyptian chamber” –

MSNBC News (USA)

“Volcano Spirits Trusted More Than Scientists” –

IPS (Italy)

“It’s the oldest of cold cases: A girl’s death 2,200 years ago” –

Bradenton Herald/KRT (USA)

“Cultural day to mark heritage protection work” –

EastDay (China)

“500 year-old human remains are discovered in Bawtry” –

Worksop Today (England)

“As of May 26 2006 there are 787 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids” –

NASA/JPL (USA)

“Germany university to return ancient Egyptian relief” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Radio Station Airs Volcano Alert by Mistake” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Egyptian sarcophagus controversy ends well” –

The Westfall Weekly News (Canada)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – south of Panama – 11:30 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“The Valley of the Kings: treasure without end III” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Archaeologist begins excavating Pelican Island Refuge site” –

TCPalm (USA)

“Rota’s undersea volcano shows nonstop eruption” –

Saipan Tribune (Micronesia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 33” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 25 2006

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“Israel scientists find underground tunnels” –

The Albuquerque Tribune/AP (USA)

“Earthquake shakes Stockholm” –

The Local (Sweden)

“Ancient chariot goes on display” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Scientists find oldest schoolwork” –

China Daily (China)

“Cleveland Volcano erupts again” –

KTVA News/AP (Alaska)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – offshore southern Peru – 20:48 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“‘Great Achaemenid Era’ Irrigation Channel Discovered Near Persepolis” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“World watches in silence as Azerbaijan wipes out Armenian culture” –

The Art Newspaper (UK)

“NASA Astrobiology-Themed TV Special “Looking for Life” To Air” –

Astrobiology.com (USA)

“Italians in hot pursuit of their looted antiques” –

The Peninsula (Qatar)

“Boadicea may have had her chips on site of McDonald’s” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Corporate Sarcophagus Irks Egyptian” –

Playfuls (Romania)

“Old professor provides the key to cracking `The Da Vinci Code'” –

Chicago Tribune (USA)

“Israel’s first underwater museum opens for public” –

Zee News (India)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Philippine Islands region – 14:19 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Race against time to unearth Wolds history” –

Yorkshire Post (England)

“Acropolis project inches ahead” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“6 divers nabbed” –

The Visayan Daily Star (Philippines)

“HIV origin ‘found in wild chimps'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Ancient qin to go under the hammer” –

XinhuaNet (China)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 24 2006

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“Deep-Sea Volcano Erupts on Film – A First” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“First Nations at wrong end of totem pole” –

Esquimalt News (Canada)

“Nazca photos deepen mystery” –

Duluth News Tribune/KRT (USA)

“600-year-old manuscript on sale” –

Daily News (South Africa)

“Hurt Bigfoot and spend 5 years in the clink” –

Seattle P-I (USA)

“Provinces differ over transfer of monuments” –

Daily Times (Pakistan)

“Ecuador: Tungurahua Volcano OCHA Situation Report No. 1” –

ReliefWeb (Switzerland)

“State Archaeologist Gives Life to Spear-Point People” –

Lincoln County News (USA)

“World fire maps now available online in near-real time” –

ESA News (France)

“China helps Mongolia repair Bogd Khan Palace Museum” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Protect Mesa Verde’s future” –

Denver Post (USA)

“Mount Merapi spews more heat clouds and lava” –

Antara News (Indonesia)

“Dig unearths ancient dental arts” –

Toledo Blade (USA)

“Bosnia: land of pyramids and new wonders” –

IOL (South Africa)

“ESA’s SOHO will lead a fleet of solar observatories” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“Ancient birds, dinosaurs cohabited in Denali Park” –

Anchorage Daily News (Alaska)

“Fruit seeds help archaeologists shed light on old imperial garden” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Magnitude 5.7 Quake – northern Papua, Indonesia – 10:11 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Rosslyn hit by Grail diggers” –

Edinburgh Evening News (Scotland)

“Tracking Iraq’s stolen treasures” –

North Jersey News (USA)

“Discovery of an Ivory Scabbard in Lorestan” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 48” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 23 2006

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“Hubble captures a ‘quintuple’ quasar” –

ESA News (France)

“Archaeologists find what could be Americas’ oldest observatory” –

Columbus Dispatch (USA)

“Merapi Volcano, Indonesia – latest satellite images” –

Earth Observatory (Earth Orbit)

“Arrest on Paros over artifacts” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“UCI to host conference on ancient knowledge” –

EurekAlert (USA)

“Heritage concerns over water channel ‘restoration'” –

The Times of Malta (Malta)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Mariana Islands region – 20:43 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Scottish chapel is Da Vinci Code site” –

GG2.net (UK)

