News - December 2003

Scientist Challenges Interpretation of New Find: The Oldest Primate Fossil Ever Discovered Eureka Alert (12/31/03)

Ancient Leper’s Bones Found in Jerusalem MSNBC (12/31/03)

Archaeologists Find Ancient Egypt Cemetery Yahoo (12/31/03)

Now That's What You Call a Real Vintage- Professor Unearths 8,000-Year-Old Wine Independent (12/28/03)

Spectacular Medieval Complex on Old Silk Road Now Lies in Ruins Independent (12/27/03)

Scientists to Unearth Medici Clan Members Yahoo (12/24/03)

Late Neanderthals 'More Like Us' BBC News (12/24/03)

Artifacts Discovered at Monticello Yahoo (12/22/03)

Iceman Discoverer Claims Reward BBC News (12/22/03)

Thieves Vandalize Ancient Fresco at Israel's Masada Yahoo (12/21/03)

Metal Detector Treasures Unveiled BBC News (12/18/03)

Geologist Rebuts Jesus Inscription Claim Yahoo (12/19/03)

American Anthropological Association Receives Funding to Launch Bold Electronic Initiative in Early 2004 Eureka Alert (12/18/03)

New Find, Old Tomb, and Peeks at Early Christians Christian Science Monitor (12/18/03)

The Roads to Ruins BBC News (12/18/03)

Ivory Bird Displays Ancient Skill BBC News (12/17/03)

• Ancient Figurines Found - From First Modern Humans? National Geographic News (12/17/03)
• Oldest Sculptures Unearthed: Carvings Show Early Europeans' Prodigious Skill Nature (12/18/03)
• Figurines Found in German Cave Are Among Earliest Artwork New York Times (12/18/03)
• Carvings Reveal Early European's Artistic Skill New Scientist (12/17/03)
• Sculptures Reveal Artistic Mastery of Prehistoric Europeans Scientific American (12/18/03)
• Cave Art from 30,000 Years Ago CNN (12/18/03)

Easter Islanders Down and Out in Paradise CNN (12/17/03)

Vietnam Displays 1,400-Year-Old Ruins MSNBC (12/17/03)

Cameroon Demands Bushmeat Action BBC News (12/15/03)

6,000 Years of Sex at Chinese Museum MSNBC (12/15/03)

Where Is Amelia Earhart? - Three Theories National Geographic News (12/15/03)

• Expedition Scours Pacific for Amelia Earhart Wreck National Geographic News (12/15/03)

Blueprints' Discovery Sparks Search for Historic Sub Washington Post (12/15/03)

• U.S. Researchers Hope to Find Navy's First Sub Los Angeles Times (12/16/03)

New Battle Over Terracotta Warriors BBC News (12/15/03)

Theft Hampers Archaeology Site Protection Yahoo (12/15/03)

Jersey Dig Gets Under Way in Island BBC News (12/14/03)

GM Puzzle for Ethiopian Farmers BBC News (12/12/03)

Hearing Gene Leaves Chimps Speechless Discovery (12/11/03)

• Genome Scan Shows Human-Chimp Differences: Variations Hint at How Our Lifestyle Is Reflected in Our Genes Nature (12/12/03)
• Study: Hearing, Smelling Differ in Man, Chimps CNN News (12/14/03)

10,000 Stolen Western Artifacts Recovered Yahoo (12/11/03)

Cave Colours Reveal Mental Leap BBC News (12/11/03)

Chimp Genome Draft Completed: Closest Relative's Code Will Highlight Human Qualities Nature (12/10/03)

• Chimp’s Draft Genetic Code Outlined MSNBC (12/10/03)

Women Addle Men's Maths: Pretty Faces Make Men Reach for Money Nature (12/10/03)

• Pretty Women Scramble Men's Ability to Assess the Future New Scientist (12/10/03)

Humans' 10,000-Year Warming Habit BBC News (12/10/03)

• Man Has Been Changing Climate for 8,000 Years: Agriculture May Have Released Huge Amounts of Greenhouse Gases into Atmosphere Nature (12/10/03)
• Scientist Links Man to Climate Over the Ages New York Times (12/10/03)
• Man Changed Climate for 8,000 Years CNN (12/10/03)
• Prehistoric Climate Change Documented MSNBC (12/10/03)

Roman Site Fear Stalls Centre BBC News (12/10/03)

In Ethiopia’s Malaria War, Weapons Are the Issue New York Times (12/10/03)

Humanity Maybe It’s in the Wiring New York Times (12/9/03)

Viking Queen May Be Exhumed for Clues to Killing CNN (12/9/03)

Inside Putin's Russia: The Great Divide BBC (12/8/03)

Rome Journal An Obelisk Is Going Home; a Bolt of Lightning Helped New York Times (12/9/03)

'Lost' Sacred Language of the Maya Is Rediscovered Independent (12/7/03)

'Lost' Bridge Uncovered BBC News (12/6/03)

Stone Age Research Center Opens in Indiana Yahoo (12/5/03)

Civil War Wreck Rises Again Restoring the Monitor National Geographic News (12/5/03)

Climate Linked to the Quality of Musical Instrument Making Eureka Alert (12/5/03)

• Cool Weather May Be Stradivarius' Secret CNN (12/8/03)
• Better Violins in Cold Weather Discovery (12/10/3)

Appeal- Under Threat- An Ancient Tribe Emerging from the Forests Independent (12/4/03)

Stone Warrior Delights Experts BBC News (12/4/03)

Columbus' Remains Are a Bone of Contention LA Times (12/3/03)

Iceman's Mummy Gets a New Home Discovery (12/3/03)

• Iceman Moves Into Chilly New Home CNN (12/4/03)

Workers Unearth Ancient Chariot BBC News (12/3/03)

Cannibalism: A Modern Taboo BBC News (12/2/03)

'Lost' Avebury Stones Discovered BBC News (12/2/03)

Neanderthal 'Face' Found in Loire BBC News (12/2/03)

Discovering Dante's Damsel Discovery (12/1/03)

Shipwreck Gold Found off U.S.- Worth $180,000,000 National Geographic News (12/1/03)

• Civil War-Era Shipwreck Promises Riches AP Video on Yahoo (12/1/03)