[Jawlist] Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 10-3-08

Sat Oct 4 14:15:14 PDT 2008

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report
October 3, 2008

“God cannot alter the past, though historians can.”
Samuel Butler

News Articles

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies

When giant prehistoric geese roamed the earth
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26905785/

Crested pterodactyl inspires aircraft design
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26949339/

Dinosaur predator breathed like a modern bird
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26948921/

First Dinosaur Feathers for Show, Not Flight?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080929-bizarre-dinosaur.html

'Cursed iceman' legal battle over
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=639226

The green Sahara, a desert in bloom
http://www.physorg.com/news141988514.html

Dinosaurs survived 2 mass extinctions and 50 million years before taking over the world and dominating ecosystems
http://www.physorg.com/news141994803.html

Creationist issues $11 trillion challenge
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10534881

Researchers Catch Lake Victoria Fish in the Act of Evolving
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/10/01/researchers-catch-lake-victoria-fish-in-the-act-of-evolving/

Egalitarian revolution in the Pleistocene?
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-10/plos-eri100308.php

Football-size fossil tooth in debris
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Football-size_fossil_tooth_in_debris/articleshow/3557284.cms

Ancient and General History

Scholars hunt missing pages of ancient Bible
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hQLaFlcqYt8--hOlAN1VlNITPB5gD93F4AKG0

History reveals: Tesla totally awesome!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26874158/

Hidden histories
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/09/28/hidden_histories/

>From Auschwitz to Chicago, detailed Holocaust letters survive
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/29/holocaust.letters.ap/index.html

How 'Photo 51' Changed the World
http://www.livescience.com/history/080929-history-photo-51.html

Machu Picchu’s far-flung residents
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/37043/title/Machu_Picchu%E2%80%99s_far-flung_residents

Ancient whalers leave their mark on the north
http://alaskareport.com/news98/x61654_whalers_alaska.htm

Russia's last czar declared victim of repression
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26969230/

'Viking mouse' invasion tracked 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7645908.stm

Earliest reference describes Christ as 'magician'
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26972493/

Fossett joins the many mysteries of the Sierras
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-02-fossett_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

March marks 1968 Mexico killings
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexico3-2008oct03,0,2552617.story

Navy confirms lost WWII sub has been found
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081003/ap_on_re_us/lost_submarine;_ylt=Aq8fx7Nt8aKdcWk.zNsI2m.s0NUE

Archaeology

Iron Age jawbone
http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/features/Iron-Age-jawbone.4533486.jp

Civil War soldiers may be buried in couple's yard
http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/538028.html

Sacred ground? Dig to determine
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_10571252?nclick_check=1

Rare knife uncovered from ancient Swedish tomb
http://www.thelocal.se/14596/20080926/

Ancient metal workshop found in Bam
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=70617&sectionid=351020105

'Virtual archaeologist' reconnects fragments of an ancient civilization
http://www.exduco.net/news.php?id=2970

Probe finds signs of doomed Franklin expedition 
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N26308268.htm

Port of 'second Carthage' found
http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-09-25_125248178.html

1000-year-old quake-proof architecture science seal on ancient houses
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080922/jsp/frontpage/story_9869079.jsp

Ancient buckle may unlock mystery
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=70769&sectionid=351020105

Yard work yields archaeological finds for Seguin man
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6028052.html

Peru archaeologists find pre-Inca sacrificial tomb
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\09\15\story_15-9-2008_pg6_3

2300 year old pot of paddy grain found in Sri Lanka
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_08/September2901745KA.html

Pirate hoard found in East End
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23561443-details/Pirate+hoard+found+in+East+End/article.do#readerComments

Thieves target park's artifacts
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/09/28/20080928desertranger0928side.html

Ancient Saxons could hold up supermarket
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/Ancient-Saxons-hold-supermarket/article-359601-detail/article.html

Fish Sauce Used to Date Pompeii Eruption
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/09/29/pompeii-fish-sauce.html

Archaeologist fuses anthropological approaches
http://asunews.asu.edu/20080930_ortman

Stonehenge of Sevilla saved
http://www.theolivepress.es/2008/09/30/stonehenge-of-sevilla-saved/

