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Weekly Science Report 9-2-21
Weekly Science Report 9-2-21
September 2, 2021
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something
else is the greatest accomplishment.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................... 2
News Articles................................................................................................................. 3
Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies .......................................................... 3
History ......................................................................................................................... 5
Archaeology................................................................................................................. 7
Egyptology ................................................................................................................... 9
General Science ........................................................................................................ 10
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences .......................................................................... 11
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources................................. 14
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ................................................................ 15
Other ......................................................................................................................... 16
Additional Informational ............................................................................................. 17
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!
Neanderthal Hearing
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/439-2109/digs/9913-digs-neanderthal-
hearing?fbclid=IwAR1aZh82qJGNiz_M2I5qlwcDxI0dJhk5y3n3LtkMIb7ujAtj8LE1DNqCZzk
Speedy evolution: Sustained fast rates of evolution explain how tetrapods evolved from fish
https://phys.org/news/2021-08-speedy-evolution-sustained-fast-
tetrapods.html?fbclid=IwAR0DtiD9zMWHpWSpFiN55czGKo1d2zprNhi0MtPbzZhlrxvR-
i4Bs3aUsGE
Neanderthal DNA from cave mud shows two waves of migration across Eurasia
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neandertal-dna-cave-mud-migration-
eurasia?fbclid=IwAR2yqogQASOyOBQPf5e4hRHDxW1Lq59jt2M1bClTmTqss_1apjdTvr9anSM
Ancient DNA from a teen girl reveals previously unknown group of humans
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/25/world/wallacea-skeleton-dna-discovery-
scn/index.html?utm_content=2021-08-
26T00%3A01%3A42&utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social
Ice age Siberian hunters may have domesticated dogs 23,000 years ago
https://www.science.org/news/2021/01/ice-age-siberian-hunters-may-have-domesticated-dogs-
23000-years-ago?utm_campaign=SciMag&utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Facebook&
Stone Age humans or their relatives occasionally trekked through a green Arabia
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/arabia-stone-age-tools-humans-migration-green-lakes-
desert?fbclid=IwAR1QHZdm8IwvISVLpeqaoZFGJeHLMmgoA17p9sg4F85OAOB6JPAqA5zc5SM
Social media post leads to emotional reunion of WWII vet with Italian children he saved
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/social-media-post-leads-emotional-reunion-wwii-vet-italian-
children-n1277500
They were the world’s only all-female army. Their descendants are fighting to recapture their
humanity.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/26/amazons-dahomey-
benin/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR06KG
OrEoViJIHeGNpaw4-D_9UaLh-ZfzhSX4sOd3GuGXEClOSIL2cbbxU
Confirming the pedigree of uranium cubes from Nazi Germany's failed nuclear program
https://phys.org/news/2021-08-pedigree-uranium-cubes-nazi-
germany.html?fbclid=IwAR1q6BdakWDflo5rDkDMgT2uLLASRLTQnWMW0bnMoV2NA6xNoy3H
ceAPLzs
Aztec Pictograms Are the First Written Records of Earthquakes in the Americas
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/aztec-code-earthquakes-pictograms-
180978534/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR0JI0NdPbX4G
WF4yY8GMD6ybVEy3LhVx15Zc1pz3ZJYcvdxJdq3tOVmXlM
These 7 Black Men Were Executed For An Alleged Rape. Now, They Have Been Pardoned
