[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 12-28-18

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*December 28, 2018*



*“And civilization is not the only thing to be saved from destruction.
There is also its fragile record.  The pages of history, or at any rate
what remains of them, clearly show that the record of the collective
civilization that has inhabited this planet since humans started painting
in caves is subject to destruction and loss with no possibility of
recovery.”*

William E. Burrows


Introduction



Steve Detwiler created this publication with the support of Graham Hancock
and the late 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!



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News Articles   *Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies*



Earliest records of three plant groups uncovered in the Permian of Jordan

https://phys.org/news/2018-12-earliest-groups-uncovered-permian-jordan.html





*History*



‘I Feel Invisible’: Native Students Languish in Public Schools

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/us/native-american-education.html



This Bronze Age Regicide May Be World’s Oldest-Known Political Murder
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bronze-age-regicide-may-be-worlds-oldest-known-political-murder-180971107/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



Simcha Rotem, Jewish resistance fighter and Holocaust survivor, dies at 94

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/simcha-rotem-jewish-resistance-fighter-and-holocaust-survivor-dies-at-94/2018/12/24/b775c070-0791-11e9-a3f0-71c95106d96a_story.html?utm_term=.21e910ec6770



Dutch policy on Nazi-loot restitutions under fire

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/dutch-policy-on-nazi-loot-restitutions-under-fire



To Save Their Endangered Language, 2 Cherokee Brothers Learn As They Teach

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/24/674509385/to-save-their-endangered-language-2-cherokee-brothers-learn-as-they-teach?sc=tw



One Man Exposed the Secrets of the Freemasons. His Disappearance Led to
Their Downfall

https://www.history.com/news/freemason-secrets-revealed



Christmas across Indian Country

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2018/12/25/christmas-in-indian-country/



The True Story of the Case Ruth Bader Ginsburg Argues in ‘On the Basis of
Sex’
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-case-center-basis-sex-180971110/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



Her nude body was found 30 years ago, slashed and heartless. Who killed
Lisa Sanders?

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article223547230.html?fbclid=IwAR19XpzMtndyvABNWe7oLF1LznH4QkD32zuGno0_TrqcHqQ-9oYBtS8OnRc



The ‘White Slavery’ Law That Brought Down Jack Johnson is Still in Effect

https://www.history.com/news/white-slave-mann-act-jack-johnson-pardon?cmpid=FACEBOOK_FBPAGE__20181226&linkId=61580464



The Genetic Legacy of the Spanish Inquisition

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/12/dna-reveals-the-hidden-jewish-ancestry-of-latin-americans/578509/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=5c232a7d3ed3f0000133fbe4_ta&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2SA-ONKMTFxxWQkKMBZUwKqGuQOGW9rQZ1XfAtM29v1tyA-M3zqUL7UqU



The national security adviser who colluded with foreign powers — decades
before Michael Flynn

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/12/26/national-security-adviser-who-colluded-with-foreign-powers-decades-before-michael-flynn/?fbclid=IwAR0DP6r2bXloGdtl10vndCD_R43L1Fmi5d8cE5bJskmZo4vwRmyoET5CBRE&utm_term=.ecc90e30af9d



Museum Openings that we’re excited about in 2019

https://www.museumnext.com/2018/12/museum-openings-that-were-excited-about-in-2019/#.XCWMdD7GevQ.facebook



Germany to Compensate Child Refugees Who Escaped the Nazis on the
Kindertransport to Britain
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/germany-will-pay-child-refugees-who-escaped-nazis-kindertransport-britain-180971078/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



Church Leaders Sue Princeton Over ‘Stolen’ Manuscripts

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/14/arts/design/princeton-eastern-orthodox-church.html



Which national parks are open during the federal government shutdown?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2018/12/27/national-parks-closed-during-federal-government-shutdown/2424786002/



Smithsonian And National Zoo To Close After New Year's Day In Government
Shutdown

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/27/680596210/smithsonian-and-national-zoo-to-close-after-new-years-day-in-government-shutdown?sc=tw



Pakistan plans to relax visa policy in bid to revive tourism

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-tourism-idUSKCN1OL05G?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5c1df04e04d301400e867c5f&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook









*Archaeology*



Laser-Shooting Planes Uncover the Horror and Humanity of World War I

https://www.wired.com/story/lidar-archaeology-world-war-1-ypres-salient-belgium/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_122918_daily_list1_p3&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20122918%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl



Long-Hidden 'Pyramid' Found in Indonesia Was Likely an Ancient Temple

https://www.livescience.com/64320-hidden-temple-pyramid-java.html



Lake Titicaca: Underwater museum brings hope to shores

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-latin-america-46374651



Raise a Toast to the Aurochs

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/325-1901/trenches/7214-trenches-medieval-aurochs-horns



Kenya is starting to track its valuable stolen artifacts worldwide—with
German help

https://qz.com/africa/1492817/kenyas-national-museums-the-nest-shift-to-count-stolen-art/



St Mark’s administrators accuse Italian government of failing to protect
Basilica

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/st-mark-s-administrators-accuse-italian-government-of-failing-to-protect-church



How TV shows use serious archaeology to promote bogus history

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/12/28/how-tv-shows-use-serious-archaeology-promote-bogus-history/?utm_term=.5619e66c2711



