[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 8-25-23

Sat Aug 26 08:44:16 PDT 2023

*Weekly Science Report*

*August 25, 2023*

*“Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify
the hunters.”*

African Proverb

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

In a Stone Age Community, Women Moved While Men Stayed with Family

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/in-a-stone-age-community-women-moved-while-men-stayed-with-family/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1xrWjvMwfWifr5J-I9Nj_pjIu64Ud7A-DK8JWUb-qdw_d3GPKfT97N-Eg

The Oldest Known Neanderthal Engravings were Discovered in a French Cave

https://arkeonews.net/the-oldest-known-neanderthal-engravings-were-discovered-in-a-french-cave/

Ötzi the Iceman has a new look: balding and dark-skinned

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02562-0?fbclid=IwAR1Ek4vwaMEYCW9kj_DxJ5yXrpeyr8ep0QcZCH65DTbzftPxV2XBp9HsnOE

Ancient human-size sea lizard rewrites history of early armored marine
reptiles

https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/ancient-human-size-sea-lizard-rewrites-history-of-early-armored-marine-reptiles?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=livescience&fbclid=IwAR3_ahO_kr49GrC6486zJe0eWZmNiZm0iOCi5_uZN0aYOwwjslli6dJTAd8

What’s the World’s Oldest Language?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/whats-the-worlds-oldest-language/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR3m2ciCBhnrX0YTm_2E4pAJt2oc56hOz0xxeyQRkz-k9S2KeFyAgfbBEVw

New ancient ape from Türkiye challenges the story of human origins

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-ancient-ape-trkiye-story-human.html?fbclid=IwAR1SHmRSNeSo5zcMHiKCgMBqwYarmBAv7d-ZGOnDsbtAJoyGNgTN_ln6aKU

Missing topographical elements of Paleolithic rock art revealed by
stereoscopic imaging

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-topographical-elements-paleolithic-art-revealed.html?fbclid=IwAR0lDSiKpIoNtbMzN9Wd5Pd1OzeQHfV06gqXnktokU1JoiEb9LCXUg3wl-E

The Flores Man Hobbits: Are They Still Alive?

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-flores-man-hobbits-are-they-still-alive?utm_campaign=organicsocial&utm_content=thousands_of_years_ago%2C_t&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3HHmTwrephIHEuj68Uv24LiT3ajy8866Z4MDsQNXuXn4Jkg-VLOaEhJks

Sea sequin 'bling' links Indonesian islands' ancient communities

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-sea-sequin-bling-links-indonesian.html

Sequencing genes of Iron and Bronze Age peoples to better understand early
Mediterranean migration patterns

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-sequencing-genes-iron-bronze-age.html

Rare Stone Age discovery in mid-Norway

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-rare-stone-age-discovery-mid-norway.html

Rising seas and a great southern star: Aboriginal oral traditions stretch
back more than 12,000 years

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-seas-great-southern-star-aboriginal.html

History

Oklahoma declines to discuss a settlement of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors’
lawsuit

https://apnews.com/article/tulsa-race-massacre-survivors-lawsuit-2731bcc20ef66decf564eb4918460327

Threat from climate change to some of India’s sacred pilgrimage sites is
reshaping religious beliefs

https://theconversation.com/threat-from-climate-change-to-some-of-indias-sacred-pilgrimage-sites-is-reshaping-religious-beliefs-208737

Relationships Carved From Clay Bring New Partners to Museums

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/arts/design/museums-met-ceramics-pottery-native-americans.html?fbclid=IwAR15KA307Acy30XcvQxsiTkXH62JdN-4XTinQwAQgqrq2mFpzBELpNSv49Y

This Paris book market has been here for 450 years. Now it’s being moved
for ‘security reasons’

https://www.cnn.com/travel/paris-booksellers-river-seine/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2023-08-13T09%3A45%3A05&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1xnmydQZ3Ljhnal5yZ_dzT9U-MAqOtMojinc27onKLHLlvRruGVfs8IYU

Omagh attack: Memorial service takes place in Northern Ireland on 25th
anniversary of deadly bombing

https://news.sky.com/story/omagh-attack-memorial-service-takes-place-in-northern-ireland-on-25th-anniversary-of-deadly-bombing-12939453?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=7482386_

Arkansas Education Department won’t allow credit for AP African American
Studies course

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/arkansas-education-department-wont-allow-credit-ap-african-american-st-rcna99791

New find throws light on life of slaves in Ancient Rome’s Pompeii

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/new-find-throws-light-life-slaves-ancient-romes-pompeii-rcna100924

