[Jawlist] Science. Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 7-4-08

Sat Jul 5 11:12:42 PDT 2008

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report
July 4, 2008

“I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.”
Alexander the Great

News Articles

Paleontology and Prehistoric Studies

Maize (Corn) May Have Been Domesticated In Mexico As Early As 10,000 Years Ago
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163156.htm

Early Arabs Followed the Rain, or Didn't
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/25/fertile-crescent-dna.html

Newcomer in Early Eurafrican Population?
http://www.alphagalileo.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=readrelease&releaseid=530382&ez_search=1

Ore. Discovery Challenges Beliefs About First Humans
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june08/firstamerican_06-30.html

In Stone Age Caves, Art and Music Mixed
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/cave-art-music.html

Diamonds hint at 'earliest life' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483451.stm

Texas Archaeological Dig Challenges Assumptions about First Americans
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=texas-archaeological-dig

Korean Dinosaur's Lakeside Run Preserved
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/24/korean-dinosaur.html

Myth of Dwarf Dinos in Dracula Country Confirmed
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/13/transylvania-dinosaur.html

Arabian Dinos Left Tracks in Yemen
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/21/dinosaur-tracks-arabia.html

Ancient marine invertebrate diversity less explosive than thought
http://www.physorg.com/news134312759.html

Ancient and General History

Chinese burial site reveals history
http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2008/06/27/5999916-sun.html

The Sirius lore
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/903/heritage.htm

July 2, 1937: Earhart Vanishes Over the Pacific
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0702

New evidence collected in 1946 lynching case
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/01/lynching.investigation/index.html

Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin? 
http://www.newsweek.com/id/143742

Doubt over date for Brit invasion
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483566.stm

The First “Teflon” Hero
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/hidden-history-2.html

A century ago, Americans marveled at flight
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25521607/

Early Aussie Tattoos Match Rock Art
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/03/australia-tattoos-art.html

July 4, 1776: To Preserve, Protect and Defend ...
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0704

Ancient Olympics: ‘Like Vince Lombardi On The PGA Circuit’
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080628162032.htm

Archaeology

Preservation efforts fall short, many historical sites disappear
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-28-historical-sites_N.htm

Archeologist uncovers clues about pioneer diet in Quebec
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=766c680b-d6ef-4f2d-a5ba-eef74cce54d0

4,500-year-old mummies discovered in Chile
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14704621

Ancient Church, Necropolis Discovered in Bulgaria's Veliko Tarnovo
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=94626

Magnetic fields used to date Indian artifacts
http://www.kansas.com/news/state/story/441912.html

Roman villa site to be excavated again 
http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/9060.html

Museum of London's skeleton key to the bodies under city's streets
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4228215.ece

Ancient Greek stone path at risk from ships in Corinth canal (Video)
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8563025&ch=4226714&src=news

'Stylish' Roman life found on dig
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7481869.stm

Archaeologists piece together prehistoric Mann
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Archaeologists-piece-together-prehistoric-Mann.4235659.jp

Iranian, foreign experts to excavate salt men’s necropolis
http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=708534

2,500-year-old artifact returned to Egypt
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25460568/

Puerto Rico archeological find mired in politics
http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/589011.html

Digging up the past at ancient stone circle
http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Digging--up--the.4243941.jp

Heritage: Race to save mystery wreck from shipworm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/02/archaeology

Scientists fire cannon recovered from Elizabethan shipwreck off Alderney
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4244535.ece

Thailand suspends support for temple bid
http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_9750977?nclick_check=1

Experts say tourist overuse threatens Peru's Machu Picchu
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/travel_brief_machu_picchu_endangered

Della Robbia sculpture crashes to floor in NY museum
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/ennew_afp/usitalyartaccident

Washington's boyhood home found, but no hatchet
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_sc/sci_washington_s_home_6;_ylt=AtRzSXth74xC2YtNPeuDzgJFeQoB

Archaeologists discover Britain's first 'shopping centre' in Roman dig
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1031082/Archaeologists-discover-Britains-shopping-centre-Roman-dig.html

