[Jawlist] Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 6-13-08

Fri Jun 13 21:21:41 PDT 2008

Good Morning Everyone,

Below is this edition of the weekly report.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report
June 13, 2008

"We have learned that we cannot live alone, at peace; that our own well-being is dependent on the well-being of other nations, far away. We have learned that we must live as men, and not as ostriches, nor as dogs in the manger. We have learned to be citizens of the world, members of the human community."
Franklin D. Roosevelt

News Articles

Paleontology and Prehistoric Studies

First Shoes Worn 40,000 Years Ago
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/fc/Science/anthropology_and_archaeology/news_stories;_ylt=AuvJ62Hym1i1UrBQR_osSpFFeQoB/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080605/sc_livescience/firstshoesworn40000yearsago

Little arrow that rewrites history books
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=vn20080605055841569C413057

Cutting-edge weapons result of prehistoric experimentation
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uom-cwr061008.php

Solving the "Sapient Paradox" (Book Review)
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1413941/solving_the_sapient_paradox/

Tsunami or melting glaciers: What caused ancient Atlit to sink?
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/989977.html

Humans May Have Come To New Zealand Later Than Thought
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/03/ap/tech/main4149698.shtml

Stone Age man killed to get a woman
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/03/scimen103.xml

Evolution Of An Imprinted Domain In Mammals
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080602214249.htm

Pre-dinosaur era burrow discovered in Antarctica
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14082-predinosaur-era-burrow-discovered-in-antarctica.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14082

Native Alaskans trace ancestry to 10,000-year-old skeleton
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/06/usa

Sex secrets of a prehistoric marsupial
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2042/sex-secrets-prehistoric-marsupial-uncovered

Attention deficit disorder aided early humans
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2041/attention-deficit-disorder-aided-early-humans
Mysterious mountain dino may be a new species
http://www.physorg.com/news132501515.html

Aussie dinosaur bone takes bite out of theory of continental drift
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080610/sc_afp/sciencedinosaurspaleontologygeology_080610230637;_ylt=AvXBXreWrDEvzfFPucMC.ubPOrgF

Forget Indiana Jones: Dinosaur hunter Xu digs it
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-06-09-xu-dinosaurs_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Ancient and General History

Cabernet in ancient Greece?
http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=6479426&maindocimg=4736725&service=96

How Sugar changed the World
http://www.livescience.com/history/080602-hs-sugarcane.html

First dryland farmers
http://www.cortezjournal.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news&article_path=/news/08/news080603_1.htm

Titanic Was Found During Secret Cold War Navy Mission
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080602-titanic-secret.html

Darwin still causing waves after 150 years
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080604/sc_nm/britain_darwin_dc;_ylt=AgLBHzlmxNH5I6D8Rpvhl0shANEA

You Don’t Know Jack 
http://www.newsweek.com/id/140770

New research refutes myth of pure Scandinavian race
http://healthsciences.ku.dk/newslist/scandinavia/

How Isaac Newton Changed the World
http://www.livescience.com/history/080609-hs-newton.html

Archaeology

Medicinal mercury in Medieval bones
http://www.spectroscopynow.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?id=18699&type=Feature&chId=4&page=1

Obelisk looted by Mussolini to be re-erected after 70 years
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=7853

Islamic-era skeletons 'disappeared' from Elad-sponsored dig
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/988803.html

Thracian God Dionysus's Temple Discovered in Bulgaria?
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_540930868

Can you dig it? Archaeologists excavate plantation site at Palmetto Bluff
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/274197.html

Dig aims to uncover lost villages
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/7427891.stm

USC, UCLA professors work on Israeli-Palestinian archaeological pact
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-archaeology30-2008may30,0,5259086.story

Ancient Greek architecture found in Iran
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=58095&sectionid=351020105

The Smithsonian's Crystal Skull
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The_Smithsonians_Crystal_Skull.html

