[Jawlist] Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 10-10-08

Fri Oct 10 23:00:51 PDT 2008

Good Morning Everyone,

Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report
October 10, 2008

“The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly.”
President John F. Kennedy

News Articles

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies

A last refuge for life remained after extinction
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27014756/

Earliest Animal Footprints Ever Found -- Discovered in Nevada
http://www.physorg.com/news142431582.html

Prehistoric cave paintings took up to 20,000 years to complete
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/10/05/eacaveart105.xml

PUZZLING OVER PRE-HUMANS
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/06/1491327.aspx

The Color of Evolution: How One Fish Became Two Fish
http://www.physorg.com/news142615133.html

'Humans at pinnacle of evolution'
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Humans_at_pinnacle_of_evolution/articleshow/3571161.cms

Speed-Walking Across Asia
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/1007/3

Debate Rages over 'Oldest Dinosaur' Find in Germany
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,583116,00.html

Mysterious DNA survives eons of evolution
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27102839/

"Daisy Chains" of Fossil Creatures Found in China
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/10/081009-fossil-chain.html

Creation Museum draws big crowds
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27119188/

An Alpine Pompeii from the Stone Age
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,583452,00.html

How the turtle got its shell
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27086619/

Ancient and General History

Rock-art find rewrites history
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10535901

Abe Lincoln's anger revealed in Civil War letter
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27050783/

Historians ponder Lincoln's legacy, lessons we can learn
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-10-06-lincoln-mcpherson_N.htm

In Ancient Greece, Soil Was Sacred
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/07/greek-temple-soil.html

Oct. 8, 1582: Nothing Happens ... in Catholic Lands
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/10/dayintech_1008

Washington family descendant could've been king
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/08/washington.descendant.king.ap/index.html

Copper Age began earlier than believed, scientists say
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1435351.php/Copper_Age_began_earlier_than_believed_scientists_say_

Should Pope Pius XII Become a Saint?
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848707,00.html

Archaeology

Swedish archaeologists uncover Viking-era church
http://www.thelocal.se/14738/20081003/

Some booing concert at ancient Mayan ruins
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/world/10/04/1004mexconcerts.html

6 villagers killed in clash at Mexico ruins
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081005/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_mexico_ruins_violence_1;_ylt=Ago9SiSmXvV.3yXC9Puj81VFeQoB

Centuries-old antiques stolen from Afghan museum: officials
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jm7R4Ty8mwP4nkbosX0kt4oz7mmw

1,400 Years Old Archaeological Evidence of Yucca Found 
http://dti.inah.gob.mx/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2368&Itemid=150

Underground World War II caves found below Caen in northern France
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/3139636/Underground-World-War-II-caves-found-below-Caen-in-northern-France.html

Cannon might be from 1846 wreck of USS Shark
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008229375_oldcannons05.html

Excavations continue at Tavsan Island
http://www.voicesnewspaper.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2248

Lord Bhairava sculpture unearthed near Palani
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200810051232.htm

Sarcophagus fragment found near Jerusalem
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081006/wl_mideast_afp/israelarchaeologyreligion_081006120523;_ylt=Ai70uuRf2V9a6MIDvrCcF_dFeQoB

Roman villa unearthed in Budapest's District III
http://www.caboodle.hu/nc/news/news_archive/single_page/article/11/roman_villa/?cHash=3a0dd74595

Ural Archeologists Fear to Tell Journalists About Their Finds
http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/7186/

Group's work to preserve Kincaid Mounds nearly complete
http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2008/10/05/local/26146866.txt

Nine Mile Canyon: 'Historic' status would protect archaeological artifacts in the area
http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_10656134

Peruvian minister joins Inca talks
http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/25598

Divers reach 'Titanic of New England'
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27074847/

Red ochre burials: Greater Nicoya and elsewhere
http://journalcr.com/news_article.php?edition=110&article=2339

New method used to date cave art
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/7656338.stm

Origins of Maya pottery material remain mysterious
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/37338/title/Origins_of_Maya_pottery_material_remain_mysterious

Unique Byzantine Mosaics Unearthed in Bulgaria's Kyustendil
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=97700

Pompeii now open for business to bidders
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-pompeii_spolar_nuoct08,0,5021224.story

