[Jawlist] Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 7-11-08

Fri Jul 11 21:22:58 PDT 2008

Good Morning Everyone,

Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report
July 11, 2008

Knowledge is of four kinds;
1. Things we know we know
2. Things we don't know we know
3. Things we know we don't know
4. Things we don't know we don't know
Attributed to Epicurius (Provided by Steven Gehring)

News Articles

Paleontology and Prehistoric Studies

Anthropology chair found 'Lucy's Daughter'
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/01/BASI11DS1L.DTL&type=science

The Migration History of Humans: DNA Study Traces Human Origins Across the Continents
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-migration-history-of-humans

Fossil feathers preserve evidence of color, say Yale scientists
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/yu-ffp070708.php

Chemical Fossils Preserved in Lava Reveal Remains of Ancient Sea Life
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=chemical-fossils-preserved-in-lava

Archaeology: The lost world
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080709/full/454151a.html?s=news_rss

Big brains arose twice in higher primates
http://www.physorg.com/news134820876.html

Loud and clear
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/33933/title/Loud_and_clear

Milwaukee museum unveils woolly mammoth skeleton 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_en_ot/museum_mammoth 

Ancient and General History

US wavered over S. Korean executions
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080706/ap_on_re_as/korea_mass_executions_us

New Orleans cathedral dig yields clues to history
http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/453830.html

2000 yr-old biblical scroll found in Israel
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10520219

How Captain Cook Changed the World
http://www.livescience.com/history/080707-hs-captain-cook.html

Nazi hunters search Chile for 'Dr. Death'
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/08/nazi.drdeath.ap/index.html

Art of deception: Crystal skulls in British, US museums were fakes 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/sciencearchaeologyentertainmentfilmskull 

DNA in JonBenet case left behind in skin cells
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_on_re_us/jonbenet_ramsey_dna

Holocaust siblings meet after 66 years 
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/11/holocaust.reunion/index.html

The papyrus path
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1215330921923&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Who were B.C.’s first seafarers?
http://www.straight.com/article-152876/who-were-bcs-first-seafarers

Archaeology

Ancient royal burial ground found in Egypt: report
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/sc_afp/egyptarchaeology_080705172109;_ylt=Aqno8LnfFIVtr_9.WJ5qmgxFeQoB

Peru officials find pre-Hispanic textiles on sale in Lima tourist market
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/05/america/LA-Peru-Ancient-Textiles.php

Divers find Great War wreck
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20080705135055875C316158

Rare artefact found in North Guwahati
http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jul0508/at07

Researchers to scan Lake Erie battlefield
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-oh-underwaterbattlef,0,1544419.story

1,700-year old remains unearthed in Peru tomb
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/lf_afp/perucanadaarchaeology_080705190906;_ylt=Ao0q03AkysDCZV7jkupOcYpFeQoB

Greek affinity with 'Ephesus' of the Black Sea
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=108524

Antonine Wall set to take centre stage
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article4276718.ece

Important archaeological find in Tarxien
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080708/local/important-archaeological-find-in-tarxien

ROMAN REMAINS FOUND AT RUTLAND WATER
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132935&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132702&contentPK=21039122&folderPk=77465&pNodeId=132393

Stonehenge, Ohio Hopewell sites might have focused on burials
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/07/08/sci_lepper08.ART_ART_07-08-08_B5_1HAL6IU.html?sid=101

Iraq to probe stolen Judaic works that turned up in Israel
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=4&Article_id=93875

Etruscan tomb unearthed in Perugia
http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-08_108227140.html

Centuries after the slaughter, conflict returns to England's battlefields
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2289520,00.html

VIKING RING FOUND IN NOTTS
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=195917&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134241&contentPK=21031503&folderPk=78486&pNodeId=133951

Uncovering stone circle's secrets 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/7485875.stm

Buddha's caves
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/07/arts/06cott.php

Plundered artifacts to be returned to Colombia
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25590478/

