[Jawlist] Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 6-27-08

Sat Jun 28 19:21:47 PDT 2008

Good Evening Everyone,

Below is this week's edition of the weekly report.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report
June 27, 2008

“You never loose. Every effort you make is a contribution to success. The work you start may be completed at some other time by some other people. But when you make a sincere effort toward a good end, you contribute to its ultimate attainment”.
Elmer R. Anderson, A Mans Reach

News Articles

Paleontology and Prehistoric Studies

Britain’s last Neanderthals were more sophisticated than we thought 
http://www.physorg.com/news133427782.html

Prehistoric settlement found in Qatar 
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=June2008&file=Local_News2008062322518.xml

Mechanism and function of humor identified by new evolutionary theory
http://www.physorg.com/news133783972.html

Scientists rewrite history of avian evolution
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080626/sc_afp/scienceusresearchbirds_080626210516;_ylt=As5hM0NpwlQSTXSGf2omlBXPOrgF

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080626/ap_on_sc/rare_fossil_discovered;_ylt=Arb_TdISUeCMNVAd.p1nl8FvieAA

Were "Hobbits" Human?
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/migration-hobbits.html

Ancient impact may have created deep niche for life
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14216-ancient-impact-may-have-created-deep-niche-for-life.html

Has the life of Australia's Aborigines remained unchanged for 45,000 years? A new approach to archaeology challenges us to rethink prehistory
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/06/19/2279784.htm?site=science&topic=ancient

Fossil of most primitive 4-legged creature found
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_sc/sci_fish_evolution

The Great Human Migration
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/human-migration.html

Frozen Siberian Mummies Reveal a Lost Civilization
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/25-frozen-siberian-mummies-reveal-a-lost-civilization

Researchers Test Canine Tooth Strength for Clues to Behavior of Early Human Ancestors
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/542082/

Balkan caves, gorges were pre-Neanderthal haven
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL2768278020080627

Ancient and General History

The mystery story of the Maya slowly reveals new twists
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2008-06-22-maya-kiuic_N.htm

Why North America's Oldest Colony Split Up
http://www.livescience.com/history/080621-hopi-split.html

Scientists Date Events In "The Odyssey"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/23/tech/main4203859.shtml

How Smallpox Changed the World
http://www.livescience.com/history/080623-hs-smallpox.html

Microbes eating away at pieces of history
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/24/healthscience/24micr.php

Raiders or Traders?
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/raiders-vikings.html

Redating Caesar’s invasion of Britain
http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_177113648.html

Bones said those of missing Romanovs
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/06/24/Bones_said_those_of_missing_Romanovs/UPI-21261214350921/

Dig shows Paris is 3,000 years older than first thought
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dig-shows-paris-is-3000-years-older-than-first-thought-854341.html

Inuit oral stories could solve mystery of Franklin expedition
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/story.html?id=42e42606-a3a0-429d-be43-47a78378edc2

Scholars make finds in Nazi archive
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080626/ap_on_re_eu/germany_holocaust_papers

Boat grave sheds light on Viking beliefs
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/local-chester-news/2008/06/27/boat-grave-sheds-light-on-viking-beliefs-59067-21156940/

Biblical Text-Writing May Have Poisoned Monks
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/27/poison-monks-mercury.html

Recreating pre-Columbian sounds
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/27/america/LA-FEA-GEN-Mexico-Pre-Columbian-Sounds.php

Insights into original explorers
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10518760

Archaeology

4,000-year-old tombs discovered
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080618/article_363676.htm

Archaeologist investigating who built ancient chapel
http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_9666934

Run-down heritage sites embarrass the Greeks
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/23/greece.heritage

'Cyrus Cylinder' Returning To Iran
http://www.radiojavan.com/news/2008/06/18/Cyrus-Cylinder-Returning-To-Iran

Building site yields more historic shipwrecks
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2490292.ece

Lake Sediments Help Scientists Trace 7,000 Years Of Mining, Metal Use In China
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080616092214.htm

Ancient Roman Vestalia revived in Italy
http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20080622/101520.shtml

La Crosse students unearth 1,500-year-old artifacts
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-oldartifacts%2C0%2C6082356.story