Jacobean 'Titanic' discovered by archaeologists
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2228622/Elizabethan-'Titanic'-discovered-by-archaeologists.html

Rare Roman artifact found near Sicily
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/07/01/Rare_Roman_artifact_found_near_Sicily/UPI-17071214966114/

Uncovering an ancient city
http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2008/07/02/news/doc486abf137b1e9574652543.txt

2,278-yr-old mummy dying a slow death
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/2278-yr-old_mummy_dying_a_slow_death/articleshow/3130065.cms

Beneath Independence Mall, story of early free black America
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20080702_Beneath_Independence_Mall__story_of_early_free_black_America.html

Grisly Human Sacrifice Revealed at Syria Dig
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/02/human-sacrifice-acrobat.html

Researchers open secret cave under Mexican pyramid
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/mexico_pyramid_dc;_ylt=AoVya_UJlJ95cHqNfacNDNdFeQoB

Slow, painful task: identifying Guatemalan dead
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guatemala_finding_the_dead_1;_ylt=AvwoOyDU2yo6pB8Qy7IM6SdFeQoB

Archaeologists 'used to destroy heritage'
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0703/breaking75.htm

Roman Era tombs unearthed
http://www.hri.org/news/greek/apeen/2008/08-07-03_1.apeen.html#03

Kettle Creek dig providing new insights into 1779 battle
http://onlineathens.com/stories/070308/news_20080703042.shtml

Crumbling Pompeii site in "state of emergency"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/sc_nm/italy_pompeii_dc_3;_ylt=AhS2tTnh4oBoA8CgrIBMTcJFeQoB

Third Season of Archaeological Excavation in Sasanian Kanglou Fortress Underway
http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/04-07.htm

Greece theatres threatened by chewing gum and high heels
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/article4264580.ece

Archaeological sites in south Iraq have not been looted, say experts
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=8066

Experts return to 'power centre' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7487985.stm

Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/04/1637975-syria-returns-stolen-marble-artifact-to-iraq

General Science

'Nova scienceNOW' returns
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-06-26-nova-sciencenow_N.htm

A bright future for plastics -- robot 'skin,' flexible laptops and electric posters
http://www.physorg.com/news134054002.html

Invention: Jet-engine silencer
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14223-invention-jetengine-silencer.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news8_head_dn14223

Chemical robots squeeze into our future
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25479899/

Robot invasion!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25193010/

Secrets of the super-connected
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484583/

Nanotech: The Unknown Risks
http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2029

Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14250-microwave-ray-gun-controls-crowds-with-noise.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14250

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

100 years on, mystery shrouds massive 'cosmic impact' in Russia
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/sciencespaceimpacttunguska_080629072030;_ylt=AmSdXYrpuNAU8HmOEvXgLsnPOrgF

Maverick scientists probe Siberian forest mystery
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/russiasciencespace_080701020207;_ylt=ApQFU7CnzCZ_mtHo_EqRuDLPOrgF

Aldrin warns US risks falling behind in space race
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/usspacepoliticsaldrin_080629022353;_ylt=AvB70Ue0LbqulTxB2PX1DTbPOrgF

SOHO spacecraft finds 1,500th comet
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25419446/

ROCKETEERS TRY, TRY AGAIN
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/30/1176167.aspx

Solar Sail Experiment Planned in Earth Orbit
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/01/solar-sail-experiment-planned-in-earth-orbit/

Earth's cries recorded in outer space
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Earths_cries_recorded_in_outer_space/articleshow/3186172.cms

Scientists eager to see Hubble’s facelift
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484278/

Ancient Ice Sheets Fell Like Dominoes
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/ice-sheet-melt.html

Super atoms turn the periodic table upside down
http://www.physorg.com/news134129791.html

Phoenix Scrapes 'Almost Perfect' Icy Soil for Analysis
http://www.physorg.com/news134145729.html

Proposed NASA Mission Could Explore Twisted Space Around Black Holes
http://www.physorg.com/news134138745.html

Solar Shield Experiment Aims to Keep the Power On
http://www.physorg.com/news134138203.html

Fly me to the Moon: Japan firm offers weddings in space
http://www.physorg.com/news134110127.html

