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	<title>Backyard Phenomena &#187; Ancient History</title>
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		<title>The Reality of Michigan&#8217;s Sunken Structures</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/the-reality-of-michigans-sunken-structures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ancient hunting sites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lake Huron sunken structures]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple months ago I mused about the possibility of sunken temples under the waters of Lake Superior. As I snorkeled in Lake Superior over the summer, floating over sandstone precipices and boulders probably dropped there by glaciers thousands of years ago, I couldn&#8217;t help noticing how many of the rock formations resembled ruined temples. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=790&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UFOs: The Forbidden Connections</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ancient Enigmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ancient History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bigfoot / Sasquatch]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UFOs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[evolution & aliens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UFOs & ancient history]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What topics are ufologists afraid to discuss? Read on for the answer...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=731&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dreaming of Sunken Temples</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ancient History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ancient advanced civilizations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bimini Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graham Hancock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan's submerged monuments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lake Superior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sunken ruins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yonaguni]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Could Lake Superior hold sunken ruins of human civilization? Read on for my musings...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=721&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From One to Many: The Birth of Complex Life</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/from-one-to-many-the-birth-of-complex-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ancient Enigmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ancient History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evolution / Human Origins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cambrian explosion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ediacarans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[origins of life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Where did complex life come from? Read on for more...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=172&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Mysterious Origins of Life</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/the-mysterious-origins-of-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ancient Enigmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ancient History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evolution / Human Origins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[origins of life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stromatolites]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Where did life come from, and how did it emerge? Read on for more....<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=171&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Did Darwin Create Bigfoot?</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/did-darwin-create-bigfoot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ancient History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bigfoot / Sasquatch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bigfoot Sightings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darwinism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evolution / Human Origins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Folklore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Darwin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[silly academic hypotheses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Origin of Species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[werewolves]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An academic thinks perhaps he did. Read on to explore the flaws in this hypothesis...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=690&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DNA Evidence: All Hype and No Substance?</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/dna-evidence-all-hype-and-no-substance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ancient History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthropology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evolution / Human Origins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theories / Evidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caucasian mummies in China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DNA evidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forensic evidence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How accurate is DNA evidence? Read on to find out the surprising truth...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=680&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Alien Evolution</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2009/04/26/alien-evolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ancient Enigmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Controversies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evolution / Human Origins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[snowball earth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cambrian explosion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mass extinctions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aliens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transgenics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/?p=641</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The universe is a strange and mysterious place. Read on to consider, if you dare, a paranormal connection with life's origins...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=641&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Radiocarbon Dating: The Cold Truth</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/radiocarbon-dating-the-cold-truth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ancient History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ABOX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[archaeological dating techniques]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radiocarbon dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tree ring dating]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Can we trust radiocarbon dating? Read on, the answer may surprise you...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=7&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mystery of the First Europeans</title>
		<link>http://backyardphenomena.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/the-first-europeans-controversies-in-anthropology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Shiel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anthropology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Controversies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evolution / Human Origins]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Homo heidelbergensis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peopling of Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stone Age handaxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Who were the first Europeans? Read on to explore the mystery...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=backyardphenomena.wordpress.com&blog=5284333&post=108&subd=backyardphenomena&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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