[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 2-21-20

Sun Feb 23 12:56:35 PST 2020

*Weekly Science Report*

*February 21, 2020*

*"Egyptian civilization was not a development, it was a legacy" *
John Anthony West

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*

Neanderthal 'skeleton' is first found in a decade

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51532781

Were ancient humans Vegetarians?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8025705/Were-ancient-humans-VEGETARIANS-65-000-year-old-archaeology-site-shows-diet-fruits-nuts.html

New Study Results Consistent With Dog Domestication During Ice Age

https://news.uark.edu/articles/52277/new-study-results-consistent-with-dog-domestication-during-ice-age

In Search of Prehistoric Potatoes

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/374-2003/letter-from/8449-four-corners-potato

Fossilized wing gives clues about Labrador's biodiversity during the
Cretaceous

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/mu-fwg022120.php

Frozen bird turns out to be 46,000-year-old horned lark

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/su-fbt022120.php

*History*

USS Arizona survivor Donald Stratton dies at 97

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/02/16/uss-arizona-survivor-donald-stratton-has-died-at-97/

*Think the US is more polarized than ever? You don’t know history*

https://theconversation.com/think-the-us-is-more-polarized-than-ever-you-dont-know-history-131600

Early Novel Written By Free Black Woman Called Out Racism Among
Abolitionists

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/15/805991106/early-novel-written-by-free-black-woman-called-out-racism-among-abolitionists?sc=18&f=1001

Precious Ethiopian Crown Returned — After 21 Years Stashed In A Dutch
Apartment

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/20/807778909/precious-ethiopian-crown-returned-after-21-years-stashed-in-a-dutch-apartment?sc=18&f=1001

The Next Smithsonian Might Be A Women's History Museum

https://www.npr.org/local/305/2020/02/14/806036607/the-next-smithsonian-might-be-a-women-s-history-museum

Ancient Academia

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/372-2003/digs/8437-digs-iraq-assyrian-scholars

*Archaeology*

Iconic Plymouth Rock, other landmarks vandalized, covered in graffiti

https://www.wcvb.com/article/iconic-plymouth-rock-other-landmarks-vandalized-covered-in-graffiti/30965270

Developer made promises 6 years ago, but Tequesta artifacts are still not
on display

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/downtown-miami/article238922413.html?fbclid=IwAR1LOPogpUyqupl1lufG5tIXN-cmK6Y0nirYUQP5_9-UdCZE7XTBLfYnTvQ

Angkor Wat May Owe Its Existence to an Engineering Catastrophe

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/angkor-wat-reservoir-engineering-catastrophe-180974227/

Grave circles found under football pitch could be 3,000 years old

https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/art-culture/96298/grave-circles-found-under-football-pitch-could-be-3000-years-old-bronze-age-human-settlements-cremated-schellebelle/

Trove of artifacts from HMS Erebus help shed light on last days of doomed
Franklin expedition

https://nationalpost.com/news/trove-of-artifacts-from-hms-erebus-help-shed-light-on-last-days-of-doomed-franklin-expedition

Archaeologists discover lost city that may have conquered the kingdom of
Midas

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-archaeologists-lost-city-conquered-kingdom.html

Ancient ‘megasites’ may reshape the history of the first cities

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-urban-megasites-may-reshape-history-first-cities

Archaeologists receive letter from biblical era

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-archaeologists-letter-biblical-era.html

*Egyptology*

Is this Nefertiti’s tomb? Radar clues reignite debate over hidden chambers

*https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00465-y?fbclid=IwAR3F-yM4jh8INMPO3qqt_lUKxZ7X17GKkTP76X4LpQhvEyKPc-aF0J1MdHI
<https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00465-y?fbclid=IwAR3F-yM4jh8INMPO3qqt_lUKxZ7X17GKkTP76X4LpQhvEyKPc-aF0J1MdHI>*

Israeli swimmer's discovery of Egyptian artifact met with suspicion in Cairo
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/02/egyptian-artifact-discovered-israel-raises-suspicion.html

Dozens of ancient Egyptian graves found with rare clay coffins

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egypt-clay-graves.html?utm_source=notification

*General Science*

Nothing to report

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

The lost continent of Zealandia hides clues to the Ring of Fire's birth

https://www.livescience.com/zealandia-tied-to-ring-of-fire.html

*Hackers could shut down satellites – or turn them into weapons*

https://theconversation.com/hackers-could-shut-down-satellites-or-turn-them-into-weapons-130932

Trump Unveils New Space Force Logo, Inciting 'Star Trek' Fan Outrage

https://www.npr.org/2020/01/24/799396583/trump-unveils-new-space-force-logo-inciting-star-trek-fan-outrage?sc=18&f=1001

Beyond the brim, Sombrero Galaxy's halo suggests turbulent past

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/nsfc-btb022020.php

How newborn stars prepare for the birth of planets

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/nrao-hns022020.php

Compact dark object search: Scanning Earth's core with superconducting
gravimeters

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-compact-dark-scanning-earth-core.html

How earthquakes deform gravity

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-earthquakes-deform-gravity.html

Scientists predict state of matter that can conduct both electricity and
energy perfectly

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-scientists-state-electricity-energy-perfectly.html

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

Two giant icebergs broke off Antarctica. Here's what that means for the
continent's health.

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/two-giant-icebergs-broke-antarctica-here-s-what-means-continent-n1138821?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

New findings: Pacific marine national monuments do not harm fishing industry

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uoha-nfp021920.php

A plan to save Earth's oceans

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-earth-oceans.html

Offshore wind farms could power much of coastal China: study

https://techxplore.com/news/2020-02-offshore-farms-power-coastal-china.html

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

UCF Researchers Develop Device That Mimics Brain Cells Used for Human Vision

https://www.ucf.edu/news/ucf-researchers-develop-device-that-mimics-brain-cells-used-for-human-vision/
  The answer to lactose intolerance might be in Mongolia
https://www.popsci.com/story/science/lactose-intolerance-microbiome/

Pill-sized 'heater' could increase accessibility in diagnosing infectious
disease

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uotf-pc022020.php

Changing what heart cells eat could help them regenerate

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-02-heart-cells-regenerate.html

Why do whales migrate? They return to the tropics to shed their skin,
scientists say

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-whales-migrate-tropics-skin-scientists.html

*Other*

6 Decades Later, This Atomic Vet Is Finishing His Music Education

https://www.npr.org/2020/01/25/799295142/6-decades-later-this-atomic-vet-is-finishing-his-music-education?sc=18&f=1001

Additional Informational

SAA Protests Destruction of Archaeological and Native American Cultural
Sites at Border Wall

https://www.saa.org/quick-nav/saa-media-room/saa-news/2020/02/11/saa-protests-destruction-of-archaeological-and-native-american-cultural-sites-at-border-wall

These Photos Show the Harsh Reality of Life in WWII Japanese-American
Internment Camps

https://www.history.com/news/japanese-internment-camp-wwii-photos?source=history&platform=facebook&postid=sf117619961&sf117619961=1&fbclid=IwAR2FjO5qo9mTLOywKy99AThZRI7EeOeDFedLxqG0opALWIf_C966iuFd-CM

Teaching the Holocaust and Human Behaviour in the Classroom Webinar, Feb 26

https://www.facinghistory.org/calendar/web2020uk2-teaching-holocaust-and-human-behaviour-classroom

Photos: Squashed skull of 70,000-year-old Neanderthal discovered in cave

https://www.livescience.com/photos-neanderthal-burial-shanidar-cave.html?utm_source=notification
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