Uncovering the past: Road project reveals archaeological sites
http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/070708/new_259468600.shtml

Greek Sea Looted by Divers
http://www.divemaster.com/diving-news/greek-sea-looted-by-divers_20323.html

New construction ruins archaeological sites
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2529848.ece

Pond digging leads to rare statue
http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=45221

Sex curse found at ancient Cyprus site: report
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gs7KYHLwaf0TeF4bnNkYp1xS6ZvQ

Peter the Great’s Ship Discovered in Baltic Sea
http://www.times.spb.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=26512

Rare artefact found at Roman site 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7500223.stm

Modestly nude marble love goddess found
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25626087/

Famed Roman statue 'not ancient' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7499469.stm

Ancient ruins found in Bolivia
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=b9522ae5-c6db-4614-82e0-3b1a55d64777

Scientists use MRI at Kadlec to look at ancient Roman scrolls
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/235510.html

Archaeologists to refuse help over possible Iran strike
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19926642.800-archaeologists-to-refuse-help-over-possible-iran-strike.html?feedId=online-news_rss20

Archaeological Permit Issued to Uncover the Largest Parthian Fort in Iran Proper
http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/10-07.htm

Badgers, Rabbits Undermine England's Ancient Monuments
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080711-badger-england.html

Museum will put all its treasures online
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25609582/

UNESCO adds three new heritage sites to its list
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/sc_afp/canadaunescocultureheritage_080707010453;_ylt=AvEMKrAKAOOOcCTPMbEATF7POrgF

NOAA and partners to survey German subs sunk off North Carolina during World War II
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/nh-nap070908.php

General Science

Google gets ‘Lively’ with virtual reality
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25592565/

Researchers report finer lines for microchips: Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells
http://www.physorg.com/news134743399.html

Cruise Ships: How They Sail Skyscrapers Around the World
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=cruise-ships

Do we think that machines can think?
http://www.physorg.com/news134797615.html

Artificial intelligence takes home the pot at the poker table
http://www.physorg.com/news134831424.html

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Fresh puzzle over dark energy supernovae
http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926635.000-fresh-puzzle-over-dark-energy-supernovae.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_mg19926635.000

Future space robots may think for themselves 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25496622/

Pac-Man supercontinent ate itself to pieces
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14259-pacman-supercontinent-ate-itself-to-pieces.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14259

Nasa reveals final shuttle dates
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7495302.stm

Astronomers Discover the First Ring Around a Moon
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/07-astronomers-discover-first-ring-around-moon-rhea

What makes Earth so special?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25587911/

For better or worse, sex in space is inevitable
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25572024/

Diamonds rained down during Ice Age
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25574545/

MIT instrument studies edge of sun's bubble
http://www.physorg.com/news134747707.html

Moon's interior 'did hold water'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7497715.stm

Study Puts Solar Spin on Asteroids, their Moons & Earth Impacts
http://www.physorg.com/news134828202.html

Mission to bring back soil samples from Mars gets 2018 launch
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/spacemars_080709185405;_ylt=AoJ.FDjNCO2jg.QOA9hipIbPOrgF

Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows Brighter Than Expected
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=gamma-ray-burst-afterglow

Jupiter's third red spot torn apart by siblings
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14290-jupiters-third-red-spot-torn-apart-by-siblings.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14290

Solar-powered asteroids make their own moons
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14281-solarpowered-asteroids-make-their-own-moons.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14281

Room temperature superconductivity: One step closer to the Holy Grail of physics
http://www.physorg.com/news134828104.html

How to find traces of life in Martian rocks
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25624508/

Your guide to spotting the space station
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25642405/

Researchers Find Ancient Evidence of 'Snowball Earth'
http://www.physorg.com/news135005681.html

Swiss nano-microscope delivers first images recorded on Mars
http://www.physorg.com/news135002883.html

