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November 20 2005

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“Malta: Phoenician, Punic and Roman” –

Di-ve.com review(Malta)

“Helen of troy: Goddess, princess, Whore” –

Sunday Independent (South Africa)

“Hansi idols robbery: Police still clueless” –

The Times of India (India)

“Why only plumbing can prevent the fall of Rome” –

The Sunday Telegraph (UK)

“Jordan disputes Israeli claims Al Aqsa Mosque walls could collapse” –

Khaleej Times (UAE)

“Ancient ‘Roman glass’ discovered in tomb” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Jordan’s Pavilion in London Reflects Civilization and Antiquity” –

Jordan News Agency (Jordan)

“DNA to be Extracted from 7,000-9,000 Yr. Old Human Remains” –

CSI Files (Netherlands)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – Unimak Island region, Alaska – 12:53 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Women and Marriage in Sassanid Era” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“2,000 years of binge drinking” –

The Independent (UK)

“Dino-mite discovery!” –

Ottawa Sun (Canada)

“Where the dinosaurs rule” –

The Charlotte Observer (USA)

“Bendigo’s Chinese were once licensed to kiln” –

The Age (Australia)

“Fault system thought extinct could be cause of Vietnam quakes” –

Thanh Nien News (Viet Nam)

“Climate change in Arctic studied for keys to Earth’s warming” –

Billings Gazette (USA)

“Caves, mounds discovered in Behbahan, Iran” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Mummy dearest” –

Sunday Herald (Scotland)

“Know your heritage, history and culture” –

News Today (India)

“Al-Quds: Jerusalem Threatened Walls” –

WAFA (Palestine)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 52” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

November 19 2005

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“Paradise Found in Jerusalem: The Dome of the Rock’s Big Secret” –

Al-Jazeera (Qatar)

“Ancient Mayan artifacts stolen from home” –

WCAX News (USA)

“Teotihuacan temple rapidly deteriorating” –

El Universal (Mexico)

“Ancient beavers leave traces of dam in Yukon” –

CBC News (Canada)

“Guests of Siraf Intl. Congress stumble upon ancient grave” –

Tehran Times (Iran)

“Segments of the Ancient Wall Coils Old Town of Jerusalem to Collapse” –

IPC (Palestine)

“Wal-Mart archaeologist to fight claim he desecrated remains” –

Honolulu Star Bulletin (Hawaii)

“Magnitude 6.5 Quake – Simeulue, Indonesia – 14:10 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Colombians Stay Despite Threat of Volcano” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Region of Italy Mapped on Ancient Pottery” –

Los Angeles Times (USA)

“Monmouth fights to save historic landmarks” –

The Western Mail (Cymru)

“Longest of Dead Sea Scrolls to visit U.S.” –

Bradenton Herald/AP (USA)

“Vedic texts: Diamond as good as Viagra” –

The Asian Age (India)

“Stone Age weapon makes a comeback” –

Arizona Daily Star (USA)

“Asteroid Probe Ready For Touch and Go Sampling Duties” –

LaSalute (Italy)

“Cultural values of Tay Nguyen ethnic minorities preserved” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“French and Canadians to Explore Mazandaran Caves” –

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)

November 18 2005

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“Ancient Maya massacre shows downward spiral” –

The Daily Journal (Venezuela)

“Montreal teacher makes prehistoric find” –

CBC Montreal (Canada)

“Egypt to recover 100 stolen antiquities” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Ancient lizard identified as ancestor of mosasaur” –

New Kerala (India)

“Japan team to complete Iran Gilan excavations” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Minnesota fossil collectors find saber-toothed cat skull in North Dakota” –

Star-Tribune (USA)

“UP village offers a fresh clue to solve a Harappan puzzle” –

The Indian Express (India)

“Crystals Show Ancient Earth Had A Crust” –

All Headline News (USA)

“How the Great Pyramid was built” –

Construction & Maintenance News (Belarus)

“The Avebury Expedition – many images of the stones” –

Blather (Ireland)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – offshore Kamchatka, Russia – 16:36 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Rare seal bearing Jesus image found in Tiberias” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Archaeologists find western world’s oldest map” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Fraud and Forgery in Antiquity Market” –

Iran Daily (Iran)

“Bolivian earthquake strikes deep” –

GeoTimes (USA)

“Ancient walls are crumbling” –

News 24 (South Africa)

“Excavations to go ahead” –

Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)

“Venice statues to be reborn” –

ANSA (Italy)

“Ancient medicine in curriculum soon: Velu” –

NewindPress (India)

“RTA casts doubt on doing more bypass archaeological surveys” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – offshore El Salvador – 03:15 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Early Earth likely had continents, was habitable: new study” –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 62” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

November 17 2005

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“Iran’s Kerman dwarf turned out premature baby” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Archaeologists rescuing relics for Three Gorges Dam” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Maya ‘War Crimes Scene’ Uncovered” –

