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September 30 2005

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“An ancient web of intrigue” –

Manchester Evening News (England)

“Archaeologists mapping historic sites” –

Neosho Daily News (USA)

“The head from a statue … “ –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Ancient oceans were acidic too” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“50 heritage buildings destroyed every year!” –

Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)

“Huge Alaska landslide gets attention of seismologists” –

Caspar Star-Tribune (USA)

“Oxygen Helped Mammals Grow, Study Finds” –

CRI (China)

“Ancient cities are brought back to life” –

Hexham Courant (England)

“Lectures focus on Maya period” –

The Chart (USA)

“Cephalonia suggested as Odysseus’ home” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Roman theatre goddesses unearthed in Crete” –

Evening Echo (Ireland)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – New Britain region, PNG – 12:54 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Largest Korean-made ancient ship found with celadon pottery” –

Yonhap News (South Korea)

“Confucius has over 3 million descendants worldwide” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Lost island home of Odysseus found after 3,000 years” –

The Times (UK)

“Annular eclipse to shade parts of Europe, Africa, Asia, Mideast” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Pregnant hornless rhinoceros fossil exhibition in Shangdong” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Magnitude 4.9 Quake – Costa Rica – 10:29 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Day of reckoning comes for Druids” –

Ham & High 24 (England)

“Smuggled fossil heritage handed back to China” –

ABC Radio News (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 22” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

September 29 2005

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“Golden relics of Bronze Age past” –

Daily Post (Cymru)

“Earthquake in Honduras shakes Belize too!” –

MathabaNet (South Africa)

“Long-Sought Maya City Found in Guatemala” –

National Geographic News (USA)

“Mysterious origins of the cattle clones” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Study ‘locates’ Homer’s Ithaca” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Chiseling away on the Acropolis, with love” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“World Renowned Archaeologists Come to Burnt City” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Magnitude 6.1 Quake – New Britain region, PNG – 18:23 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Unique Romanesque rotunda uncovered in Prague” –

Prague Daily Monitor (Czech Republic)

“Desert RATS Test Robotic Rover” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Ancient Inscriptions Receive Expert Attention” –

Yemen Observer (Yemen)

“Magnitude 6.5 Quake – New Britain region, PNG – 15:50 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Smugglers causing damage to Zahak Castle” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Khoisan skeleton ends up in mortuary” –

Cape Argus (South Africa)

“Ancient bone discovered” –

Lake County Record-Bee (USA)

“ICOMOS Representative Visited Bisotun” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Archaeologists unearth site of Roman fort” –

Stratford Herald (England)

“Probe set for asteroid touch down” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – Ethiopia – 11:52 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Hadhramout: Evidence of human greatness” –

Yemen Times (Yemen)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 22” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

September 28 2005

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“Treasure Reportedly Found On Chilean Island” –

NBC10 News (USA)

“New archaeological discovery in Kiev” –

forUm (Ukraine)

“Arctic ice ‘disappearing quickly'” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Fayoum to be listed on world map” –

SIS (Egypt)

“Tablets May Solve Maya Mystery” –

Los Angeles Times (USA)

“‘Big baby’ galaxy found in newborn Universe” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“Did a Supernova Kill the Mammoths?” –

Universe Today (USA)

“Construction digs up historical burial site” –

The Copenhagen Post (Denmark)

“Kaua’i cave tells 10,000-year tale” –

Honolulu Advertiser (Hawaii)

“Intrigue abounds in ‘Da Vinci’ chapel” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Supernova Waves Rolled Over Mammoths” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“First Temple-era seal discovered” –

Jerusalem Post (Israel)

“Bronze Age hoard’s first display” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Kon-Tiki raft voyage to be re-created” –

AP/Akron Beacon Journal (USA)

“Holy Cow Statue Discovered in Mazandaran” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Hurricane Rita Floods the U.S. Gulf Coast – satellite images” –

