– Terrestrial Archaeology and Solar System History – News Headlines Archive – September 11 to 20 2006 – new discoveries about ancient civilisation under ancient skies –

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September 20 2006

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“The amazing fossil of ‘Lucy’s little sister'” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Red floor unearthed in Persepolis treasury” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Roman remains found in garden” –

Horncastle Today (England)

“Ancient fortress construction found” –

UPI (USA)

“How artists view Sapa’s ancient rock carvings” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“Major excavation planned to find original Raleigh sites” –

Outer Banks Sentinel (USA)

“Solar-B – a new solar mission to study the dynamic Sun” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Need of Urgent Repairs” –

NaharNet (Lebanon)

“China ‘guest star’ of 185 AD was supernova” –

China Post (Taiwan)

“Myths of British ancestry” –

Prospect Magazine (UK)

“Steve Irwin’s memorial service” –

ABC Brisbane (Australia)

“Lectures on the Dead Sea Scrolls” –

Seattle P-I (USA)

“Ancient Hittite dam inaugurated after 32 centuries” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Preston artifacts help archaeologists see into past” –

Norwich Bulletin (England)

“Imaging technology restores 700-year-old sacred Hindu text” –

PhysOrg (USA)

“Taiwanese gifts giant coconut-shell vase to history museum” –

Thanh Nien Daily (Viet Nam)

“Treasury of Georgian hymns & folk songs safeguarded for future” –

The Messenger (Georgia)

“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)

September 19 2006

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“Rock figures date back more than 1,600 years” –

Daily Herald (USA)

“Lebanon’s ancient ruins suffer from Israeli bombing” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Ice Foiled Ancient Settlement of Britain Seven Times” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Amber: an ancient treasure that grew on trees” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Earthquake shakes Banda Aceh” –

Antara (Indonesia)

“Is Angkor Wat too touristy now?” –

The Times (UK)

“Mogao Grottoes site will be only a click away in 2011” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“New finds in Thesprotia via three-way site collaboration” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Karun-2 Dam continues tragedy at Iran’s ‘Izeh'” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Rare lunar meteorite discovered in Antarctica” –

Cosmos (Australia)

“UNCA students dig up ancient Tuscan ruins” –

Ashville Citizen-Times (USA)

“Ancient roots of Mideast conflict” –

Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica)

“Crater Lake, Oregon – latest satellite images” –

Earth Observatory (Earth Orbit)

“Gallipoli study to reveal hidden secrets” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“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)

September 18 2006

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“First woman space tourist on her way to the ISS” –

ESA News (France)

“Ice Foiled Ancient Settlement of Britain Seven Times” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Replica of Argo launched on trial journey” –

IOL (South Africa)

“600-year-old dog puzzles experts” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Lebanon ancient sites damaged during war” –

Malaysia Sun (Malaysia)

“Ancient scriptures found in GadagAdd to Clippings” –

The Times of India (India)

“Vandals pour paint on Elamite bas-reliefs in southern Iran” –

The Tehran Times (Iran)

“Receding reservoir exposes archaeological sites” –

Shreveport Times (USA)

“Pagans not hiding anymore” –

The Hamilton Spectator (Canada)

“New evidence links stellar remains to oldest recorded supernova” –

ESA News (France)

“‘Baltic gold’ – The ancient treasure that did grow on trees” –

The Raw Story (USA)

“El Valle’s mysterious petroglyphs” –

The Panama News (Panama)

“Lost ship holds key to colony mystery” –

The Western Star (USA)

“The Persian Bowed Musical Instrument” –

Persian Mirror (Iran)

“New recruit joins Terracotta Army” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Cambodia bans dogs at Angkor” –

The Bangkok Post (Thailand)

“Antique found” –

Kuensel Online (Bhutan)

“Stone Of The Ages” –

Outlook India (India)

“WA rock art still under threat” –

Arts Hub Australia (Australia)

“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)

September 17 2006

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“Bombs shatter Lebanon’s Roman legacy” –

The Observer (UK)

“Neanderthals: Not so far removed” –

Taipei Times (Taiwan)