Archaeological artifacts alone can't pinpoint an ethnic culture
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/09/30/sci_lepper30.ART_ART_09-30-08_B5_C4BE34S.html?sid=101

Church Discovered In Orhaneli One Of World's Earliest
http://www.turkishpress.com/travel/view.asp?id=253684

Landfill hearing reopens on concern that site is prehistoric 'sacred place'
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0930/1222724572899.html

New Atlas to Reveal Landscape and Undiscovered Archeological Sites in 3-D
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/544745/

Mystery of skulls solved
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1069625_mystery_of_skulls_solved

Wanted: culture czar to dust off Italy's museums
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081001/lf_nm_life/us_finearts_italianmuseums_1;_ylt=Alto3C7krQ4KUOgSqK9v27lFeQoB

Dig unearths our Roman coastline
http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/Dig-unearths-our-Roman-coastline--newsinkent16666.aspx?news=local

Ancient Peru Pyramid Spotted by Satellite
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/03/peru-cahuachi.html

Mycenaean warrior used 'imported sword'
http://howrah.org/sci_tech_htm/32359.html

Discovery: Archaeologists find Iron Age mausoleum in Lori province 
http://armenianow.com/?action=viewArticle&AID=3282&CID=3168&IID=1203&lng=eng

Road project discovers ancient village
http://www.kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=9117001&nav=HMO6

Local professor unearths likely Incan hideout
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081003/WDH04/81002170

Excavations shed light on Stone and Bronze Age
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01CUL031008

UBC Dig Uncovers Roman Mystery
http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/ubcreports/2008/08oct02/mystery.html

Greece: Ancient sculptures fished out of the sea
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20081002-1123-eu-greece-ancientsculptures.html

Archaeological find puts back settlement of Istanbul 6,000 years
http://en.rian.ru/culture/20081002/117390355.html

Unexpected Roman ruin turns history on its head
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2008/oct/02/roman.fort.heritage

The degradation of wood in the Vasa is caused by iron
http://www.alphagalileo.org/index.cfm?_rss=1&fuseaction=readrelease&releaseid=532448

Traces of Ancient Civilization Discovered in Chelyabinck Region
http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/7139

General Science

100-Year-Old Engineering Problem Solved
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1570564/100yearold_engineering_problem_solved/index.html

Invisibility cloaks could take sting out of tsunamis
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14829-invisibility-cloaks-could-take-sting-out-of-tsunamis.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news8_head_dn14829

Laser cracks 'unbreakable' quantum communications
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14866-laser-cracks-unbreakable-quantum-communications.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14866

Dark matter and nanotech may vie for Nobel prizes
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081001/sc_nm/us_nobel_predictions

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Chinese astronaut walks in space
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7637818.stm

Space Explorers Plead With UN to Prepare for Killer Asteroids
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/26/space-explorers-plead-with-un-to-prepare-for-killer-asteroids/

Underground ‘plumbing’ spotted on Mars
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26908119/

In barren patch of ocean, hope for life
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26905315/

The world’s top 10 stargazing spots
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26872170/

Hello, Sunspot! Where Have You Been?
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/09/26/sun-spot-solar.html

100 million years AD
http://www.physorg.com/news141637556.html

Dark Energy v. The Void: What if Copernicus was Wrong?
http://www.physorg.com/news141617439.html

Meteorite experiment deals blow to 'bugs from space' theory
http://www.physorg.com/news141539594.html

EU not boldly funding space ambitions
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080926/sc_afp/euspace_080926183352;_ylt=AqHMPGvfYHzF.iHElpA.zWfPOrgF

Lava Flows Help Trace Magnetic Field Reversals
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1570113/lava_flows_help_trace_magnetic_field_reversals/index.html

Mars iron is ideal for building future bases
http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926755.200-mars-iron-is-ideal-for-building-future-bases.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_mg19926755.200

Sun's siblings may have seeded Earth life
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14819-suns-siblings-may-have-seeded-earth-life.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news10_head_dn14819

Freighter to end life in fireball
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7639548.stm