Can we freeze time? Using lasers to film the secret lives of atoms -- frame by frame
http://www.physorg.com/news134137397.html

Catch a new planet
http://www.physorg.com/news134140135.html

Hubble snaps ghostly ribbon of light
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14241-hubble-snaps-ghostly-ribbon-of-light.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14241

Can the US get Beyond Einstein?
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14239-can-the-us-get-beyond-einstein.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14239

Plan a Solar Eclipse Excursion
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Plan_a_Solar_Eclipse_Excursion

Voyager Spacecraft Reveals Solar System Edge 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080702/sc_space/voyagerspacecraftrevealssolarsystemedge

First images of solar system's invisible frontier
http://www.physorg.com/news134223453.html

Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened by New Evidence Located in Ohio, Indiana
http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.asp?id=8625

THE BENEFITS OF BLACK HOLES
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1180976.aspx

Planets Align for the 4th of July
http://www.physorg.com/news134223857.html

Russia seals agreement with private investor for space tourism
http://www.physorg.com/news134219408.html

Stephen Hawking's explosive new theory
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/26/scihawking126.xml

Research casts new light on Ice Age
http://www.valpo.edu/news/index.php?action=display&newsid=3625

Volcanoes on Mercury solve 30-year mystery
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25518217/

Smallest planet shrinks in size 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7489557.stm

Mars lander’s next whiff could be its last
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25514374/

Einstein was right: Unique stellar system provides 'laboratory' for testing relativity
http://www.physorg.com/news134313018.html

Geologists push back date basins formed, supporting frozen Earth theory
http://www.physorg.com/news134309554.html

Lack of cracks may explain Peru meteorite mystery
http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926634.100-lack-of-cracks-may-explain-peru-meteorite-mystery.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_mg19926634.100

Mars lander's next bake test could be its last
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=AjNIHhUAGA6qhnfY0gY2XdpvieAA

Asteroid anniversary recalls Earth's rocky history
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2008-06-29-asteroid-anniversary_N.htm

Big Chill turned on in hunt for our origins
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4232344.ece

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Data Centers Explore Novel Ways to Cut Energy Use
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080627/tc_pcworld/147682

Major G8 tech investment to fight global warming, report says
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/g8economyenergyclimate_080629050159

Chinese-funded hydro-dams bring hope and fear to Cambodia
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/cambodiachinaenergyenvironmenteconomy_080629054926;_ylt=AmgZehogzWb4VGaPdR2Fp3zPOrgF

China's Hu says 'time is limited' in curbing climate change
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080628/sc_afp/chinapoliticswarming_080628190454;_ylt=Av3ib1acrTqXGHYUebPNvlfPOrgF

Squeezing Oil From A Stone
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/30/eveningnews/main4221747.shtml

Hydrogen cars commercially unavailable until 2020: Mazda
http://www.physorg.com/news134055355.html

Germany to start storing carbon dioxide underground
http://www.physorg.com/news134055385.html

Appetite for Arctic oil rises in line with crude prices
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/oilcommoditieswpcarctic_080701032339;_ylt=ArAmQfs6RUiCgLUAhhPYZUPPOrgF

UN chief urges rich nations to lead on Africa, climate
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/asiaunjapandiplomacyclimatewarmingg8africa_080701032517;_ylt=ArkCByWllDDwS_keEl7DiAbPOrgF

Solution to high energy costs could lie underground
http://www.physorg.com/news134139756.html

UN agency hails green energy 'gold rush'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/environmentenergyun_080701222714

Growth hormone in dairy cows a greenhouse-gas plus: study
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/usfarmdairybgh_080701161901;_ylt=AjMvi3SUoH6OJ6ugPUzpNzzPOrgF

Scientists say ailing penguins signal sea problems
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_sc/sci_penguins;_ylt=AvhJ7aU.6JGPUbAg06pK4SlvieAA

Capture power with your curtains
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/01/solar.textiles/index.html

Global Warming Could Bring Single-Sex Doom to Ancient Reptile
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/02/global-warming-could-bring-single-sex-doom-to-ancient-reptile/

