[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 10-11-19

Mon Oct 14 15:28:24 PDT 2019

*Weekly Science Report*

*October 11, 2019*

*“These virtues do not have ineffable meaning but offer a sense of
morality-a way to be, and a way to behave, as a member of the human
family.”*

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Kingdom of Jordan on being Muslim

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*

Pigs recorded using tools for the first time

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/10/first-tool-use-pigs-visayan-endangered/

Early humans evolved in ecosystems unlike any found today

https://phys.org/news/2019-10-early-humans-evolved-ecosystems-today.html

Microscopic evidence sheds light on the disappearance of the world's
largest mammals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191002121711.htm   Dishing
the dirt on an early man cave
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190926073340.htm

Meet Siamraptor suwati, a new species of giant predatory dinosaur from
Thailand https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/p-mss100219.php
*History*

Georgia college students burned the books of a Latina author

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/11/us/georgia-southern-university-book-burning/index.html

UN: More needed from UK, US and others on Hammarskjold crash

https://www.apnews.com/7fd08885a7c2451a830b57043e76a9fa

A New Statue in Times Square Challenges the Symbolism of Confederate
Monuments
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/kehinde-wileys-times-square-statue-poses-challenge-confederate-monuments-180973284/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR3cGC1b5gNDvwySe8Hsx905bgfstvjhxnuF6ryGItNORjQmY7ulfoDDdzw

Thousands flock to climb Uluru before sacred rock shuts to visitors

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/uluru-visitor-sacred-site-shuts-scli-intl/index.html?utm_content=2019-10-07T17%3A00%3A27&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNNi&fbclid=IwAR1pLTzPR0IFAhqZ8TjueHhZHtsOXcwUi5FGjKRAEpdDn7ElrbBgpLUtcGs

Alaska Native and civil rights icon Elizabeth Peratrovich to be featured on
$1 coin

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/07/us/elizabeth-peratrovich-alaska-native-trnd/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2019-10-07T17%3A44%3A05

This 16th-century corsair was the most feared pirate of the Mediterranean

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2015/06-07/barbarossa-pirate/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20191008hist-barbarossapirate::rid=&sf221108753=1

Archaeology -- Social inequality in Bronze Age households

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/lm-a-s100719.php

Two centuries ago, University of Virginia students beat and raped enslaved
servants, historians say

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/10/06/two-centuries-ago-university-virginia-students-beat-raped-enslaved-servants-historians-say/

*Archaeology*

Bears Ears lawsuit to proceed, federal judge rules

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/463775-bears-ears-lawsuit-to-proceed-federal-judge-rules

1,000 lost ancient sites found on Scottish island
https://www.scotsman.com/heritage/1-000-lost-ancient-sites-found-on-scottish-island-1-5020356

Six Tourist Spots in Saudi Arabia That Will Surprise You

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-10-06/six-tourist-spots-in-saudi-arabia-that-will-surprise-you?__twitter_impression=true

Dismissed as fakes for a century, enigmatic Puerto Rican stones could
rewrite history

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article235714732.html

Evidence of Fish Farming Found at Neolithic Site in China

https://www.archaeology.org/news/8051-191007-china-neolithic-aquaculture?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Minaret in the Mountains

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/352-1909/features/7899-afghanistan-forgotten-islamic-empire

Fifteenth-Century Ornament Returned to Old Cairo Mosque

https://www.archaeology.org/news/8055-191004-cairo-mosque-ornament

Excavations at Sisi, Crete Bring to Light Very Important Archaeological
Finds

https://www.thenationalherald.com/262875/excavations-at-sisi-crete-bring-to-light-very-important-archaeological-finds/

Jaguars were the divine felines of the ancient Americas

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2018/07-08/jaguar-natural-history-mesoamerica/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20191009hist-resurfjaguardivine::rid&sf221112130=1

Two SIUC students are uncovering the hidden secrets of an old Underground
Railroad stop in Miller Grove

https://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/two-siuc-students-are-uncovering-the-hidden-secrets-of-an/article_80224333-fc77-5104-a9e3-9c4204ad8c79.html

‘Nothing left to steal’: Utah’s Danger Cave looted by thieves, who stole
artifacts dating back 11,000 years

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/05/13/nothing-left-steal-utahs/

Ross Twp. burial mound saved by foundation

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/10/08/ross-twp-burial-mound-saved-foundation/3907720002/?fbclid=IwAR2ep9TrRhIcH2kv3GdMoT-qfUrhKpIH4ESNUmL3-8SqpqB91S0yXkLLhSE
  Traditional fisherfolk help uncover ancient fish preservation methods
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190924161744.htm   Possible
Depiction of Female Shaman Unearthed in Japan
https://www.archaeology.org/news/8105-191014-japan-female-shaman
*Egyptology*

What is a Massive 5.7 Kilometer Long “Underground World” Doing Beneath
Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?

https://curiosmos.com/what-is-a-massive-5-7-kilometer-long-underground-world-doing-beneath-egypts-oldest-pyramid/

*General Science*

3-D integrated metasurfaces stacking up for impressive holography

*https://phys.org/news/2019-10-d-metasurfaces-stacking-holography.html
<https://phys.org/news/2019-10-d-metasurfaces-stacking-holography.html>*

Researchers design new material using artificial intelligence

*https://phys.org/news/2019-10-material-artificial-intelligence.html
<https://phys.org/news/2019-10-material-artificial-intelligence.html>*

