[Jawlist] Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 9-5-08

Sat Sep 6 20:01:58 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
September 5, 2008

“In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity.”
Alexander the Great

News Articles

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies

Animal Intelligence and the Evolution of the Human Mind
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=intelligence-evolved

'Rare' mammoth skull discovered
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7592317.stm

Age of key hominid skull contested
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2169/age-key-hominid-skull

Earth Faced Death in Permian
http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1538929/earth_faced_death_in_permian/index.html

Scientists Develop New Method to Investigate Origin of Life
http://www.physorg.com/news139574725.html

Hefty Dinosaurs Trampled Denmark
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/19/sauropod-dinosaur-denmark.html

Oldest Skeleton in Americas Found in Underwater Cave?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080903-oldest-skeletons.html

New research challenges long-held assumptions of flightless bird evolution
http://www.physorg.com/news139668721.html

DNA Shows That Last Woolly Mammoths Had North American Roots
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080904145058.htm

Were "Hobbits" Human?
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/19827819.html

Ancient and General History

Online maps 'wiping out history' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7586789.stm

Revealed: Diplomat's plan to give Europe to Nazis, world to Britain
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080830/wl_uk_afp/britainwwiigermanyhistory

Pacific island claims to be the roots of Mexico
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/5974701.html

Stonehenge 'was hidden from lower classes'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2655187/Stonehenge-was-hidden-from-lower-classes.html

Bodies found in the tomb of 'boy king' Tutankhamun's tomb are twin daughters
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/specials/tutankhamun/article4648589.ece

How 'Mein Kampf' Changed the World
http://www.livescience.com/history/080901-hs-mein-kampf.html

Sept. 2, 1985: Hey, Everyone, We Found the Titanic
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/09/dayintech_0902

Sept. 1, 1939: Wehrmacht Puts the Blitz in Krieg
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/08/dayintech_0901

Symbolic past of early Aegeans revealed at Dhaskalio Kavos site
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article4662664.ece

Bradley T. Lepper: New study fires up pre-Columbian Polynesia-Chile chicken debate
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/09/02/sci_lepper02.ART_ART_09-02-08_B5_3SB5K6T.html?sid=101

Israeli ex-agent: We allowed Nazi doc to escape 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26505933/

Roman Empire 'raised HIV threat'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7596532.stm

Putting a face to the past
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7591945.stm

Archaeology

Ancient gold treasure puzzles Greek archaeologists
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080829/ap_on_re_eu/greece_gold_wreath_1;_ylt=AgIgrUuFwziR9Kqb40.Z79FFeQoB

Honey of a discovery
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/36043/title/Honey_of_a_discovery

Joint Iranian-British archaeological team working in western Iran
http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=740523

Chariot find at settlement site 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7585922.stm

French-Afghan team unearths Buddha`s head
http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?205050

Ancient ships found under Oslo mud
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/29/europe/EU-Norway-Ancient-Ships.php

Monks' network of medieval canals discovered in aerial photos
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2645638/Monks-network-of-medieval-canals-discovered-in-aerial-photos.html

A ray of hope for Algeria's crumbling Casbah?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080901/wl_nm/algeria_casbah_dc;_ylt=Aso3NBJXRN0ZHQjyGV7rcN5vaA8F

Prehistoric Funerary Precinct Excavated In Northern Israel: Grave Goods Include Phallic Figurines, Sea Shells
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080901085355.htm

Archaeologists fear for the past as weather alters
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Archaeologists-fear-for-the-past.4445227.jp

Marine reserve yields old shipwrecks
http://starbulletin.com/2008/08/29/news/story03.html

Archaelogists uncover Colchester site
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080901/NEWS02/80831008

1700 year-old Mayan Buildings to be preserved
http://www.pvmirror.com/mexicomirror/208/mayanbuildings.html

Ancient royal burial chamber found
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24273505-12335,00.html

Luqa cemetery expansion finds Bronze Age remains
http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=74575

Art: Beyond Pompeii: Places swallowed by Vesuvius
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/20080831_Art__Beyond_Pompeii__Places_swallowed_by_Vesuvius.html

Plateau could be ancient gateway to Pyla
http://www.cyprusweekly.com.cy/default.aspx?articleID=7857&heading=Features

Greek Acropolis plan draws religious backlash
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/01/greece.protest/index.html

Hittites' holy city Nerik to emerge
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=114147

Archeological dig unearths old woman in Poland
http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/news/?id=90480

Archeologists found woman's burial of Sarmatian epoch in one of burial mounds of Chutovo district, Poltava region
http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=148&listid=73495

Russian archaeologists find long-lost Jewish capital
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080903/lf_afp/russiahistoryculturearchaeology_080903160809;_ylt=AsN9Aim.xQ304Gr88rnsF_ZFeQoB

Tomb made from porcelain bowls unearthed
http://www.china.org.cn/culture/2008-09/03/content_16383185.htm

Tombs and archaeological remains found in Peru's Colca canyon
http://www.livinginperu.com/news/7286

Roman settlement unearthed in field
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/3641421.Unearthed_Roman_site_excites_experts/

Ancient Musical Instruments Play Again Through Astra Project
http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=6421