Species extinction threat underestimated due to math glitch, says study
http://www.physorg.com/news134223149.html

Which countries would you pick for your climate team?
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14244-which-countries-would-you-pick-for-your-climate-team.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14244

U.S. urged to create uber-agency for Earth
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25517296/

Acidifying oceans add urgency to CO2 cuts
http://www.physorg.com/news134314354.html

Rubber 'snake' could help wave power get a bite of the energy market
http://www.physorg.com/news134301650.html

Researchers discover new pathway for methane production in the oceans
http://www.physorg.com/news134302188.html

Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity
http://www.physorg.com/news134312673.html

Climate change: EU minister clear some hurdles on 2020 plan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/sc_afp/euclimatewarming_080703182956

South Asian nations issue joint climate plan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/sc_afp/saarcbangladeshenvironmentwarming_080703160126;_ylt=Arz0Q0RqXILhtgOONDqf6VzPOrgF

Sharp Unveils Solar-Powered TV
http://www.physorg.com/news134395495.html

Europe weighs price of unity on climate, energy policy
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080704/sc_afp/euclimatewarmingenergy_080704172535;_ylt=AgZBKhxCcf7udxrEz6jUMKTPOrgF

Only seven years left for global warming target: UN panel chief
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080704/sc_afp/euclimatewarmingun_080704140734;_ylt=AshrLJezJOMYBKdi.dew_JLPOrgF

Cold war 'caterpillar drive' could harvest sea power (Available for purchase)
http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19926631.600-cold-war-caterpillar-drive-could-harvest-sea-power.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Cold%20war%20'caterpillar%20drive'%20could%20harvest%20sea%20power

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

Do we have the technology to build a bionic human?
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14256-do-we-have-the-technology-to-build-a-bionic-human.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14256

Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080629/ts_nm/cancer_nanoparticles_dc

Researchers Identify Alzheimer's Gene
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/25/tech/main4210265.shtml

Researchers are first to simulate the binding of molecules to a protein
http://www.physorg.com/news134064683.html

Reprogramming Adult Stem Cells in the Brain
http://www.physorg.com/news134040701.html

Wake up and smell the coffee: Study finds that caffeine may help prevent MS
http://www.physorg.com/news134065007.html

Researchers Map Central Hub of the Human Brain
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/01/researchers-map-central-hub-of-the-human-brain/

Laser treatment can kill superbugs
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Laser_treatment_can_kill_superbugs/articleshow/3185695.cms

Pregnant women get morning sickness to protect fetus
http://www.physorg.com/news134143992.html

New technique produces genetically identical stem cells
http://www.physorg.com/news134145159.html

Cancer cells revert to normal at specific signal threshold, researchers find
http://www.physorg.com/news134108296.html

15 human genomes each week
http://www.physorg.com/news134195974.html

Transgender "man" reportedly gives birth
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/sc_nm/transgender_birth_dc;_ylt=AqmCa.thrj2kZL.3HZDv9xghANEA

Other

More Evidence for a Revolutionary Theory of Water
http://www.physorg.com/news134058290.html

Want scientific immortality? Name a sea worm
http://www.physorg.com/news134047535.html

Un-busy bees a disaster for almost everyone
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/27/MNLA11FN5B.DTL&hw=Honey+Bees&sn=002&sc=676

Rituals of the Andes
http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/art/19837129.html

Man breaks silence over North Wales UFO
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2008/07/02/man-breaks-silence-over-north-wales-ufo-55578-21212424/

UFOs spotted by Navy engineer above the M5 motorway
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2226748/UFOs-spotted-by-Navy-engineer-above-the-M5-motorway.html

Amazon Tribe Attacked by Masked Gunners
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080627-tribe-attack.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

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/

Is an eclipse described in the Odyssey? (Journal Article)
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/0803317105v1.pdf

VIDEO: Inca Greet Solstice with Rite
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080623-newyear-video-ap.html

Earth Pilgrims Website
http://www.earthpilgrims.com

PHOTOS: Rare Egyptian Mud-Brick Settlement Uncovered
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/photogalleries/Edfu-photos/index.html

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