[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 4-10-09

[Steve Detwiler]

Good Morning Everyone,
 
Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!
 
Steve Detwiler
 
 
 
Weekly Science Report
April 10, 2009
 
“A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves.”
German Proverb
 
News Articles
 
Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies
 
Neandertal cannibalism? Maybe not
http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=neandertal-cannibalism-maybe-not-2009-04-02
 
Oldest Stone Blades Uncovered
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/402/2
 
Hobbit brain small, but organized for complex intelligence
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/42469/title/Hobbit_brain_small%2C_but_organized_for_complex_intelligence
 
Gamma-Ray Burst Caused Mass Extinction?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04/090403-gamma-ray-extinction.html
 
Dinosaurs may have evolved wings to attract mates
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/dinosaurs/5105218/Dinosaurs-may-have-evolved-wings-to-attract-mates.html
 
How similar was Neandertal behavior to that of modern humans?
http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=how-similar-was-neandertal-behavior-2009-04-06
 
Cambodia: Dinosaur images noticed in temple ruin
http://www.allnewsweb.com/page4994992.php
 
Bloody Stone Age: war in the Neolithic 
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/bloody-stone-age-war-in-the-neolithic.htm
 
Metal magic: Nickel kick-started evolution
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090408/sc_afp/sciencegeologybiologyatmosphereclimate_20090325134405;_ylt=AqwD418psl195pidulZQo.vPOrgF
 
Modern life's pressures may be hastening human evolution
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20090408/sc_mcclatchy/3208192
 
Scotland's most ancient home found – at 14,000 years old
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Scotland39s-most-ancient-home-found.5161087.jp
 
Iran studies 13,000 years of living
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=90916&sectionid=351020105
 
Charles Darwin's egg rediscovered 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7992911.stm
 
Early land visitors borrowed shells for protection
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227034.000-early-land-visitors-borrowed-shells-for-protection.html
 
Ancestors Of African Pygmies And Neighboring Farmers Separated Around 60,000 Years Ago
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090410075110.htm
 
Evolution's Impact On Ecosystems Shown Directly For First Time
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401181234.htm
 
 
 
 


Ancient and General History
 
Uncovering 5,000 years of Malta's history
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/holiday_type/history_and_travel/article6067375.ece
 
Tracking Shackleton to the pole
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7979798.stm
 
Who was the historical Jesus?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30034168/
 
Judge stays deportation of accused Nazi death camp guard
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/03/demjanjuk.deportation.stay/index.html
 
The first cocktail arose in Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago
http://www.teatronaturale.com/article/345.html
 
Was a 'mistress of the lionesses' a king in ancient Canaan?
http://www.physorg.com/news158237703.html
 
Schindler's List found in library
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20090406142221194C927660
 
Shroud of Turin Secretly Hid by Templars
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/04/06/turin-shroud-templars.html
 
Mystery over Georgian queen's relics at Old Goa continues
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Mystery-over-Georgian-queens-relics-at-Old-Goa-continues-/articleshow/4371818.cms
 
April 9, 1865: War Ends, But the Horror's Just Beginning
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2009/04/dayintech_0409
 
A fishy tale of Christianity in Ancient Rome
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6073834.ece
 
China's Sleeping Beauty
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/mawangdui/
 
Resurrection: A History of Myths
http://www.livescience.com/history/090409-bad-resurrection-myths.html
 

 
 
 
 
Archaeology
 
Builders stumble on Dark Ages village in Salzburg
http://austriantimes.at/index.php?id=12244
 
Bringing archaeology and anthropology together
http://bristol.ac.uk/news/2009/6260.html
 
Historical artifacts damaged in Mersin
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11351582.asp?scr=1
 
8,000 year-old axe head discovered on Inch Island
http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/8000-yearold-axe-head-discovered.5139552.jp
 
Philip II's palace revealed
http://www.ana-mpa.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=7472140&maindocimg=7471646&service=102
 