“Traces of a tsunami in Sweden” –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“Lava tubes on Pavonis Mons” –

ESA Mars Express News (France)

“Powerful earthquake rocks Russia’s Far East region” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Most precious Zeugma mosaics on display on Internet” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Magnitude 4.6 Quake – Panama/Costa Rica border region – 06:49 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“2,200-year-old tombs unearthed in central China” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – offshore Atacama, Chile – 02:40 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Tourists lured to Thrace’s dazzling treasure” –

IOL/AFP (South Africa)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 32” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 22 2006

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“Egypt to excavate Roman city submerged in sea” –

Reuters (UK)

“Precious ancient books to open to public” –

Shanghai Daily (China)

“Montserrat’s volcano threatens the region with tsunamis” –

Caribbean Net (Cayman Islands)

“Ancient city ruins, tombs found on Sino-North Korean border” –

Zee News (India)

“Fanatics, heretics and the truth about global warming” –

ESR (Canada)

“Ancient elk remains found in Bayfield County lake” –

BusinessNorth (USA)

“Riyadh aims to save folk culture” –

Al-Jazeera (Qatar)

“Two earthquakes hit Zimbabwe” –

A.N.D. (South Africa)

“Delay in Excavation to Ruin Gilvan Prehistoric Site” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – Banda Sea – 20:53 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient remains uncovered in Wisconsin –

M & C News/UPI (Scotland)

“Burglars steal twelve ancient Buddha images” –

Bangkok Post (Thailand)

“How ancient whales lost their legs, got sleek and conquered the oceans” –

EurekAlert (USA)

“Ancient city reveals life in NW China desert 2,200 years ago” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Ancient tomb sheds light on Egyptian colonialism” –

Spero News (USA)

“Akari delivers its first images” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“Magnitude 6.2 Quake – Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia – 13:08 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Kenya orders Italian to stop ruining historic site” –

Business in Africa (South Africa)

“New laws ban traffic from ancient path” –

Oxford Mail (England)

“Magnitude 6.6 Quake – near the coast of Koryakia, Russia – 11:11 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Merapi’s hot clouds again billows reach 1.5 km” –

Antara News (Indonesia)

“Ancient birds waded here” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

May 21 2006

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“Cradle of the ancient Viet civilisation” –

VNS (Viet Nam)

“Tulsa museum to return remains of ancient American Indians” –

KTEN News (USA)

“This museum will depict Indus Valley civilization” –

Ahmedabad Express (India)

“Bones in togas puzzle Vatican archaeologists” –

The Sunday Telegraph (UK)

“Ancient Japanese pilgrimage undergoes a revival” –

The Sunday Independent (South Africa)

“Up the Mekong River to a post-apocalyptic land” –

The Arizona Republic (USA)

“Restoration work starts on ancient Vietnam village” –

Thanh Nien News (Viet Nam)

“Magnitude 4.9 Quake – Poland – 10:58 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Moderate earthquake rocks Bay of Bengal” –

The Times of India (India)

“Ancient glassware discovered in Iran, Kish” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Archaeology find is unique: Peru solstice marker among world’s oldest” –

Daily Tribune (USA)

“Fence for ancient carvings” –

Sunday Tasmanian (Australia)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – offshore Bio-Bio, Chile – 05:11 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Volcano acting up” –

Trinidad & Tobago Express (Trinidad & Tobago)

“Viking Invaders Return To Britain” –

50 Connect (UK)

“Archaeological sites opened to development” –

Malta Today (Malta)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – offshore Ecuador – 02:07 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Titicaca: lake of legend and gold” –

Sunday Herald (India)

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

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

“Divine Proportion:
Phi in Art, Nature,
and Science”

Priya Hemenway
& Amy Ray

EU English Edition

“The Golden Ratio:
The Story of Phi, the Extraordinary Number of Nature, Art and Beauty”

Mario Livio

EU English Edition

“Order in Space”

Keith Critchlow

EU English Edition

“Islamic Patterns: An Analytical and Cosmological Approach”

Keith Critchlow

EU English Edition

“The Curves of Life”

Theodore A. Cook

EU English Edition

“Sacred Geometry: Philosophy and Practice”

Robert Lawlor

EU English Edition

“The Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty”

H.E. Huntley

EU English Edition

“Prime Numbers:
The Most Mysterious Figures in Math”

David Wells

EU English Edition

“The Equation That Couldn’t Be Solved”

Mario Livio

EU English Edition

“A Mathematical History of the Golden Number”

Roger Herz-Fischler

EU English Edition

“The Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Numbers”

R.A. Dunlap

EU English Edition

“Sacred Geometry: Deciphering the Code”

Stephen Skinner

EU English Edition

“The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World’s Most Astonishing Number”

Mario Livio

EU English Edition