[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 9-9-16

Steve Detwiler steveorange2011 at gmail.com
Sat Sep 10 20:59:46 PDT 2016


*Weekly Science Report*

*September 9, 2016*



*“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”*

*Walter Winchell*




Introduction



Steve Detwiler created this publication with the support of Graham Hancock
and John Anthony West to share news and information on various disciplines
to include but not limited to paleontology, space sciences, genetics and
archaeology.  His goal behind sharing this publication has always been very
simple, by sharing knowledge we can make our world a better place.  This
publication is Mr. Detwiler’s contribution to bring people together and
share ideas and discoveries with his fellow humans.



I hope you enjoy this publication and that the content challenges and
inspires you!



Steve Detwiler





News Articles   *Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies*



Prehistoric Tattoos Were Made with Volcanic Glass Tools

http://www.livescience.com/55289-prehistoric-tattoos-made-with-glass-tools.html?utm_content=buffer325e3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer



How did prehistoric humans occupy the Tibetan Plateau?

http://phys.org/news/2016-09-prehistoric-humans-occupy-tibetan-plateau.html



How China is rewriting the book on human origins

http://www.nature.com/news/how-china-is-rewriting-the-book-on-human-origins-1.20231?utm_content=buffer7903d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer



Scientists find 3.7 billion-year-old fossil, oldest yet

https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-3-7-billion-old-fossil-oldest-yet-172228446.html

*History*



Burnswark's bloody Roman history becomes clearer

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-37194266?ref=yfp



Tuskegee Airman, Martin Luther King Jr. Bodyguard Dies at 93

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/05/492722499/tuskegee-airman-martin-luther-king-jr-bodyguard-dies-at-93



Exhibition documents 'hidden Holocaust' of WWII

http://www.post-gazette.com/life/lifestyle/2016/09/02/Exhibition-documents-hidden-Holocaust-of-WWII/stories/201609020066



The Long-Lasting Legacy of the Great Migration
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/long-lasting-legacy-great-migration-180960118/?no-ist



A Ranger, a Field of Wildflowers and the Retelling of Flight 93

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/us/a-ranger-a-field-of-wildflowers-and-the-retelling-of-flight-93.html?_r=0



Was U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves the real Lone Ranger?

https://www.policeone.com/police-heroes/articles/6408028-Police-History-Was-U-S-Marshal-Bass-Reeves-the-real-Lone-Ranger/



Why the Founder of Standing Rock Sioux Camp Can’t Forget the Whitestone
Massacre

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/09/03/why-founder-standing-rock-sioux-camp-cant-forget-whitestone-massacre-165672



Half-Indian 'elephant whisperer' crowned Miss Japan

https://www.yahoo.com/news/half-indian-elephant-whisperer-crowned-miss-japan-131313602.html



The 100-Year-Old Carve-Up Bleeding the Middle East Today

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/04/the-100-year-old-carve-up-bleeding-the-middle-east-today.html?source=TDB&via=FB_Page



How to Preserve Cultural Memory in the Digital Age

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/abby-smith-rumsey/culture-memory-digital_b_10357622.html



Cardinal Burke, anti-Muslim crusader

http://religionnews.com/2016/09/07/cardinal-burke-anti-muslim-crusader/



Female WWII pilots were barred from Arlington. Not anymore.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/female-wwii-pilots-were-barred-from-arlington-not-anymore/2016/05/20/5bddff46-1ec0-11e6-9c81-4be1c14fb8c8_story.html



13th century Maya codex, long shrouded in controversy, proves genuine

http://phys.org/news/2016-09-13th-century-maya-codex-shrouded.html



Eerie evidence Amelia Earhart died a castaway
<http://nypost.com/2016/09/09/amelia-earhart-survived-her-plane-crash-new-evidence-suggests/>

http://nypost.com/2016/09/09/amelia-earhart-survived-her-plane-crash-new-evidence-suggests/



The story of twins who endured Josef Mengele, the Nazi ‘Angel of Death’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-story-of-twins-who-endured-josef-mengele-the-nazi-angel-of-death/2016/08/29/f0cf7cac-492b-11e6-acbc-4d4870a079da_story.html



Pre-Hispanic Mexican civilization may have bred and managed rabbits and
hares

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-pre-hispanic-mexican-civilization-bred-rabbits.html



Stone tools tell story of intrepid Polynesian mariners

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-05/polynesian-maritime-network-revealed-by-tools/7567652?site=science/news&utm_content=buffer34073&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer



Mussolini message to future revealed under Rome obelisk

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37230455?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook



Jewish avengers unapologetic for targeting Nazis after WWII

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/08/31/jewish-avengers-unapologetic-for-targeting-nazis-after-wwii.html



Hitler’s Nazi Holiday Resort Turned into Luxury Flats

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nazi-coastal-resort-turned-luxury-flats-637058



Joe Hosteen Kellwood, a Navajo code talker during WWII, dies

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/07/us/navajo-code-talker-joe-hosteen-kellwood-obit/index.html?sr=fbCNN090716navajo-code-talker-joe-hosteen-kellwood-obit0915AMStoryLink&linkId=28465470



