[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 10-4-19

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*October 4, 2019*



*“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”*
George Santayana





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*


Grave Hints at Interaction Between Early Humans Living in Great Lakes,
American Southeast
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/grave-hints-interaction-between-early-humans-living-great-lakes-american-southeast-180973150/


Tiny 'Lizard-Like' Muscles Found in Developing Embryos Vanish Before Birth

https://www.livescience.com/disappearing-muscles-human-embryo.html?utm_source=notification



‘They are barbaric’: Turkey prepares to flood 12,000-year-old city to build
dam

https://amp.theguardian.com/cities/2019/sep/12/they-are-barbaric-turkey-prepares-to-flood-12000-year-old-city-to-build-dam



Should the Story of Homo’s Dispersal Out of Africa Be Rewritten?

https://www.sapiens.org/evolution/dispersal-hominin/



New research supports hypothesis that asteroid contributed to mass
extinction

https://phys.org/news/2019-10-hypothesis-asteroid-contributed-mass-extinction.html?fbclid=IwAR1UmPOwekoPDBRKyt7A1DC9ElLCe476HI0XPv7SocTXE56Y7NyBoGXw5OQ



Canada's first sabre-toothed cat fossil found in Medicine Hat

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/sabre-toothed-cat-1.5305505?fbclid=IwAR2C-V7pOToyLG8YuZYc2Nmixpf5IVE37dyEbsU5IVmAxaVLz2AszMXciXc



Oldest miniaturized stone toolkits in Eurasia

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/mpif-oms092719.php



45,000 years ago in Sri Lanka: The oldest microlith technology in a
rainforest setting

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/p-4ya092519.php



Were hot, humid summers the key to life's origins?

https://phys.org/news/2019-10-hot-humid-summers-key-life.html













*History*



New Scrutiny of Museum Boards Takes Aim at World of Wealth and Status

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/arts/design/whitney-art-museums-trustees.html



National Park Helps Preserve History

https://lcvalley.dailyfly.com/Home/ArtMID/1352/ArticleID/53728/National-Park-Helps-Preserve-History



Untold History: The Survival of California's Indians

https://www.kcet.org/shows/tending-the-wild/untold-history-the-survival-of-californias-indians



Long-lost masterpiece ‘the Holy Grail’ for curators and collectors alike

https://www.france24.com/en/20190925-discovery-cimabue-painting-mocking-christ-renaissance?ref=fb



The civil rights leader ‘almost nobody knows about’ gets a statue in the
U.S. Capitol

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/09/20/civil-rights-leader-almost-nobody-knows-about-gets-statue-us-capitol/



For the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, this has always been
home

https://www.michiganradio.org/post/little-traverse-bay-bands-odawa-indians-has-always-been-home?fbclid=IwAR1kG2vdgqLRwC1fOgJ2Tde2tZdb5PP5lKrnliDlKTAvTXP-s8kNlvLgW64



In a Syrian Town Under Siege, a Secret Library Kept Dreams Alive

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/28/books/review/syrias-secret-library-mike-thomson.html



Rebel Historian Who Reframes History Receives MacArthur 'Genius' Grant

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/25/764364172/rebel-historian-who-reframes-history-receives-macarthur-genius-grant



Crumbling museums ‘put treasures at risk’

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/crumbling-museums-put-treasures-at-risk-9xtkpbcdq#
<https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/crumbling-museums-put-treasures-at-risk-9xtkpbcdq>



Renia Spiegel's Diary Survived The Holocaust. People Are Finally Reading It.

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/30/765165687/renia-spiegels-diary-survived-the-holocaust-people-are-finally-reading-it?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1LG5_1ynTjLvvH_0osGI5UcWolb_ukuCz8bJ_KtjwOG-IpKDJenhmnuYY&fbclid=IwAR2gd1PvjhoyX1shCA-KdzYs1_4EMszpFL0WExW2h3uoCTfqSHHRPnkocGY



Oxford professor’s children refused visas to join her in UK

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/oct/01/oxford-professors-children-refused-visas-to-join-her-in-uk?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2Uv6AstRnNWI4fj1PWn4m1Ml1tV_xk29ELtSpQlln49yY0but3n3ZfaoY#Echobox=1569911972



Spain’s Attempt to Atone for a 500-Year-Old Sin

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/09/spain-offers-citizenship-sephardic-jews/598258/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=5d92ba4ab1a00400017b5e0d_ta&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0NcvsIQGEJ2iwkaV8A0GmJsHWRWGspcClVvqoPNRkwYIeRRk0saKiQUGU







How well do you know the saints?