What's Wrong with the Sun? (Nothing)
http://www.physorg.com/news134996857.html

Beyond 3G, communications services of the future
http://www.physorg.com/news134996370.html

NASA telescopes spot star "factory"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080710/sc_nm/space_stars_dc;_ylt=AuvtEHNPyQ1BpOAzPWcfyighANEA

Hot super-Earths could host life after all
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14305-hot-superearths-could-host-life-after-all.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14305

India Basins Half a Billion Years Older Than Thought
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080710-india-basins.html

Sonar enters the third dimension
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/07/03/sonar-enters-the-third-dimension/

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingjapanwavesailingpeoplehorie_080705074552;_ylt=Ap4bzn2cxTxyhv7uFcoScwjPOrgF

Wind power sails ahead in UK as US solar plans freeze
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/mg19926633.600-wind-power-sails-ahead-in-uk-as-us-solar-plans-freeze.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_mg19926633.600

UN chief to G8: climate change, food crisis linked
http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/G/G_8_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-07-04-18-47-53

Here Comes The Sun (Power)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/05/eveningnews/main4234988.shtml

Toyota to equip Prius with solar panels: report
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/sc_afp/japanenvironmentautocompanytoyota_080707015016;_ylt=AqvsG1jUb9SgtlzW0n0SlGrPOrgF

Are We in the Peak of an Oil Bubble?
http://www.physorg.com/news134646313.html

New study finds that some plants can adapt to widespread climate change
http://www.physorg.com/news134749680.html

Intensified ice sheet movements do not affect rising sea levels
http://www.physorg.com/news134724580.html

GM to build world's biggest rooftop solar station in Spain
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080708/sc_afp/usspainfranceautocompanygm_080708163231;_ylt=AsmCkBuyDPiaDkNnyiZ_jffPOrgF

Oil Man Pickens Unveils Wind Power Plan
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1467326/oil_man_pickens_unveils_wind_power_plan/index.html

McCain, Obama and hot air
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/03/climatechange.usa

How Jungle Rot Could Power the Future 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080709/sc_livescience/howjunglerotcouldpowerthefuture;_ylt=AkU._CXxw51BURT3QzJ9.ekPLBIF

Ocean Wind Power Maps Reveal Possible Wind Energy Sources
http://www.physorg.com/news134833549.html

NOAA takes first broad look at soot from ships
http://www.physorg.com/news134820787.html

IEA says energy-climate crisis is opportunity for major change
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/ieaenergyworldemergewarmingemissions_080709190224

World ports tackle greenhouse gas emissions
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingtransportshipping_080709175747;_ylt=ArRDIngng4NYO.67CHu1dSHPOrgF

Swept Up In The Winds Of Change
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/10/eveningnews/eyeontech/main4250117.shtml

Technology could streamline solar power
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25628993/

Whales, Dolphins Inspire Wind Turbine Tech
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/11/wind-turbine-whale.html

Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas
http://www.physorg.com/news135003243.html

Why waste waste? Going green in southern Lebanon
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080711/sc_afp/lebanonwaranniversaryenvironmentwaste_080711165050;_ylt=AqK8iPEJnU2GKx2.POKJZxfPOrgF

Antarctic ice shelf 'hanging by thread': European scientists
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/warmingantarcticaice_080710175717;_ylt=ArqAG6m5M2ft.GFbtavOg0rPOrgF

As planet swelters, are algae unlikely saviour?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/norwayenvironmentrenewableenergyclimate_080710161352;_ylt=AocL5k8zRJ4AHAAcWXqyTsTPOrgF

IEA says energy-climate crisis is opportunity for major change
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/ieaenergyworldemergewarmingemissions_080709190224;_ylt=AqbKtRgnlYOZpl.BwmBjCR3POrgF

MIT develops window coating that collects energy
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2008-07-10-mit-windows-solar_N.htm

The old man who farms with the sea
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-fi-seafarm10-2008jul10,0,1419955.story