The long, steady decline of literary reading

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/09/07/the-long-steady-decline-of-literary-reading/?tid=sm_fb



DNA confirms cause of 1665 London's Great Plague

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37287715



*Archaeology*



Assisi basilica declared safe after fatal earthquake strikes central Italy

http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/assisi-basilica-declared-safe-after-earthquake-shakes-central-italy-/



New picture emerges on human settlement of Madagascar

http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/summer-2016/article/new-picture-emerges-on-human-settlement-of-madagascar?utm_content=buffer58883&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer



Researchers validate ancient astronomical structures

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-validate-ancient-astronomical.html



What is the Cost of Preserving the Past?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04542nk



Human bones found near former Nazi research site in Berlin

https://www.yahoo.com/news/human-bones-found-near-former-nazi-research-berlin-101317998.html



Secret tunnel found in Hittite capital

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/secret-tunnel-found-in-hittite-capital-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=103034&NewsCatID=375&utm_content=buffer1dba3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer



Timbers Unearthed in Wales May Be Neolithic Log Boat

http://www.archaeology.org/news/4803-160830-wales-log-boat



How Ancient Greek Statues Really Looked: Research Reveals their Bold,
Bright Colors and Patterns
<http://www.openculture.com/2016/09/how-ancient-greek-statues-really-looked.html>

http://www.openculture.com/2016/09/how-ancient-greek-statues-really-looked.html



Protecting antiquities in Syria and Libya from Islamic State

http://ht.ly/rYW5303V0O9



Only Portrait of William Shakespeare Painted From Life to Be Cleaned for
First Time

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/shakespeare-portrait-cleaned-risking-losing-beard-634475



Ancient seeds to be resurrected

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-seeds-to-be-resurrected-.aspx?PageID=238&NID=103555&NewsCatID=375



*Why should cultural artefacts be more rooted than people?*

http://theconversation.com/why-should-cultural-artefacts-be-more-rooted-than-people-63954



Feature: Greece strives to preserve underwater antiquities

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/29/c_135643152.htm?platform=hootsuite



Prehistoric Cochno Stone unearthed near housing estate

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-37290979



Jewish Prophet's Tomb at Risk from IS in Iraq

http://www.voanews.com/a/jewish-prophets-tomb-risk-islamic-state-iraq/3496299.html

*Egyptology*



Scientists unearth centuries-old crocodile stone

http://phys.org/news/2016-09-scientists-unearth-centuries-old-crocodile-stone.html



Egypt CANNOT afford to search for ancient treasures as it closes historic
museums

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/703854/Egypt-cannot-afford-search-ancient-treasures-closes-historic-museums?utm_content=buffera8307&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer



Does Chinese Civilization Come From Ancient Egypt?

http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/09/02/did-chinese-civilization-come-from-ancient-egypt-archeological-debate-at-heart-of-china-national-identity/



*General Science*



Africa Will Build The Future Says Zuckerberg, Visits Kenya On First African
Trip

*http://www.forbes.com/sites/tobyshapshak/2016/09/01/africa-will-build-the-future-says-zuckerberg-visits-kenya-on-first-african-trip/#435bddc85214
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/tobyshapshak/2016/09/01/africa-will-build-the-future-says-zuckerberg-visits-kenya-on-first-african-trip/#435bddc85214>*



There’s a New Approach to Quantum Computing: Microwave Signals

*http://futurism.com/theres-a-new-approach-to-quantum-computing-microwave-signals/
<http://futurism.com/theres-a-new-approach-to-quantum-computing-microwave-signals/>*



EXCLUSIVE: Google, Singularity visionary Ray Kurzweil on the amazing future
he sees — thanks to tech

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2016/09/06/exclusive-google-singularity-visionary-ray.html?utm_content=buffer3146b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter-su&utm_campaign=buffer







*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



All Aboard the Most Tricked Out Science Ship in America

https://www.wired.com/2016/08/aboard-tricked-science-ship-america/?mbid=social_twitter



SpaceX Rocket Explodes On Launch Pad

http://www.wmfe.org/spacex-rocket-explodes-on-launch-pad/63622



Turns out that mysterious signal SETI found is almost certainly not aliens

http://www.blastr.com/2016-9-1/turns-out-mysterious-signal-seti-found-almost-certainly-not-aliens?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=57c86ca204d301627ace1d70&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook



Rosetta's missing Philae probe found in dark crack on comet

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rosettas-missing-philae-probe-found-dark-crack-comet-151755515.html



Young men knocking over unique rock formation in Oregon

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/caught-on-tape-young-men-knocking-over-unique-rock-formation-in-oregon/ar-AAiwtI2



The hunt for Planet Nine reveals some strange, far-out objects

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-planet-nine-objects-snap-story.html



