http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2008 2008-05-17T16:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/divers_find_caesar_bust_that_may_date_to_46_bc/?source=rss Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known. Science, Archeology, Regions, Europe, France, Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2008-05-16T09:34:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/photos_1000_tombs_discovered_in_colombia/?source=rss The massive burial site contains a treasure trove of artifacts and information about two little-known South American civilizations, experts said. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Archeology, Regions, South America, Colombia 2008-05-10T01:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/iraq_museum_reclaims_700_stolen_artifacts/?source=rss Iraq's National Museum welcomed the return of more than 700 antiquities stolen during the chaos that followed the U.S.-led invasion five years ago. Science, Archeology, Regions, Middle East, Iraq, Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2008-04-28T18:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/oldest_human_ancestor_fossil_found/?source=rss An ancient jawbone suggests people lived in Europe much earlier than thought. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science, Archeology 2008-03-26T23:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_fossil_is_worlds_oldest_plant_eating_lizard/?source=rss A rare fossil discovered in Japan is the oldest known plant-eating lizard, scientists say, shedding light on an evolutionary puzzle that stymied Charles Darwin. Science, Archeology, Regions, East Asia, Japan, Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2008-03-24T23:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mummified_dino_uncoveredskin_and_all/?source=rss The mummified remains of a duckbilled dinosaur are covered by hard, fossilized skin. Science, Archeology, Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2008-03-18T17:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ancient_tomb_found_on_greek_isle/?source=rss Will an ancient Greek tomb be the key to finding the homeland of Homer's Odysseus? Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Archeology, Regions, Europe, Greece 2008-03-06T18:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/oldest_primate_fossil_in_north_america_discovered/?source=rss A tiny, 55-million-year-old primate raises the controversial possibility that primates arrived in North America thousands of years before they reached Europe, a new study says. Science, Archeology 2008-03-04T04:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/dino_era_seabird_fossils_found_in_new_zealand/?source=rss Potentially new bird species that lived alongside the dinosaurs 65 million years ago are among a trove of fossils unearthed on the Chatham Islands, researchers announced. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science, Archeology, Regions, Oceania, New Zealand 2008-02-22T23:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/giant_frog_from_hellfossil_found_in_madagascar/?source=rss Scientists working in Madagascar have found what may be the largest frog that ever lived?and it had an attitude to match, experts say. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science, Archeology, Regions, Africa, Madagascar 2008-02-19T08:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/egypts_earliest_farming_village_found/?source=rss Before the pharaohs, a Stone Age people cultivated pigs, sheep, wheat, and barley in the village?Egypt's earliest known agricultural settlement?a new study says. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science, Archeology, Regions, Africa, Egypt 2008-02-12T16:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/photos_oldest_oil_paintings_found_in_caves/?source=rss A hundred years older than the first known European oil paintings, the newfound Afghan artworks were discovered where the Taliban destroyed giant Buddhas. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science, Archeology, Regions, Asia, Afghanistan 2008-02-07T00:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ancient_bones_suggest_cavemen_wore_boots/?source=rss Toe bones from a Chinese cave imply that footwear was fashionable at least 40,000 years ago Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science, Archeology, Regions, East Asia, China 2008-01-27T13:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/huge_numbers_of_dinosaurs_lie_in_wait/?source=rss They are natural history�s superstars, yet we know surprisingly little about the diversity of dinosaurs. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Science, Archeology 2007-10-09T21:37:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/anubis_god_of_dead_floats_down_thames/?source=rss A giant statue of the ancient Egyptian god of the dead floated down the Thames on Monday, turning heads as it crossed under London's Tower Bridge. Science, Archeology, Special Interest, Regions, Africa, Egypt, Europe, United Kingdom, England, North America, United States, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-10-03T12:38:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ancient_pharaoh_temple_discovered_inside_egypt_mosque/?source=rss Parts of a temple dating to the reign of pharaoh Ramses II have been discovered inside a mosque in Luxor, Egypt, officials report. Science, Archeology, Regions, Africa, Egypt, North America, United States, Illinois, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-28T12:27:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/turkey_noahs_ark_anomaly_gets_a_new_image/?source=rss Three high-tech companies have joined technology in the search for evidence that a 980-foot-long feature on Turkey's Mt. Ararat might be what's left of Noah's Ark. Science, Archeology, Space, Technology, Special Interest, Regions, Europe, Turkey, North America, United States, Texas, Virginia, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-24T12:43:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/asian_atlantis_shows_strange_structure/?source=rss Not far from Taiwan, Pacific waters engulf stone structures just off the coast of the tiny Japanese island of Yonaguni Jima, part of the Ryukyu archipelago in this undated photo. Science, Archeology, Regions, East Asia, Japan, Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2007-09-24T12:35:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/tara_activists_take_campaign_to_us/?source=rss Campaigners battling the development of the M3 motorway near the historic Hill of Tara will take their protest to the US this weekend. Science, Archeology, Regions, Europe, Ireland, North America, United States, California, Illinois, New York, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-22T14:08:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/treasure_found_in_region/?source=rss An Aladdin's cave of treasure has been found in Cumbria. Science, Archeology, Special Interest, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories 2007-09-19T14:39:00-08:00