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November 30 2005

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“Migrating impurities in ancient ice can skew climate research findings” –

UoW News (USA)

“Abu Dhabi hosts meeting on Arab World Heritage” –

WAM (United Arab Emirates)

“When giant scorpions walked the earth” –

MSNBC News (USA)

“Kyme & Ancient Catania City Exhibition” –

Turkish Press (Turkey)

“Magnitude 6.3 Quake – Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines – 16:53 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient limestone cave suffers damage in Inner Mongolia” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Italy Lacks Proof Met’s Antique Pots Were Looted, Papers Show” –

Bloomberg (USA)

“Archeologist thinks Bosnian hill may contain first European pyramid” –

Canoe News (Canada)

“Alleged 40,000-year-old human footprints in Mexico much older than thought” –

EurekAlert (USA)

“6,000-year-old ivory pieces auctioned” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“Fossils may yield hurricane pointers” –

The Charlotte Observer (USA)

“Archaeology: Roman and Nuragic remains discovered” –

AGI (Italy)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – offshore northern Peru – 05:41 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Study in children’s growth rates at Burnt City” –

IranMania (Iran)

“New results from Titan and Mars” –

ESA News (France)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – Mariana Islands region – 04:54 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“German Hostage’s Passion Is Archeology in Iraq” –

Deutsche Welle (Germany)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 27” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

November 29 2005

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“Two Neolithic sites discovered in northern Greece” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“VP criticizes trade of stolen Iranian ancient artifacts in Europe” –

IRNA (Iran)

“Greek archaeologists uncovered two prehistoric settlements” –

Ellada (UK)

“German archaeologist and driver abducted in Iraq” –

Expatica (Netherlands)

“‘Too much digging is damaging our heritage’” –

Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)

“Ancient ivory pieces on auction” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“The long road from 1128..” –

Edinburgh Evening News (Scotland)

“Process of filling Sivand Dam reservoir postponed” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Departmental Faculty Approve Intelligent Design Course” –

Kansas City InfoZine (USA)

“Comoros volcano eruption pollutes water” –

Leading the Charge (Australia)

“Intelligent design is bogus” –

The Brock Press (Canada)

“Ancient limestone cave suffers damage” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Episkopi Bay may be strewn with ancient shipwrecks” –

The Cyprus Weekly (Cyprus)

“Ancient Canals Reveal Underpinnings of Early Andean Civilization” –

NewsWise (USA)

“Ancient Roman anchors discovered at Dead Sea” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Persian undercurrent in Islamic civilisation” –

Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)

“Eastern Han Dynasty tomb unearthed” –

China Daily (China)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Vanuatu – 03:02 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient Jewelry, Ancient Egyptian Art at Christie’s” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 27” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

November 28 2005

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“The planet Venus is growing so bright, it’s actually casting shadows” –

NASA (USA)

“Archaeologist dates nine skeletons to settlement” –

Iceland Review (Iceland)

“Scientists discover Neolithic wine-making” –

The Rebel Yell (USA)

“Ancient prison cells unearthed in Tiberias dig” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“In evolution debate, more at stake than curriculum” –

The Journal Gazette (USA)

“Director of Jordanian Antiquities Department awarded German Order of Merit” –

Petra (Jordan)

“Famed covered bridge refurbished in central ancient town” –

Thanh Nien Daily (Viet Nam)

“Light-rail future respects Hohokam past” –

The Arizona Republic (USA)

“Batik museum preserves Yogyakarta tradition” –

The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – Mariana Islands region – 16:41 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Seal with image of Jesus found in Tiberias” –

YNet News (Israel)

“Oldest Western Map Discovered – picture” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Ancient world on display” –

The Calcutta Telegraph (India)

“Magnitude 5.6 Quake – Coquimbo, Chile – 16:33 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Writing from ancient tombs” –

EastDay (China)

“Ancient hill’s holes to be filled” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Ice Core Extends Climate Record Back 650,000 Years” –

Scientific American (USA)

“Glimpses of Yemen’s ancient architecture” –

Yemen Times (Yemen)

“Stonehenge’s purpose still a matter of debate” –

Bangor Daily News (USA)

“In the beginning was Al-Aqsa” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Climate summit opens in Montreal” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Just consider the possibility – a Mr. and Mrs. God” –

The Philadelphia Inquirer (USA)

“Historic sites granted world heritage certificates” –

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 27 2005

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“Tribes did much to tame this land” –

Rocky Mount Telegram review (USA)

“Chile’s child mummy secrets unwrapped” –

IOL/Cape Argus (South Africa)

“Crater impact site brings as many questions as answers” –

The Philadelphia Inquirer (USA)

“First Samples of Prehistoric Flint Stones Discovered in Iran” –

Payvand (Iran)