Piles of rock, or historical burial sites?
http://www.pbn.com/stories/33027.htm

Damaged dolmenoid cist burial found
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20080621002620&Page=R&Title=Kerala&Topic=0

Hidden City Provides Fascinating Insight into the Structures of Hellenistic Settlements
http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/public_relations/press/pv200806-en.html

Digging for clues: Crews trying to find artifacts from 1694 massacre
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080623/GJNEWS_01/113170114

Pumice as a Time Witness
http://www.idw-online.de/pages/de/news266782

3,500-Year-Old Seal Unearthed in Iran 
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8704030811

ARCHEOLOGICAL FINDINGS EXPLORED
http://www.montsame.mn/index.php?option=com_news&task=news_detail&tab=200806&ne=2362

Legal Dance on Persepolis Artifacts Continues
http://www.payvand.com/news/08/jun/1201.html

Syria unearths 2,300-year-old pharaonic engraving
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080628/lf_afp/syriaarchaeology_080628171204;_ylt=Auh0lPy1NLb4XX8Rwpfm3jtFeQoB

Archaeologists to preserve fired cannon shell
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080624/NEWS02/806240318

First phase of Aksum Obelisk re-installation successfully completed
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/444

Ohio Historical Society officials are considering the possible transfer of a 2,000-year-old American Indian earthworks site in central Ohio
http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=578464&c=y

Medieval boat uncovered
http://www.advertiser24.co.uk/content/advertiser24/news/story.aspx?brand=WAVOnline&category=News&tBrand=WAVOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED24%20Jun%202008%2009%3A17%3A05%3A467

Archeologists to study Iran's Lafourak
http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_25604.shtml

Dig unearths Neolithic settlement 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_east/7471742.stm

Archaeologists uncover 5,000-year-old jeweler workshop
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=39970&cat_id=1

Prehistoric human skull found at Isle of Man Airport
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Prehistoric-human-skull-found-at.4224966.jp

Egypt archaeologists find ancient painted coffins
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080626/wl_mideast_afp/egyptarchaeology_080626175358;_ylt=AsgS_1FogQVFVLhvBae44D9FeQoB

Archaeologists claim forest find 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7475577.stm

Dr Georgi Kitov: Bones discovered during excavations near village of Staro Selo belong to Thracian doctor
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=f1645

Medieval maltings found at famous brewer
http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/news/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=IPED25%20Jun%202008%2017%3A29%3A21%3A163

Divers Find Ancient Gold Chalice off Fla. Coast
http://wbztv.com/watercooler/lighterside/Chalice.gold.treasure.2.756665.html

Archaeologists to Demonstrate Ancient Brewing
http://www.pr-inside.com/archaeologists-to-demonstrate-ancient-brewing-r670364.htm

Archaeologists Make Colonial Discovery
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25411852/

Should Buddhas Blasted by the Taliban be Rebuilt? 
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818299,00.html

Only one Hindu relic left at Katas Raj temple
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C06%5C27%5Cstory_27-6-2008_pg13_7

Royal structure found in northern Iran
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=61722&sectionid=351020105

An e-mail interview with George Bey
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-06-22-george-bey-interview_N.htm

General Science

A plane with wings of glass?
http://www.physorg.com/news133363842.html

Super Antennas, Made From 'Invisible' Stuff
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/06/air-force-seeks.html

Feeding the Masses: Data In, Crop Predictions Out
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/16-07/pb_feeding

Unknown molecule opens the door to quantum computing
http://www.physorg.com/news133755402.html

You don't have to be psychic to predict the future
http://www.physorg.com/news133794922.html

Military inventions hit the civilian market
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/06/19/built-for-battle-but-perfect-in-peacetime/

Rotating skyscraper plans for Moscow, Dubai -- N.Y.?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080624/us_nm/newyork_tower_dc

Booming China splashes out on science
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080628/sc_nm/china_science_dc;_ylt=AuqfQB4wOAt46s2cjFe6AochANEA

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

PRIVATE SPACE AGE TURNS 4
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/20/1158681.aspx

