[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 4-17-20

Mon Apr 20 18:41:49 PDT 2020

*Weekly Science Report*

*April 17, 2020*

*“Your job as a historian is to help people remember not just what they
want to remember but also what they need to remember.”*

Lonnie Bunch

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*

Skull Fossils in Cave Show Mix of Human Relatives Roamed South Africa

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/science/skulls-africa-caves.html

Fossils Show Raptors Prowled North America Late in Dinosaurs’ Era

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/science/raptor-fossil-dinosaurs.html

50,000-year-old string found at France Neanderthal site

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52267383

Salish Sea basin was one of continent's most densely populated areas when
Europeans arrived

https://theprovince.com/news/local-news/salish-sea-basin-was-one-of-the-most-densely-populated-areas-of-north-america-at-time-of-contact/wcm/41e18b98-548a-47df-a67e-3206a87caff9

Molecular and isotopic evidence of milk, meat and plants in prehistoric
food systems

https://phys.org/news/2020-04-molecular-isotopic-evidence-meat-prehistoric.html

Papua New Guinea highland research redates Neolithic period

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/uoo-png041720.php

*History*

Bible Museum, Admitting Mistakes, Tries to Convert Its Critics

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/arts/bible-museum-artifacts.html

Researcher merges science, Native American tradition

https://news.jrn.msu.edu/2020/04/researcher-merges-science-native-american-tradition/?utm_content=buffer539f1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The Alaska Native Teacher Upending the Legacy of Colonial Education

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2020/04/teaching-native-culture-in-alaskas-classrooms/609292/?utm_content=buffer2d962&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Last Plains Indian war chief dies at age 102

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/last-surviving-war-chief-montana-crow-tribe-joseph-medicine-crow-dies-102/

N.C. Civil War & Reconstruction History Center moving forward

https://www.fayobserver.com/news/20200419/nc-civil-war--reconstruction-history-center-moving-forward

Mediterranean shipwrecks reveal 'birth of globalisation' in trade

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/apr/18/mediterranean-shipwrecks-reveal-birth-of-globalisation-in-trade

Iranian, German archaeologists to shed more light on history of Persia

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/446883/Iranian-German-archaeologists-to-shed-more-light-on-history

Genome Analysis Estimates Size of Samoa’s Early Population

https://www.archaeology.org/news/8634-200416-samoa-genome-population

Exeter to repatriate Blackfoot regalia to Siksika Nation

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/14/exeter-to-repatriate-blackfoot-regalia-to-siksika-nation

How museums in West Africa are saving cultural treasures

https://www.dw.com/en/how-museums-in-west-africa-are-saving-cultural-treasures/a-53110013

*Archaeology*

Almost 98 Percent of ‘Eastern Mediterranean’ Antiquities Sold in Germany
Are of Questionable Origin, a New Report Has Found

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/germany-illicit-antiquities-1826016/amp-page?__twitter_impression=true

Revolutionary new method for dating pottery sheds new light on prehistoric
past

https://phys.org/news/2020-04-revolutionary-method-dating-pottery-prehistoric.html
  Large settlements, hunting, fishing and sledge dogs: how Kamchatka
indigenous peoples lived 1000 years ago
https://phys.org/wire-news/348390929/large-settlements-hunting-fishing-and-sledge-dogs-how-kamchatka.html

Archaeological Sites Investigated in Northern Alaska
https://www.archaeology.org/news/8628-200414-alaska-howard-s-pass

Discover Ozbaki hill that goes down 9,000 years in history

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/446690/Discover-Ozbaki-hill-that-goes-down-9-000-years-in-history

Turkey’s Zerzevan Castle Considered for World Heritage List

https://www.archaeology.org/news/8640-200420-turkey-zerzevan-castle

Statue Fragments Uncovered at Angkor Wat

https://www.archaeology.org/news/8638-200420-angkor-wat-statues

*Egyptology*

Scholars Just Removed a High-Ranking Mummy From Her Coffin—Only to Discover
She Was Buried With a Secret Painting Gallery

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museum-discovers-hidden-painting-inside-mummy-coffin-1826361