Headless pyramid attributed to early Egyptian ruler
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080605/sc_nm/egypt_pyramid_dc_1;_ylt=Ap0s2PCqyQvZZcuQ3g9ECb1FeQoB

New museum rule aims to stop looting of archaeological finds
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080604/ap_en_ot/museums_guidelines_2;_ylt=Aq0Dkeg3ZWONFmUrULymE6BFeQoB

Pushkar: 11th century Jain statue found
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Pushkar_Ancient_Jain_statue_found/articleshow/3104476.cms

Suffolk Atlantis to reveal its murky secrets
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2079542/Suffolk-Atlantis-to-reveal-its-murky-secrets.html

Pictish stone found by gravedigger most significant in decade – expert
http://www.shetlandtoday.co.uk/Shetlandtimes/content_details.asp?ContentID=27731

Discovery of two Pharaonic and Persian castles east to Suez Canal
http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Culture/000002/0203000000000000001005.htm

Kincaid Mounds burial ground looted
http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2008/06/06/front_page/24697433.txt

Gold wreaths unearthed by metro works
http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=6509179&maindocimg=6508632&service=96

A Kings Manor Found in Greenland?
http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16539&ew_0_a_id=307306

Archaeology Strike at Molas – London
http://pasthorizons.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/archaeology-strike-at-molas-london/

Ancient "Human Sacrifices" Found in Peru, Expert Says
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080604-human-sacrifice.html

Living in the 'bowels of the earth'
http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=13288&m=A11&aa=1&eidos=S

‘Stonehenge of Sevilla’ to become a burial site
http://www.theolivepress.es/2008/06/02/stonehenge-of-sevilla-to-become-a-burial-site/

Team digs up Delaware’s past
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880531011

Ancient skeleton’s unearthed at Reepham
http://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/content/northnorfolknews/news/story.aspx?brand=NNNOnline&category=news&tBrand=NNNonline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED02%20Jun%202008%2015%3A36%3A34%3A200

Steps being taken to safeguard rock carvings in Northern Areas: Sherry Rehman
http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40151&Itemid=2

Roman remains found buried at Infirmary Site
http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/stourbnewsworcs/display.var.2313298.0.roman_remains_found_buried_at_infirmary_site.php

Boljoon excavation shows gold jewelry, China trade
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20080608-141449/Boljoon-excavation-shows-gold-jewelry--China-trade

Will work at Allendale County archaeological dig rewrite human history?
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/519106.html

5000-year-old site discovered in southeastern Iran
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=170239

Acrobat's last tumble
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/32999/title/Acrobats_last_tumble

Machu Picchu ruin 'found earlier'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7439397.stm

Ancient laborer burial ground excavated near Rome
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080610/ap_on_re_eu/italy_ancient_laborers_3;_ylt=AmdOFNht81o0B4ADcHlOybBFeQoB

Australian soldiers were buried in WWI mass grave: military
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080609/wl_asia_afp/franceaustraliahistorywwiarchaeology_080609173235;_ylt=AsaB6hPx2oYP1vu7VzkyZqZFeQoB

Roman-era necropolis for the poor found intact
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080609/sc_nm/italy_tombs_dc_2;_ylt=Ao8NBngMQDwFrvweuM1K7bdFeQoB

Ancient cave found under church
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25061134/

Colorado fire threatens historic Indian sites
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080612/sc_nm/colorado_fire_dc_2;_ylt=Ap7yztBU14OFK7RPxG1neJVFeQoB

Philadelphia owns up to more of its history of slavery
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080612/ap_on_re_us/philadelphia_church_slavery_1;_ylt=AhlAGPW7YVy8CEfz6ormEb9FeQoB

Roman horse skeletons, chariot dug up
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0%2C21985%2C23851106-23109%2C00.html

Fossils found in Tibet by FSU geologist revise history of elevation, climate
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/fsu-ffi061108.php

