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

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May 31 –

“Dragons and Comets” –

CCNet Post #8 (UK)

May 31 –

“Rising Water table threatens Egypt’s monuments” –

National Geographic News (USA)

May 31 –

“Smithsonian anthropologists unlock secrets in bones of ancestors …” –

Washington Post (USA)

May 31 –

“Two ancient towns more than 1,800 years old discovered in Chinese lake” –

People’s Daily (China)

May 31 –

“Experts in submarine technology find bonanza of historical artifacts” –

The Detroit News (USA)

May 30 –

“6th Century catastrophe: Welsh Dragons probably comets” –

CCNet Post #7 (UK)

May 30 –

“Sunken Heracleion – underwater discoveries” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

May 30 –

“Dinosaur Tracks Shed Light on Sauropod Evolution” –

National Geographic News (USA)

May 30 –

“Evidence of the existence of an ancient, highly developed civilization in the Urals” –

Pravda (Russia)

May 30 –

“LIBS gives archaeologists an insight into ancient Minoan technology” –

Optics.org (USA)

May 29 –

“Solar Wind Knocks out Mars Probe” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

May 29 –

“Researcher finds ancient path with satellite images” –

ABC News (USA)

May 29 –

“Europa has Thick Skin” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

May 29 –

“Holocene climate records in Europe” –

CO2 Science Magazine (USA)

May 28 –

“Solar flare silences Mars probe” –

BBC News Online (UK)

May 28 –

“Ancient Indians’ creations unearthed” –

St. Petersburg Times (USA)

May 28 –

“Faces from the Ice Age – new discoveries in France” –

BBC News Online (UK)

May 28 –

“New finds worldwide support Flood Myths” –

National Geographic News (USA)

May 27 –

“Rescue begins for seabed relics from 6,000 BC” –

The Guardian (UK)

May 27 –

“Archaeological probe dismisses ‘findings’ of disgraced Fujimura” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

May 27 –

“Mars lander team encouraged” –

BBC News Online (UK)

May 26 –

“British Museum opens talks over return of Elgin marbles” –

Daily Telegraph (UK)

May 26 –

“Rosetta Sound Blasted” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

May 26 –

“A civilization lost?” –

The Advocate Online (USA)

May 26 –

“It’s a shore thing: diet of fish made man brainy” –

The Observer (UK)

May 25 –

“Alexander the Great spurs fresh gold rush “ –

State Information Service (Egypt)

May 24 –

“DNA tests could solve dispute over Columbus” –

International Herald Tribune (USA)

May 24 –

“Boost for life on Mars hunt” –

BBC News Online (UK)

May 24 –

“Chimp tools give new insight into early man” –

The Independent (USA)

May 24 –

“We dig chimp culture” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

May 24 –

“Y Draig Goch in Wales” –

CCNet Post #8 (UK)

May 23 –

“Prehistoric human footpaths lure archaeologists back to Costa Rica” –

ScienceDaily.com (USA)

May 23 –

“China Denies Moon Plans” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

May 23 –

“Chimp nut-cracking site offers clues to early tool use” –

National Geographic News (USA)

May 22 –

“Divers explore key 8,500 year-old prehistoric site” –

BBC News Online (UK)

May 22 –

“Holocene climate records” –

CO2 Science Magazine (USA)

May 21 –

“Archaeologists find remains of the oldest agricultural community in Africa” –

Ananova (UK)

May 21 –

“2,000-Year-Old Crop Seeds Discovered in NW China” –

People’s Daily (China)

May 21 –

“Archaeologists research migration across Pacific” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

May 21 –

“Granite quarry of Modern Kingdom obelisks unearthed” –

State Information Service (Egypt)

May 20 –

“Oracle’s high priestesses were higher than we thought” –

The Guardian (UK)

May 20 –

“Inhabitants of Utopian island were unwitting polluters” –

Ananova (UK)

May 20 –

“Tomb may yield the sons of Pharaoh Rameses II” –

The Guardian (UK)

May 19 –

“Explorers to return to ocean floor” –

The Guardian (UK)

May 19 –

“Ancient King’s Head Statue Returns Home From Netherlands” –

People’s Daily (China)

May 19 –

“Archeologists and geologists explore seabed for early humans” –

National Post Online (Canada)

May 18 –

“Oldest skeleton in North Africa found near Dendara Temple” –

State Information Service (Egypt)

May 18 –

“Rocky start for dinosaurs” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

May 18 –

“Oldest skeleton found” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

May 17 –

“Tombs unearthed in Alexandria” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

May 17 –

“Cosmic impacts implicated in both the rise and fall of dinosaurs” –

CCNet Post #3 (UK)

May 17 –

“Digital Cuneiform Library Initiative” –

The Nando Times (USA)

May 17 –

“Astronomers confirm 11 more moons for Jupiter” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

May 17 –

“Treasures of Behira Governorate abound” –

Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)

May 17 –

“Asteroids responsible for both rise and fall of dinosaurs” –

People’s Daily (China)

May 17 –

“Stonehenge grave called one of richest Bronze Age sites” –

The Boston Globe (USA)