Chinese Astronauts Return To Earth
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/28/tech/main4483442.shtml

SpaceX launches 1st commercial rocket into orbit
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080928/ap_on_re_us/rocket_launch

The hills are alive? How islands came to rise atop the Himalayas
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2008-09-28-himalayas-island_N.htm

Space congress: Orbiting Glasgow 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7642014.stm

A Trip Inside The "Big Bang Machine"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/28/60minutes/main4483600.shtml

Serious Malfunction on the Hubble Telescope Delays Repair Mission
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/29/serious-malfunction-on-the-hubble-telescope-delays-repair-mission/

Snow spotted falling from the Martian sky
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26947967/

Mars lander finds minerals suggesting past water
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-09-29-mars-water_N.htm

Unknown Earth: Our planet's seven biggest mysteries
http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/mg19926751.300-unknown-earth-our-planets-seven-biggest-mysteries.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Our%20planet's%20seven%20biggest%20mysteries

Space Visionaries Prove Naysayers Wrong— Again
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/09/space-visionari.html

China space re-entry capsule shipped to Beijing
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-09-30-china-spacecapsule_N.htm

NASA chief: Moon base first, then Mars
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26963346/

Ocean Acidification Turns Up the Volume
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/09/30/ocean-acidification.html

A Star That Bursts, Blinks and Disappears
http://www.physorg.com/news142011561.html

When It Comes to Galaxies, Diversity Is Everywhere
http://www.physorg.com/news141998974.html

Space scientists set for second spacecraft flyby of Mercury
http://www.physorg.com/news142003381.html

Do we live in a giant cosmic bubble?
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-09-30-cosmic-bubble_N.htm

Martian fossils may be hiding inside white rocks
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14847-martian-fossils-may-be-hiding-inside-white-rocks.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14847

Next for SpaceX: Falcon 9, NASA, Humans and the Moon?
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/09/whats-next-at-s.html

Orion vs. Apollo: NASA's 21st Century Moonshot
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/080929-nasa50-orion-apollo.html

Listening in: Lander to record Mars sounds
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26974390/

Bomb-proof thermometer peeks inside big bangs
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14852-bombproof-thermometer-peeks-inside-big-bangs.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_dn14852

Inflatable Surveillance Balls for Mars
http://www.popsci.com.au/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2008-09/inflatable-surveillance-balls-mars

Astronaut's diary goes on display in Jerusalem
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081003/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_astronaut_s_diary

'Space elevator' would take humans into orbit
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/02/space.elevator/index.html

CERN computer grid links 7,000 scientists
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27008849/

Scientists learn space lessons in Antarctica
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27000348/

Radiation shut down EU test satellite for two weeks: ESA
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081002/sc_afp/euspacesatelliteitgalileo_081002183450;_ylt=Anqq4kDHzML9J6fwrhth8FTPOrgF

Is the broken Hubble Telescope worth saving?
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-10-01-hubble_N.htm

Giants of Earth and Space
http://www.wired.com/science/space/multimedia/2008/10/gallery_telescopes

Outer Solar System Not as Crowded as Astronomers Thought
http://www.physorg.com/news142255038.html

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Canada pledges environmental restrictions on oil exports
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080927/sc_afp/canadaoilenvironment_080927005852;_ylt=AoYvYctEQKMXpUl3blozCzPPOrgF

Aquarium scum: fuel of the future
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2008-09-27-algae-energy_N.htm

Solar water heaters growing in power-hungry Burkina Faso
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080928/sc_afp/environmentenergysolarafricaburkina_080928200957

Africa awash in sunlight, but not solar energy
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080928/sc_afp/environmentenergysolarafrica_080928064317;_ylt=AueBsbfEjpTSFqDr6ZmhZbnPOrgF

The Element That Could Change the World
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/oct/29-the-element-that-could-change-the-world

Evidence that inexpensive device boosts fuel economy by up to 20 percent
http://www.physorg.com/news141915700.html

Researchers attribute thinning of Greenland glacier to ocean warming preceded by atmospheric changes
http://www.physorg.com/news141916684.html

Experiment demonstrates 110 years of sustainable agriculture
http://www.physorg.com/news141917212.html

