[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 12-12-08

[Steve Detwiler]

Good Evening Everyone,

Below is this week's edition.  I'll be on vacation from Dec. 15-26 so they'll be no weekly report during this time period.  Happy Holidays everyone!

Steve Detwiler



Weekly Science Report
December 12, 2008
 
“A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves.”
German Proverb
 
News Articles
 
Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies
 
What's Old Is New: 12 Living Fossils
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/12/whats-old-is-ne.html
 
The Long Road to Modernity
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/1201/1
 
Late Neandertals and Modern Human Contact in Southeastern Iberia
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/547207/
 
TURKEY: ANCIENT PAGAN TEMPLE SITE YIELDS NEW ARCHEOLOGICAL CLUES ON ORIGINS OF FARMING
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/gobekli/pp120908c.shtml
 
Did Noah's Flood start in the Carmel?
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1228728130015&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
 
Darwin, dinosaurs and dung
http://www.alphagalileo.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=readrelease&releaseid=534680&ez_search=1
 
Darwin's Dinobird Fossil Analyzed at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
http://www.physorg.com/news148239104.html
 
How to stop creationism gaining a hold in Islam
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16258-how-to-stop-creationism-gaining-a-hold-in-islam.html
 
Devastating Meteorite Strikes May Have Created Earth’s First Organic Molecules
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/08/devastating-meteorite-strikes-may-have-created-earths-first-organic-molecules/
 
Turns out, T. rex was a real airhead
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28119444/
 
Orangutan's spontaneous whistling opens new chapter in study of evolution of speech
http://www.physorg.com/news148226438.html
 
 
 
 

Ancient and General History
 
Was Saint Augustine Good for the Jews?
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1864878,00.html
 
Fans bid farewell to Polaroid film
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/08/polaroid.farewell/index.html
 
Artifacts, Documents Reveal Info About Those Columbus Met in Cuba
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/547172/?sc=rsln
 
The Big Bailout: Product of a Flawed Democracy
http://www.livescience.com/history/081208-crazy-democracy.html
 
How 'Britain' got its name from 'Great Land of the Tattooed': The astonishing map that reveals the origins of place names
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1092433/How-Britain-got-Great-Land-Tattooed-The-astonishing-map-reveals-origins-place-names.html
 
Edward VIII's links to a mystic 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7767919.stm
 
The Last of the Zoroastrians
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1864931,00.html
 
Iraq presents a lesson from history 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7774888.stm
 
Patagonia Indian tribe faces extinction
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081210/sc_nm/us_chile_tribe
 
EGYPT: Paris exhibit chronicles Napoleon's encounter with the Pharaohs
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2008/12/egypt-paris-exh.html
 
Pompeii Family's Final Hours Reconstructed
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/11/pompeii-vesuvius-escape.html
 
'Jesus was born in June', astronomers claim
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/3687843/Jesus-was-born-in-June-astronomers-claim.html
 
Thirty Years After Deng: The Man Who Changed China
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1865539,00.html
 
CENTENARIANS REFLECT ON SHOCK OF PEARL HARBOR
http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/05/1698606.aspx
 
Database catalogs slaves' trans-Atlantic treks
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28074128/
 
  
 
 
 




 
Archaeology
 
Ancient Roman Oil Lamp 'Factory Town' Found
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/05/roman-oil-lamps.html
 
Digging Ancient Iraq: How Mesopotamia Has Weathered the War
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=digging-ancient-iraq
 
Parthenon restoration completed
http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=7102990&maindocimg=4647208&service=100
 
Pre-Columbian Tribes Had BBQs, Parties on Grave Sites
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/081205-tribal-party-missions.html
 
Three thousand-year-old spearhead found
http://www.dgstandard.co.uk/dumfries-news/local-news-dumfries/local-news-dumfriesshire/2008/12/05/three-thousand-year-old-spearhead-found-51311-22414222/
 
Last tsar remains identified
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20081206082636365C493794
 
Jars of wonder, jars of hope
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/12/7/lifefocus/2713686&sec=lifefocus
 
Shipwreck clues could clear Blackbeard of sinking his ship to swindle his crew
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3628233/Shipwreck-clues-could-clear--Blackbeard-of-sinking-his-ship-to-swindle-his-crew.html
 
Grave of Kurgan Warrior Discovered at Khoda-Afarin Dam Reservoir
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2008/December2008/08-12.htm
 
Archaeologists find piece of string dating back 8,000 years 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3681143/Archaeologists-find-piece-of-string-dating-back-8000-years.html
 