May 16 –

“Giant dinosaurs arrived with a bang” –

New Scientist (UK)

May 16 –

“Two Martian Meteorites Found” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

May 16 –

“Great balls of fire made and broke dinosaurs” –

Reuters/IOL (South Africa)

May 16 –

“4,500 year-old ‘King of Stonehenge’ found?” –

BBC News Online (UK)

May 16 –

“Rise of the Dinosaurs by Impact?” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

May 16 –

“Asteroid impact tied to rise of dinosaurs” –

Space.com (USA)

May 16 –

“Bronze Age archer found buried in all his splendour – and gold earrings” –

The Independent (UK)

May 16 –

“Mercury meteorite puzzle” –

BBC News Online (UK)

May 15 –

“The Amesbury Archer: Press Release” –

Wessex Archaeology (UK)

May 15 –

“SMART-1 To Study NEO Ice” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

May 15 –

“Archaeologists find ‘unique’ 4,000-year-old archer grave” –

Ananova (UK)

May 14 –

“Historical Impacts?” –

CCNet Post #10 (UK)

May 14 –

“US asks for report on stolen antiquities” –

Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)

May 14 –

“Statues in Iran challenge theories on Buddhism’s spread” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

May 14 –

“Large fish ‘may follow dinosaurs'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

May 14 –

“Plans to open the Miami Cirlce to the public” –

The Miami Herald (USA)

May 13 –

“Earliest known paper found in ancient Chinese Ruins” –

People’s Daily (China)

May 13 –

“Argentine Craters Exposed” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

May 13 –

“Pyramids plateau renovation to be completed by 2003” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

May 13 –

“Ancient writing civilisation discovered in Central Asia” –

Ananova (UK)

May 13 –

“The Fossilized Forest Reserve in Màadi” –

State Information Service (Egypt)

May 13 –

“Latest Discovery Challenges China’s Long-term Paper-making Theory” –

People’s Daily (China)

May 13 –

“DNA may find ‘living Incas'” –

Ananova (UK)

May 12 –

“New dawn for City of the Sun” –

Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)

May 12 –

“Pyramid discovered at Abu Rowash” –

Supreme Council of Antiquities (Egypt)

May 11 –

“May 11-14, 2002, Aurora Gallery – Northern Lights images” –

Spaceweather.com (USA)

May 11 –

“Experts Predict Meteor Storm” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

May 11 –

“Archeologist with “God’s hands” faked it for 26 years” –

Mainichi Daily news (Japan)

May 10 –

“British Museum welcomes Iraq library project” –

BBC News Online (UK)

May 09 –

“What caused Argentina’s mystery craters?” –

National Geographic News (USA)

May 09 –

“Pyramid unearthed in Abu Rawash” –

State Information Service (Egypt)

May 09 –

“Space Station Telescope to Search for NEOs” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

May 09 –

“In ancient monastery, a stunning library” –

Christian Science Monitor (USA)

May 09 –

“Heliopolis – new dawn for City of the Sun” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

May 08 –

“Old Alexandria, the first to levy customs and taxes” –

State Information Service (Egypt)

May 08 –

“Protection Top Priority for Yinxu Ruins” –

People’s Daily (China)

May 08 –

“Egypt announces discovery of 30,000 year-old skeleton” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

May 08 –

“Oldest skeleton in north East Africa in Qena” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

May 08 –

“More Late Stone Age artifacts found” –

Gulf News Online (Dubai)

May 06 –

“Pyramid five-millennium old” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

May 06 –

“Fossilized Dinosaur Eggs Discovered in Central China” –

Peoples’s Daily (China)

May 06 –

“Egyptian Queen’s tomb unearthed” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

May 06 –

“Iraq restores back stolen artifacts” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

May 05 –

“Queen’s pyramid found near Cairo” –

BBC News Online (UK)

May 05 –

“New pyramid found in Egypt” –

Egypt Antiquity News (Egypt)

May 05 –

“Archaeologists stumble on new pyramid” –

Ananova (UK)

May 04 –

“Ancient civilization existed in South China 3,500 years ago” –

People’s Daily (China)

May 04 –

“Iraq seeks to restore glories of Babylon” –

Daily Telegraph (UK)

May 04 –

“Iraq appeals to Berlin for return of Babylon gate” –

The Guardian (UK)

May 04 –

“The Map of the Creator?” –

Pravda (Russia)

May 04 –

“Climate threatens Egypt’s treasures” –

BBC News Online (UK)

May 03 –

“Archaeological News in Brief” –

People’s Daily (China)

May 02 –

“Egyptian initiative to restore Palestinian antiquities” –

State Information Service (Egypt)

May 02 –

“Cultural Relics Boosting Central China’s Tourism” –

People’s Daily (China)

May 02 –

“Ship confirmed as one used by Christopher Columbus” –

Ananova (UK)

May 01 –

“Patent suggests leaves recorded sounds of dinosaurs” –

Ananova (UK)

May 2002 –

“Drawn from Prehistory” –

Smithsonian Magazine (USA)

May 2002 –

“Amazon settlements far older than archaeologists ever suspected” –

Discover Magazine (USA)