“Fort fire a chance to dig into history” –

The Seattle Times (USA)

“The cave of Ghar Dalam” –

The Malta Independent (Malta)

“Ancient Indian lunar observatory in Ohio town is eclipsed by golf” –

StarTribune (USA)

“Mastodon, mammoth remains turning up in Illinois” –

Canoe News (Canada)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – southern Iran – 16:30 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Retracing ancient mariners’ wake from Indonesia to Madagascar” –

The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

“Stolen Antiquities Finders shouldn’t be keepers” –

CentreDaily Times (USA)

“Calligraphic designs found at Gol Gumbaz” –

NewindPress (India)

“10,000 years of the Shinnecock” –

Newsday (USA)

“More Vietnamese intangible cultural heritage recognised by UNESCO” –

VNB (Viet Nam)

“Magnitude 5.9 Quake – southern Iran – 10:22 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“New museum in San Francisco explores African diaspora” –

Pravda (Russia)

“A Rush to Excavate Ancient Iranian Sites” –

The New York Times (USA)

“Unearthing the civilisations which ruled America before Columbus” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“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)

November 26 2005

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“Mussa Calls for Protecting Arab Antiquities” –

WAFA (Palestine)

“Dinosaurs, evangelicals and the state” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Kathala volcano ashes cover Moroni” –

AngolaPress (Angola)

“French and Canadians to Explore Iran’s Mazandaran Caves” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Man from 1,500 years ago had violent death” –

New Kerala (India)

“Evidence of Long-Range Sailing in Ancient Times” –

Los Angeles Times (USA)

“Gong: latest recognized Vietnam intangible cultural heritage” –

Thanh Nien Daily (Viet Nam)

“Study: Sea level rising twice as fast since 1850” –

Asbury Park Press (USA)

“Historian recommends study on echo emitted in Gol Gumbaz” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“Hike to Hieroglyphic Canyon” –

The Arizona Republic (USA)

“Exhibition of ancient fossils opens in Abu Dhabi” –

WAM (United Arab Emirates)

“Israel pressured to stop conversion of lost Jewish tribe” –

World Peace Herald (USA)

“Discovery of Ancient Residences in Dahaneh-Gholaman, Iran” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Probe ‘gathers asteroid material'” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – Hubei-Jiangxi border region, China – 00:49 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Here’s what Mexico needs: fake Mayan pyramids” –

The Globe & Mail (Canada)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 39” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

November 25 2005

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“Archaeologists look to find lost 1,000 years” –

Shanghai Daily (China)

“Rosetta stone” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Parthenon foundations not in danger” –

Athens News Agency (Greece)

“Oldest mummy mystery solved” –

TVNZ News (New Zealand)

“Earliest Animals Had Human-like Genes” –

Science Daily (USA)

“Earth from Space: Contrails over the United States” –

ESA Observing the Earth (France)

“Chinese fortune telling may be 4,500 years old” –

Sify (India)

“Grant to help preserve Pueblo sites” –

The Salt Lake Tribune (USA)

“Three Gorges, home to early hominid” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Acropolis foundations threatened by seeping rainwater” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Tests show human influence on greenhouse gases” –

Los Angeles Daily News (USA)

“Ancient Coins found in Iceland” –

Iceland Review (Iceland)

“Information Centre for the Guadalteba area on prehistory” –

Sur (Spain)

“Why ‘Antiquities Trials’ Focus on America” –

The New York Times (USA)

“Ancient capital’s legacy” –

Daily Yomiuri (Japan)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Crete, Greece – 09:30 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“The US press on Greece’s request for the return of antiquities in Getty Museum” –

MPA (Greece)

“Humans might have dwelled locally almost 200,000 years ago” –

Daily Bulletin (USA)

“New discoveries help decode Chinese civilization origin” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – Mindanao, Philippines – 05:31 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“World’s oldest rodent fossil found in India” –

NewindPress (India)

“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)

November 24 2005

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“Roman calçada road discovered in Santa Catarina (Tavira)” –

Algarve News (Portugal)

“Egypt, Britain to celebrate discovering King Tut’s tomb” –

KUNA (Kuwait)

“Giant panda originates from Wu Mountain, archaeologists” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Record ice core reveals Earth’s ancient atmosphere” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Dig uncovers ancient beach camp site” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“Yemen’s Record Antiquities Finds” –

Yemen Observer (Yemen)

“Project reveals details of Abbey’s past” –

Lincolnshire Echo (England)

“Path through Bolaghi Gorge to be Saved Forever” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Ancient tools at High Desert site go back 135,000 years” –

San Bernardino County Sun (USA)

“Chile’s mystery mummies possibly done in by arsenic” –

Metro Toronto (Canada)

“Neanderthal Pan Holds Key To Past” –

Isle of Wight County Press (England)