Digital images reveal the secrets of Roman painting
http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/about/news/2428
 
Stone circles and megaliths
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/apr/04/ruins-neolithic-sites-stone-circles
 
Archaeologists Begin Recovery of Great Mayan City in the Yucatan
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=331237&CategoryId=14091
 
New archaeological discoveries being made in Guanacaste
http://insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2009/april/05/nac06.htm
 
Fire reveals Angel Island's history
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_12075524
 
Native artifacts off Calif. being washed away
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30014339/
 
After 650 years, the wisdom of the Alhambra is revealed
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/after-650-years-the-wisdom-of-the-alhambra-is-revealed-1658050.html
 
Search on for 'lost' battlefields of England
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/archeology/5105568/Search-on-for-lost-battlefields-of-England.html
 
How to read landscapes like an archaeologist
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/apr/04/landscape-archaeology-time-team
 
Archeologists save 100-year-old canoe
http://www.staugustine.com/stories/040409/news_040409_005.shtml
 
Albania dusts off ancient treasures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7978443.stm
 
Iraqi archaeologists find ancient Babylonian relics
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=4&Article_id=100630
 
Archaeological discovery in Jordan valley: Enormous 'foot-shaped' enclosures
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-04/uoh-adi040609.php
 
1,000-yr-old Perumal idol found in Sriperumbudur
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/1000-yr-old-Perumal-idol-found-in-Sriperumbudur/articleshow/4363394.cms
 
Shamans and Archaeology
http://archaeology.about.com/b/2009/04/06/shamanism-and-archaeology.htm
 
Gas Drillers, Toxic Dust Threaten to Erase Utah’s Ancient Art
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aJte0d9NfAFY
 
Graverobbers feared as lake reveals Iraqi history
http://uk.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUKTRE5353XO20090406?sp=true
 
N.C. site could be old English settlement
http://hamptonroads.com/2009/04/nc-site-could-be-old-english-settlement
 
Digital images reveal the secrets of Roman painting
http://media-newswire.com/release_1088903.html
 
Dog Sacrifices Found in Medieval Hungarian Village
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04/090406-dogs-buried-hungary.html
 
Artifacts shed light on S.A.'s 'Garden of Eden'
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/5700-year-old_artifacts_discovered_near_Brackenridge_Park.html
 
Mother complex
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1077147.html
 
Toltec Mounds profiled
http://www.stuttgartdailyleader.com/state_news/x1098989793/Toltec-Mounds-profiled
 
Robot brings China's past into the present
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/08/content_11151121.htm
 
Skeletons uncovered at Marischal College
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1159670?UserKey=
 
Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya
http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v55/n28/maya.html
 
The power structure of Bronze Age societies was based on social networks
http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=56823&CultureCode=en
 
Mysteries of prehistoric Balochistan unravelled
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\04\07\story_7-4-2009_pg12_5
 
Public viewings of Zilker archaeological dig start April 6
http://www.impactnews.com/central-austin/recent-news/3918-public-viewings-of-zilker-archaeological-dig-start-april-6
 
Could diggers have unearthed Liverpool Castle remains?
http://www.clickliverpool.com/news/local-news/123723-could-diggers-have-unearthed-liverpool-castle-remains.html
 
Report From Antarctica: Heaps of Trash or Historical Treasures?
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/antarctictrash.html
 
Archaeologist: Jesus took a different path
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/10/wedeman.via.dolorosa/index.html
 
"King of Bling" Tomb Sheds Light on Ancient Peru
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04/090410-peru-tomb.html?source=rss
 
Digging up evidence of 400-year-old global trade and wealth
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-04/amon-due040909.php
 
City archaeologists discover Harappan graves
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pune/City-archaeologists-discover-Harappan-graves/articleshow/4376788.cms
 
Butrint Archaeology site showcases Model Project Management
http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1144
 