Jerusalem dig uncovers ancient city walls
http://uk.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUKL342025420080903

Ancient mouse offers clues to royal shipwreck
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/mg19926725.600-ancient-mouse-offers-clues-to-royal-shipwreck.html?feedId=life_rss20

New clues found to history of ancient tomb
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080904TDY16001.htm

Melting Swiss glacier yields Neolithic trove, climate secrets
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jq06XaBVeoFDw8ema5tW2JrEl1mg

Dig uncovers possibility of tannery
http://www.heraldseries.net/news/hswallingfordnews/display.var.2441803.0.dig_uncovers_possibility_of_tannery.php

Keep an eye on the Sphinx
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/913/he1.htm

Archaeologists shed light on ancient Canaanite burial rituals
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=95699

Czech archaeologists find unique 7000-year-old statue 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/05/content_9772971.htm

Peru: Three Pre-Inca mummies found in Lima examined by X-rays
http://www.livinginperu.com/news/7310

Experts suggest another Russian tsar family burial site exists
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080904/116558102.html

Ethiopia unveils ancient obelisk 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7597589.stm

Vladimir Monomakh Seal Discovered in Novgorod
http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/7005/

Archaeologists Return to Shoghali Tappeh
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2008/September2008/04-09-archaeologists.htm

Phallic Figurines Found in Israel Stone Age Burials
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080905-israel-burials.html

General Science

Stanford's 'autonomous' helicopters teach themselves to fly
http://www.physorg.com/news139501522.html

Dashing computer interface to control your car
http://www.physorg.com/news139494381.html

Era of scientific secrecy nears its end
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26512717/

US army has laser guns in its sights
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/mg19926715.400-us-army-has-laser-guns-in-its-sights.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_mg19926715.400

New probe could aid quantum computing
http://www.physorg.com/news139665168.html

Cop gizmos: Stink bombs, glue guns
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Cop_gizmos_Stink_bombs_glue_guns/articleshow/3450152.cms

New robot legs have a spring in their step
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14674-new-robot-legs-have-a-spring-in-their-step.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14674

Robot builders seek a little help from sci-fi
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14666-robot-builders-seek-a-little-help-from-scifi.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news10_head_dn14666

Scientists peel away the mystery behind gold's catalytic prowess
http://www.physorg.com/news139764763.html

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Methane gas oozing up from Siberian seabed: Swedish researcher
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080830/sc_afp/swedenrussiaclimatewarmingmethane_080830155947;_ylt=AkCIBzVi8tnN3C72v.8UYKDPOrgF

New comet discovered by Swiss amateur astronomer: report
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080830/sc_afp/switzerlandastronomycomet_080830201451;_ylt=AmTeIISAY9LPVg5E1SnWT4jPOrgF

WMO expects 'normal' ozone hole over Antarctica in 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080829/sc_afp/environmentclimateozoneun_080829195454;_ylt=AvddTA3IN93xi279Y0eVmyHPOrgF

Amazon deforestation on the rise
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080830/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/brazil_amazon_destruction;_ylt=AmrsK8ztomHQrzTbBvzAgEBvieAA

Report: NASA studies extending shuttle to 2015
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080830/ap_on_re_us/space_shuttle_future;_ylt=AnnSxr5qi7fylV2e0DrFwcxvieAA

As the Martian Seasons Change, NASA’s Robots Press On
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/08/29/as-the-martian-seasons-change-nasas-robots-press-on/

Familiar moons may orbit distant stars
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2170/stars-may-reveal-moons-our-own

Physicists Rule Out the Production of Dangerous Black Holes at the LHC
http://www.physorg.com/news139467844.html

Cosmic connections: Scientist locates the origin of cosmic dust
http://www.physorg.com/news139494652.html

This ain't no jive, particle physics rap is a hit
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080901/ap_on_fe_st/odd_particle_physics_rap;_ylt=AtWRj2Qm1kIfEWD4LrPqE8BvieAA

Invention: Space satnav
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14640-invention-space-satnav.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14640

COURTS WEIGH DOOMSDAY CLAIMS
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/02/1326534.aspx

Watch the clouds of Mars fly by
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26514708/

New maps detail solar system objects
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26515592/

Complex ocean behavior studied with 'artificial upwelling'
http://www.physorg.com/news139583237.html

China to launch third manned space flight in September: report
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080902/sc_afp/chinaspace_080902063908;_ylt=AqqXn4G_87ssR7i.u9ry5a7POrgF

Strange clouds spotted at the edge of Earth's atmosphere
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-09-02-strange-clouds-space_N.htm

Sun's face virtually spot-free for months
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14652-suns-face-virtually-spotfree-for-months.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14652

Sept. 3, 1803: Dalton Introduces Atomic Symbols
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/09/dayintech_0903

Cosmic crash unmasks dark matter 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7587090.stm

What Is This? The Surface of Mars?
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/oct/03-what-is-this-the-surface-of-mars/

NASA seeks next Carl Sagan — and E.T.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26531805/

Fermilab physicists discover 'doubly strange' particle
http://www.physorg.com/news139673506.html