“The lunar effect” –

News.com (Australia)

“Excavation vacation” –

Pioneer Press (USA)

“Money runs out for excavating oldest church” –

Globes (Israel)

“Advances in biology pulling math in a new direction” –

Bradenton Herald (USA)

“The Fall of Troy: Dirty diggers on the trail of Helen’s gold” –

The Independent (UK)

“How trees can save us from global warming” –

The Chronicle (USA)

“The Spooky Side of Britain” –

The Vancouver Sun (Canada)

“Archaeologist gagged by power firm” –

Scotland on Sunday (Scotland)

“Magnitude 6.2 Quake – San Juan, Argentina – 09:34 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“China Needs More Research on Korea” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 13” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

September 16 2006

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“Scripted Stone: Ancient block may bear Americas’ oldest writing” –

Science News (USA)

“Neanderthals’ burnt evidence: Fire remains younger than thought” –

The Ottawa Sun (Canada)

“200 years of troubled waters for Atlantic salmon” –

Bangor Daily News (USA)

“Ancient Zeugma to be featured in 3D in cyberspace” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Eagle Mountain: Ancient rock art found at building site” –

Salt Lake Tribune (USA)

“Cloud drinking trees discovered” –

iNSnet (Netherlands)

“Back to the source” –

The Bangkok Post (Thailand)

“Another Temple Desecrated” –

FijiVillage (Fiji)

“Ancient Phoenicia under threat” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Aboriginal ashes back home” –

The Border Mail (Australia)

“Walk and debate on Pictish battle” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Magnitude 6.3 Quake – Seram, Indonesia – 09:45 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Angkor burdened with influx of visitors, job-seekers” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 12” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

September 15 2006

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“A Unique ‘Two-Faced’ Roman Mosaic from Pomezia, Italy” –

Minerva (UK)

“Perfume museum in ancient pharmacy” –

ANSA (Italy)

“Moon rock found in Antarctic” –

The Baltimore Sun (USA)

“Moscow May Be Older Than We Think” –

Russia InfoCentre (Russia)

“Computer hunt for rock carvings” –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“Shandong revives ancient football” –

CCTV News (China)

“Eureka! Quarry near oilsands full of ancient artifacts” –

The Hamilton Spectator (Canada)

“Fears for ancient treasures with Shia radical in charge” –

The Times (UK)

“Ancient money discovered in Quang Tri” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“Rock art vandalism condemned” –

ABC Message Stick (Australia)

“Looted gold headdress returned to Peru” –

Seattle P-I (USA)

“Megalomania lives on in tomb exhibition” –

Asahi Shimbun (Japan)

“Archaeolgists find carvings made by pre-Aztec civilisation” –

The Independent (UK)

“Roman relics found near Elephanta” –

DNA India (India)

“Indestructible Romansh survives centuries” –

SwissInfo (Switzerland)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 25” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

September 14 2006

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“‘Oldest’ New World writing found” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Drake Passage Hides A Fragment Of The Ancient Continent” –

Russia InfoCentre (Russia)

“Ancient Yemeni gold treasures at the National Museum” –

Yemen Times (Yemen)

“The pharaoh’s daughter who was the mother of all Scots” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Palhae Independent of China’s Tang Dynasty” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“Casa Grandes pottery in spotlight” –

Deseret News (USA)

“Ancient Pagoda says no high-heels” –

Shanghai Daily (China)

“Evidence found of woolly mammoth” –

Toronto Star (Canada)

“Aboriginal rock art under threat, report” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Ancient ashes alter timeline of hominids” –

Kansas City Star (USA)

“Restoration completed at historic Assynt sites” –

The Northern Times (Scotland)

“Archaeologist backs dig at Bosnia site” –

The Ottawa Recorder (Canada)

“Five Australian journalists deported from Papua” –

The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

“Stone slab found in Mexico bears earliest known writing in Americas” –

IHT/AP (France)

“Ancient man’s last stand in a refuge on the Rock” –

The Times (UK)

“One-third believe angry God caused tsunami” –

The Courier Mail (Australia)