Newly dated cave art tells a dark story in Borneo’s history

https://www.popsci.com/science/borneo-malaysia-cave-art/?fbclid=IwAR0rebf33su_kxTsetAT2q1AKGcaTZQHqTRqkNOfpoNC3aSeFZ3-TgzdJSM

Researchers extract ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick, revealing
a time capsule of plant life

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-ancient-dna-year-old-clay-brick.html?fbclid=IwAR2uYb7SquCK65K0gsfkm7hPJBt21-_8TM2iG3AqNdVANWefYSfMBTTTtXU

Technology reveals new picture of ancient Native American culture

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-technology-reveals-picture-ancient-native.html

China's ancient water pipe networks show they were a communal effort with
no evidence of a centralized state authority

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-china-ancient-pipe-networks-communal.html

Europe's ancient languages shed light on a great migration and weather
vocabulary

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-europe-ancient-languages-great-migration.html

The Real History Behind the ‘Golda’ Movie

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-history-behind-the-golda-movie-180982773/

How the War of 1898 Changed History Forever—in the United States and Beyond

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-the-war-of-1898-changed-history-foreverin-the-united-states-and-beyond-180982656/

Archaeology

Israel may uproot ancient Christian mosaic near Armageddon. Where it could
go next sparks outcry

https://apnews.com/article/jesus-bible-armageddon-israel-museum-mosaic-christian-2b3a1806e238e995d51d11a8acbf2935

Michigan State students discover traces of school's first observatory built
in 1881

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/14/1193711244/michigan-state-students-discover-traces-of-schools-first-observatory-built-in-18

An ancient Mayan empire city was found in the Mexican jungle

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/ancient-mayan-empire-city-was-found-mexican-jungle-rcna90351?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2Lyb3LtvA5rL7cE6Fuivs4vZu90dVN3H3Cy0H015I_5KLY_PtWm59hpso&_branch_match_id=1223466273718938594&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz0tKzkstL9ZLLCjQy8nMy9YvrPIxy04zdKxwTrJPS0rOyUyx9Sx3DDLyqUwy9ikpczQt8jFPdjVzK80sKzYpiyq1NEgJ8zP2MHauNPAwMDT1jDf19omMDygJzzW1zCgozgcAf4oeWGkAAAA%3D

Roman aristocrat unearthed in ancient cemetery that could show Britain's
shift to Anglo-Saxon society

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/roman-aristocrat-remains-unearthed-lead-coffin-england-anglo-saxons-rcna74804?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR3xfLfaQh5WA_DkwPGhEzMIlOUnmqlMtNqRqe2wA5JnEGhQA-QJt6RnxIs&_branch_match_id=1195686125552732090&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=NBC%20News&utm_medium=social&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz0tKzkstL9ZLLCjQy8nMy9Yv9C50My5wi0hzTrJPS0rOyUyx9Sx3DDKuSPNJSwzMMA13jHfJLg9wz3Ct8vXM8Q%2FNyy3M8S3xKwwqTDUqdzT1ynN1zwh01A30KjELyqvwLAYAigCSl2kAAAA%3D

Nottinghamshire villagers uncover 16th Century secrets contained in chest

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-66472082?at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_medium=social&at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_link_id=6127580E-3AA0-11EE-8B4E-715C3AE5AB7B&at_format=link&fbclid=IwAR0h1J4iyqZbK6WTMLK2CTotJHepLbo3I1EMuLaxrucUwdQZALyieuJ4rEw

Second Temple era synagogue discovered in Russia

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-754915?_ga=2.146824564.291876829.1686976324-1191436216.1642319428&_gac=1.75735425.1691730879.e&fbclid=IwAR2VNX3Se1tDZ99ho8JTn_k-geS8hcoMsUmMlqx6m_QCpjQ69rHfbkWeiF8

Evidence of Jerusalem’s Destruction at the Hands of Babylonians, Then
Romans Now Revealed on Mount Zion

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-08-21/ty-article-magazine/evidence-of-jerusalems-destruction-at-hands-of-romans-and-babylonians-found-on-mount-zion/0000018a-170b-d84b-adfe-579b67c60000?fbclid=IwAR1xPOQooy-Yr54vXfYUbMCPOeX4HYpin-CUVm13OEKUPA2D1oNVSX6UCH4

West Point Academy discovers nearly 200-year-old time capsule

https://westchester.news12.com/west-point-academy-discovers-nearly-200-year-old-time-capsule?fbclid=IwAR3KdMnIgdGtiulPd88FJFEHnI54LKVwDt1ZIk0OTgXqpyjcAziPBg4IQoQ