The Great Sphinx of Giza reborn as a lion in the desert
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1092827/The-Great-Sphinx-Giza-reborn-lion-desert.html
 
Unique Archaeological Discovery In Balkan: World’s First Illyrian Trading Post Found
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081208092151.htm
 
The fights of Machu Picchu: Who got there first?
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/08/america/journal.php
 
Archaeologists dig into Greenham peace camp
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/dec/08/archaeologists-greenham-science-politics
 
Kuwait signs three international excavation agreements
http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093222798
 
A 1,500 Year Old Bathhouse was Exposed in Zikhron Ya‘aqov
http://www.antiquities.org.il/article_Item_eng.asp?sec_id=25&subj_id=240&id=1447&module_id=#as
 
Divers search for Armada treasure off Mull
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/dec/07/scotland-divers-armada-treasure
 
NSF awards Brown researchers $2.6 million for computer vision in archaeology
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-12/bu-nab120308.php
 
Ancient rock-cut tombs discovered near Bulebel
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20081207/local/ancient-rock-cut-tombs-discovered-near-bulebel
 
New Discoveries Enrich Syria Heritage
http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID={75396F86-DD72-44A9-A820-D59DE21E1ED9})&language=EN
 
Mystery Pyramid Built by Newfound Ancient Culture?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/081208-mexico-pyramid.html
 
Roman temple unearthed in Notts
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/homenews/Historic-Roman-temple-Southwell/article-532523-detail/article.html
 
Archaeologists Explore Sunken Steamboat on First Coast
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=125598&catid=3
 
Massive World War II collection debuts online
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28159884/
 
Perfume vials from Christ's era unearthed in Israel
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081210/sc_nm/us_religion_perfume;_ylt=AhU.sTCadygisoc9XYAVIuUhANEA
 
10,000 bone fragments found in former Argentine detention center
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/10/argentina.bone.fragments/index.html
 
Rare artifacts uncovered in Roman baths dig
http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINTRE4B94VX20081210
 
Graves 'may mark ancient church'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/7775313.stm
 
Vase discovery linked to Mary Magdalene
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/3702883/Vase-discovery-linked-to-Mary-Magdalene.html
 
Fifth Century settlement located 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/7777867.stm
 
Recently Uncovered Skeleton Offers Clues on Chinggis Khaan Era
http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2465&Itemid=43
 
Austin council considers archaeological dig in Zilker
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/12/11/1211archaeology.html
 
Oldest brain of Britain unearthed in muddy pit
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article5327336.ece
 
Prehistoric bronze hoard found off Greek beach
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008494998_apeugreeceprehistorictreasure.html
 
2,000-Year-Old Woman Found in Incheon
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200812/200812110014.html
 
Ancient Roman battlefield excavated in Lower Saxony
http://www.thelocal.de/sci-tech/20081211-16075.html
 
Salonica university initiates research program in Cyprus
http://www.financialmirror.com/News/Cyprus_and_World_News/13030
 




 
General Science
 
Get ready for a revolution in the way you interact with your computer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/dec/05/royal-institution-lectures-computers
 
What happens when silicon can shrink no more?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026851.700-what-happens-when-silicon-can-shrink-no-more.html
 
Religious 'shun nanotechnology'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7767192.stm
 
Smart-Matter Robots Reassemble Themselves
http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/081
 
Nanotech Risks Need More Study, Group Says
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/10/nanotechnology-risks.html
 
Sevenfold Accuracy Improvement for 3-D 'Virtual Reality' Labs
http://www.physorg.com/news148142342.html
 
 
 
 
 

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
 
Collider 'needs warning system' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7766334.stm
 
NASA space probe to track CO2 on Earth
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28074879/
 
Explore moon mountains from your backyard
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28074731/
 
NASA sets May date for Hubble repairs
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28059449/
 
NASA lands a cosmic first with 'tweets' from Mars
http://www.physorg.com/news147698503.html
 
"Big Bang" collider repairs to cost up to $29 million
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081205/sc_nm/us_cern_repair
 
Russia Reports Major Gold Find
http://www.redorbit.com/news/international/1603724/russia_reports_major_gold_find/index.html
 
Search for alien engineering comes up dry – so far
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16210-search-for-alien-engineering-comes-up-dry--so-far.html
 
Conservation atlas reveals 'most valuable' forest
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16212-conservation-atlas-reveals-most-valuable-forest.html
 
Hunting new Earths and the edge of the universe
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026856.300-hunting-new-earths-and-the-edge-of-the-universe.html
 
New Model of Jupiter's Core Ignites Planet Birth Debate
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/081204-jupiter-core-juno.html
 