India's army seeks military space program
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/18/MNRR11AJK9.DTL&type=science

Can the Martian arctic support extreme life?
http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/S/SCI_MARS_EXTREME_LIFE?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-06-22-13-25-24

Martian soil good enough for asparagus: NASA
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080627/sc_afp/usspacemars_080627040146;_ylt=Ah00R0dQb181Dq6dUNGfLp3POrgF

In the Search for Aliens, a Lot of Dumb Questions
http://www.usnews.com/articles/science/space-and-time/2008/02/20/in-the-search-for-aliens-a-lot-of-dumb-questions.html

Freighter raises station altitude 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7468770.stm

Why black holes are cannibals
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25337375/

Moon scoop from the 1960s may hold secrets
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25334999/

Flying Saucer Craft Set to Fly
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/23/flying-saucer-uav.html

Physicists Store Images in Vapor
http://www.physorg.com/news133439288.html

Radio telescopes reveal unseen galactic cannibalism
http://www.physorg.com/news133443886.html

Watching the Skies: Space Is Really Big — But Not Too Big to Map
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/16-07/pb_asteroids

Hidden area beneath Antarctic ice revealed
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2008/06/22/eaantarctic122.xml

Photographer Documents Secret Satellites — All 189 of Them
http://www.wired.com/culture/art/news/2008/06/secret_satellites?npu=1&mbid=yhp

Space teacher to leave NASA for college post
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25419651/

How did the universe begin?
http://www.physorg.com/news133515283.html

Our Eyes on Mars: How the Phoenix Lander Sees
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=mars-eyes

Orbiting robots could repair satellites on the fly
http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19826626.100-orbiting-robots-could-repair-satellites-on-the-fly.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_mg19826626.100

Weak solar cycle may keep more space junk in orbit
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14207-weak-solar-cycle-may-keep-more-space-junk-in-orbit.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_dn14207

Scientists: It Once Rained on Mars
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/06/scientists-it-o.html

Earth to Aliens: We're a Bunch of Dorks
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/alttext/2008/06/alttext_0625

Astronomers on verge of finding Earth's twin
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25350155/

World’s best places to see the stars
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25287818/

Scientists think big impact caused two-faced Mars
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_sc/sci_two_faced_mars;_ylt=AlscMMhgag2whU.9iuW_oPgPLBIF

NASA beefs up next-generation moon rocket
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_sc/sci_nasa_moon_rocket;_ylt=AgdF7mpm4RTzwB7gxz3eqXUPLBIF

Disney's Buzz Lightyear, Wall-E Explore Space For NASA
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080625/sc_space/disneysbuzzlightyearwalleexplorespacefornasa;_ylt=As.Oov2AKmOFnFhc6RVA8LcPLBIF

Volcanic eruptions reshape Arctic ocean floor: study
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080625/sc_afp/sciencegeologyoceansvolcano

Bits of Ancient Earth Hidden on the Moon
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080626/sc_space/bitsofancientearthhiddenonthemoon;_ylt=ArwwglQ3Elesntai7B4jJjas0NUE

Next spacewalk will have an explosive twist
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25399516/

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Clean Coal - Pipe Dream Or Next Big Thing?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/20/eveningnews/main4199506.shtml

Overheated claims
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2008/06/17/overheated-claims.aspx

What the CCSP Extremes Report Really Says
http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheus/archives/climate_change/001462what_the_ccsp_extrem.html

New study to force ministers to review climate change plan
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/19/climatechange.biofuels

Synthetic biology aims to solve energy conundrum
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jun/19/chemistry.agriculture

Fill 'Er Up - But Make It Hydrogen
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/21/eveningnews/main4200339.shtml

Intel Report Eyes Climate Change-Security Link
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91819098

Irish scientists probe seaweed power
http://www.physorg.com/news133444648.html

Life on the edge: To disperse, or become extinct?
http://www.physorg.com/news133444343.html

NASA warming scientist: 'This is the last chance' 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_sc/sci_warming_scientist

Can a Million Tons of Sulfur Dioxide Combat Climate Change?
http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/magazine/16-07/ff_geoengineering

