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CARMARTHENSHIRE CAIRN REVEALS LINKS WITH BRONZE AGE SCOTLAND by Roz Tappenden 17/02/2006 The excavation took place in 2004. © Cambria Archaeology New research on an excavated Bronze Age burial mound in south Wales has revealed links to funeral sites as far away as the Orkney Islands. The burial mound on the Black Mountain in Carmarthenshire was unearthed by Cambria Archaeology in 2004 after it was feared that the weather and visitors to the area were causing permanent damage to the site. Fan Foel from Llanddeusant. © Cambria Archaeology Archaeologists discovered a large rectangular stone cist at the centre of the...

<p>WASHINGTON — President Bush characterized Islam as a peaceful faith Wednesday, seeking to distance himself from controversial remarks by conservative Christian leaders Pat Robertson and the Rev. Jerry Falwell.</p> <p>"Some of the comments that have been uttered about Islam do not reflect the sentiments of my government or the sentiments of most Americans," Bush told reporters as he met with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. "Islam, as practiced by the vast majority of people, is a peaceful religion, a religion that respects others."</p>