Earth Observatory (Earth Orbit)

“Meteorites Offer Glimpse of the Early Earth, Say Purdue Scientists” –

Astrobiology News (USA)

“Japanese scientists photograph giant squid live in the wild” –

The China Post (Taiwan)

“Global warming: Death in the deep-freeze” –

The Independent (UK)

“First Temple Seal Discovered in Arab Debris” –

Arutz Sheva (Israel)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 23” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

September 27 2005

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“Getty staff ‘knew art had been plundered'” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Unearthing Cultural Treasures” –

St. Petersburg Times (Russia)

“Strong earthquake near Nevesinje” –

FENA (Bosnia & Herzegovina)

“Ice age ‘twins’ found in ancient burial ground” –

New Scientist (UK)

“21 held after protests over tribal evictions” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Long-sought Maya City – Site Q – found in Guatemala” –

EurekAlert (USA)

“Iran and China Shared Creatures 500-million Years Ago” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Mexico Indians fete disputed bones of Aztec emperor” –

Reuters (UK)

“Culture research unveiled in ‘Sea of Death'” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Getty mum on looting claims” –

The Advertiser (Australia)

“Greatest cape” –

Daily Post (Cymru)

“Reviving ancient ponds” –

Spectrum (India)

“Museum: Artifacts Report Used Stolen Info” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Parts of Brazil feel Peruvian earthquake” –

Agência Brasil (Brazil)

“Ice Age babies set to rewrite history books” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Magnitude 4.6 Quake – Dominican Republic – 08:36 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Prehistoric skeletons found in cave near Oujda, eastern Morocco” –

Morocco Times (Morocco)

“Secrets of the earliest Scottish settlers at Mesolithic site unearthed” –

Press & Journal (Scotland)

“A fragment of ancient script found by Shymkent archeologists” –

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“Magnitude 4.9 Quake – Bosnia & Herzegovina – 00:25 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Israel to Open New Archaeological Site” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Retracing man’s earliest footsteps” –

The Mercury (South Africa)

“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 26 2005

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“Call to give golden treasure back to Wales” –

News Wales (Cymru)

“Remnants of Lost City Discovered in Argentina” –

The Epoch Times (USA)

“Program launched to collect tablet inscriptions online” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Medieval pottery in the Basque Country (VIII-XIII centuries)” –

Basque Research (Euskadi)

“7-degree earthquake shakes Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil” –

Granma (Cuba)

“School board in court over attempt to sideline Darwin’s theory” –

The Independent (UK)

“Stone slab depicts Cleopatra as cross-dresser” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Artifacts found on Davids Island” –

The Journal News (USA)

“Ice explorer readies for launch” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“SMART-1 set for more lunar science” –

ESA SMART-1 News (France)

“Miracle of life: Ice-Age babies – picture” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Documents say Getty had clues about looted art” –

Los Angeles Daily News (USA)

“Sacred stones or lots for affordable cottages?” –

The Globe & Mail (Canada)

“Navajo legalize religious use of peyote” –

Indian Country Today (USA)

“Egypt Centre to have virtual tomb” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Deciphering Mars: The Future” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Archipelago-subcontinent ties ancient” –

The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

“Magnitude 7.5 Quake – northern Peru – 01:55 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Preserving the past, one temple at a time” –

Bangkok Post (Thailand)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 28” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

September 25 2005

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“Country’s historic sites need preservation” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Where the relics meet the road: Ireland’s highway dispute” –

CSM (USA)

“Tent to become Persepolis Information Center” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Moderate Earthquake In Molucca Sea” –

Bernama (Malaysia)

“Rita and Katrina fit normal storm patterns: meteorologist” –

New York Daily News (USA)

“What Happened To Babylon? London Lecture on September 28” –

Mathaba.net (South Africa)

“Look for — and appreciate — Pegasus in the eastern sky” –

Pioneer Press (USA)