Next stop: The fourth dimension
http://www.physorg.com/news139659442.html

Amateur Astronomers See Perseids Hit the Moon
http://www.physorg.com/news139667447.html

Earth's oxygen is leaking into space (but don't worry yet)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-09-02-earth-oxygen-leak_N.htm

How to build lunar homes from moon dirt
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-09-03-lunar-homes_N.htm

'Jules Verne' begins final voyage 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7598980.stm

New partial rings discovered around Saturn
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26566249/

European probe zooms past asteroid
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26560971/

Physicists investigate how time moves forward
http://www.physorg.com/news139830010.html

StellarWindow turns your laptop into a virtual planetarium
http://www.physorg.com/news139838126.html

Robot Scout: Fly Me (Safely) to the Moon
http://www.physorg.com/news139830912.html

Spiky Probe on NASA Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary
http://www.physorg.com/news139841778.html

CG Animation Shows What Happens When Large Meteor Hits Earth
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/cg-animation-shows-what-happens-when-large-meteor-hits-earth

Invisibility undone: Chinese scientists demonstrate how to uncloak an invisible object
http://www.physorg.com/news139625813.html

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Climate 'hockey stick' is revived
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7592575.stm

Global warming greatest in past decade
http://www.physorg.com/news139508446.html

Extreme and risky action the only way to tackle global warming, say scientists
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/sep/01/climatechange.scienceofclimatechange2

Germany leads 'clean coal' pilot 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7584151.stm

Nissan mulls plug-in hybrids: official
http://www.physorg.com/news139647765.html

EU parliament eases road for hydrogen cars
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080903/sc_afp/euparliamentautoenvironmentenergy_080903180346;_ylt=AkurMfiIVbOTZ2x.B6.lgVvPOrgF

Subsaharan Africa is missing out on clean energy: forum
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080903/sc_afp/africaenvironmentclimateenergy_080903210316;_ylt=AvCwoPoWI0TbcOHkN2Wh12nPOrgF

Solar energy can meet all the world's energy demands: expert
http://www.physorg.com/news139844301.html

Pyrenees glaciers will melt by 2050: Spanish study
http://www.physorg.com/news139827384.html

Explorer highlights melting Arctic ice cap
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080905/sc_afp/sciencearcticbritainclimatewarmingcanoe_080905224741;_ylt=AlYgM2S80wxkNv8Tf0Gu_RLPOrgF

Hong Kong considers ban on fishing trawlers: report
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080904/sc_afp/hongkongenvironmentfishing_080904161009;_ylt=AlO0AoLjHkk8wQmv85CpVhDPOrgF

Geo-engineers, too, have a vital role in saving the planet
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/04/climatechange.carbonemissions

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

New sensory devices will aid Parkinson's and stroke patients
http://www.physorg.com/news139457823.html

Clones' offspring may be in food supply: FDA
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080902/sc_nm/cloning_food_dc

Heartbeat patterns could keep wireless implants secure
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14648-heartbeat-patterns-could-keep-wireless-implants-secure.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14648

Trichoplax genome sequenced -- 'rosetta stone' for understanding evolution
http://www.physorg.com/news139677311.html

Hearing restoration may be possible with cochlear repair after transplant of human cord blood cells
http://www.physorg.com/news139658312.html

Cell division study resolves 50-year-old-debate, may aid cancer research
http://www.physorg.com/news139635986.html

Czech city bids to be global biotech hub
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080904/sc_nm/czech_biotech_dc;_ylt=AqYpH7CcbFyd4zNVJ8e23.MhANEA

DNA Part May Play Role In Limb Formation
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94290404

Updated guidelines for stem cell research released
http://www.physorg.com/news139830672.html

Genome analysis used to decode brain cancer: study
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080906/sc_afp/healthdiseasecancerbrain_080906040604

World's first cloned dog fathers puppies: researchers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080904/sc_afp/healthskoreacloninganimal_080904100114;_ylt=AuSem2g5CoC9NYZTF6fzmN_POrgF

Other

Fertilizer Technique Boosts Crop Yields in Africa
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/29/fertilizer-wheat-crop.html

Ultra-sound system to keep bears away in Romanian town: ministry
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080829/sc_afp/romaniaanimalsenvironment_080829150128;_ylt=AvQlA.DmjAtoQ59Vz8mZ52TPOrgF

Whales shedding blubber, Japan study says
http://www.physorg.com/news139457332.html

Man: Shark in Lake Michigan
http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/1539215/man_shark_in_lake_michigan/index.html

Museum 'cocoon' prepares to open 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7594295.stm

Architects Propose Fantastic Greenhouses Across the Sahara
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/02/architects-propose-fantastic-greenhouses-across-the-sahara/

Raising vegetables above the Arctic Circle
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26560418/

Iraq's 'Garden of Eden' May Get Global Protection
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/09/05/iraq-marshlands.html

Scientists Interested In Large Footprint Discovery
http://www.wsmv.com/news/17405066/detail.html

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

VIDEO: Mexican "St. Death" Worshipped
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/080828-mexdeath-video-ap.html?source=rss

12 people wrangle 50 ft spider (Video)
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2008/09/05/pkg.uk.spider.art.itn

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