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

Humpback whales help pioneer new heart treatment 
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/03/medicine.biomimic/index.html

Nanoparticle “Smart Bomb” Could Stop Cancer’s Spread
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/08/nanoparticle-smart-bomb-could-stop-cancers-spread/

Top 10 oddballs of the animal world
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25576785

Mind games: computer headset lets brain control action
http://www.physorg.com/news134708559.html

Wikipedia opens online library on human genes
http://www.physorg.com/news134708521.html

Miniaturised scanner zooms in on disease
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14274-miniaturised-scanner-zooms-in-on-disease.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14274

First artificial DNA a step towards biological computers
http://mightyblogger.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/08/1648247-first-artificial-dna-a-step-towards-biological-computers

Odd Fish Find Contradicts Intelligent-Design Argument
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080709-evolution-fish.html

Will our future brains be smaller?
http://www.physorg.com/news134795711.html

Combining medical knowledge to save lives
http://www.physorg.com/news134833048.html

Brain implant helps stroke victim speak again
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14277-brain-implant-helps-stroke-victim-speak-again.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14277

Scientists identify genetic basis for the black sheep of the family
http://www.physorg.com/news134968485.html

China to urgently boost GM crop development
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/chinafoodbiotech_080710161953;_ylt=AthwV_dqwCCz0vQZSR0puPbPOrgF

Roche to suspend HIV research, seeing no advances
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080711/sc_nm/roche_hiv_dc;_ylt=AppoBMNXmYGWWWXcLSCgfIUhANEA

Other

Man beheads Hitler waxwork
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/05/germany.hitler/index.html

The Man Who Beheaded Hitler 
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821742,00.html

Lucknow Is For Lovers
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92203952

Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report
http://www.physorg.com/news134110402.html

Crop management: How small do we go?
http://www.physorg.com/news134743899.html

The World's First Flying Saucer: Made Right Here on Earth
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=worlds-first-flying-saucer

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

Tri-City Herald’s Kennewick Man’s Interpretative Center
http://www.kennewick-man.com/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/

Domesday Book On-line
http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata

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

Slave Ships and Maritime Archaeology: An Overview
http://www.springerlink.com/content/e20r83134h2qv706/fulltext.html

Skyscraper farming (Graphic)
http://features.csmonitor.com/wp-content/themes/csm/popup.php?headline=Skyscraper+farming&subhead=A+futuristic+concept+converts+skyscrapers+into+crop+farms+that+could+help+reduce+global+warming%2C+improve+the+urban+environment%2C+and+help+feed+the+world%27s+growing+population.+How+it+would+work%3A&graphic=http%3A%2F%2Ffeatures.csmonitor.com%2Finnovation%2Fwp-content%2Fassets%2F6%2F240%2Fgraphic0.jpg

Nicolas Coldstream (Obituary)
http://education.guardian.co.uk/obituary/story/0,,2289173,00.html

Quiz: Know Your Celtic Myths
http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/?aid=19215

>From the granary to the field; archaeobotany and experimental archaeology at l’Esquerda (Catalonia, Spain)
http://www.springerlink.com/content/j418g4qt35038806/fulltext.html

Larry King, Roswell Truth Debated (Transcript)
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0807/04/lkl.01.html

VIDEO: Moche Tomb Found in Peru
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080708-discovery-video-ap.html

Early Trans-Caucasian cultures and their neighbors
http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/49-1/Batiuk.pdf

Digging Up Neandertals at Mujina Pec´ina?
http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/49-1/Jankovic.pdf

A Primary Harbor Settlement and Emporium in Eastern Crete
http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/48-3/Hayden.pdf

Interview: Peter Head (Building tomorrow’s Eco-Cities)
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/09/peter.head.interview/index.html

VIDEO: Tourism Hurting Angkor Wat?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080711-tourism-video-ap.html

VIDEO: Great Wall of China Crumbling
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080709-crumbling-video-ap.html

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