New Greek tragedy disfigures Athens 
http://www.business24-7.ae/articles/2008/10/pages/10082008_dbaca1dd851f4b5d8828a46309f6489a.aspx

Pyramids Makeover
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=8196

Archaeologists find bones from prehistoric war in Germany 
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/236261,archaeologists-find-bones-from-prehistoric-war-in-germany.html

Stonehenge 'was a cremation cemetry, not healing centre'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/10/09/eastonehenge109.xml

Stonehenge 'older than believed' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wiltshire/7660860.stm

Archaeologists dig deep to shed new light on city's Viking heritage
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Archaeologists-dig-deep-to-shed.4574005.jp

B-25 Mystery Search Picks Up Again In Monongahela River
http://www.wpxi.com/news/17680300/detail.html

Archaeological site in Dresden called 'very significant'
http://www.timesrecord.com/website/main.nsf/news.nsf/0/31B22D9C80EBCC2E852574DE005E8628?Opendocument

Prehistoric child is discovered buried with 'toy hedgehog' at Stonehenge
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1073210/Prehistoric-child-discovered-buried-toy-hedgehog-Stonehenge.html

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG TO UNCOVER THE MYSTERIES OF CARISBROOKE CASTLE
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART61543.html

First Intact Cuirass of Pre-Turkic Warrior Found in Altai
http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/7217/

IBM builds online version of China's famed Forbidden City
http://www.physorg.com/news142874414.html

General Science

Air Force's New 'Killer Zombie' Drone
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/10/air-forces-new.html

A Nobel calling: Predicting the science Nobel Prizes winners
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2008-10-05-nobel-predictions_N.htm

Scientist: Holographic television to become reality
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/06/holographic.television/index.html

Toy Robot Intended to Save Humans From Evil, Future Bots
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/10/toy-robot-inten.html

'Intelligent' computers put to the test
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/oct/05/artificialintelligenceai

Robot suit for rent in Japan to help people walk
http://www.physorg.com/news142595007.html

Human-Like Robogirl Repliee R-1 Unveiled to Public
http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/1581224/humanlike_robogirl_repliee_r1_unveiled_to_public/index.html

New invention that could change design of future memory storage devices
http://www.physorg.com/news142676953.html

Mind Controlled Video Game Gets a Tryout in Japan
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/10/09/mind-controlled-video-game-gets-a-tryout-in-japan/

Researchers developing wireless soil sensors to improve farming
http://www.physorg.com/news142860421.html

Long-Lasting Quantum Memory Leads to Long-Distance Quantum Communication
http://www.physorg.com/news142609071.html

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Uranus poses challenge for planet fans
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27014788/

International Space Station changes orbit awaiting tourist: report
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081004/sc_afp/russiaspaceusiss_081004211152;_ylt=Aj8Fx6P4YQeQjGFFnmJXK7DPOrgF

Bad connection caused atom smasher shutdown
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081006/ap_on_re_eu/eu_particle_collider

Huge exoplanet puzzles astronomers
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27055267/

Fuzziness on the road to physics' grand unification theory
http://www.physorg.com/news142516533.html

NASA spacecraft ready to explore outer solar system
http://www.physorg.com/news142520582.html

India to launch unmanned lunar mission this month
http://www.physorg.com/news142518853.html

NASA study finds rising Arctic storm activity sways sea ice, climate
http://www.physorg.com/news142527766.html

Galaxy diversity reveals clues to cosmic evolution
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-10-06-galaxy-diversity_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Hurricane-sized whirlpools spotted on the Sun
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14878-hurricanesized-whirlpools-spotted-on-the-sun.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14878

Sun Is Not A Perfect Sphere, NASA Spacecraft Finds
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081005192607.htm

Asteroid blast may have thwarted life on Mars
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4882708.ece

Future of Flagship Mars Mission Up in the Air
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1848114,00.html

'Deepest ever' living fish filmed 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7655358.stm

NASA Spacecraft Will Soon Map the Solar System’s Distant Edge
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/10/07/nasa-spacecraft-will-soon-map-the-solar-systems-distant-edge/

Mars Science Lab Has Trouble Lifting Off; Might Make a “Nuclear Crater on Mars”
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/10/06/mars-science-lab-has-trouble-lifting-off-might-make-a-nuclear-crater-on-mars/