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/09/27/how-well-do-you-know-saints?fbclid=IwAR0EmbsiA_I_Zi-9DBkpxPtMzCmbhcABgjCdpMVbd8nqrF_kzyTQJTVrFHw



Finland agrees to return Hopi remains taken in 19th century

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/2/finland-return-hopi-remains-taken-1895/?fbclid=IwAR1xInWbdxcPaYzA1gmiWqjKtpwVqopNy2KuM3jqScj4Dw7Dc2xdDZ0ISpk



World's First Geologic Map Was Far Ahead of Its Time

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/07/cave-art-caribbean-mona-island-first-contact-archaeology/gold-mining-egypt-turin-papyrus-map-archaeology/?fbclid=IwAR0h_KzMwZlOvxb6TixNCt2Ccx7r5oxfzO7o8mfjBp-Ms-LAVWTfs834B-c



Heirs Of Hyderabad's Last King Can Claim Millions Held In U.K. Account,
Court Rules

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/03/766701335/heirs-of-hyderabads-last-king-can-claim-millions-held-in-u-k-account-court-rules?sc=tw



Gandhi Is Deeply Revered, But His Attitudes On Race And Sex Are Under
Scrutiny

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/02/766083651/gandhi-is-deeply-revered-but-his-attitudes-on-race-and-sex-are-under-scrutiny?sc=tw


*British troops massacred Indians in Amritsar – and a century later,
there’s been no official apology *
https://theconversation.com/british-troops-massacred-indians-in-amritsar-and-a-century-later-theres-been-no-official-apology-123434

*Archaeology*



We Are Family

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/353-1909/trenches/7920-trenches-poland-neolithic-massacre



Medical examiner seeks 2nd opinion after state archaeologist
disputes Native American remains

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-county/2019/09/25/medical-examiner-seeks-second-opinion-after-state-archaeologist-disputes-native-american-remains-the/2441657001/



*Rising seas threaten hundreds of Native American heritage sites along
Florida’s Gulf Coast*

https://theconversation.com/rising-seas-threaten-hundreds-of-native-american-heritage-sites-along-floridas-gulf-coast-118500



Space Archaeologist Probes History in Orbit

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/space-archaeologist-probes-history-in-orbit/?fbclid=IwAR21_vKSWh5LryjAyzUUPigM9cWJoz8Luf4a6AXJcwJv46UAQbHyRJZkwkM



Northern Arizona organizations unite to preserve artifacts

https://www.apnews.com/e990f8b8a41b4581b131d0c288f1db65



Ancient scrolls charred by Vesuvius could be read once again

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/oct/03/ancient-scrolls-charred-by-vesuvius-could-be-read-once-again?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR11b_b1yti7XSFGCTQGBGp6qORVD1drLZC01ZW1urw3idkJt6QT5hRkLQ8#Echobox=1570084350



Israeli archaeologists claim to discover ancient city
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-israeli-archaeologists-ancient-city.html


Getty plans sweeping $100m initiative to promote the world’s cultural
heritage
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/getty-plans-sweeping-usd100m-initiative-to-promote-the-world-s-cultural-heritage


Restorers discover shield fragment is 1,700 years old, making it the oldest
German panel painting

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/shield-fragment-from-ad300-is-the-oldest-german-panel-painting



One mound at a time: Native American artist Santiago X on rebuilding
Indigenous cities

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/interview/native-american-artist-santiago-x-on-rebuilding-indigenous-cities-one-mound-at-a-time



*A digital archaeologist helps inaccessible collections be seen*

https://theconversation.com/a-digital-archaeologist-helps-inaccessible-collections-be-seen-123672











*Egyptology*



Long-lost temple of Egyptian king who ruled 2,200 years ago found by
scientists sparking ‘curse of the pharaoh’ fears

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/10056888/lost-temple-egyptian-pharaoh-found/











*General Science*



An unmanned ship that can travel 500 nautical miles without resupply ― the
Corps is looking at it

*https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2019/09/19/the-corps-is-looking-at-an-unmanned-ship-that-can-travel-500-nautical-miles-without-resupply/
<https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2019/09/19/the-corps-is-looking-at-an-unmanned-ship-that-can-travel-500-nautical-miles-without-resupply/>*