Navan Fort: Dig sheds new light on home of the Kings of Ulster

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-66514152?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_campaign_type=owned&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_type=web_link&at_link_origin=BBCNews&at_format=link&at_link_id=95788314-3F21-11EE-95C5-D912FE754D29&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_medium=social

2,000-Year-Old Roman Walls Discovered in Swiss Alps

https://www.archaeology.org/news/11698-230823-roman-wall-swiss-alps

Recent Excavations in Ancient Greek City Reveal Cult Center

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/excavations-ancient-greek-city-helike-cult-center-1234677507/

Possible Evidence of Deer Sacrifice Uncovered in England

https://www.archaeology.org/news/11701-230824-england-deer-sacrifice

The Palace on Tablet Hill

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/516-2307/digs/11508-iraq-girsu-tablet-hill-palace

Fully Intact Giant Panda Skeleton Discovered in Chinese Emperor’s
2,000-Year-Old Tomb

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fully-intact-giant-panda-skeleton-discovered-in-chinese-emperors-2000-year-old-tomb-180982736/

Drone Scans Reveal New Details About the Battle of the Bulge

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/drone-scans-reveal-new-information-from-battle-of-the-bulge-180982749/

Egyptology

Embalming Facilities Discovered at Famous Egyptian Site

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/embalming-facilities-discovered-at-famous-egyptian-site?fbclid=IwAR3U9vo2jg28Nl3gMs1lwBpBEMhe9Z5jW4tEqH8Is5XJI5961d8BvwD9NPo

General Science

Decoding how molecules 'talk' to each other to develop new nanotechnologies

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-decoding-molecules-nanotechnologies.html?fbclid=IwAR0t8P4CauEABTkeGqcAmzXgUF0MC5TZrd7FzDZaMkwyMTDirtj4eyNCXMA

The Race to Develop Artificial Intelligence That Can Identify Every Species
on the Planet

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-race-to-develop-artificial-intelligence-that-can-identify-every-species-on-the-planet-180982732/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=8152023&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwAR2-Xn_z_2NryDAQ7IcWYIsQH-VA7nfsYlUctkP1E6dThOct8xN0ZxwAr9w

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Astronomers confirm Maisie's galaxy is among earliest ever observed

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-astronomers-maisie-galaxy-earliest.html?fbclid=IwAR3XOM3Vjeb5XgGBvngdnIB8I0Z01Zlog0vUjHK-eoO1aV71DqHWuUUuG0k

The largest asteroid impact crater on Earth is lurking beneath Australia,
new evidence suggests

https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/the-largest-asteroid-impact-crater-on-earth-is-lurking-beneath-australia-new-evidence-suggests

Mars is rotating more quickly, NASA mission finds

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/14/world/mars-rotation-insight-nasa-scn/index.html

Could white holes actually exist?

https://www.space.com/could-white-holes-exist-space-mysteries?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=space.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR32xzxwmeoKbfDCH6SXpE9jnSJAKJAfh2zrEJz9HKAFVLZmXKdaMPiF-84

First Mexican Farmworker to Become NASA Astronaut Gets Biopic in ‘A Million
Miles Away’ Trailer

https://remezcla.com/film/watch-first-mexican-farmworker-nasa-astronaut-biopic-million-miles-away-trailer/?fbclid=IwAR35pUaFV_ffpZJ8hjH6NOwWZCsJCZpoCTx6slTEUf3Oo3KMDmo-iyBV4gA

How the ‘Lunar Codex’ is aiming to change the moon forever

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/15/style/lunar-codex-moon-art-scn/index.html?utm_content=2023-08-15T18%3A27%3A09&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR1kXfrGYPxSL2A4VVKl12RfQ6GBFJE-ttm6NjqG82NEkyojYzetvuS9F3o

This Radical New Metal from Outer Space Could Transform Everything—from
Electric Vehicles to Nuclear Submarines

https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a44785656/new-metal-boosts-batteries/?utm_campaign=socialflowFBPOP&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social-media&fbclid=IwAR17bzbOjbFJgeTDNgxlkRUmF4KYYrx2l8Z6zqw62shatEKuC3-aDBjpf5U

India says spacecraft heading to moon working 'perfectly'

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-says-spacecraft-heading-moon-working-perfectly-2023-08-21/