“Supernova could be responsible for extinction of the mammoth” –

MongaBay (Madagascar)

“In Evolution Debate, Creationists Are Breaking New Ground” –

The Washington Post (USA)

“Briton dies as roof collapses on Greek archaeoligical site” –

Scotland on Sunday (Scotland)

“Getty Had Signs It Was Acquiring Possibly Looted Art” –

Los Angeles Times (USA)

“A glimpse of Buddhism in ancient Bangladesh” –

PJ (Nepal)

“Magnitude 6.1 Quake – Vanuatu – 12:55 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“The first empire builders” –

The Observer – review (UK)

“Disaster on Santorini” –

IHT (France)

“Artifact retrievers defy court” –

AZ Central (USA)

“Unlocking secrets of Persia” –

Sunday Herald (India)

“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)

September 24 2005

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“Ice age infant skeletons discovered in Austria” –

Times of Oman (Oman)

“Goodbye to Anthropogenic Global Warming” –

The American Daily (USA)

“Avestan Script, History’s First Phonological Alphabet” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Bulgaria Brings Back to Life World’s Sole Thracian Town” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“For ASI, 15 Mughal gold coins and Rs15 mean same!” –

The Peninsula (Qatar)

“First Iranians who introduced the art of poetry” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Humans a threat to heritage sites” –

EastDay (China)

“Castle’s old fountain uncovered” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Postcard from Newgrange” –

Cairo Magazine (Egypt)

“Making like Methuselah” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Unearthing earthly Jerusalem” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Greek archaeological site roof collapses” –

The Times of Malta/Reuters (Malta)

“New finds show dates were staple of Achaemenid diet” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Christians mobilizing as ‘DaVinci Code’ becomes movie” –

CantonRep (USA)

“French scientists got familiar with ancient monuments of Azerbaijan” –

AzerTag (Azerbaijan)

“Qeshm area equivalent to 23 independent states” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Oaxaca, Mexico – 01:14 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Land grab ruins relics of pharaohs” –

Sydney Morning herald (Australia)

“Researchers says Hobbit was human” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 49” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

September 23 2005

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“Evolutionary Tools Help Unlock Origins of Ancient Languages” –

Scientific American (USA)

“Beijing to show porcelain wares salvaged from sea” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Europe’s Mars Express mission extended” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Tomb raiders loot ancient sites” –

News 24 (South Africa)

“New ‘Hobbit’ disease link claim” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“UK scientist slams U.S. climate ‘loonies'” –

CNN (USA)

“The Hopi Way may vanish so skiers can play” –

The Arizona Republic (USA)

“Cambodian archaeological sites being decimated” –

Middle East Times (Egypt)

“Smuggling probe uncovers over 300 ancient Peruvian artifacts” –

The Ledger/AP (USA)

“Big ancient Scythian drawings found in Altai Mountains” –

KazInform (Kazakhstan)

“Magnitude 4.7 Quake – Salta, Argentina – 15:49 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient porcelain clue to maritime Silk Road” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Magnitude 5.8 Quake – offshore Honduras – 13:48 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Oguaa Traditional Council to rehabilitate an ancient building” –

GhanaWeb (Ghana)

“Envisat and ERS-2 reveal hidden side of Hurricane Rita” –

ESA Observing the Earth (Earth Orbit)

“Dig unearths 1,500 year old ‘Tarbat Man'” –

Highland News (Scotland)

“Rock paintings evoke memories” –

Daily News (Republic of Botswana)

“Did an ancient tsunami ruin temple?” –

Taipei Times (Taiwan)

“India makes moves to reclaim heritage from ‘yoga piracy'” –

The Washington Times (USA)

“China Builds Special Funds for Large Heritage Sites Protection” –

CRI (China)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – southern Xinjiang, China – 05:00 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Fossils of deers excavated at Peking Man’s site” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 28” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

September 22 2005

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“Farming threatens ancient Egyptian sites” –

