[Jawlist] Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 5-23-08

Sat May 24 04:53:31 PDT 2008

Good Morning Everyone,

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

  Steve Detwiler

  Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report
  May 23, 2008

  "A human being is a part of a whole, called by us a universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest ... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."
Albert Einstein

  News Articles

  Paleontology and Prehistoric Studies

    Beringia: humans were here  http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/saturdayextra/story.html?id=2a31375e-e834-407d-b8db-2a0010ad4acf

  When Neanderthals and Modern Humans Met
  http://www.paleoanthro.org/journal/content/PA20080088.pdf

  Did Humans Colonize the World by Boat?  http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/20-did-humans-colonize-the-world-by-boat

  "Frog-amander" Fossil May Be Amphibian Missing Link  http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080521-frog-fossil.html   
  Dinosaur tracks found on Arabian Peninsula  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080521/ap_on_sc/dinosaur_tracks   
  Orkney Islandlers have Siberian relatives  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/05/23/sciorkney123.xml   
  New research forces U-turn in population migration theory  http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-05/uol-nrf052308.php   
  Oldest Parrot Fossil Found -- In Scandinavia?  http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080523-oldest-parrot.html   

  Ancient and General History

  Secret Strobelight Weapons of World War II
  http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/05/wwii-strobe-t-1.html

  Fear, secrecy kept 1950 Korea mass killings hidden 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/korea_mass_executions_covered_up

  Found: the dustbin of history
  http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/khaled_diab/2008/05/found_the_dustbin_of_history.html

  Ancient king's face revealed
  http://www.cphpost.dk/get/107251.html

  Eminent historian debunks Scottish history as largely fabrication
  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article3954008.ece

  June 1908: The Wright perspective on Flight
  http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-wright-perspective

  The Secret Medical Records of Presidential Candidates  http://www.livescience.com/history/080521-presidential-medical-records.html   

  Archaeology

  Spielberg eyes more Indiana films 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7406990.stm

  Critics cheer return of Indiana Jones in new film
  http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080518/ts_nm/cannes_indiana1_dc_1;_ylt=AjPoufY2pry4K5V0Nv3G7ixFeQoB

  Ancient epitaph found in northwest Iran
  http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=56284&sectionid=351020105

  2nd phase of excavation in Masnaat Mariya to be started Monday
  http://www.sabanews.net/en/news154470.htm

  Grave goods
  http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11332452

  Ankara Roman bath excavations resume
  http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=142053

  Renovating a historic home
  http://www.southjerseylocalnews.com/WebApp/appmanager/JRC/Weekly?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pg_wk_article&r21.pgpath=%2FSJL%2FOpinion%2FPlain+Dealer&r21.content=%2FSJL%2FOpinion%2FPlain+Dealer%2FContentTab_Feature_2055417

  In search for the Lost Sahara
  http://www.eitb24.com/new/en/B24_98364/entertainment/EITB-STORIES-In-search-of-the-lost-Sahara/

  Unlocking Mysteries of the Parthenon
  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/parthenon.html

    U of C digs for urban archaeological treasures  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-worlds-fair_18may18,0,2036378.story
     Aboriginal remains found in sand dune  http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23723800-26103,00.html     Divers Find Golden Artifact From Keys Shipwreck  http://cbs4.com/local/gold.treasure.divers.2.727357.html     SPANISH GALLEON DISCOVERED IN SOUTHERN CHILE  http://www.patagoniatimes.cl/content/view/514/1/     Findings from site reveal continuity of habitation  http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20080518222857&Page=R&Title=Kerala&Topic=0   
  Romans were upper crust on daily bread  http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2008/05/21/romans-were-upper-crust-on-daily-bread-61634-20939776/     Hull of Civil War sloop likely found in Tampa river  http://www.tampabay.com/news/article516881.ece     Pre-Inca remains represent 40% of Machu Picchu Archaeological Park  http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=6DELCxoLIz0=     Another Second Temple quarry uncovered  http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1210668678682&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull     Great Guns on Alderney! The Alderney Elizabethan Shipwreck Gives Up its Guns  http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb954164.htm     Ramhormoz graves may be Elamite royal burials: experts  http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=686873   
  Who owns antiquity? Local museums or experts' countries  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_en_ot/antiquities_author_q_a_1;_ylt=AjTToCyQTPJfiI8I2ciAUGlFeQoB     'Indiana Jones' and the computer-generated jungle  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_en_ot/film_indy_effects_2;_ylt=Ajj4S_p8ExBgWaO5w0wv4TtFeQoB