Brown Dwarfs Really Do Form Like Stars
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081203184529.htm
 
UN is told that Earth needs an asteroid shield
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/dec/07/space-technology-asteroid-shield
 
Secretive Space Vehicle Tested at Private Texas Site
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/secretivespacevehicletestedatprivatetexassite
 
Space elevator trips could be agonisingly slow
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16223-space-elevator-trips-could-be-agonisingly-slow.html
 
Hunt for oil slicks boosted by free satellite images
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16220-hunt-for-oil-slicks-boosted-by-free-satellite-images.html
 
Black hole found at center of galaxy
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/12/10/supermassive.black.hole/index.html
 
Water found in hot planet's orbit 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7775471.stm
 
Leaping robot could aid space exploration
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28163717/
 
Team first to record key event that breaks continents apart
http://www.physorg.com/news148136691.html
 
New detector will aid dark matter search
http://www.physorg.com/news148131822.html
 
Dimmest star-like objects discovered
http://www.physorg.com/news148131942.html
 
Voiding the Cosmic Void: We're not at Center of the Universe After All
http://www.physorg.com/news148152748.html
 
What's inside a black hole?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/dec/10/black-hole
 
NASA chief Griffin bucks Obama's transition team
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/orl-nasa1108dec11,0,2470755.story
 
Bacteria detoxify deadly seawater
http://www.physorg.com/news148229254.html
 
Astronomers use ultra-sensitive camera to measure size of planet orbiting star
http://www.physorg.com/news148221514.html
 
The Incredible Journey of the James Webb Space Telescope
http://www.physorg.com/news148229836.html
 
Important role of groundwater springs in shaping Mars
http://www.physorg.com/news148225866.html
 
Wobbly planets could reveal Earth-like moons
http://www.physorg.com/news148224530.html
 
Pioneering space station experiment keeps reactions in suspense
http://www.physorg.com/news148219022.html
 
Did our cosmos exist before the big bang?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026861.500-did-our-cosmos-exist-before-the-big-bang.html
 





 
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
 
Energy Guru to Carmakers: Time To Bet Big
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/04/tech/cnettechnews/main4648218.shtml
 
21 new species in danger of extinction: UN convention
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081205/sc_afp/unanimalsconservation_081205235540;_ylt=AjP_rs7BwzlnqT94ycxR5nrPOrgF
 
UN climate chief: talk of delayed climate deal 'unhelpful'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081205/sc_afp/unclimatewarmingunfccc_081205202704;_ylt=AlstY6qADkc66lnV63Cj29TPOrgF
 
Scientist says ancient technique cuts greenhouse gas
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081205/sc_nm/us_climate_biochar;_ylt=AmSnQAFtGPfk.TLLdJNyQJEhANEA
 
2008 will be coolest year of the decade
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/dec/05/climate-change-weather
 
How to unplug from the grid
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026851.600-how-to-unplug-from-the-grid.html
 
Climate change: Sci-fi solutions no longer in the margins
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081207/sc_afp/unclimatewarmingsciencetechnology_081207103141
 
EU wants end to old-style bulbs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7772412.stm
 
Turning air into water? Gadget does just that
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28003681/
 
Synthetic e. coli could build a better biofuel: study
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081208/sc_afp/scienceusenergybiofuelresearch_081208224723;_ylt=Akhej.UiEyENvpQZxRBwAJ7POrgF
 
Wind, water and sun beat biofuels, nuclear and coal for clean energy, researcher says
http://www.physorg.com/news148149704.html
 
Finding better materials for solar cells
http://www.physorg.com/news148138993.html
 
Sweden cleanest, S. Arabia dirtiest: climate index
http://www.physorg.com/news148131083.html
 
Hot rocks: Africa's Rift Valley is geothermal gold mine
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081209/sc_afp/unclimatewarmingenergygeothermalafrica_081209183940;_ylt=Ah3UQ7WaUJec3xu0SFHEiq7POrgF
 
Scientists try to mitigate climate change effects
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081209/ap_on_sc/eu_poland_climate_science;_ylt=ApMTjW_E1St2JhMZFQPRpytvieAA
 
The Dirty Side of Clean Coal
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-dirty-side-of-clean-coal
 
No Batteries Required: Future Devices Could Power Themselves
http://www.usnews.com/articles/science/technology/2008/12/09/no-batteries-required-future-devices-could-power.html
 
Climate Change Alters Ocean Chemistry
http://www.physorg.com/news148227653.html
 
Oil Consumption to Drop for First Time in 25 Years
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/12/oil-consumption.html
 
 
 
 
 