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/31/1032859243/virginia-history-pardons-execution-civil-rights-
martinsville-seven?sc=18&f=1001
An All-Black Unit That Fought Germany And Racism In WWI Gets Congressional Gold Medal
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/31/1032821209/an-all-black-unit-that-fought-germany-and-racism-in-
wwi-gets-congressional-gold-?sc=18&f=1001
What Made the Battle of Blair Mountain the Largest Labor Uprising in American History
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/battle-blair-mountain-largest-labor-uprising-american-
history-180978520/
Drones find signs of a Native American ‘Great Settlement’ beneath a Kansas pasture
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/drones-native-american-settlement-etzanoa-kansas-
pasture?fbclid=IwAR1WNZZQPgg52dzn4-tgCIO-
9iRO7NYywkmCpVLfJ_x1YoWK4chHWPVFY30
HEGRA, AN ANCIENT CITY IN SAUDI ARABIA UNTOUCHED FOR MILLENNIA, MAKES ITS
PUBLIC DEBUT
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/hegra-ancient-city-saudi-arabia-untouched-for-millennia-
makes-its-public-debut-
180976361/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR1YakigaqIcR8lq
TkFiAJ1mlqTWK7Gl05egr9_30qMi_49RJ9_VObvSCsA
New evidence supports idea that America's first civilization was made up of 'sophisticated'
engineers
https://phys.org/news/2021-09-evidence-idea-america-civilization-
sophisticated.html?fbclid=IwAR3lW7s3DsvukDc_zCMfZboBTzgxD0QD75UYtbk5YI9v4-
KNU6zwVfJHeEY
Burrowing Bunnies in Wales Unearth Trove of Prehistoric Artifacts
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/prehistoric-tools-uncovered-wales-bunnies-
180977350/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR2R1W1bi-
ug941kDX0kgWwH54G0p6EDR8InvHtVUk8B8ATGB14y8SZibUQ
Chalcatzingo, Mexico
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/439-2109/digs/9908-otg-chalcatzingo-mexico
Human Remains From the Chilean Desert Reveal Its First Farmers Fought to the Death
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/human-remains-chilean-desert-reveal-its-first-
farmers-fought-death-180978460/
New archeological discoveries in Australia highlight lack of protections for submerged Indigenous
sites
https://phys.org/news/2021-08-archeological-discoveries-australia-highlight-lack.html
Transylvanian skeletons found with urns from the afterlife placed on their heads
https://www.livescience.com/transylvanian-urns-offerings.html
Study shows evidence of beer drinking 9,000 years ago in Southern China
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/926955
Egyptology
4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Wood Statue With Rock Crystal Eyes Boasts Incredible Craftsmanship
https://mymodernmet.com/ancinet-egypt-kaaper-
statue/?fbclid=IwAR3gQUlD3jd_iWp5jM66YDyKSCYq2kFauQpoJ5LUnu-pCrmSqyirm2U1g24
Ancient monument linked to King Arthur is older than Stonehenge, research finds
https://www.livescience.com/king-arthur-stone-older-than-
stonehenge.html?fbclid=IwAR2W0rjNNYgRdtVXkoxKf0VWHUmGBe_11km_iDavrv9qaFgn4p6he
SU-Xn0
Archaeologists Unearth Egyptian Queen’s Tomb, 13-Foot ‘Book of the Dead’ Scroll
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-50-more-sarcophagi-
saqqara-necropolis-
180976794/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR2lcajPjX74GKu
Rfp1AM4dfqywnDFlGrLTpriFQPVO_SBVRwCc2nHaJdBc
Check Out The First 3D-Printed Steel Bridge Recently Unveiled In Europe
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/27/1031253065/first-3d-printed-steel-bridge-in-
europe?sc=18&f=1001
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
How the most distant object ever made by humans is spending its dying days
https://www.popsci.com/story/space/nasa-voyager-1-final-
days/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&ut
m_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1Cfkf4TpA2O9u1sp_FM7jwiBbKkeW43S5jjWzo6fQ9GPfTyS6e
ASdZldk
The Sun's death could mean new life in the outer solar system
https://astronomy.com/news/2020/02/the-suns-death-could-mean-new-life-in-the-outer-solar-
system?utm_source=asyfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asyfb&fbclid=IwAR2enaacO9y
Us9okTRklldzkWzbthILNO6UqbBpccF8sCgzYO5zHZyc2E6I
Scientists Discover Massive 'Pipeline' in the Cosmic Web Connecting the Universe