Oxford professor arrested on suspicion of ancient papyrus theft

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/apr/16/oxford-professor-arrested-ancient-papyrus-bible-theft-dirk-obbink?fbclid=IwAR0ALlySygvqEFR0NIa7GkIXIXasIcp4gydq3YfID4Gi7PCJrhlnCt3a-v8

*General Science*

Researchers unveil electronics that mimic the human brain in efficient
learning

*https://phys.org/news/2020-04-unveil-electronics-mimic-human-brain.html
<https://phys.org/news/2020-04-unveil-electronics-mimic-human-brain.html>*

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

Uranus Ejected a Giant Plasma Bubble During Voyager 2’s Visit

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/science/uranus-bubble-voyager.html

Life on the Planet Mercury? ‘It’s Not Completely Nuts’

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/science/mercury-life-water.html

Private companies find role in developing nuclear power for space travel

https://www.space.com/commercial-nuclear-power-for-faster-space-travel.html

Quantum mechanics means some black hole orbits are impossible to predict

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/quantum-mechanics-some-black-hole-orbits-impossible-predict

Hubble observes aftermath of massive collision

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/eic-hoa042020.php

ALMA reveals unusual composition of interstellar comet 2I/Borisov

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/nrao-aru041720.php

Exoplanet apparently disappears in latest Hubble observations

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/nsfc-ead042020.php

Arctic research expedition likely faces extreme conditions in fast-changing
Arctic

https://phys.org/news/2020-04-arctic-extreme-conditions-fast-changing.html

Remembering Freeman Dyson

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/remembering-freeman-dyson/

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

People in India can see the Himalayas for the first time in 'decades,' as
the lockdown eases air pollution

https://www.cnn.com/travel/amp/himalayas-visible-lockdown-india-scli-intl/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

North pole soon to be ice free in summer

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/uoh-nps042020.php

Why relying on new technology won't save the planet

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/lu-wro041720.php

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

Low-cost, easy-to-build ventilator performs similarly to high-quality
commercial device

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/elf-lev041720.php

Investigating the role of ventral pallidum neurons in the basal ganglia

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-role-ventral-pallidum-neurons-basal.html

*Other*

Nothing to report

Additional Informational

One Park's Horrific Past

https://www.npca.org/articles/2498-one-park-s-horrific-past

*Restructuring US/ICOMOS in the Face of COVID-19* *and the World that Will
Follow*

https://mailchi.mp/358f803cc3cb/message-from-usicomos-president-restructuring-in-the-face-of-covid-19

New NEMO publication: Museums 2030 – Sharing recipes for a better future

https://www.ne-mo.org/news/article/nemo/new-nemo-publication-museums-2030-sharing-recipes-for-a-better-future.html

Park Activities You Can Do from the Comfort of Your Home

https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/park-activities-you-can-do-comfort-your-home

Crime, Corruption, and Collateral Damage: Large Infrastructure Projects as
a Threat to Cultural Heritage

https://traffickingculture.org/publications/crime-corruption-and-collateral-damage-large-infrastructure-projects-as-a-threat-to-cultural-heritage/

COASTAL EROSION AND FLOODING ON CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES IN SCOTLAND |
INTERVIEW WITH DR. MAIRI DAVIES

https://www.archernet.org/en/2020/03/31/coastal-erosion-and-flooding-on-cultural-heritage-sites-in-scotland-interview-with-dr-mairi-davies-2/

Message from the Chairman: We Will Take Action to Prevent the Loss of Our
Land

https://mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov/news/2020/3/27/message-from-the-chairman-we-will-take-action-to-prevent-the-loss-of-our-land

Cultural Rights Defenders (CRDs)

https://artistsatriskconnection.org/story/cultural-rights-defenders-crds

Resilience After Recession: 4 Ways to Reboot the U.S. Economy

https://www.wri.org/blog/2020/03/coronavirus-rebooting-US-economy

Seychelles Achieves 30 Percent Marine Conservation Commitment

https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/africa/stories-in-africa/seychelles-conservation-commitment-comes-to-life/

TED Talk, You Can't be "Bad" at Science

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wxokci6BWY

TED Talk, The galactic recipe for a living planet

https://www.ted.com/talks/karin_oberg_the_galactic_recipe_for_a_living_planet?utm_campaign=social&utm_source=t.co&utm_term=science&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=talk
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