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Weekly Science Report 18th Jan 2019
Weekly Science Report 18th Jan 2019
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
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News Articles
Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies
Born to Be Mild
http://discovermagazine.com/2015/july-aug/30-born-mild?
utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb
How Humans Invented Writing — Four Different Times
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2018/12/19/the-origins-of-writing/?
utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb#.XDzReVVKgdU
AI Predicts Humans Have an Ancestor We Don't Even Know About Yet
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a25934309/ai-study-human-ancestor/
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/19/health/australopithecus-
sediba-human-history-scli-intl/index.html
Scientists sue to protect Utah monument—and fossils that could rewrite Earth’s history
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/scientists-sue-protect-utah-monument-and-fossils-
could-rewrite-earth-s-history
History
Amelia Earhart died 80 years ago. Conspiracy theories about her disappearance live on.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amelia-earhart-died-80-years-ago-conspiracy-theories-
about-her-n955081?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
How a deadly plot against George Washington became a historical footnote
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/entertainment/books/how-a-deadly-plot-against-george-
washington-became-a-historical-footnote/2019/01/04/48647816-0f66-11e9-831f-
3aa2c2be4cbd_story.html?__twitter_impression=true
Can Museum of Raqqa's glory be restored?
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/01/international-alliance-rebuilds-looted-raqqa-
museum.html
Land defenders on heightened alert one year after Trump shrinks U.S. monuments
http://news.trust.org/item/20190107115320-l69u4/
Want to Cultivate a Liberal European Islam? Look to Bosnia.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/01/bosnia-offers-model-liberal-european-
islam/579529/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the-
atlantic&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_term=2019-01-
13T11%3A00%3A09&fbclid=IwAR3L5s51skSwF3yUKZS1ovGSuNRES_mXpMgygBIQMEf4dy
zAS8SXhTUXX-U
The European capital cobbled with Jewish gravestones
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-46845131?
ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook&ns_mchannel=social
Ex-Nazi camp guard deported from U.S. dies in nursing home in Germany
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/10/ex-nazi-ss-guard-deported-u-s-dies-
nursing-home-germany/2539491002/
Ulysses Grant’s forgotten fight for Native American rights
http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2019/01/07/ulysses-grants-forgotten-fight-native-american-
rights/ideas/essay/
Why America’s Deadliest Wildfire Is Largely Forgotten Today
https://www.history.com/news/why-americas-deadliest-wildfire-is-largely-forgotten-today?
cmpid=FACEBOOK_FBPAGE__20190109&linkId=62145299
The Getty Digitizes More Than 6,000 Photos From the Ottoman Era
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/getty-has-digitized-more-6000-photos-ottoman-era-
180971186/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia
Atlanta’s Famed Cyclorama Mural Will Tell the Truth About the Civil War Once Again
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/atlanta-famed-cyclorama-tell-truth-civil-war-once-again-
180970715/#SkwcLWxdTrTeEDKy.99
Alfred Newman, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers, dies at 94
https://wtkr.com/2019/01/16/alfred-newman-one-of-the-last-remaining-navajo-code-talkers-dies-at-
94/
Rochester’s 150-Year-Old Historical Society Hit Hard by Lack of Funding
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rochesters-150-year-old-historical-society-hit-hard-
lack-funding-180971176/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia
Meet The Woman Finding - And Preserving - Holocaust Survivors' Stories Across South Florida
http://www.wlrn.org/post/meet-woman-finding-and-preserving-holocaust-survivors-stories-across-
south-florida
'Who Will Write Our History': Documenting Those Who Documented The Warsaw Ghetto
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/17/685164331/who-will-write-our-history-documenting-those-who-
documented-the-warsaw-ghetto?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_
content=20190118
Change is coming to the National Gallery of Art. But is it ready for Kaywin Feldman?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/kaywin-feldman-the-first-woman-to-
lead-the-national-gallery-on-the-power-of-art/2019/01/09/23f8c3a8-0e9c-11e9-831f-
3aa2c2be4cbd_story.html?utm_term=.ebfb0a38312d
How I became an artefact: the story of Iraq's Jewish archive and its restoration
https://www.thejc.com/news/news-features/how-i-became-an-artefact-the-story-of-iraq-s-jewish-
archive-and-its-restoration-1.478080
The Hunt for the Nazi Loot Still Sitting on Library Shelves
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/arts/nazi-loot-on-library-shelves.html?