“Romanian archaeologists discover Roman stronghold” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 38” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

September 13 2006

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“Neanderthals and humans lived side by side” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Shipwreck Artefacts For Sale At Aquaria” –

Bernama (Malaysia)

“Ancient church reveals rare art” –

Watton & Swaffham Times (England)

“Scientists dispel frozen gas theory” –

Oak Bay News (Canada)

“Theatre workshops in heritage sites” –

di-ve.com (Malta)

“Neanderthals’ ‘last rock refuge'” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Germany funds project to restore ancient tower” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“Study acquits sun of climate change, blames humans” –

Reuters (UK)

“Chance to view ceramics salvaged from ancient Chinese shipwrecks” –

NS Times (Malaysia)

“Kar Sewa or Destruction of Sikh Heritage?” –

Sikh Sangat News (Canada)

“Dead Sea Scrolls Coming to Idaho Falls” –

NBC NewsChannel 6 (USA)

“New Thracian Discovery Thrills Bulgarians” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“At home with the Romans and Britons” –

Hunts Post (England)

“Earth’s ecliptic path is the reason for seasons” –

Tri-Valley Central (USA)

“Parthenon piece returned to Greece” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Dig set to uncover Iron Age past” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 41” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

September 12 2006

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“Foraging is more than just a middle-class leisure pursuit” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Archaeologists find traces of Viking centre” –

Telugu Portal (India)

“Ancient bronze drum unearthed in northern province” –

Nhân Dân (Viet Nam)

“Hancock Museum mummy begins to reveal its X-ray secrets” –

24-Hour Museum (UK)

“Meteorite most likely cause of boom, observatory says” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“History right on your doorstep” –

Glasgow Daily Record (Scotland)

“China Stirs History Furor” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“Skeletons of bloodiest day” –

The York Press (England)

“Dong Son drum found by chance” –

VietNamNet Bridge (Viet Nam)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – La Rioja, Argentina – 13:30 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Decoded: the genius of Leonardo da Vinci” –

The Independent (UK)

“Ancient Inca language joins information age” –

Australian IT (Australia)

“Stone Age cave in central Vietnam has neighbor” –

Thanh Nien News (Viet Nam)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 42” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

September 11 2006

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“Presentation to focus on ship’s excavation” –

San Antonio Express (USA)

“Splendor of Persian Empire on display in Germany” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Plan for homes on ancient marsh is halted” –

Lancashire Evening Post (England)

“Stone Age female statue unearthed” –

ANSA (Italy)

“DNA linking various peoples” –

UPI (USA)

“Lung Leng artefacts on display in City” –

VNS (Viet Nam)

“Dig unearths evidence of Neolithic partying” –

Salisbury Journal (England)

“Spending the Night in the Lost City of the Incas – Machu Picchu” –

Gringoes.com (Brazil)

“Archaeologists find traces of legendary Viking centre By Thoralf Plath” –

DPA (Germany)

“Seoul, Paris Seek Solution for Old Texts” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“Japan to return S.Korea’s ancient records” –

New Kerala (India)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 50” –

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

“Conversing With the Planets: How Science and Myth Invented
the Cosmos”

Anthony F. Aveni

EU English Edition

“Star Names Their Lore and Their Meaning”

Richard H. Allen

EU English Edition

“Star Myths of the Greeks and Romans: A Sourcebook”

Theony Condos

(Translator)

EU English Edition

“The Starlore Handbook: An Essential Guide to the Night Sky”

Geoffrey Cornelius

EU English Edition

“Celestial Key to the Vedas: Discovering the Origins of the World’s Oldest Civilization”

B. G. Sidharth

EU English Edition

“Gods in the Sky: Astronomy, Religion and Culture from the Ancients to the Renaissance”

Allan Chapman

EU English Edition

“Conversing With the Planets:
How Science and Myth
Invented the Cosmos”

Anthony F. Aveni

EU English Edition

“Under Ancient Skies:
Ancient Astronomy and
Terrestrial Catastrophism”

by Paul Dunbavin