Hypersonic 'space plane' promises four-hour London to Sydney flights by
2030s

https://www.cnn.com/travel/amp/hypersonic-flight-air-breathing-rocket-scli-intl-gbr-scn/index.html?__twitter_impression=true



*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



Elon Musk Unveils SpaceX's New Starship Plans for Private Trips to the
Moon, Mars and Beyond
https://www.space.com/elon-musk-unveils-spacex-starship-2019-update.html?utm_source=notification


SpaceX's Starship Project Not Affecting Crew Dragon Flights for NASA, Elon
Musk Says
https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-crew-dragon-nasa-flights.html?utm_source=notification


*Did a large meteorite hit the earth 12,800 years ago? Here’s new evidence*

https://theconversation.com/did-a-large-meteorite-hit-the-earth-12-800-years-ago-heres-new-evidence-122426



Scientists puzzled by really big planet orbiting really little star

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-star/scientists-puzzled-by-really-big-planet-orbiting-really-little-star-idUSKBN1WB31U


Venus was potentially habitable until a mysterious event happened
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/20/world/venus-habitability-scn/index.html   Train
For Your Mars Mission With Astronaut Chris Hadfield
http://www.fastcompany.shared.ly/40562894/train-for-your-mars-mission-with-astronaut-chris-hadfield?ozpid=M2IwYmVm



NASA is close to finding life on Mars but the world isn't ready for the
discovery, the agency's chief scientist says

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/30/us/nasa-life-on-mars-jim-green-scn-trnd/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2019-09-30T16%3A31%3A02&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR2tuwjcvsaooH0f7WK7fpubf8E39KMJ2SREgRIabQRUKIm2Rhdrx98TY_g



NASA Is Now Accepting Proposals for Artemis Landers to Fly Astronauts to
the Moon

https://www.space.com/nasa-lunar-lander-proposals-artemis-moon-program.html?utm_source=notification


Planet Nine could be a primordial black hole, new research suggests

https://phys.org/news/2019-09-planet-primodial-black-hole.html?fbclid=IwAR1M6GfzqHU9bpqN5lxeb45NilQkOeuK6QkF7hGtTf6YkuXfl1iRJGVctTA



Astrophysics, Bible Confirm Earliest Recorded Eclipse
<http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2017/10/30/earliest-recorded-eclipse/>

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2017/10/30/earliest-recorded-eclipse/#.XZO0CUZKiiM



What created this 'ghost particle' from space found on Earth?

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/10/02/world/neutrino-ghost-particle-galaxy-scn/index.html



Not long ago, the center of the Milky Way exploded

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/acoe-nla100319.php



Astronauts replacing old batteries in 1st of 5 spacewalks

https://phys.org/news/2019-10-astronauts-batteries-1st-spacewalks.html



NASA's Mars 2020 rover tests descent-stage separation

https://phys.org/news/2019-10-nasa-mars-rover-descent-stage.html




Astronomers observe how two suns collect matter in a binary system
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-astronomers-suns-binary.html
*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



Submarine Hobbyists Help Researchers On Montana's Flathead Lake

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/02/755571204/submarine-hobbyists-help-researchers-on-montanas-flathead-lake?sc=tw



Nuclear Technology Abandoned Decades Ago Might Give Us Safer, Smaller
Reactors

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2019/02/26/molten-salt-nuclear-reactors/?utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb#.XZPvpUZKjIV



Million-mile battery unveiled by ground-breaking research
https://techxplore.com/news/2019-09-million-mile-battery-unveiled-ground-breaking.html


The Interior Secretary Wants to Enlarge a Dam. An Old Lobbying Client Would
Benefit.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/28/climate/bernhardt-shasta-dam.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytclimate



Disaster under the waves: the race to save the coral of the Caribbean

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-environment-corals-scientists-widerim/disaster-under-the-waves-the-race-to-save-the-coral-of-the-caribbean-idUSKBN1WB24O



Earth's Oceans Are Getting Hotter And Higher, And It's Accelerating

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/25/755859707/earths-oceans-are-getting-hotter-and-higher-and-it-s-accelerating?sc=tw



Climate Change Could Erase Human History. These Archivists Are Trying to
Save It

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/j5yg3g/climate-change-could-erase-human-history-these-archivists-are-trying-to-save-it