fbclid=IwAR0CYz701gCVo1_lYJPzxQkStooVGL7FJ5k8vieLV5bTWt3Qxylxpkq-FkI
Preserving Cultural Heritage in Conflict Zones: ALIPH Foundation Launches Grants
https://www.artandobject.com/shorts/preserving-cultural-heritage-conflict-zones-aliph-foundation-
launches-grants
The Fruits of Cooperation: Bringing Home Captain Lawrence Dickson
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/fruits-cooperation-bringing-home-captain-
lawrence-dickson?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social
Only Surviving Arabic Slave Narrative Written in the United States Digitized by Library of
Congress
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/only-surviving-arabic-slave-narrative-united-
statesdigitized-library-congress-180971298/?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia
Periodic Table Found During Routine Cleaning at Scottish University May Be World’s Oldest
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scottish-researchers-find-what-may-be-worlds-
oldest-periodic-table-180971308/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia
One Of The Last Navajo Code Talkers Dies At 94
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/15/685573870/one-of-the-last-navajo-code-talkers-dies-at-94?sc=tw
American Indians denounce Trump's 'Pocahontas' tweet invoking Wounded Knee massacre and
devastating Little Bighorn battle
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-news-bighorn-battle-wounded-knee-trump-tweet-
pocahontas-warren-20190114-story.html
After 24 Years, Scholar Completes 3,000-Page Translation Of The Hebrew Bible
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/14/684120470/after-24-years-scholar-completes-3-000-page-
translation-of-the-hebrew-bible?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_
content=20190114
Why do Muslim women wear a hijab?
https://theconversation.com/why-do-muslim-women-wear-a-hijab-109717
Remembering American saint Elizabeth Seton’s legacy and how it continues to inspire work
with immigrants
https://theconversation.com/remembering-american-saint-elizabeth-setons-legacy-and-how-it-
continues-to-inspire-work-with-immigrants-108874
Archaeology
An Incredible 19th-Century Hair Collection That Nearly Became Trash
https://hyperallergic.com/471252/peter-a-browne-hair-collection/
German WWI U-boat resurfaces off French coast
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/12/europe/german-uboat-northern-france-scli-intl/index.html?
utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2019-01-
12T22%3A30%3A24&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social
In Land of Lincoln, Long-Buried Traces of a Race Riot Come to the Surface
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/land-lincoln-long-buried-traces-race-riot-come-surface-
180971036/?no-cache/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia
Easter Island Statues May Have Marked Sources of Fresh Water
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/easter-island-statues-may-have-marked-sources-
fresh-water-180971244/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia
In a first, ancient couple found in Harappan grave
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/in-first-such-finding-couples-grave-excavated-at-
harappan-site/articleshow/67445140.cms
Remains of stone age found at Puliyoor
https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/remains-of-stone-age-found-at-puliyoor-1.3437682
Buried by the Ash of Vesuvius, These Scrolls Are Being Read for the First Time in Millennia
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/buried-ash-vesuvius-scrolls-are-being-read-new-xray-
technique-180969358/
Archaeology Discoveries to Watch for in 2019
https://amp.livescience.com/64385-archaeology-to-watch-2019.html
Archaeological Resources At Risk As Government Shutdown Lingers
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidanderson/2019/01/11/archaeological-resources-at-risk-as-
government-shutdown-lingers/#38f6779e2e76
Bid to build replica Iron Age tower in Caithness
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-scotland-highlands-
islands-46757696?__twitter_impression=true
Over 3,000-year-old dagger, bangles found in Gorewada
https://m.timesofindia.com/city/nagpur/over-3000-year-old-dagger-bangles-found-in-gorewada/
amp_articleshow/67315259.cms
Robots help archaeologists to explore pre-Incan ruins in Peru
https://engineering.stanford.edu/magazine/article/robots-help-archaeologists-explore-pre-incan-
ruins-peru
Egyptology
Ancient urban villa with shrine for ancestor worship discovered in Egypt
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/ancient-urban-villa-shrine-ancestor-worship-discovered-egypt?
fbclid=IwAR37sxDlznogXAcxVr1esJm-9o454B5gmhv4wHzglDP-R1oEJZKT-KHTIns
Museum of Scotland in row over authenticity of Great Pyramid stone
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-46802323
Egypt's Ancient Fleet: Lost for Thousands of Years, Discovered in a Desolate Cave
http://discovermagazine.com/2011/jun/02-egypts-lost-fleet-its-been-found?
utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb
The treasures of King Tut, on tour for the last time
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-treasures-of-king-tut-on-tour-for-the-last-time/
Egyptian Schoolboy’s 1,800-Year-Old Lesson to Go on Display
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/egyptian-schoolboys-1800-year-old-lesson-go-
display-180971234/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia
General Science
Toll on Science and Research Mounts as Government Shutdown Continues
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/us/government-shutdown-science.html
At 21, this aerospace engineering student, former refugee has created her first invention
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-at-21-this-aerospace-engineering-student-former-
refugee-has-created/?cmpid=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
3-D printing 100 times faster with light
https://techxplore.com/news/2019-01-d-faster.html
An Ocean Engineer and a Nuclear Physicist Walk Into Congress …
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/us/politics/scientists-congress.html?smid=fb-
nytimes&smtyp=cur
World's biggest aircraft moves toward commercial model
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/airlander-10-prototype-new-model-gbr-intl/index.html
5 reasons robots aren't going to take over the world
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/04/five-reasons-why-robots-won-t-take-over-the-world
The future of the Air Force is fighter pilots leading drone swarms into battle
https://www.popsci.com/future-air-force-fighters-leading-drone-swarms?
con=TrueAnthem&dom=fb&lnk=TA&src=SOC&utm_campaign=&utm_content=5c3a5c6904d301
614052f2fd&utm_medium=&utm_source=
New Invention Puts the Power of Static in Your Pocket
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/new-invention-puts-power-static-your-pocket-
180963482/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=socialmedia
https://theconversation.com/to-preserve-us-national-parks-in-
a-warming-world-reconnect-fragmented-public-lands-105926
Other
How Science Fiction and Fantasy Can Drive Innovation
https://www.inc.com/greg-satell/how-science-fiction-fantasy-can-drive-innovation.html
Indian Science Congress Speakers Say Newton Was Wrong, Ancient Demon-King Had Planes
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/01/09/683298815/speakers-at-indian-science-
congress-say-newton-was-wrong-ancient-demon-had-airpl?sc=tw
These NASA astronauts believe aliens have already contacted us
https://nypost.com/2017/04/06/these-nasa-astronauts-believe-aliens-have-already-contacted-us/
People claiming to see red-eyed Bigfoot at night in NC woods weren’t imagining things, county
says
http://www.mctdirect.com/preview.php?
id=201901111235MCT_____NEWS_SVC_24434950_0000
What do Americans fear most? Chapman University releases 4th annual Survey of American Fears
https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/cu-wda101017.php
What our Descendants will deplore about us
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140627-how-our-descendants-will-hate-us?
ocid=ww.social.link.twitter
'Star Trek: Discovery' keeps progressive view of future in the Trump era
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/star-trek-discovery-keeps-progressive-view-future-trump-
era-n957956?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
Additional Informational
UNESCO, Her Name was Daphne Caruana Galizia
https://unesco.exposure.co/her-name-was-daphne-caruana-galizia
World Heritage Journeys, Europe
https://visitworldheritage.com/en/eu/
In Photos: It's snowing in Egypt's Saint Catherine, South Sinai
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/321719/Egypt/Politics-/In-Pictures-Its-snowing-in-
Egypts-Saint-Catherine,.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3jwx0DZxoQGOw2PrvJL-
sq2VCGSAJ_wRX9H5qAsp2OmycTVK1cTwR28mw
Housing Archaeological Collections–A Free E-Publication
http://archaeologicalmuseum.jhu.edu/about-us/2014-institute-of-museums-and-library-sciences-
grant-awarded/housing-archaeological-archaeological-collections-a-free-e-publication/?
fbclid=IwAR3IHoCtvxptkX5DaUZJjvCsl6B3Vrqkmi0VjKdl48OEX7HY5LOEHzk5CgY
Native American History Timeline
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/native-american-timeline?
cmpid=FACEBOOK_FBPAGE__20190108&linkId=62108628
The State of Cultural Heritage in the Ancient City of Aleppo
http://www.unitar.org/unosat/whs-aleppo
International Holocaust Remembrance Day - 27 January
https://www.yadvashem.org/27th/index.asp
World Heritage Fund, Char Narayan Temple
https://www.wmf.org/project/char-narayan-temple
International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas
https://www.aliph-foundation.org/
Unique Visual Evidence: The Auschwitz Album Webinar, Jan 23
http://echoesandreflections.org/prepare/?class=webinars&single=yes&pm=unique-visual-evidence-
the-auschwitz-album
Innovative Park Programs Help Tell Native American Stories to a New Generation
https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/innovative-park-programs-help-tell-native-american-
stories-new-generation?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=photopost