Iron age settlement unearthed at Seaton Burn
http://www.newspostleader.co.uk/latest/Iron-age-settlement-unearthed-at.4173655.jp

Local Archaeologists Found Statuette of Venus Near Ruse Town
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_1446710682

Mexican archaeologists unearth ruins of Aztec palace
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/10/news/Mexico-Aztec-Palace.php

'Cursus' Is Older Than Stonehenge: Archeologists Step Closer To Solving Ancient Monument Riddle
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080610095001.htm

Stone Age axe holds hidden human figure
http://www.thelocal.se/12344/20080610/

LEICESTERSHIRE BURIAL MOUNDS REVEAL ANCESTRAL INSIGHTS
http://www.inloughborough.com/news/2008/06/11244_bronze.php

Ancient laborer burial ground excavated near Rome
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hKvgUclxefB2iLkkRP6K-nzmlSKQD916NI900

Relics of three civilisations found
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=117560

Students catalog tepee rings where ancient tribes lived
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/06/09/news/state/20-tribes.txt

General Science

How UK fights remote control war
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7439825.stm

Plans for U.S. Levitating Train gets boost
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/06/tech/main4161548.shtml

Three amazing science projects from around the globe
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/02-3-amazing-science-projects-from-around-the-globe

New “super-paper” is stronger than Cast Iron
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14084-new-superpaper-is-stronger-than-cast-iron.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news8_head_dn14084

>From Gridiron To Battlefield?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/09/eveningnews/main4167208.shtml

Antarctic architecture
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/050721/21antarctica.htm

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Our universe is far brighter than it seems
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/05/29/our-universe-is-far-brighter-than-it-seems/

Hints of 'time before Big Bang' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7440217.stm

Google to get space age home
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7438760.stm

Martian soil frustrates Phoenix
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7442233.stm

Missile practice for Moon mission
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7438270.stm

“When we left Earth” is spectacular
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25011532/

Space telescopes team up
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/06/1118512.aspx

Shuttle astronauts prepare robot arm for 1st use
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080607/ap_on_sc/space_shuttle

Europe gets together to harness quantum physics
http://www.physorg.com/news131890276.html

Glass ‘cities’ under the sea
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/06/04/glass-%e2%80%98cities%e2%80%99-under-the-sea/

'Non-planet' Pluto gets new class
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7449735.stm

First private mission set for ISS
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7449261.stm

The Beautiful Mind of Freeman Dyson
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/09-the-beautiful-mind-of-freeman-dyson

Gamma rays: The incredible, hulking reality
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25099548/

China counts down to manned space mission
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25117771/

A new look at exotic cosmology phenomena
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2043/gamma-ray-telescope-observe-exotic-cosmology-phenomena

Scientists Find New Type of Comet Dust Mineral
http://www.physorg.com/news132505751.html

New Map Locates Metals in Millions of Milky Way Stars
http://www.physorg.com/news132504309.html

Sun to set on Ulysses solar mission on July 1
http://www.physorg.com/news132492813.html

NASA taps Oceaneering to build spacesuits for moon
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080612/sc_nm/space_spacesuit_dc;_ylt=AuHXh6b6DmiEkjhtQ2omKCkhANEA

First space ad targets hungry aliens
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14130-first-space-ad-targets-hungry-aliens.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14130

The Lost Space Colonies of NASA
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/06/the-lost-space.html

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Is water becoming ‘the new oil’?
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/05/29/is-water-becoming-%e2%80%98the-new-oil%e2%80%99/

Caribbean Monk Seal declared extinct
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/07/tech/main4161747.shtml

Japan, US say to cooperate on new 'ice' energy
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080607/sc_afp/g8energyjapanusgas_080607190113;_ylt=AhuY2h4tFiUa7oPjZY9DSoTPOrgF

Toyota brings fuel cell dream closer to reality
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080606/sc_afp/japanautoenvironmentenergycompanytoyota_080606184256;_ylt=Ald0.ym35_0I6OUu5q2tiZPPOrgF