Plants Migrate North As Temperatures Rise
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/26/tech/main4213237.shtml

Delaware Wind Farm Gets Green Light
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/25/tech/main4210845.shtml

Destruction of Greenhouse Gases Over Tropical Atlantic May Ease Global Warming
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080625140656.htm

Heavyweight physics prof weighs into climate/energy scrap
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/20/mackay_on_carbon_free_uk/

Cleaning up on carbon
http://www.nature.com/climate/2008/0807/full/climate.2008.59.html

The 5 Most Creative Ways to Clean Up Pollution
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/28-the-5-most-creative-ways-to-clean-up-pollution

Biofuel Boat Sets Round-the-World Record
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/27/earthrace-biodiesel.html

Global waste meeting fails to break impasse
http://www.physorg.com/news133870857.html

Oxygen Ions for Fuel Cells Get Loose at Low Temperatures
http://www.physorg.com/news133626127.html

Climate change causing significant shift in the species composition of coastal fish communities
http://www.physorg.com/news133795010.html

Australian PM rejects nuclear power as climate change response
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080627/sc_afp/australiapoliticsnuclearenergywarming_080627051115;_ylt=AtCp_7eOMmz8U6yqnWakXafPOrgF

Portugal leads the way in wave energy
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080626/sc_afp/portugalenergyalternativewave_080626160850;_ylt=Ahl3SyW.L_OreeLEijqJ_13POrgF

Drought-resistant wheat beats Australian heat
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/mg19826623.500-droughtresistant-wheat-beats-australian-heat.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_mg19826623.500

Japan Airlines plans biofuel test flight
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view/2008_06_23_Japan_Airlines_plans_biofuel_test_flight/srvc=home&position=recent

How a Man-Made Tornado Could Power the Future
http://www.livescience.com/environment/080625-pf-vortex-engine.html

World must manage water carefully: experts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080624/sc_afp/asiaenvironmentwatercities_080624083910;_ylt=AmCkan1oePEPO_NkMXvztqCs0NUE

Ex-EPA official critical on climate change
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/epa_greenhouse_gases;_ylt=AgUK7pPjSZQXs5K2yUqLZAoPLBIF

Tropical oceans expose riddle over global-warming equation
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080625/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarming_080625172638;_ylt=ArTSlaX5_5GiVEKTYP4VcZ6s0NUE

Scientists Struggle to Keep Up With Marine Life Discoveries
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080625/sc_livescience/scientistsstruggletokeepupwithmarinelifediscoveries;_ylt=AmjtWueDpEZzJF8QZ9wewb2s0NUE

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

DNA study unlocks mystery to diverse traits in dogs
http://www.physorg.com/news133324144.html

Magnetic Device Could Zap Migraines
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/27/eveningnews/main4216096.shtml

The 21st century tomato
http://www.physorg.com/news133845311.html

Cuba approves first therapeutic vaccine for lung cancer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jun/26/cancer.cuba

Human genome changes with age
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080624/ts_afp/healthusgenome;_ylt=Avm.Qh4CLJt5Dog4GSks8CuJhMgF

Other

The Blind Climber Who "Sees" Through His Tongue
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/23-the-blind-climber-who-sees-through-his-tongue

Whaling commission meets with own future at stake 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080624/sc_afp/environmentwhaling_080624020509

June 24, 1947: They Came From ... Outer Space?
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/06/dayintech_0624

'Lost' Amazon tribe a hoax to raise awareness on logging
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21498,23911019-948,00.html?from=public_rss

Group denies misleading media over Amazon tribe
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080624/wl_nm/brazil_tribe_dc_2;_ylt=AgRhGNTNG8uaDRvFjphF47dFeQoB

For bilinguals, a distinct personality for each language: study
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080626/sc_afp/uslanguagescienceadvertising_080626224855;_ylt=AtjWEwOAfGfkRCAml5tVSb7POrgF

Robots ready to support soldiers on the battlefield
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jun/26/robots.weaponstechnology

Spanish parliament to extend rights to apes
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080625/sc_nm/spain_apes_dc;_ylt=Ave9rT1FxWC1zvP5QN51Y8is0NUE

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

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