Los Angeles Times (USA)

“Call for bypass underground Indigenous artefact survey” –

ABC Regional News (Australia)

“Mars Express radar data analysis is on the move” –

ESA Mars Express News (France)

“Magnitude 6.9 Quake – Potosi, Bolivia – 19:26 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient man’s lost secrets on test” –

Yorkshire Post (England)

“Deformed Skulls of Burnt City to be Studied” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“First meeting on how to preserve shared heritage” –

The Daily Herald (Antilles)

“Climate change map reveals countries most under threat” –

The Independent (UK)

“Iranian-Japanese team to Complete Gilan Excavations” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Envisat radar surveillance protects endangered prehistoric fish” –

ESA News (France)

“Royal massacre site discovered in ruins of ancient Maya city” –

Vanderbilt News (USA)

“Declare Manuscripts as National Assets: Veerendra Hegde” –

New Kerala (India)

“Magnitude 4.5 Quake – near the coast of Nicaragua – 12:19 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“British tourists attacked on Inca trail” –

The Guardian (UK)

“FBI’s top 10 art crimes” –

The Star (South Africa)

“Ex-Getty curator appears at ‘stolen art’ trial” –

Stuff (New Zealand)

“India: 5 Killed in Tsunami From Rare Tribe” –

Gadsden Times (USA)

“Ancient man’s lost secrets on test” –

Yorkshire Post (England)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – Santiago del Estero, Argentina – 04:16 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Grave Accidentally Discovered in Siraf” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 58” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

November 16 2005

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“Treasure hunters devastate Iraqi ruins: German archaeologist” –

M & C Science News (Scotland)

“Amateur’s Find is Missing Link in Ancient Lizards” –

LiveScience (USA)

“Italy sends a warning with Getty trial” –

IHT (France)

“Moons captured in ring encounter” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Graves, artifacts discovered in ancient Vietnamese burial site” –

Thanh Nien News (Viet Nam)

“Archaeologists find large ancient settlement of early Bronze Age” –

ArC News (Armenia)

“Fireball Sightings Log: 2005” –

American Meteor Society (USA)

“Siraf, a Legendary Ancient Port” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“MSP wants heritage status for abbey” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Integral reveals new class of ‘supergiant’ X-ray binary stars” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“Call for secure long-term future for important archaeological sites” –

Louth Today (England)

“Ex-Getty curator appears at ‘stolen art’ trial” –

Metro Toronto (Canada)

“Site of pagan well to be restored” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“NASA chooses Ames Research Center for unmanned lunar explorations” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Magnitude 5.3 Quake – offshore northern Peru – 07:21 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“ICHTO Director Vows to Revive Iranian Wind Catchers” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“A Digital future for the past” –

eGov Monitor (UK)

“Ivory emperor emerges from Forum” –

ANSA (Italy)

“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)

November 15 2005

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“About one tonne of ancient coins unearthed” –

Nhân Dân (Viet Nam)

“Colombian volcano threatens eruption” –

Ireland Online (Ireland)

“Italy trial giving museums wakeup call” –

The News & Observer (USA)

“Archaeologists wanted in terror age” –

University of Queensland (Australia)

“Cultural relics to be protected” –

China Daily (China)

“McCartney space concert repels alien invasion” –

DeadBrain (UK)

“Historical cemetery in the southern Syrian city of Sweida” –

ChamPress (Syria)

“Magnitude 6.1 Quake – offshore Honshu, Japan – 20:20 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Dozens of historic relics in danger of extinction” –

The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

“Egypt to build first prehistoric museum” –

People’s Daily (China)

“No pork ban in Ancient Egypt” –

ANSA (Italy)

“War and Social Unrest — Summary” –

CO2 Science Magazine (USA)

“Proof that we’re all relatively common” –

Yorkshire Post (England)

“Ancient Brewery Tended by Elite, Female Brewmasters” –

YubaNet (USA)

“Spectacular Rome trial casts shadow over the Getty Museum” –

The China Post (Taiwan)

“Godzilla – the monster that ate other monsters” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Water just might stay liquid on Mars” –

MSNBC News (USA)

“World’s oldest irrigation project renovated” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 26” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

November 14 2005

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“Mysterious Antarctica may be the home of the oldest civilization” –

Pravda (Russia)

“Five-million-year old fossil bones of prehistoric animals found” –

MPA (Greece)

“German Archaeologists Insist on Troy” –

Zaman Online (Turkey)

“Magnitude 7.0 Quake – offshore Honshu, Japan – 21:38 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“International Space Station Education Kit – Teacher’s Guidelines” –

ESA (France)

“Anthropologists uncover jawbone of another ancient ‘Hobbit’ on island” –

Foster’s Online (USA)

“Achaemenid Rural Houses Found in Bolaghi Gorge” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Rapid warming caused vegetation changes” –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“Evolution based on faith, not fact” –