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
 
To Satisfy Lust for Truffles, The French Will Try to Clone Them
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/12/05/to-satisfy-lust-for-truffles-the-french-will-try-to-clone-them/
 
Amnesia victim who shed light on brain dies
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28071749/
 
Scientists get closer to creating artificial life: study
http://www.physorg.com/news147698448.html
 
Scientists drill holes through deadly bacteria's Kevlar-like hide
http://www.physorg.com/news147706559.html
 
Can Milk Help Prevent Transplant Rejections?
http://www.physorg.com/news147707508.html
 
Drug offers new Alzheimer's hope
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/dec/07/alzheimers-epilim-epilepsy-mental-health
 
A New Grip On Life
http://www.newsweek.com/id/172566
 
Scientists: Drugs to boost brain power should be legal for wider use
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-12-08-brain-drugs_N.htm
 
Men under threat from 'gender bending' chemicals
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/3660141/Men-is-under-threat-from-thousands-of-gender-bending-chemicals.html
 
Controlling the building blocks of life
http://www.physorg.com/news148138547.html
 
Dressed to Kill: From Virus to Vaccine
http://www.physorg.com/news148141667.html
 
The day I had my genes tested
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/dec/09/healthandwellbeing-medicalresearch
 
Cranial Computing: Practical Brain-to-Cyber Interfaces Closer to Reality
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=unlocking-the-brain
 
Biologist modifies theory of cells' engines
http://www.physorg.com/news148227145.html
 
Scientists watch membrane fission in real time
http://www.physorg.com/news148224743.html
 
Amputees can experience prosthetic hand as their own
http://www.physorg.com/news148226255.html
 
Justice may be hard-wired into the human brain
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16256-justice-may-be-hardwired-into-the-human-brain.html
  
Exclusive: Half man, half chimp - should we beware the apeman's coming?
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/Exclusive-Should-we-beware-the.4028970.jp
 
Never Say Die
http://www.newsweek.com/id/172561
 
 
 
 

Other
 
Wait a second: 2008 gets extended by timekeepers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081209/ap_on_sc/sci_extra_second;_ylt=AmBwIUoWyXmxO9Uob20cEc1vieAA
 
Should anthropologists work alongside soldiers?
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/ethics/2008-12-08-anthropologists-soldiers_N.htm
 
Dreams may no longer be secret with Japan computer screen
http://www.physorg.com/news148193433.html
 
 
 
  

Additional Informational
 
SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow
http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html
 
Graham Hancock’s Website
http://www.grahamhancock.com
 
Robert Schoch’s Website
http://www.robertschoch.com
 
John Anthony West’s Website
http://www.jawest.net
 
Robert Bauval’s Website
http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html
 
Center for Archaeoastronomy Website
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html
 
National Academies
http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html
 
Antikythera Mechanism’s Website
http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/
 
The Genographic Project Website
https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/
 
Catalhoyuk Website
http://www.catalhoyuk.com/
 
Archaeological Survey of India’s Website
http://asi.nic.in/
 
Ancient Indus Valley Civilization’s Website
http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html
 
Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website
http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/
 
Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System
http://www.eais.org.eg/
 
Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology)
http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp
 
The Upuaut Project
http://www.cheops.org/
 
NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website
http://nasascience.nasa.gov/
 
FX Television, 30 Days
http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/
 
Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World
http://sacredsites.com/index.html
 
Beyond Stone & Bone Blog
http://archaeology.org/blog/
 
Earth Pilgrims Website
http://www.earthpilgrims.com
 
Wake Forest University, Museum of Anthropology Online Artifact Database
http://cairo.deacnet.wfu.edu/
 
Shaman Buried With His Stash (Photo Gallery)
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/slideshows/marijuana-stash.html
 
Digging for history (Video)
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/12/06/wedeman.pharaoh.of.egypt.cnn
 
Italian Archaeological Mission in Old Nisa: Report of the 2008 Season
http://parthia.com/nisa/nisa2008.htm
 
The Iranian-Italian Joint Expedition in Khuzistan: 1st Campaign (March 4 - 12, 2008)
http://parthia.com/khuzistan/
 
8 Jewish archaeological discoveries
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28162671/
 
Mars in 3-D: So detailed it's scary
http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=mars-in-3-d-so-detailed-its-scary-2008-12-08
 
Audio interview with Robert Bauval 
http://friends-of-eup.mypodcasts.net//index.php?id=213
 
Terminator SalvationTrailer
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=62753
 
Arabic and Its Role in Egyptology and Egyptian Archaeology
http://www.springerlink.com/content/e636u21j7101220q/fulltext.html



      
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