National parks’ economic benefits put at over $100B annually

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/09/report-looks-into-u-s-national-parks-budgeting-woes/



A new water-splitting technique to generate clean hydrogen

https://techxplore.com/news/2019-09-water-splitting-technique-hydrogen.html?fbclid=IwAR1CVre3cstwJkZ5kVEbrGRAXPFanl6KvBBPbxanDq2ddrlYMgwpRkYLUag



Scientists booted from EPA panel form their own group

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/463225-scientists-booted-from-epa-panel-form-their-own?fbclid=IwAR2a2KCGtkqk2znNajwA6BOaU-FpEj9cbG2fIvvNjP3o9qyJZk4a0I2QpUk


Irrigation For Farming Could Leave Many Of The World's Streams And Rivers
Dry

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/10/02/766510790/irrigation-for-farming-could-leave-many-of-the-worlds-streams-and-rivers-dry?sc=tw


315 billion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49885450   *Climate change is
really about prosperity, peace, public health and posterity – not saving
the environment*
https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-really-about-prosperity-peace-public-health-and-posterity-not-saving-the-environment-120476
*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*



Paralyzed man walks using brain-controlled robotic suit

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/04/health/paralyzed-man-robotic-suit-intl-scli/index.html?utm_content=2019-10-04T18%3A00%3A22&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR3Hr0FA-3jp23ZQTlhv4dmoZtSWA6SJ4Y4RWUyK3HN3g2YAYpZPKrjxlUc



Indonesia cancels Komodo island closure, saying tourists are no threat to
dragons

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/01/indonesia-cancels-komodo-island-closure-saying-tourists-are-no-threat-to-dragons?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2B0js34pRSe0HaKxS4dg9Iv-U48e9OKbBdbcdk10ahqOOu1mfTorK5l30#Echobox=1569931396



Why Are Gray Whales Moving to the Ocean Next Door?

http://discovermagazine.com/2016/april/13-why-are-gray-whales-moving-to-the-ocean-next-door?utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb&fbclid=IwAR3UEqZ5J2ebiiIHnZdToJV13Z_zq6OOOm6m0fQ-AmF3TE4ougVRPx1n1uw



First video of viruses assembling

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/hjap-fvo100419.php



Targeting a rogue T cell prevents and reverses multiple sclerosis in mice

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-rogue-cell-reverses-multiple-sclerosis.html



Edible sensor helps TB patients take their meds: study

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-edible-sensor-tb-patients-meds.html



Researchers unlock potential to use CRISPR to alter the microbiome

https://phys.org/news/2019-10-potential-crispr-microbiome.html



Harnessing tomato jumping genes could help speed-breed drought-resistant
crops

https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/67674



*Caribbean fish love catastrophic hurricanes*

https://theconversation.com/caribbean-fish-love-catastrophic-hurricanes-120801



*An Alzheimer’s study used electrostimulation to evoke vivid memories –
here’s what it could mean*

https://theconversation.com/an-alzheimers-study-used-electrostimulation-to-evoke-vivid-memories-heres-what-it-could-mean-123253



*Artificial intelligence in medicine raises legal and ethical concerns*

https://theconversation.com/artificial-intelligence-in-medicine-raises-legal-and-ethical-concerns-122504

*Other*



'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' actor Aron Eisenberg dies at age 50

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/22/entertainment/aron-eisenberg-star-trek-actor-dies/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2019-09-22T16%3A00%3A07&utm_medium=social



An India-Pakistan nuclear war could kill millions, threaten global
starvation

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/uoca-ain093019.php



















Additional Informational



Senate Spending Committee Advances Interior Funding Bill; Better Protects
National Parks and Supports Park Rangers

https://www.npca.org/articles/2317-senate-spending-committee-advances-interior-funding-bill-better-protects



What to Know When Visiting an Archaeological Site

https://www.saa.org/quick-nav/saa-media-room/saa-news/2019/09/27/what-to-know-when-visiting-an-archaeological-site



Cultivating Censorship at the National Park Service: New Acting Director
Issues Controversial Memo

https://blog.ucsusa.org/maria-caffrey/cultivating-censorship-at-the-national-park-service-new-acting-director-issues-controversial-memo?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb&fbclid=IwAR2trw2UFAD1UKrRNNx9JHJCgFCSs-Z60LdKxb3tmE9pACKYJXBpiyIxF4c
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