Chilling discovery: ice house found under London street

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/dec/28/chilling-discovery-archaeologists-uncover-lost-ice-house-under-london-street



Archaeologists May Have Found 2,500-year-old Persian Military Base in
Northern Israel

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-archaeologists-may-have-found-2-500-year-old-persian-military-base-in-northern-israe-1.6765220



Dig reveals some of Quebec City’s archaeological secrets, but location of
Champlain’s tomb remains a mystery

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-dig-reveals-some-of-quebec-citys-archaeological-secrets-but-location/



Archaeologists find remains of horses in ancient Pompeii stable

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/dec/23/archaeologists-find-remains-of-horses-in-ancient-pompeii-stable



Archaeologists find human sacrificial pit in Inner Mongolia

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/24/c_137695707.htm





*Egyptology*



Astonishing discoveries in 2018

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/26129.aspx













*General Science*



Hybrid qubits solve key hurdle to quantum computing

*https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/r-hqs122718.php
<https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/r-hqs122718.php>*



Using ablation to examine the structure of artificial neural networks

*https://techxplore.com/news/2018-12-ablation-artificial-neural-networks.html
<https://techxplore.com/news/2018-12-ablation-artificial-neural-networks.html>*







*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



The mystery of the ISS hole just got even weirder

https://www.popsci.com/iss-hole-russia-drill-inside?src=SOC&dom=fb&fbclid=IwAR23g9Hi3tPWZKYMUExLYtL9v3hIWDIj4UGNtka5j2iLK_IzOdxXh869zVY



50 Years Ago, Earthrise Gave Us the View of a Lifetime

https://www.wired.com/story/50-years-ago-earthrise-gave-us-the-view-of-a-lifetime/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_122418_daily_list1_p4&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20122418%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl



Forget Mars. Here’s Where We Should Build Our First Off-World Colonies
<http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2014/09/08/where-build-off-world-colonies/>

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2014/09/08/where-build-off-world-colonies/?utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb&fbclid=IwAR0G5YmZ4PiR-DvDPF0B7u-s88LoupjwJHwlUbkPjhCe6hMofgerfkhpSI0#.XCVAdFVKhQI



A 'super blood wolf moon' and five eclipses are among 2019's major
astronomy events

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/27/world/five-eclipses-in-2019-and-super-blood-wolf-moon-trnd/index.html?no-st=1546006127



Pluto Is Far in the Rearview. Next Stop: Ultima Thule

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/pluto-is-far-in-the-rearview-next-stop-ultima-thule/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=SciAm_&sf205029572=1



Our universe: An expanding bubble in an extra dimension

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/uu-oua122818.php



The 17th-Century Astronomer Who Made the First Atlas of the Moon
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/17th-century-astronomer-who-made-first-atlas-moon-180971103/







*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



Paris wants to build a forest 5 times larger than Central Park

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/02/paris-wants-to-build-a-massive-forest-that-would-be-5-times-larger-than-central-park



On the right path to fusion energy

http://news.mit.edu/2018/nas-report-right-path-fusion-energy-1221



Risks of 'domino effect' of tipping points greater than thought, study says

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/20/risks-of-domino-effect-of-tipping-points-greater-than-thought-study-says



Democrats Establish a New House ‘Climate Crisis’ Committee

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/12/house-democrats-form-new-committee-climate-crisis/579109/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_source=facebook&utm_term=2018-12-28T16%3A17%3A22&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR28dTxzhWGSB0WH898tmxsuJ791bpnn7lRXLo-8VnQOwVz84g1ilXCbhBA

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*



IWC withdrawal: Japan to resume commercial whaling in 2019

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/25/asia/japan-withdrawal-international-whaling-commission-intl/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_content=2018-12-26T05%3A00%3A12&utm_term=link



A Policy Knot Leaves Oklahomans From Marshall Islands Struggling To Get
Health Care

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/25/671159555/a-policy-knot-leaves-oklahomans-from-marshall-islands-struggling-to-get-health-c?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2055



Eyes and Ears 3D-Printed From Flesh Could Boost Our Senses

https://www.wired.com/story/3d-printed-flesh-body-parts/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_122218_daily_list3_p1&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20122218%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl



Rerouting nerves during amputation reduces phantom limb pain before it
starts

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/m-rnd121818.php



Artificial activation of cancer cells to destroy them

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/fefu-aao122518.php



Bacteria found in ancient Irish soil halts growth of superbugs—new hope for
tackling antibiotic resistance
https://phys.org/news/2018-12-bacteria-ancient-irish-soil-halts.html







*Other*



Nothing to report























Additional Informational



The World Was a Much More Interesting Place Not That Long Ago: Best
Paleoanthropology of 2018

http://fossilhistorypaige.com/2018/12/best-of-2018/



Toponyms, Directions and Tribal Names in the Indus Script

https://www.harappa.com/content/toponyms-directions-and-tribal-names-indus-script



Archeological Mysteries on the St. Marks Refuge

https://blog.wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/?p=11138



Space Photos of the Week: Meet TESS, the Exoplanet Hunter

https://www.wired.com/story/space-photos-meet-tess-the-exoplanet-hunder/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_122218_daily_list3_p3&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20122218%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl
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