Stunning new views of Mercury revealed
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27069257/

Millions of names sent to space
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27074623/

CoRoT discovery challenges the definition of extra-solar planets
http://www.physorg.com/news142610642.html

Extinction by asteroid a rarity: 'Sick Earth' extinctions more likely
http://www.physorg.com/news142595837.html

Space rock found on collision course with Earth
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14880-space-rock-found-on-collision-course-with-earth.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14880

The final frontier
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/2209/full

Weaker Solar Wind Won't Slow Global Warming, May Threaten Astronauts
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4284314.html

Huge Planet Defies Explanation
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20081006/sc_space/hugeplanetdefiesexplanation

Google's Super Satellite Captures First Image
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/10/geoeye-1-super.html

Minister wants astronaut 'icon' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7662416.stm

Scientists meet for alien summit 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7658797.stm

THE PLAN TO REVIVE HUBBLE
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/09/1523343.aspx

Satellites collect data on sea temperatures
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27107522/

Veteran space station crew ready to fly
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27107116/

Liquid Mirror Telescopes on the Moon
http://www.physorg.com/news142780587.html

Space toilet goes on the fritz ... again!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27119362/

Where have all the little Plutos gone?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27118014/

NASA supercomputer shows how dust rings point to exo-Earths
http://www.physorg.com/news142858982.html

ASU Mars instrument gets new lease on life as NASA extends Mars Odyssey mission
http://www.physorg.com/news142858771.html

Saturn's rings may be remains of ancient moon
http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg20026774.900-saturns-rings-may-be-remains-of-ancient-moon.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Saturn's%20rings%20may%20be%20remains%20of%20ancient%20moon

Cosmic strings might emit cosmic sparks, answer cosmological questions
http://www.physorg.com/news142764709.html

Venus Express searching for life – on Earth
http://www.physorg.com/news142860666.html

Cosmic imperfections celebrated
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7656538.stm

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Plant Tweak Could Let Toxic Soil Feed Millions
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/10/plant-tweak-cou.html

Shanghai highrises could worsen threat of rising seas
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081006/sc_nm/us_summit_shanghai_sinking

Scientists develop solar cells with a twist
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081005/sc_nm/us_solar_flexible;_ylt=AuOzd_XBLvuZIbg8k8TwfV4hANEA

One Quarter of World’s Mammals Are Threatened With Extinction
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/10/06/one-quarter-of-worlds-mammals-are-threatened-with-extinction/

Can Engineers Achieve the Holy Grail of Energy: Infinite and Clean?
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/oct/06-can-engineers-achieve-the-holy-grail-of-energy

A cleaner way to get drinking water from seas?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27055526/

Nature 'Soundscapes' Recorded for Posterity
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/06/wildlife-soundscape.html

Most Alaskan glaciers retreating, thinning, and stagnating
http://www.physorg.com/news142518014.html

New material could speed development of hydrogen powered vehicles
http://www.physorg.com/news142484240.html

Nuclear fusion energy project could lead to limitless clean electricity
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2008/10/05/scisun104.xml

Geothermal Energy Gathering Steam
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/07/tech/main4507263.shtml

Biofuel boom threatens food security, UN agency warns
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081007/sc_afp/unfoodbiofuels_081007131605;_ylt=Ag6oOLcV6ZqSmiO9mp.10R_POrgF

Rainforest dwellers demand more say in climate change efforts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081007/sc_afp/environmentforestsdevelopmentpeople_081007233728;_ylt=Ao0g0EKlSfYfYG_MwF_QW6zPOrgF

Still time to save the planet... just
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14890-still-time-to-save-the-planet-just.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14890

Army Looks to Build World's Strongest Solar Array (Update)
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/10/army-looks-to-b.html

Solar Goes From Gardens to Gigabucks
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/10/thin-film-solar.html

The True Costs of Renewable Energy
http://www.usnews.com/articles/science/environment/2008/10/06/the-true-costs-of-renewable-energy.html

Europe follows fusion twin track 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7655016.stm

How—and Where—Will We Live in 2015?
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/oct/08-how-and-where-will-we-live-in-2015

Scientists create superconducting thin films
http://www.physorg.com/news142688698.html