“Did Pterosaurs survive extinction?” –

About Paranormal Phenomena (USA)

“World’s oldest rodent fossil found in Rajasthan: GSI” –

The Hindu (India)

“Ancient mountain city relics discovered in Liaoning” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Japanese space probe lands on asteroid” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Artifacts so old they’re modern” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

“Can ‘tipping points’ accelerate global warming?” –

SwissInfo (Switzerland)

“Discovery of Ancient Residences in Dahaneh-Gholaman” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Large fossilized animal skeleton discovered in NW China province” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Magnitude 5.8 Quake – south of the Fiji Islands – 10:46 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Italy and U.S. museum near art claim deal” –

IHT (France)

“Ancient festival celebrates mountain spirit” –

The Toronto Star (Canada)

“Sapling thrives from 2,000-year-old seed” –

PhysOrg (USA)

“Deteriorating ancient tomb, murals to be dismantled” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 35” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

November 23 2005

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“Archaeologists surprised to discover ancient horse skeletons in Jaffa dig” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Hayabusa touched asteroid Itokawa after all” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Flints hint at ancient mariners’ daring” –

MSNBC News (USA)

“‘We’ve been losing face for 10,000 years'” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Voyage to the end of the solar system” –

MSNBC News (USA)

“Understanding the Great Year & the Cycles of Existence” –

Mathaba (South Africa)

“Magnitude 5.7 Quake – Sea of Okhotsk – 19:33 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Shahr-e Soukhteh best archaeological site for human resources” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Egyptologist brings lost civilisation to life for television series” –

EurekAlert (USA)

“Iraq: 44 stolen archaeological artefacts returned” –

AKI (Italy)

“Magnitude 4.6 Quake – northern Colombia – 17:50 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“City gets permission to move sacred stones” –

M & C News (Scotland)

“The Myth of Intelligent Design” –

Infoshop News (USA)

“Remains of Neolithic B period found in Cyprus” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Italy says museum may return looted art” –

Salt Lake Tribune (USA)

“Artifacts of Dong Son culture on display” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Early Earth with Crust Please” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Flints give Cyprus oldest seafaring link in Med” –

Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)

“China’s Buddha finger relic stirs worship fervor among South Korean followers” –

EastDay (China)

“Villa reveals lifestyles of the rich and famous 2000 years ago” –

SMH (Australia)

“Magnitude 4.6 Quake – near the coast of Nicaragua – 02:28 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Archaeologists find 4,500-year-old fortune-telling instruments” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 36” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

November 22 2005

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“Did the Chinese Discover America?” –

CRI Online (China)

“Second opinion: advice from antiquity” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Spain and Turkey bridge divide as ‘Alliance for Civilizations’ is launched” –

AbHaber (Belgium)

“American Indians visit historic shellmounds” –

Inside Bay Area (USA)

“Darius Formed Persian Gulf Coastal Guard” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Egyptian maths scroll on display” –

icWales (Cymru)

“China saves corpus of Buddhist scriptures” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Homo erectus ate crunchy food” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – eastern New Guinea, PNG – 15:11 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“New museum spotlights Jewish Rome” –

ANSA (Italy)

“Scientists study early and late mosasaurs” –

PhysOrg (USA)

“Iran’s Neighbors Open Zurkhanehs” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – Mid-Indian Ridge – 09:57 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Greece seeks return of antiquities from US museum” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Swiss Guards celebrate 500 years protecting pope” –

Pravda (Russia)

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

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

November 21 2005

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“Mass grave yields Mayan secrets” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Mangistau restorers carry on preservation of ancient monuments” –

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“There may be a fruitfly in Darwin’s ointment” –

The Washington Times (USA)

“Mystery Saxon whip goes on display in London” –

LaSalute (Italy)

“Fairies stop developers’ bulldozers in their tracks” –

The Times (UK)

“The irony of the intelligent believer” –

WorldNetDaily (USA)

“Why the Da Vinci Code is just pure and utter fiction” –

The Herald (Scotland)

“Dispute Threatens Utah Canyon’s Treasures” –

Wired News (USA)

“Stolen Yemeni stele returns home” –

Yemen Times (Yemen)

“Magnitude 6.2 Quake – Kyushu, Japan – 15:36 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“The hunt for Iraq’s lost treasure” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Science crucified” –

Down to Earth (India)

“Greek Vase, 2,500 Years Old, Is Shattered in Smuggling Probe” –

Bloomberg (USA)

“Spacecraft fails to touch down on asteroid” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“America prediscovered” –

The Times (UK)

“Prehistoric people left pictorial history in area” –

Post Independent (USA)

“1,700-year-old ‘Roman glass’ discovered in east China ancient tomb” –

People’s Daily (China)

“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)

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