The Clarion-Ledger (USA)

“Dong Thap: 500kg ancient money discovered” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“Jehoash tablet said found near Muslim cemetery” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Farmers accused of plunder at ancient site” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Siraf Seminar To Prove Iranian Identity of Persian Gulf” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Stubby-Headed Crocodile Lurked in the Cretaceous Deep” –

Scientific American (USA)

“Early Greek writing unearthed on Crete” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“The Phantom Voyagers” –

Yemen Times – review (Yemen)

“Scientists revising prehistory” –

The State (USA)

“Why should ancient relics tremble before progress?” –

Shanghai Daily (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 16” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

November 13 2005

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“Archaeologists excited about finds at prehistoric Indian village” –

WKYT 27 News (USA)

“Japan’s Envoy to Bulgaria Reveals Secrets of Ancient Go Game” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Tarapaca, Chile – 23:18 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Revealed: the real story behind the great Iraq Museum thefts” –

The Independent (UK)

“Preserve ancient manuscripts: MLA” –

NewindPress (India)

“Voyage of rediscovery” –

Daily Times (USA)

“Ba Be Lake, candidate for World Heritage” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“Native Americans used symbols and syllables in writing systems” –

The Island Packet (USA)

“British expert joins research project at Iron Age site in northeast Iran” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“The Moon and Mars in a close encounter on Monday, Nov. 14th” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“‘Lost tribe’ members upset over freeze on conversion” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“The toast of Tutankhamen” –

The Observer (UK)

“2005 Leonid Forecastings” –

IMCCE Meteor Showers Ephemerides Server (France)

“Has the Biblical Goliath Been Found?” –

Arutz Sheva (Israel)

“Magnitude 6.2 Quake – Seram, Indonesia – 10:25 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Curse of the Mummy: Scot is next on list after Iceman claims 7th victim” –

Sunday Mail (Scotland)

“Mystique World 2005 to showcase ancient medicines, science and arts” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“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)

November 12 2005

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“History Is Carved in Chinese Characters” –

Dong-A Ilbo (South Korea)

“Japanese researchers find Buddhist stone caves in Afghanistan” –

INN (Pakistan)

“Parthian Architectural Remains Discovered in Gilan” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Genetic study claims Europeans are offspring of hunters” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“Italy invites director of Met museum to discuss looted artworks” –

The Buffalo News (USA)

“Preacher warns anti-creationists of God’s wrath” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Roadworks unearth ancient burial sites” –

Cambridge Evening News (England)

“Parthian era wall unearthed in northern Iran” –

Tehran Times (Iran)

“Muslims: The New Jews Battling Anti-Semitism” –

Magic City Morning Star (USA)

“‘Abhiyan’ to help preserve manuscripts” –

NewindPress (India)

“Oldest known alphabet on 3,000-year-old stone” –

Contra Costa Times (USA)

“Investigator Stalls in Iraq Antiquities Hunt” –

CRI Online (China)

“Water builds the heat in Europe” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – eastern New Guinea, PNG – 08:19 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“New findings about Iran’s Takht-e Soleiman” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Near Jerusalem, a Landmark Discovery of an Ancient Alphaet” –

Falls Church News-Press (USA)

“Up to 10,000 looted Iraqi antiquities still unfound: US official” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Magnitude 4.9 Quake – Jujuy, Argentina – 02:22 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Scientists uncover Jurassic Frankenstein” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 0” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

November 11 2005

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“The Getty returns three ‘illicit’ antiquities to Italy” –

The Boston Globe (USA)

“Ancient marine crocodile found in Argentina” –

People’s Daily (China)

“David and Goliath: truth or legend?” –

Middle East Times/UPI (Egypt)

“Unearthed bones likely a Timucuan” –

Daytona Beach News (USA)

“Majuli to become world heritage site” –

Silicon India (India)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – northern Peru – 19:10 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Human trace of 10,000 years ago found in Fujian” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Roman settlement recognised as site of national importance” –

24dash.com (UK)

“A Series of Dramatic Archaeological Finds” –

Arutz Sheva (Israel)

“Hourig Sourouzian: Resurrection” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Fossil Remains Of ‘Sea Monster’ Are Discovered” –

The Day (USA)

“DNA shows origins of central Europeans” –

The Manila Times (Philippines)

“Big tow to save Earth” –

Herald Sun (Australia)

“$210,000 penalty sought in iwi case” –

Honolulu Advertiser (Hawaii)

“Islands and archaeology on agenda” –

The Shetland Times (Scotland)

“Magnitude 5.9 Quake – South Sandwich Islands – 14:58 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Young stars sculpt gas with powerful outflows” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“Ancient newspapers go on show” –

China Daily (China)

“DNA shows first Europeans were hunters not farmers” –

The Independent (UK)

“Archaeologists find evidence of ‘Goliath’ in earliest Philistine artifacts” –

Israel Insider (Israel)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 0” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

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