CBC News (Canada)

“Italians in Iranian’s Bam Citadel” –

IranMania (Iran)

“Cambodian Villagers Looting Ancient Graves” –

The Guardian/AP (UK)

“Archaeologists wrap up 2005 excavations in ancient Idalion” –

Cyprus News Agency (Cyprus)

“European Heritage Days: Florence to host Ancient Egypt” –

AGI (Italy)

“Magnitude 5.3 Quake – Solomon Islanda – 16:37 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Academics dispute authenticity of 1,500-year sword” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Ancient Chinese bells to chime in European orchestra” –

New Kerala (India)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – Ethiopia – 13:58 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Old Yemeni State of Qataban” –

Yemen Times (Yemen)

“The Living Worlds Hypothesis” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Xi’an: The Eternal City” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Mars Express mission extended” –

ESA Mars Express News (France)

“Volcanic ash blows across Antigua” –

Antigua Sun (Antigua & Barbuda)

“Small wait for mammoth bones found in Gilbert” –

East Valley Tribune (USA)

“Temple ruins found in TN” –

The Economic Times (India)

“Divers to raise bow and anchor of Mary Rose” –

Dive Magazine (England)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Ethiopia – 03:12 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Melting ice exposes ancient plants” –

News 24 (South Africa)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 19” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

September 21 2005

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“Cleopatra Found Depicted in Drag” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Nazca Lines, Peru – latest satellite images” –

Earth Observatory (Earth Orbit)

“Internet maps reveal Roman villa” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Archaeologists who have a head for heights” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Magnitude 4.6 Quake – Ethiopia – 20:04 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Central province seeks solutions to restore ancient tower” –

Thanh Nien News (Viet Nam)

“Iranian archaeologist responds to anti- Achaemenid article in Guardian” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Temple ruins found in India show signs of ancient tsunami” –

Pravda (Russia)

“Decision on quarry plan near henges deferred” –

Yorkshire Post (England)

“1400-pound Bill for Iranian Salt Man” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Protest over child mummies” –

The Guardian (UK)

“NASA sees signs of ‘marsquakes'” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“What causes Earth’s seasons?” –

MSNBC News (USA)

“Earthquake hits Azores island” –

Bermuda Sun (Bermuda)

“Mary Rose fragments to be raised” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Archaeologists find 6th-Century monk in dig” –

The Press & Journal (Scotland)

“Magnitude 6.1 Quake – Kuril Islands – 02:25 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient city of Patara uncovered in Turkey” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 23” –

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

“Did God Have a Wife?: Archaeology and Folk Religion in
Ancient Israel”

William G. Dever

EU English Edition

“The White Goddess”

Robert Graves

EU English Edition

“The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution
of an Image”

Laurens Van Der Post Anne Baring &
Jules Cashford

EU English Edition

“The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth”

Monica Sjoo &
Barbara Mor

EU English Edition

“The Living Goddesses”

Marija Gimbutas &
Miriam Robbins Dexter
(Editor)

EU English Edition

“When God Was a Woman”

Merlin Stone

EU English Edition

“Jesus and the Lost Goddess: The Secret Teachings of the
Original Christians”

Timothy Freke & Peter Gandy

EU English Edition

“The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 6500-3500 BC”

Marija Alseikaite Gimbutas

EU English Edition

“The Language of the Goddess: Unearthing the Hidden Symbols of Western Civilization”

Joseph Campbell (Foreword)
Marija Gimbutas

EU English Edition

“Hebrew Goddess”

Raphael Patai

EU English Edition

“The Great Goddess”

Jean Markale

EU English Edition

“Virgin Mother Crone: Myths and Mysteries of the Triple Goddess”

Donna Wilshire, Jim Howard, June Withington

EU English Edition

“Ancient Goddesses: The Myths and the Evidence”

Lucy Goodison & Christine Morris

EU English Edition