Researchers Moving Closer to Creating Viable Energy From Sewage
http://www.physorg.com/news142702016.html

Consensus takes form on forests and climate change
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081008/sc_afp/environmentforestsclimatewarming_081008174515;_ylt=AsmMby7aZiEGAiLIp6G4hIDPOrgF

Map reveals species most at risk from climate change
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14899-map-reveals-species-most-at-risk-from-climate-change.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14899

Scientists May Soon Outnumber Penguins at Earth's Poles
http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/magazine/16-10/st_atlas

Bug-Powered Fuel Cells Could Run on Waste
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/09/fuel-cell-waste.html

Hydrogen + corncobs (with a splash of boron) = fuel of the future?
http://www.physorg.com/news142775223.html

Sea levels could rise one metre by 2100: German institute
http://www.physorg.com/news142776777.html

Global warming sending tropical species uphill: study
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081009/sc_afp/usenvironmentclimatetropicalanimals_081009200919

F1 teams, drivers keen to embrace eco-technology
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081009/sc_afp/autoprixjpnenvironment_081009072446;_ylt=Avqu4NPw0I6InH7HUWILbSbPOrgF

Maul of the Wild: Sixth Extinction Wipes out Animals Worldwide
http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=sixth-extinction-wipes-out-animals-08-10-09

New Details on Carbon Dioxide's Global Nature
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1584097/new_details_on_carbon_dioxides_global_nature/index.html

Scientists resolve long-standing puzzle in climate science
http://www.physorg.com/news142863483.html

The greenhouse effect that may be cooling the climate
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/mg20026775.000-the-greenhouse-effect-that-may-be-cooling-the-climate.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_mg20026775.000

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

3 Europeans Take Nobel Prize in Medicine
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/tech/main4503096.shtml

Get Your Genome Sequenced—Now 95% Off
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/10/06/get-your-genome-sequenced%e2%80%94now-95-off/

How Test Tube Babies Changed the World
http://www.livescience.com/history/081006-test-tube-baby.html

Sweet smell of success: Israelis enhance scent of flowers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081006/sc_afp/israelscienceagriculture_081006141828;_ylt=AhDidIM4PhNylKOd1EszspXPOrgF

Gene discovery may help hunt for blindness cure
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081007/sc_nm/us_blindness_gene

New Prenatal Test for Down Syndrome Could Erase Miscarriage Risk
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/10/07/new-prenatal-test-for-down-syndrome-could-erase-miscarriage-risk/

Some coma patients 'feel pain'
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14891-some-coma-patients-feel-pain.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14891

Stem-cell researcher guilty of falsifying data
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14886-stemcell-researcher-guilty-of-falsifying-data.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_dn14886

Using living cells as nanotechnology factories
http://www.physorg.com/news142676484.html

Testicles Could Yield Stem Cells Without the Ethical Complications
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/10/09/testicles-could-yield-stem-cells-without-the-ethical-complications/

Scientists Find First Immune Responses to HIV Infection Ineffective
http://www.physorg.com/news142785351.html

Researchers design artificial cells that could power medical implants
http://www.physorg.com/news142763924.html

Microscope shows first hours of developing embryo
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081009/sc_nm/us_embryo_digital

Goldmine bug DNA may be key to alien life
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14906-goldmine-bug-dna-may-be-key-to-alien-life.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14906

Hand transplant shows lost limbs are never forgotten
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14905-hand-transplant-shows-lost-limbs-are-never-forgotten.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14905

DNA test proves it -- baby shark has no father
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/10/shark.virgin.birth.ap/index.html

Landmark study unlocks stem cell, DNA secrets to speed therapies
http://www.physorg.com/news142876340.html

Sensitive nanowire disease detectors made by Yale scientists
http://www.physorg.com/news142859333.html

Other

Religion can spur goodness—but it depends
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/081002_religion.htm

Smithsonian's new hall is sea-creature central
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/05/MNCL134BD4.DTL&type=science

Only theologians really understand religion
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/06/religion.psychology

Deathways Open Doors to Unexpected Cultural Practices
http://www.buffalo.edu/news/9688

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

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

Wake Forest University, Museum of Anthropology Online Artifact Database
http://cairo.deacnet.wfu.edu/

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