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

Astronomers find 20 new moons around Saturn and you can help name them

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/07/world/saturn-20-new-moons-scn/index.html?utm_content=2019-10-07T16%3A30%3A10&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNNi&fbclid=IwAR2YXHRzfkaeNlEdTTaFdL7S_Kl97-xncOBrijrd0-BJjhLJY1ksT6X0NnA

Curiosity rover finds an ancient oasis on Mars

https://phys.org/news/2019-10-curiosity-rover-ancient-oasis-mars.html?fbclid=IwAR2mDiCN6P_5_U65TPmnDmOUddEWGIhUzE4lrDi_LiuS4UKDEFoT6uWZ2M8

The Pentagon wants to launch satellite constellations to track missiles

https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614486/the-pentagon-wants-to-launch-military-satellite-constellations-to-track-missiles/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1570472955

Rare 'Lazarus superconductivity' observed in promising, rediscovered
material

https://phys.org/news/2019-10-rare-lazarus-superconductivity-rediscovered-material.html

Life probably exists beyond Earth. So how do we find it?

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/03/extraterrestrial-life-probably-exists-how-do-we-search-for-aliens/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20191008ngm-nobelresurfexoplanets::rid=&sf221074444=1

Scientists Propose New Satellite Tech to Dodge Space Junk from
Megaconstellations
https://www.space.com/space-junk-megaconstellations-satellite-dodging-tech.html?utm_source=notification

Astronomers use giant galaxy cluster as X-ray magnifying lens

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/miot-aug101019.php

Interstellar Comet with a Familiar Look

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/aoju-icw101119.php

I’m Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/im-convinced-we-found-evidence-of-life-on-mars-in-the-1970s/

*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

'Once they're gone, they're gone': the fight to save the giant sequoia

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/06/california-giant-sequoia-grove-alder-grove?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR30hKYpnBOEzFNxCPcpqYKuX0SuxlWVYdIlKv6jjPpWbrWLrJRX5mBBDYA#Echobox=1570429827

How A Small English Town Spurred The Group That's Reshaping Global Climate
Protests

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767711216/how-a-small-english-town-spurred-the-group-thats-reshaping-global-climate-protes?sc=tw

How to avoid overtourism in U.S. national parks

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/north-america/united-states/national-parks/avoid-overtourism-indiana-dunes-gateway-arch/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20191006travel-overtourismparks::rid=&sf220933103=1

The sea is running out of fish, despite nations’ pledges to stop it

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/10/sea-running-out-of-fish-despite-nations-pledges-to-stop/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20191008science-overfishingsubsidies::rid=&sf221080341=1

How preprocessing methods affect the conversion efficiency of biomass
energy production

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/uoic-hpm101119.php

Study shows a much cheaper catalyst can generate hydrogen in a commercial
device

https://phys.org/news/2019-10-cheaper-catalyst-hydrogen-commercial-device.html

Lakes worldwide are experiencing more severe algal blooms

https://phys.org/news/2019-10-lakes-worldwide-experiencing-severe-algal.html

Renewables overtake hydrocarbons in UK electricity generation: study

https://techxplore.com/news/2019-10-renewables-hydrocarbons-uk-electricity.html

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

Dolphins Are Finally Living and Breeding in the Potomac River Again

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dolphins-are-living-and-breeding-potomac-river-180973263/?sf110057966=1&fbclid=IwAR2DnqhdeGCGeirDjeEANcA7-An7ZDSQZj4lK320I7ePvl-_uK7d_WmLeaE&utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=americanrivers&utm_content=Dolphins%20Are%20Finally%20Living%20and%20Breeding%20in%20the%20Potomac%20River%20Again

A Patient Hopes Gene-Editing Can Help With Pain Of Sickle Cell Disease

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/10/10/766765780/after-a-life-of-painful-sickle-cell-disease-a-patient-hopes-gene-editing-can-hel?sc=tw

Trio Wins Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine For Work On Cells And Oxygen

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767796791/trio-wins-nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine-for-work-on-cell-metabolism?sc=tw

World’s largest amphibian identified as a unique species

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/09/giant-salamander-new-species-worlds-largest-amphibian/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20191007animals-resurflargestamphibian::rid=&sf221009523=1

*Other*

Can We Redesign The Modern City With Synthetic Biology? Could We Grow Our
Houses Instead Of Building Them?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johncumbers/2019/09/26/can-we-redesign-the-modern-city-with-synthetic-biology-could-we-grow-our-houses-instead-of-building-them/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Desperate to fill teacher shortages, US schools are hiring teachers from
overseas

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/06/us/international-teachers-us-shortage/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link&utm_content=2019-10-06T19%3A30%3A09&utm_medium=social

Additional Informational

UK teams complete space weather mission study ahead of selection decision
in November

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-teams-complete-space-weather-mission-study-ahead-of-selection-decision-in-november

A petrographic analysis of clay recipes in Late Neolithic north-western
China: continuity and change

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/petrographic-analysis-of-clay-recipes-in-late-neolithic-northwestern-china-continuity-and-change/786D2D4B502726AB660D232F4830B66A

Tackling Stone Age stereotypes and misconceptions including this: They made
tools out of more than just stone

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/09/18/tackling-stone-age-stereotypes-and-misconceptions-including-this-they-made-tools-out-of-more-than-just-stone/

A handaxe of Libyan Desert glass

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/handaxe-of-libyan-desert-glass/CBC4A2F9368B2B58ED9D2B328AF09B59
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