Dig reveals religious settlement 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7991797.stm
 
1st Farm in Eastern U.S. Grown for Taste, Not Hunger?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04/090408-first-farm.html
 
A Pier from the Hellenistic Period was Discovered in Akko
http://www.antiquities.org.il/article_Item_eng.asp?sec_id=25&subj_id=240&id=1547&module_id=#as
 
 
 

 
 
 
Egyptology
 
Folding bed
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/941/he1.htm
 
Variations on an enigma
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/941/he2.htm
 
Egyptian customs foil pharaoh smugglers
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/797149/egyptian-customs-foil-pharaoh-smugglers
 
Russian archeologists discover golden-masked mummies in Egypt
http://en.rian.ru/science/20090408/120990444.html
 

 
 
 
 
General Science
 
Make the world a better place - uninvent something 
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/04/make-the-world-a-better-place.html
 
Japan child robot mimicks infant learning
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.bbd53bd17a5713678ea8bea533d92910.1bc1&show_article=1
 
New exoskeleton gives soldiers super-strength
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30071151/
 
Supercomputing gets its own superhero
http://www.physorg.com/news158249258.html
 
Robot gardener plants, tends and harvests
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30109901/
 
GM and Segway unveil new two-wheeled urban vehicle
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090407/ap_on_bi_ge/general_motors_segway
 
 
 
 
 

 
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
 
Russia to unveil spaceship plans 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7980824.stm
 
NASA eyes firefighting gear for Orion
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30037782/
 
TOP 10 MOMENTS IN ASTRONOMY
http://dsc.discovery.com/space/top-10/important-astronomy-history/index.html
 
A young pulsar shows its hand
http://www.physorg.com/news157996137.html
 
Norway joins EU's Galileo satnav project
http://www.physorg.com/news157986254.html
 
Anxious Nasa awaits Barack Obama's decision on new chief
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/apr/04/nasa-spacer-agency-chief-obama
 
New cosmic map reveals colossal structures
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16903-new-cosmic-map-reveals-colossal-structures.html
 
Earth may have largest ripples in the solar system
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16899-earth-may-have-largest-ripples-in-the-solar-system.html
 
Rocket launches may need regulation to prevent ozone depletion, says study
http://www.physorg.com/news157731737.html
 
US wants limits on Antarctic tourism
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090405/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_antarctic_tourism;_ylt=Aj3hj4VbxOkonVUjXpoxaKpvieAA
 
Gravity satellite feels the force 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7986406.stm
It's time for another giant leap into space, say Hawkings
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article6027988.ece
 
Why we should go back to space
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article6028001.ece
 
Tiny rock excites astrochemists 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7985788.stm
 
Life under a cooler sun?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Life-under-a-cooler-sun/articleshow/4373465.cms
 
Earth's reflection varies on the moon
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30111122/
 
Stalagmites Reveal Rapid Sea Level Rise
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/04/08/stalagmites-warming.html
 
 
Fiction beats science in the space race for fresh phrases
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/apr/07/science-fiction-new-phrases
 
Listening to the Earth's deepest secrets
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227031.300-earths-deep-secrets-exposed-at-last.html
 
Quantum lasers: Half light, half matter
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227031.500-quantum-lasers-half-light-half-matter.html
 
Humans and Aliens Might Share DNA Roots
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/thermodynamino.html
 
Standing watch over a crowded space 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7916582.stm
 
Beyond Apollo: Moon Tech Takes a Giant Leap
http://www.physorg.com/news158508812.html
 
Happy US-Russian crew deny 'divorce in space'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090410/ts_alt_afp/russiausspaceiss_20090410155706
 
Science in Depth--Mini Subs Unlock Mysteries Deep Below the Ocean's Surface
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=science-in-depth-mini-subs
 
Is dark energy getting weaker?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227033.200-is-dark-energy-getting-weaker.html
 
