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January 2003
SITE NEWS
The Quest Magazine site was featured on French national TV (Channel 2) for our coverage of Rennes-le-Chateau and the Knights Templar.
Craftsman honors the dead with sand, stencils to create Day of the Dead art
For the Day of the Dead he hauls out his sands and stencils and crafts bright, fleeting spiritual images known as tapetes.
Related site: Mexican Art
Spielberg to start shooting 'Indy 4' this year?
* In the 80s we had Indiana Jones. In the 21st century we have the abysmal Lara Croft. Maybe Devo was right and we are de-evolving. - Hal Siemer
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World's religions oppose cloning
Churches, despite differences on other issues, stay united
Minute-of-silence bill proposed in Texas
Street in Germany leads to road in Rome
So intact is the 700-metre-long stretch of paved roadway that wheel ruts caused by chariots and carts were still clearly visible in the 2 000-year-old roadway.
Thailand withdraws envoy to Cambodia
Demonstrators set fire to the Thai embassy in anger at comments attributed to a famous Thai actress demanding the return to Thai control of the Angkor Wat temple complex.
Relics dating to Maurya, Gupta periods found in Sakalpur, India
Geologists show Homer got it right
Trojan geography in Homer's Iliad matches sediment record of Dardanelles coastline.
The Pinta, Santa Maria, and a Chinese junk?
A new book claims the Chinese discovered America in 1421, but historians refute thesis.
ASI digs deep for city of Siri
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Tuesday began excavating behind the Siri Fort auditorium to dig out remains of the Siri period.
Neolithic Brits Dug Dairy
Six thousand years ago, the British likely were enjoying butter, cheese, yogurt and other dairy products.
TR: An American Lion
Theodore Roosevelt - Meet the cowboy inside the President who defined a new American way of life.
* For those who follow American politics, it is interesting to note that Teddy Roosevelt is Sen. John McCain's favorite President. - Hal Siemer
Earliest Star Chart Found
This action hour television show details the exploits of legendary explorer Judson Cross (Michael Biehn), who enjoys a worldwide reputation of leading a highly talented team willing to take extraordinary risks and go to any length for the sheer pursuit of adventure.
* It's nice to see a show of this quality back on TV. It is reminiscent of 80s action shows like Tales of the Gold Monkey, MacGyver, Magnum PI, Simon and Simon, and the A-Team. It also evokes images of the Indiana Jones movies. This is TV definitely worth "exploring." - Hal Siemer
Shipwreck in the Gulf Clings Tenaciously to its Mysteries
Those who believe in ghosts might conclude that those aboard a shipwreck at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico do not want to be disturbed.
Spy Photos Reveal Ancient Middle East Road Network
Court Rules Beach Boy Can't Use Band's Name
Attack on Iraq will put ancient sites at risk
A BBC film made with the co-operation of Baghdad claims that some of the ancient world's most important monuments would be destroyed in an attack against Iraq.
Dracula's home town spared theme park
Western consultants have spared Vlad the Impaler's historic birthplace in Transylvania from a grisly Dracula theme park, saying the Bucharest area is better for the project, the Tourism Ministry says.
National Geographic Doing Swimsuit Issue
The 'Miseducation' of Today's Pop Stars
Oldest Toothpaste Formula Used Iris
An Egyptian toothpaste formula dating to the fourth century A.D. recently was found
Elgin Marbles Debate Could Heat Up
Italy promises to return a fragment of the 5th century B.C. Parthenon to Greece on a long-term loan.
Naked-Air Boasts All-Nude Miami-Cancun Flight
Cambodia: Tourism strains Angkor
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Malawi Vampire Claim Leads to Arrest
Mummy freshened up to travel
Will be featured in an exhibit on ancient Egypt
Potter V Already A Best Seller
Just two days after its June 21 release was announced on Jan. 15, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is topping best-seller lists.
Ancient Shipwreck Found in Black Sea
Orthodox Clergy Want Harry Potter Banned
Such films familiarized children with "evil, sorcery and apocryphism," one senior church member, Bishop Chrysostomos, was quoted as telling Alithia newspaper.
* This bishop really has too much time on his hands. - Hal Siemer
Huge Bronze Age haul found in Austria
Israeli Experts Examine Ancient Tablet
Virgin Mary seen on Canadian window
Demanding Payment from 8th Century Saint
Rennes-le-Chateau - Saunière's ex-libris and the magic gate
Numerous pictures of the church at Rennes-le-Chateau
Politician Caught Up in Vampire Rumors
Rare cannon recovered from Cromwellian wreck
Ancient Ships: An Iconographical Tale
Tamil Nadu´s Ancient Cities May Predate Mesopotamian Civilization
Surveying the Walls of Uruk - Can Technology Discover the Ancient City of Gilgamesh?
Mykerinos pyramid to re-open to visitors
"Come Down, Placenta!" - Childbirth in Ancient Egypt
Statue of a Hindu God Topples in India
9,000-year-old artifacts uncovered in Northern Ireland
The Lord of the Rings
Discover the history, myth, and cultural forces that inspired The Lord of the Rings and explore the parallels between the imaginary world of Middle-earth and our own.
Chile probes Easter Island artifacts
Legal fight looms over sunken treasure
Who Killed King Tut?
Thousands flock to church after Virgin Mary painting starts to cry
What did Jesus look like?
Knights Templar to use latest imaging in search for Holy Grail
A labyrinth of vaults beneath the 15th-century home of the Knights Templar is reputed to contain dozens of holy relics, including early gospels, the Ark of the Covenant and the fabled Holy Grail.
* I believe strongly that the quest for the Holy Grail should go on, but there are those who believe otherwise. - Hal Siemer
The Poor Woman Is Gone and Her Castle's Besieged
SCI-FI SERIES TO REVEAL ANCIENT UFO SECRETS
"Chariots of the Gods," a new TV series based on the best-selling works of Erich von Däniken is promised by the author to reveal secrets of ancient extraterrestrial contact with our world.
World of the Maya archaeological tours
Empire Online mentions 'Indy 4'
Scots Mark New Year With Fiery Ancient Rites
Residents of Scotland mark the arrival of the new year with particular passion in a holiday they call Hogmanay that draws on their history of Viking invasions, superstition, and ancient pagan rituals.
Scholar develops new system for overlooked wares of ancient Greece
Parks Service recruiting to save ancient sites
An on-line dig
Explore sites in Israel
High hopes for success at Roman site in east Suffolk
Turkish Group Demands 'Santa's Bones'
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