  Prehistoric cave uncovered in Western Galilee  http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Israel+beyond+politics/Prehistoric+cave+uncovered+in+Western+Galilee+22-May-2008.htm     Two women owned Elamite treasure  http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=56516&sectionid=351020105     Vandals in attack on Stonehenge 
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/7414491.stm     Lithuanian archeologists make discovery in Afghanistan  http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/20534/     Spain, Egypt to investigate 19th century shipwreck
  http://en.rian.ru/world/20080522/108133998.html     Archaeologists explore Peruvian mystery  http://www.physorg.com/news130681390.html     Iraq's Babylon bears scars of US-led invasion  http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/lf_afp/iraqculturearchaeology_080523091832;_ylt=AmuKJ63rnjwdyInKSHUtXopFeQoB     Anthropologist sheds light on movie’s premise  http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/fc/Science/anthropology_and_archaeology/news_stories/SIG=12l48hda6;_ylt=AkJPBqcx6D87d5lZzFimq5NFeQoB/*http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/may/22/anthropologist_sheds_light_movies_premise/     Crystal skulls as artifacts- art or fact?  http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20080522-9999-1n22skulls.html   
  Unique Dutch settlement discovered from Bronze Age  http://www.monstersandcritics.com/science/news/article_1407111.php/Unique_Dutch_settlement_discovered_from_Bronze_Age     Archaeologist: Remains about 2,500 years old  http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080524/NEWS01/805240311/1002     The Space Archaeologists  http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-05/space-archaeologists     Tower found under mound  http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/mostpopular.var.2289107.mostviewed.tower_found_under_mound.php     Ancient poem found on wood strip  http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/culture/20080524TDY03305.htm     Map from 1830s aids research, excavations  http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-05-23-0104.html     Last of the ancient wonders IV: The pyramid face angle  http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/898/heritage.htm     Hunley scientists get pumped  http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/may/23/hunley_scientists_get_pumped41918/    
 Newfoundland Viking site remarkable  http://www.canada.com/topics/travel/story.html?id=e2c9443a-784d-43c7-95e8-f08729813371   
  Dig deeper into Archaeology  http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/22/1050903.aspx   
  Ancient Chinese irrigation system stands test of time -- and quake  http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/chinaquakedamunescoheritage_080523035542;_ylt=AkHeGgqeTx6ghqJGo2rI.aXPOrgF   

  General Science

    Fifty years of DARPA: Hits, misses and ones to watch, part II  http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn13909-fifty-years-of-darpa-hits-misses-and-ones-to-watch-part-ii.html     “Second Life” is frontier for AI research  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24668099/

  Self-repairing aircraft could revolutionize aviation safety  http://www.physorg.com/news130416615.html   
  Toy-Like Microboat Could Carry Tiny Cargoes  http://www.physorg.com/news130587623.html   
  Hydrogen-powered phones on the horizon  http://www.physorg.com/news130588178.html   
  "Telectroscope" Connects London, NYC  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/23/tech/main4122596.shtml   

  Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

  New Solar Cycle Not Packing Much Punch  http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1391817/new_solar_cycle_not_packing_much_punch/index.html     Robot digger set to land Sunday at Martian pole  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080519/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=AldF1wGKJuhe7fsDI0yTXL1vieAA   
  Gravity Probe B scores 'F' in NASA review  http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13938-gravity-probe-b-scores-f-in-nasa-review.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn13938   
  So, where are all the Martians?  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24710137/   
  Does Time Run Backward in Other Universes?  http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-cosmic-origins-of-times-arrow     "Backward Time" in Literature Finds Real-World Parallel  http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=escaping-from-time   
  US researchers find missing space matter in cosmic web  http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080521/sc_afp/spaceastronomyus_080521155401;_ylt=AlosQFNOXDRqhQAGEBEcpWvPOrgF     'Space' kangaroo shines light on global warming  http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080520/sc_afp/australiaclimatewarmingoffbeat_080520080542;_ylt=ArzNindz.j2riO4q4seIUuPPOrgF   
  Supernova caught exploding on camera 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080521/sc_nm/supernova_dc     How Antimatter Spacecraft Will Work 
http://science.howstuffworks.com/antimatter.htm?ybf1=1   
  100 Explosions on the Moon  http://www.physorg.com/news130594576.html   
  Sun's properties not 'fine-tuned' for life  http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13956-suns-properties-not-finetuned-for-life.html     Ancient Flash Floods Sculpted Earth, Mars  http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080522-canyon-flood.html     Hydrothermal Vents on Mars Could Have Supported Life  http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080522-mars-silica.html     Huge hidden biomass lives deep beneath the oceans  http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn13960-huge-hidden-biomass-lives-deep-beneath-the-oceans.html     Third red spot erupts on Jupiter  http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13963-third-red-spot-erupts-on-jupiter.html     Vast cracks appear in Arctic ice 
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7417123.stm   
  Mapping the Moon's Strange Gravity  http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1399998/mapping_the_moons_strange_gravity/index.html     US probe to make perilous landing on Martian arctic  http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080524/sc_afp/usspaceastronomymars_080524031440   
  Dark energy “imaged in best detail yet  http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13975-dark-energy-imaged-in-best-detail-yet.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn13975     NASA: Final mission to Hubble will be Oct. 8th  http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-05-22-hubble-mission-october_N.htm     Rocky Soyuz landing caused module separation failure  http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-05-22-soyuz-landing_N.htm   
  Searching for Alien Neutrino Messages  http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/05/searching-for-a.html

  Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

  Soils Contain Huge Amounts Of Ancient Carbon: When Does This Carbon Enter The Atmosphere?
  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514090558.htm

  Bush Reverses Position on Arctic Drilling
  http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1391176/bush_reverses_position_on_arctic_drilling/index.html

  The Ethics of Climate Change: Pay Now or Pay More Later?
  http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-ethics-of-climate-change

  Why grassroots initiatives can’t solve climate change
  http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=climate-fatigue

  Climate change will led to barbarianism 
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/15/climatechange

  EU eyes hi-tech systems to cut road deaths, fuel use  http://www.physorg.com/news130762747.html     Wanna harvest power from the Sea? You’ll have to test it here  http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/magazine/16-06/st_hydrokinetic     The People’s Republic leads in Alternative-Energy hardware  http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/magazine/16-06/ff_heresies_05china     Bush eyes unprecedented conservation program  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90766237   
  G8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fell in 2006  http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1400437/g8_greenhouse_gas_emissions_fell_in_2006/index.html     Rich nations must lead on climate change: UN official  http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/unclimatewarmingg8un_080523155928;_ylt=Ahno5xRsHd.UoXvdBJzE3J_POrgF     European power firms call for clear rules on new nuclear plants  http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/czecheuenergynuclearenvironment_080523181043;_ylt=AkM.h8NiHMUWG_.ssS9HxmnPOrgF     Italy to reverse policy and build nuclear power stations: minister  http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080522/sc_afp/italyenergynuclearenvironment_080522164759;_ylt=AlxVVmR1kDw.QhH1MKRZihrPOrgF     Aspen trees starved in global warming experiment  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_sc/starving_trees;_ylt=Aq7owgQ4I4PrOjQMojJkUwxvieAA   
  Peter Thiel Makes Down Payment on Libertarian Ocean Colonies  http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/news/2008/05/seasteading     Brazil looks to develop Amazon as deforestation alarm rings  http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080521/sc_afp/brazilenvironmentamazon_080521213017

  Laser heats up the fusion future  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7407963.stm     Report: EPA head reversed stand on greenhouse gas  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080519/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/california_epa;_ylt=AvOV0XnhrJJkrTVG7NzbdAVvieAA     EPA climate rule at least a year away  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080519/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/epa_climate;_ylt=AutCNJO22O3u3ecrPLuFCxvieAA   

  Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

  Monkeys genetically modified to have Huntington's
  http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080518/sc_nm/huntingtons_monkeys_dc

  UK parliament backs human-animal embryo research  http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080519/sc_nm/britain_embryology_dc;_ylt=AhH5z2e2N0octQOzfiSAffkhANEA   
  Tasmanian tiger DNA 'lives' again  http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13928-tasmanian-tiger-dna-lives-again.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn13928     Five things humans no longer need  http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13927-five-things-humans-no-longer-need.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn13927   
  Researchers develop improved gene therapy agent  http://www.physorg.com/news130435835.html     New-generation artificial cornea could restore vision for millions worldwide  http://www.physorg.com/news130411007.html   
  Failed HIV Drug Gets Second Chance with Addition of Gold Nanoparticles  http://www.physorg.com/news130767406.html   

  Other

  16% of US science teachers are creationists  http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13930-16-of-us-science-teachers-are-creationists.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn13930     10 close encounters caught on tape  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24695796/   
  A Foamy Drink, and the Future of Food  http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/action/showStoryContent?doi=10.1086%2F%2Fpr.2008.05.16.1446&cookieSet=1   

  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/

  International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
  http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1095-9270.2007.00160.x?cookieSet=1

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