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkd4nn/scientists-discover-massive-pipeline-in-the-cosmic-web-
connecting-the-
universe?utm_medium=social&utm_source=vice_facebook&fbclid=IwAR2FrtXb4vQP8hdXIYPCX
5rCzumXR7v0czlXfKk23lomqdwhHPnW2rFRCtc
Famous Einstein equation used to create matter from light for first time
https://www.livescience.com/einstein-equation-matter-from-
light?fbclid=IwAR3_AvVScCZBJrpvseMVGX1HhSA64DIH_NUzurokxh0Zr7fN_R6F3q-
p1l0&utm_campaign=socialflow
Astronomers find 139 new minor planets in the outer solar system
https://astronomy.com/news/2020/03/astronomers-find-139-new-minor-planets-in-the-outer-solar-
system?utm_source=asyfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asyfb&fbclid=IwAR0Tf_j8n5ijcP
39nyy7FqX6nnmWVY2iJistKR_DYon33PV1zwPuC5wabuY
Oort cloud at the edge of solar system is filled with ‘interstellar objects’, scientists suggest
https://www.independent.co.uk/space/interstellar-object-comet-oort-cloud-borisov-
b1907066.html?fbclid=IwAR3lo_zgyFrx1FqI2wDMosO_at4f3gOe8zMSRLGsVX0QpGU37Fdt2Bn
qlu0
NASA Wants To Return To The Moon By 2024, But The Spacesuits Won't Be Ready
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/21/1029750027/nasa-moon-spacesuits-astronauts-return-2024-
problems?sc=18&f=1001
'Divorce is not possible' with US over space station, says Russian space chief who threatened to
pull out
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/02/world/russian-space-chief-iss-nasa-roscosmos-
scn/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2021-09-
02T18%3A30%3A33&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNNi&fbclid=IwAR0OlYYzVlMPwuns
RMsbz9uUKIhMxHCNZaN4JOdab9gqbRShlGdTiJU0g-I
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
Carbon from UK’s blue hydrogen bid still to equal 1m petrol cars
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/22/uk-switch-to-hydrogen-power-must-not-
rely-on-fossil-fuels-warn-
campaigners?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0ZwON7Cf
vF7bgZaJre8tQYYACLijluO2ceCip7InhR3x1ycUJ9BLBJqTQ#Echobox=1629644548
New clean energy tech extracts twice the power from ocean waves
https://techxplore.com/news/2021-08-energy-tech-power-
ocean.html?fbclid=IwAR0vGPZ3zTDfdb4TFYyHw8139KVgorfAj57RiMoUyL_pyswaAoMaJpUqaq
M
Listening To Their Mother: Six Shinnecock Women Embark On Kelp Farming Venture
https://www.27east.com/southampton-press/listening-to-their-mother-six-shinnecock-women-
embark-on-kelp-farming-venture-1808122/
Missing piece in solar panel puzzle found, may lead to more efficient technology
https://techxplore.com/news/2021-08-piece-solar-panel-puzzle-
efficient.html?fbclid=IwAR3HLXsxGz-JX1BFcJwPIs7kHtYgg1Bo7rrxXsyjen548sKxbdxyx6QowGE
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
Study: HPV vaccination will reduce throat and mouth cancers, but overall impact will take 25-plus years
to see
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/927322
Other
A couple, their baby and their dog died on a California hiking trail — and officials don’t know why
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/23/mariposa-family-death-
mystery/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR32
Na_5iyx7ZiVjjK8RoLaxoVoJyidJAvIy4ybBsK348bJIDqUyN9pEMBs
Mysterious sea monsters that wash ashore are rarely mysterious (and never monsters)
https://www.popsci.com/mysterious-sea-monsters-that-wash-
ashore/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&u
tm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1Zwo1jouNj3BylwYwf8_Omm0HbCqntq_Hvad8o9T6aE3C4RC
EF0Lp4gwo
Additional Informational
Unearthing History: 2021 Virtual History Series, March 4 to October 7
https://www.avonctlibrary.info/2021/01/23/unearthing-history-2021-virtual-history-
series/?fbclid=IwAR275BNSStfLVt1Bv-Xvz3FtMjad47FFG_k_9nvadH9TwR1UoMYr5vpzBH8
IMLS, Foundation for Advancement in Conservation Announce New Collections Assessment for
Preservation Program
https://imls.gov/news/imls-foundation-advancement-conservation-announce-new-collections-
assessment-preservation
These Museums Helped Welcome Immigrants and Refugees to their Community, and Yours Can
Too!
https://www.aam-us.org/2021/08/19/these-museums-helped-welcome-immigrants-and-refugees-
to-their-community-and-yours-can-
too/?fbclid=IwAR1LuNjvhoSL0pfVBMxAz1UeW7JRMJxiGGD4DEY4k3kp3nsEhgfpdNICh3k