As energy bills soar, Japanese test fuel of future
http://www.physorg.com/news132151410.html

Study: Arctic warming rate could triple
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25081131/

Has Global Warming Research Misinterpreted Cloud Behavior?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080611184722.htm

Under the Hood of the First Real Fuel-Cell Car
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/08-under-the-hood-of-the-first-real-fuel-cell-car

Water, Water Everywhere, So Let's All Have a Drink
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/11-water-water-everywhere-so-lets-all-have-a-drink

Computer models show major climate shift as a result of closing ozone hole
http://www.physorg.com/news132500209.html

Scientist highlights urgent need for new computer models to address climate change
http://www.physorg.com/news132498624.html

Freshwater runoff from the Greenland Ice Sheet will more than double by the end of the century
http://www.physorg.com/news132496975.html

UN climate chief spurs talks on new global warming pact
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080612/sc_afp/unclimatelead_080612175121

African landmarks at threat from global warming: UN
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080610/sc_afp/africaunclimate_080610184924;_ylt=AlwujqMcEua3kZmP1dRsB1zPOrgF

Atlas shows effects of climate change on Africa
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080611/ap_on_re_af/africa_environment;_ylt=Ai5wf8T8qe5sZ3jbCtpOb0BvieAA

Global Forests Play Key Role In Climate Change
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1430020/global_forests_play_key_role_in_climate_change/index.html

Floating wind farm for isles
http://news.scotsman.com/scitech/Floating-wind-farm-for-isles.4177062.jp

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

DNA explodes Greek myth about women
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jun/01/genetics.sciencenews?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

DNA Computer Puts Microbes to Work as Number Crunchers
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=dna-computer-puts-microbe

Origins of the brain: Complex synapses drove brain evolution
http://www.physorg.com/news132152252.html

Patient Web sites used for news, support in crisis
http://www.physorg.com/news132155336.html

Medical research on ice
http://www.physorg.com/news132494111.html

Feline geneticist traces origin of the cat
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/genetics/2008-06-09-science-of-cats_N.htm

U.S. Life Expectancy Surpasses 78 Years
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1428679/us_life_expectancy_surpasses_78_years/index.html

Laser-sensitive drug seals blood vessels in a flash
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14121-lasersensitive-drug-seals-blood-vessels-in-a-flash.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14121

Experimental Drug Makes the Immune System Revolt
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/06/experimental-dr.html

Other

Ghost Hunting Groups Becoming Popular
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/31/tech/main4142722.shtml

Chirac launches foundation 'to awaken consciences'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080608/sc_afp/francepoliticschiracpovertyenvironmentculture_080608014901

US nuclear recycling plans raise proliferation risks
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/mg19826593.400-us-nuclear-recycling-plans-raise-proliferation-risks.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_mg19826593.400

Bigfoot Bounty: Reward offered for mysterious monsters
http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/080604-badsci-bigfoot-bounty.html

Yeti picture drawn from local sightings
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=160866&in_page_id=2

Indonesian Monkeys Found Fishing For Food
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/10/tech/main4168431.shtml

Single-horned 'unicorn' deer found
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Single-horned_unicorn_deer_found/articleshow/3124416.cms

Extinct Tree From Christ's Time Rises From the Dead
http://www.livescience.com/history/080612-methuselah-tree.html

Hurdle for future cities: human habits
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/06/06/hurdle-for-future-cities-human-habits/

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/

In photos: 'Jordan Archeology - 'oldest' Christian church in the world'
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/science/features/article_1410384.php/In_photos_Jordan_Archeology_-_oldest_Christian_church_in_the_world

Quiz: Bizarre U.S. Presidential Elections
http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/?quiz=bizarre-elections-quiz-new.html

New Discoveries at Saqqara
http://guardians.net/hawass/Press%20Releases/new_discoveries_at_saqqara_06-08.htm

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