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July 2008

Goddess of luck turns Stratonikeia
Turkish Daily News (subscription) - Ankara,Turkey
When the Yatağgan thermal power plant started to excavate coal, the ramparts of the ancient city and other historical artifacts were damaged due to dynamite ...

Ancient bow located by local resident
Clanton Advertiser - Clanton,AL,USA
Kellie and her father took the artifact to Tuscaloosa to have archeological research director, Robert Crouse, examine the bow for authenticity. ...

Mysterious noise plagues parents of Ariz. man
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
They know it's not caused by any health problem the two might share, because when they leave the house, they don't hear it. The couple said it started two

AP IMPACT: Buried loot a mystery for authorities
The Associated Press -
Money petrifies after sitting underground that long and Felhaber said it looked like a brick of adobe. The Treasury will exchange even badly damaged money, ...

Scientists Expose Mystery Behind Aurora Borealis Spectacle Of Light
eFluxMedia - USA
With the help of the NASA THEMIS satellites, short for Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms, researchers identified the ...

More mysterious lights spotted over Basingstoke
this is hampshire.net - Winchester,England,UK
By Eleanor Stride THE GAZETTE has been receiving reports that mysterious orange lights have again been spotted in the skies above Basingstoke. ...

The price is right when everything is free
Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
"It's a community of people that are using the local resources to give what you're no longer using," said Leace Hughes, 43, of Safety Harbor, who uses

’’Archaeologists unravel Perus mysterious mummy
Fresh News - Delhi,Delhi,India
By ANI on Sunday, July 20, 2008 A team of archaeologists is unraveling a mummy bundle found in Peru’’s historic Huaura Valley. The mummy is believed to have ...

Mysterious State of Matter Linked to High Temperature ...
Azom.com - USA
MIT physicists believe they have identified a mysterious state of matter that has been linked to the phenomenon of high-temperature superconductivity

Jimmy Westlake: Julys mysterious meteors
Steamboat Pilot - Steamboat Springs,CO,USA
For the present time, the source of the July Delta Aquarid meteors remains a mystery. To watch the Delta Aquarid meteor shower, you’ll need to set your ...

Footloose: The treasure of Derawar Fort Salman Rashid
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
The chief asked his man to lead him to the treasure and down the stairs they descended into the dimly lit maze of tunnels. But in that maze, ...

Castles and tunnels and gasping for air
Murphysboro American - Murphysboro,IL,USA
The castle itself has stairs going up and down all over the place, ramps, hallways, ladders, and even secret doors and a long dark tunnel. ...

Hidden Newnes Forest storage has added to military puzzle
Lithgow Mercury - Lithgow,New South Wales,Australia
... of their experiences it became more of an open secret about the clandestine activities focused largely on storage in old railway tunnels at Marrangaroo, ...

Find hidden treasures deep underground
Republican & Herald - Pottsville,PA,USA
In 1976, Penn’s Cave and the Penn’s Cave House were placed on the National Register of Historic Places. A sweater or jacket is recommended because the

Killer bees found in Evangeline Parish
Opelousas Daily World - Opelousas,LA,USA
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry has estimated that at their current rate of expansion, Africanized bees will likely cover the entire ...

ISRAEL: Underwater archaeology
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Last month, inspectors seized dozens of ancient artifacts stolen from underwater antiquities sites in northern Israel. Among the artifacts found in a Haifa ...

Mount Vesuvius scrolls, scanned at Richland hospital, still an enigma
Seattle Times - United States
What's written on some of the ancient scrolls buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in Italy in AD 79 still is a mystery, despite the best. ...

Secret chamber may solve Mexican pyramid mystery
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
... are to open a long-sealed cave under a Mexican pyramid in the hope that it will unlock the mystery of one of ancient civilisation's greatest cities. ...

Report: Object In Central Texas Sky Was Headed Toward Bush Ranch
KWTX - Waco,TX,USA
(July 12, 2008)—An extensive new report based on witness accounts and an analysis of FAA and National Weather Service radar data concludes that a mysterious ...

Serial rabbit killer 'uses Google Earth to find victims'
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
One woman, Julia Perkun, has even built a secret bunny bunker for her 13 rabbits in woodland on the edge of Witten. "This place isn't visible from the ...

Israeli lifeguard discovers ancient artifact while taking morning swim
Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel
By AP accidentally discovered an ancient talisman against the evil eye, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Sunday. The object the lifeguard turned over ...

US, island in tug of war over who has control of the artifacts
Houston Chronicle - United States
By FRANCES ROBLES SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — The lady carved on the ancient rock is squatting, with froglike legs sticking out to each side. ...

Bits of Ancient Earth Hidden on the Moon
Space.com - USA
By John Ruley Some scientists believe that at least one meteorite found in Antarctica preserves evidence of ancient life on Mars. ...

Mystery Behind Mars Lopsided Shape Revealed
eFluxMedia - USA
... The mystery behind the lopsided shape of Mars lies in its Borealis basin, whose elliptical shape led scientists to believe that the theory of an ancient ...

The Sirius lore
Al-Ahram Weekly - Cairo,Egypt
... The Sirius Mystery, which suggested the Dogons might have taken their knowledge from the ancient Egyptians for they had initiated the worship of Sirius ...

Ancient gold chalice recovered off Key West
Easier (press release) - Chester,UK
The search for Santa Margarita artifacts was begun more than a quarter-century ago by the late Key West treasure hunter Mel Fisher.

Archaeologists unearth ancient stone tools in SC
Baltimore Sun - United States
In 1998 - thanks to Beaufort County resident David Topper - Goodyear found artifacts at this ancient rock quarry near the Savannah River that indicate ...

Jordan discovers what could be first church on earth
Nation Multimedia - Bangkok,Thailand
The chapel, which lies directly underneath the Saint Georgeous Church, was dug in an underground cave, the exterior outlet of which leads to a cluster of ...

A temple to mystery and imagination
guardian.co.uk - UK
Photograph: Cern The huge underground complex of Cern is almost entirely hidden from sight. The presence of this wonder of the modern world is,

New theory emerging on 100th anniversary of mysterious event
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
By John Hollenhorst At 5:14 pm, we passed the 100th anniversary of one of the most astounding and mystifying events of recorded history. ...

Niagara Falls' Dual Nature
MLive.com - MI,USA
Munching scones bursting with blueberries, we chatted with locals who shared tales of rum-running tunnels, the region's long heritage with France and ...

Tunnellers of Gaza come into the light
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
... flutter in the hot desert winds above at least 50 tunnels under construction. What was once an unspeakable secret is now a burgeoning cottage industry.

Trail Of The Unexpected: King of the castles, turrets, towers and ...
Independent - London,England,UK
... and an incredible labyrinth of Second World War tunnels. It was from these secret passages, built deep into the cliffs to house the wartime Military