Growing Vertical: Skyscraper Farming
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=growing-vertical-skyscraper-farming

Virgin to join climate experiment 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7644553.stm

During exercise, the human brain shifts into high gear on 'alternative energy'
http://www.physorg.com/news141997396.html

Failure on climate change will 'haunt humanity': Australian expert
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080930/sc_afp/australiaclimatewarming_080930161808;_ylt=AjFJ.aPXWLabYbfU1JK_HzfPOrgF

Study eases fear about wind farm threat to birds
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081001/sc_nm/us_turbines_birds;_ylt=AqL5txxr4i7LXyqMvb57dsYhANEA

Invention special: Green technology
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14840-invention-special-green-technology.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_dn14840

Hi-tech windows into a whale's world 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7647325.stm

Entire Ecosystem Proposed For Protection
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/01/tech/main4491484.shtml

The search for 'green' gold in the Amazon rain forest
http://www.physorg.com/news142098357.html

Solar powered cars race in South Africa
http://www.physorg.com/news142074039.html

Green coffee-growing practices buffer climate-change impacts
http://www.physorg.com/news142052464.html

Experts warn species in peril from climate change
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081002/ap_on_re_us/climate_change_wildlife

DARPA Wants a Biofuel Jet, While Germany Works on a Hydrogen Plane
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/10/03/darpa-wants-a-biofuel-jet-while-germany-works-on-a-hydrogen-plane/

Researcher investigates ancient geology to understand human development, climate change
http://www.physorg.com/news142258231.html

Electric vehicles spark at Paris car show
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081003/sc_afp/franceeconomyautoenvironment_081003161003;_ylt=AoWlR7tMvzrWkDNWrdbR2ofPOrgF

High-tech sponge could take hydrogen cars further
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14867-hightech-sponge-could-take-hydrogen-cars-further.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14867

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

A Switch to Turn Off Autism?
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=a-switch-to-turn-off-autism

Polygamy left its mark on the human genome
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/sex/dn14817-polygamy-left-its-mark-on-the-human-genome.html?feedId=online-news_rss20

Wolves make dog's dinner out of domestication theory
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn14798-wolves-make-dogs-dinner-out-of-domestication-theory-.html?feedId=online-news_rss20

Researchers create first model for retina receptors
http://www.physorg.com/news142003630.html

Study: AIDS virus in human circulation for 100 years
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/genetics/2008-10-01-aids-earlier-origin_N.htm

Groundbreaking discovery may lead to stronger antibiotics
http://www.physorg.com/news142085760.html

Scientists Freeze, Thaw, and Transplant a Pig’s Liver
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/10/03/scientists-freeze-thaw-and-transplant-a-pigs-liver/

Breakthrough in genetic map of wheat: scientists
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081002/sc_afp/usbiologygenesfrancesciencefood_081002193917;_ylt=Aj8ZNSqCQtzygUpFG.FuOLTPOrgF

Other

Army Anthropologist's Controversial Culture Clash
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/09/controversial-a.html

The Pied Piper of Eyasi 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7631211.stm

During a crisis (financial or otherwise), we follow the crowd
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-09-30-psychology-financial-crisis_N.htm

Nobel judge: U.S. too ignorant to compete
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/09/30/nobel.literature.ap/index.html

The Japanese Jesus trail 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5326614.stm

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/

The Earth After Us - What legacy will humans leave in the rocks? (Book)
http://www2.le.ac.uk/ebulletin/publications/2000-2009/2008/09/nparticle.2008-09-25.3291541967

Linguistic Imperialism and Minoan Archaeology (Greece)
http://www.springerlink.com/content/k72660530q164621/fulltext.html

Censorship in Modern Times
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1842832_1842838_1845265,00.html

Mitochondrial DNA Evidence for a Diversified Origin of Workers Building Mausoleum for First Emperor of China
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0003275

Deadly Geology of the U.S. Civil War
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/slideshows/civil-war.html

Famous Disappearances
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1846670_1846800,00.html

VIDEO: Ice Age People in Florida?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/10/081003-florida-video-wc.html

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