NASA Trek Talks at Mission New York

http://www.startrek.com/article/nasa-trek-talks-at-mission-new-york



Super-resolution microscope builds 3-D images by mapping negative space

http://phys.org/news/2016-09-super-resolution-microscope-d-images-negative.html



A Teen Might Pick The Landing Site For NASA's Next Mars Rover

http://www.npr.org/2016/09/04/492260860/a-teen-might-pick-the-landing-site-for-nasas-next-mars-rover?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160904



NASA may need to reroute Curiosity rover to avoid contaminating potential
water site

http://www.blastr.com/2016-9-9/nasa-may-need-reroute-curiosity-rover-avoid-contaminating-potential-water-site



NASA wants to send a submarine into the largest ocean on Saturn's moon Titan

http://www.blastr.com/2016-8-30/nasa-wants-send-submarine-largest-ocean-saturns-moon-titan?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=57c6564304d3011540f8a334&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook



Scientists working on real-life 'hibernation' tech to send future colonists
to Mars

http://www.blastr.com/2016-8-30/scientists-working-real-life-hibernation-tech-send-future-colonists-mars?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=57c5f3d204d30148cdf328ae&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook



*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



A tale of more cities: Are we reducing our impact on the Earth by sharing
it?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0826/A-tale-of-more-cities-Are-we-reducing-our-impact-on-the-Earth-by-sharing-it



How One Audio Archivist Works To Preserve Yellowstone's Iconic Sounds

http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2016/08/22/audio-archivist-yellowstone



Human induced climate change has been going on longer than you think

https://www.wired.com/2016/08/human-induced-climate-change-going-longer-think/



Meet Luigi the Poopbot

https://www.wired.com/2016/08/luigi-poopbot-scrape-sewers/?mbid=social_twitter



Costa Rica Is Trying to Go a Year Without Fossil Fuels

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/costa-rica-renewable-energy-fossil-fuels/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=global&utm_campaign=general-content&linkId=28301791



Leading insurers tell G20 to stop funding fossil fuels by 2020

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/30/leading-insurers-tell-g20-to-stop-funding-fossil-fuels-by-2020?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other



A Trip Back In Time: Big Cypress National Preserve

http://wlrn.org/post/trip-back-time-big-cypress-national-preserve



Eastern Gorilla Gets Added to Critically Endangered List

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/eastern-gorilla-gets-added-critically-endangered-list-n642686?cid=sm_fb



Future climate change field test doesn't make Earth greener

https://apnews.com/b5a9c111f525437f887489cc8b89f25f/Future-climate-change-field-test-doesn't-make-Earth-greener



Taboos and ancient traditions help one community protect Kenya's forests

http://news.trust.org/item/20160905134717-zjc33/



What is Africa’s “Great Green Wall”?

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2016/09/economist-explains?fsrc=scn/fb/te/bl/ed/whatisafricasgreatgreenwall



The farm that runs without sun, soil or water

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/05/world/aerofarms-indoor-farming/index.html



The Strike That Shook America

http://www.history.com/news/the-strike-that-shook-america-100-years-ago?cmpid=Social_FBPAGE_HISTORY_20160906_563724720&linkId=28357832



The Next Generation of Solar Panels

http://energy.gov/articles/next-generation-solar-panels



New wave energy device to be developed in Pembrokeshire

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/new-wave-energy-device-developed-11846964

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*



Ants trapped in nuclear bunker are developing their own society

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2104632-ants-trapped-in-nuclear-bunker-are-developing-their-own-society/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Facebook&utm_term=Autofeed&cmpid=SOC%7cNSNS%7c2016-Echobox#link_time=1473097129





*Other*



Is It Possible to Measure Supernatural or Paranormal Phenomena?

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-it-possible-to-measure-supernatural-or-paranormal-phenomena/?WT.mc_id=SA_FB_MB_NEWS



Society Is Doomed, Say Scientists

http://www.seeker.com/society-is-doomed-say-scientists-1768396079.html



Iceland unearths rock to appease angry elves

https://www.yahoo.com/news/iceland-unearths-rock-appease-angry-elves-195326271.html



















Additional Informational



Watch the Destruction of Pompeii by Mount Vesuvius, Re-Created with
Computer Animation (79 AD)

http://www.openculture.com/2016/02/watch-the-destruction-of-pompeii-by-mount-vesuvius-re-created-with-computer-animation-79-ad.html



International Journal of Cultural Property

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-cultural-property



Iconography of the Indus Unicorn: Origins and Legacy

https://www.harappa.com/content/iconography-indus-unicorn-origins-and-legacy



When We Have To Leave Earth... Where Will We Go?

http://www.seeker.com/when-we-have-to-leave-earth-where-will-we-go-1985197069.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=dnewssocial&utm_campaign=owned



*Library of Congress *John J. Pershing Papers

https://www.loc.gov/collections/john-pershing-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=fbloc-new-ww1



Meet the Man with the Most Advanced Prosthetic Arm in the World

http://www.freethinkmedia.com/shows/superhuman/article/meet-man-advanced-prosthetic-arm-world/



Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

http://www.defyingthenazis.org/
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