DNA analysis may be done on Mars for first time
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16933-dna-analysis-may-be-done-on-mars-for-first-time.html
 
April 10, 1815: Tambora Explosion Triggers 'Volcanic Winter'
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2009/04/dayintech_0410
 
 

 
 
 
 
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
 
Calif. Desert Becomes Home For Renewable Energy
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102679730
 
Scientists create fuel from African crop waste (w/Video)
http://www.physorg.com/news158238090.html
 
Giving the Power Grid Some Backbone
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=giving-the-power-grid-some-backbone
 
UN demands more climate ambition 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7991039.stm
 
Ancient diatoms lead to new technology for solar energy
http://www.physorg.com/news158418975.html
 
Obama looking at cooling air to fight warming
http://www.physorg.com/news158416336.html
 
Bioethanol’s impact on water supply 3x higher than once thought
http://www.physorg.com/news158424438.html
 
Renewable energies : the promise of organic solar cells
http://www.physorg.com/news158422759.html
 
Efficient Power at Any Wind Speed
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=efficient-power-at-any-wind-speed
 
Climate Change and Atmospheric Circulation Will Make for Uneven Ozone Recovery
http://www.physorg.com/news158591820.html
 
Chicago Installs Solar Powered Charging Station for Electric Vehicles
http://www.physorg.com/news158564122.html
 
Algae genomes key to regulating carbon emissions
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090409/sc_afp/ussciencegenomeclimate_20090409221838;_ylt=AsXJHDmzuhopaO7dCBXnvKDPOrgF
 
Time to Think Hydropower
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=time-to-think-hydropower
 

 
 
 
 
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
 
Sleep May Prepare You for Tomorrow by Dissolving Today’s Neural Connections
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/04/03/sleep-may-prepare-you-for-tomorrow-by-dissolving-todays-neural-connections/
 
Genetic superkid, 3, moves furniture
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Genetic-superkid-3-moves-furniture/articleshow/4357127.cms
 
Gene Abnormality Could Lead To Male Contraceptive Pill
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1665728/gene_abnormality_could_lead_to_male_contraceptive_pill/index.html
 
Hundreds arrive to see ‘dead’ man
http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=305262
 
Bone-repairing stem cell jab hope 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7985142.stm
 
Researchers find genes that affect radiation damage
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090406/sc_nm/us_radiation_genes;_ylt=Ag_gmMZOlJD6_BngLMqJOIwhANEA
 
Biotechnology boom raises security fears
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090406/sc_nm/us_bioterrorism;_ylt=AkHEFFDBnalQc4FCiKET4JwhANEA
 
 
 

 
 
Other
 
Paul Dirac: The man who conjured laws of nature from pure thought
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/apr/02/paul-dirac-strangest-man-farmelo-quantum
 
On the trail of mythical beasts
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227021.600-on-the-trail-of-mythical-beasts.html
 
Scientists who put their lives on the line
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16897-scientists-who-put-their-lives-on-the-line.html
 
Close call at SAC base
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090402/BLOG32/904029952?Title=Close-call-at-SAC-base
 
SIX MIND-BLOWING IDEAS
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/04/06/1881705.aspx
 
Easter Island still attracts more tourists than it can handle
http://www.canada.com/Travel/story.html?id=920477
 
The Road to Area 51
http://www.latimes.com/la-mag-april052009-backstory,0,786384.story
 
Israeli Jews bless the sun in rare 28-year prayer
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090408/ts_afp/israelreligionjudaism
 
Two Cardboard Boxes and Some Paint = a $6 Solar Cooker to Save the World
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/04/10/two-cardboard-boxes-and-a-lick-of-paint-a-6-solar-cooker-to-save-the-world/
 
Can science be used to prove the existence of God?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/apr/09/religion-controversiesinscience
 

 
 


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/
 
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/
 
Astronomy, topography and dynastic history in the Age of the Pyramids
http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0903/0903.1416.pdf
 


      
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