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A Summarised History of China
China is such an ancient country that it was already civilised whilst many other countries were still in the early stages of development.Peruvian Archaeologists Excavate Tombs
"Archaeologists said Tuesday they have unearthed 22 graves in northern Peru containing a trove of pre-Inca artifacts, including the first "tumi" ceremonial knives ever discovered by arcThe ancient American civilisation was destroyed by natural cataclysms Existing 3 600 years ago
The ancient American civilisation was destroyed by natural cataclysms Existing 3 600 years agoReconsidering SETI and the Drake Equation
"If evolution is the correct theory for the emergence of life on Earth, then SETI will be one of the weakest and most dangerous enterprises of mankind." Sober thoughts on SETI at Centauri DrA Further Look at Galactic Catastrophism
"Galactic catastrophism — the idea that certain kinds of cosmic events can destroy life on a periodic basis and prevent the emergence of technological civilizations — comes in a number of variantPeru link to Indian archaeological find?
Probably not, but it's an interesting find anyway, if you're into ancient cultures and so on. Link via posthuman Blues...cheers, Mac.Bosnian 'pyramid' created by nature, say European experts
However, the Egyptian fella who's worked at Giza says otherwise. There's life in this story yet, methinks, even if only with an angle on the politics of archeology.DNA as Cosmic Code
"If you possessed technologies so advanced that you could seed life throughout the cosmos, wouldn’t you leave some marker that would identify your work?" Possibly, but even soAncient observatory found in Peru
Yet another ancient site unearthed...a bumper year for ancient mysteryBen Bova: The ‘Marching Morons’ show prescience of science fiction
Via SF Signal: Ben Bova certainly knows how the op-ed is supposed to work. Does the answer to societal stupidity lie in getting people to read more science fiction?Penal Solar Colonies, Anyone?
"Located less than 60 million kilometers (or 36 million miles) from the Sun's surface, Mercury makes an excellent spot for a penal colony."Of Fermi and Slow Probes
"Some day alien civilizations may pick up television or radio signals from Earth. But does this mean they’re likely to visit us? Danish researcher Rasmus Bjork (Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen)Teams Explore Roots of Angkor Civilization
"Five seasons of excavations at Ban Non Wat, in Northeast Thailand, have unearthed 470 human burials covering a time span of more than 2,000 years. Earthwatch-supported research [...] gives cluesStar Mission of a Lifetime
"...a key factor in the Drake Equation [...] is the question of whether technological societies have an average lifetime. Do they invariably survive to reach the stars, or do they destroy themselNatural catastrophes
Natural catastrophesFlares, Asteroids and Extinctions
"Imagine our Sun spewing out a flare 100 million times stronger than usual, releasing the energy of 50 trillion atomic bombs. The effect on our planet would be catastrophic." No kidding.http://quebeccity101.com/index.php/Main/MuséeDeLaCivilisation
Musée De La CivilisationShould SETI Turn Active?
Listen in silence or wave across an empty hallway? Centauri Dreams seeks your opinions on the SETI/METI question.Climate change caused civilisation, scientist says
"Severe climate change was the main driver behind the birth of civilisation, a scientist said yesterday." Note for denialists and other loonies - that doesn't mean the current changes are aThe future's in the past
"At the launch of a new campaign last week to promote the study of history, Stephen Fry made a passionate appeal that we use the gripping narratives of the past to make sense of the world today.&Geologist: Bosnian Hill is an Ancient Pyramid
Another potential ancient civilisation remnant, but this time in eastern Europe. Said it before, I'll say it again: 2006, year of the weird.The Empire of Crime
"We feel no more historical vertigo considering the Machine than we do the Dawn of Agriculture, and few if any of us wake up in the morning with a sense of deep angst about the move from huntingOn the origin of the Etruscan civilisation
"One of anthropology's most enduring mysteries - the origins of the ancient Etruscan civilisation - may finally have been solved, with a study of cattle."Islam_Science_Development.avi
dialogue and tolerance, scienceThe End of Super-Civilizations
Centauri Dreams sings a swan-song for Kardashev's classification of civilisations. Interesting stuff for space opera thinkers.