New 'potentially interstellar' comet will be visible to the naked eye next
month before leaving our solar system forever

https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/new-potentially-interstellar-comet-will-be-visible-to-the-naked-eye-next-month-before-leaving-our-solar-system-forever?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=livescience&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1GZc-uucTUWfNTeeCGaYM85lqQvUd2VHM1SOlnu9rBMPX-i0QCPcIZ5KE

Will Scientists Ever Find a Theory of Everything?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/will-scientists-ever-find-a-theory-of-everything/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR0zvw_38xcvZgB3d9I-L91k5v4nw06Q-HUlY9P-gyE5yCD4XCfdRRUsiQE

It Worked! India First to Land Near Moon’s South Pole

https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a44889380/india-first-south-pole-moon-landing-chandrayaan-3/?utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=socialflowFBPOP&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2zcVvyfapgDh2mFe7rgB7oel8jQbb7fAbxu7UjSdARGWPrKHMXi_5WKnA

Russia's first lunar mission in 47 years smashes into the moon in failure

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russias-moon-mission-falters-after-problem-entering-pre-landing-orbit-2023-08-20/?taid=64e1fcc313918d0001e9888a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Making plant-based meat alternatives more palatable with protein microgels

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-plant-based-meat-alternatives-palatable-protein.html

Judge rules in favor of young Montana plaintiffs in landmark climate trial

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/14/us/montana-kids-win-climate-trial/index.html?utm_content=2023-08-14T17%3A40%3A13&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_term=image&fbclid=IwAR3o_RkpXm69UKbuv4FtsWKhxihse9k0W7wB-CpA1QmTaMEmI9Zq4AJCHBA

No quick fix to reverse Antarctic sea ice loss as warming intensifies -
scientists

https://www.reuters.com/world/no-quick-fix-reverse-antarctic-sea-ice-loss-warming-intensifies-scientists-2023-08-08/

Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in
protected area

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/ecuadorians-reject-oil-drilling-amazon-ending-operations-protected-are-rcna100958

Cargill Tests 123-Foot-Tall Sails in Effort to Slash Fuel Burn

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-20/cargill-tests-giant-sails-as-wind-power-seen-as-way-to-clean-up-shipping-sector?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business#xj4y7vzkg

National Ignition Facility earns its name for a second time

https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/online/42581?fbclid=IwAR0XVozGz-HaVVQavxSLYTY0ukI0rB-r6s8DbgCeHGn3TcPhiR6gjFsvh_E

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

Scientists Just Discovered a ‘Strawberry-Like’ Antarctic Invertebrate With
20 Arms

https://gizmodo.com/antarctic-strawberry-feather-star-20-arms-discovered-1850730199?utm_campaign=Gizmodo&utm_content=Giz%20Science&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2UjamuPAUsBWk0UN43Oyxia1rIrhfn3l5wmQuJXO0TnxyNUKZSL_M2oLY

Stem cells from one eye show promise in healing injuries in the other

https://buffalonews.com/life-entertainment/nation-world/wellness/stem-cells-from-one-eye-show-promise-in-healing-injuries-in-the-other/article_66826beb-d739-523b-b0e4-6f6804845f41.html#:~:text=The%20experimental%20procedure%20aims%20to,stem%20cells%20from%20the%20other.&text=Jurkunas%2C%20who%20is%20also%20affiliated,excitement%20to%20finally%20do%20it.%E2%80%9D

Lolita, oldest orca held in captivity, dies before chance to return to the
ocean

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/19/1194867016/lolita-orca-toki-miami-seaquarium-dies?sc=18&f=1001

A global observatory to monitor Earth's biodiversity
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/999557
Other

Mohammed Yahia, Arab science journalism icon, dies at 41

https://www.scidev.net/global/news/mohammed-yahia-arab-science-journalism-icon-dies-at-41/?utm_source=SciDev.Net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=14079245_2023-08-21%20Weekly%20Email%20Digest%20-%20Global%20Template.%20For%20no%20topic%20preferences&dm_i=1SCG,8DRM5,V1AOM,YKIDW,1

Additional Informational

LLNL’s prototype telescope now fully operational aboard the International
Space Station

https://www.llnl.gov/news/llnls-prototype-telescope-now-fully-operational-aboard-international-space-station?fbclid=IwAR1PhGTJyOaHx8SOHETbpSTV9j2pYBslv54g2dIS0UhMKL_Aq4JjZ_XbVAQ

A new ape from Türkiye and the radiation of late Miocene hominines

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-05210-5?fbclid=IwAR2Y0gr5paZkULTbZS5ij0IkizaFb6VMbhrDPkc2vCwyH_tMqLO96t4vOA8
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