==> Hobbit cave digs set to restart. From World Caving News http://www.zenas.gr/WCN => 25 Jan. 2007.Archaeologists who found the remains of human "Hobbits" have permission to restart excavations at the cave where the specimens were found. Source & Details:BBC Newshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/science/nature/6294101.stm http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5518 ==> Caverns give up huge fossil haul. From World Caving News http://www.zenas.gr/WCN => 25 Jan. 2007.An astonishing collection of fossil animals from southern Australia is reported by scientists. The creatures were found in limestone caves under Nullarbor Plain and date from about 400,000-800,000 years ago. Source & Details:BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/science/nature/6296029.stm http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5517 ==> Breaking news from the Quintana Roo Speleological Survey. From World Caving News http://www.zenas.gr/WCN => 25 Jan. 2007.Sistema Sac Actun has been connected to Sistema Nohoch Nah Chich, creating a system 154,783 meters long, the longest underwater cave in the world! That beats the previous record of 146,761 meters for Ox Bel Ha. The two longest caves in Mexico are now almost entirely underwater. Read all about it at http://www.caves.org/project/qrss/new.htm . (The underwater portion of Sac Actun is 152,975 m long, but there are also 1808 m of dry cave, thus the longer total. See http://www.caves.org/project/qrss/qrdry.htm ).Mark Minton. http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5519 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ SpeleoUnion http://groups.google.ru/group/SpeleoUnion -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
