Weekly Science Report

July 6, 2018

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have
always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem
invincible, but in the end, they always fail. Think of it-Always.”
Mahatma Gandhi

Introduction

Steve Detwiler created this publication with the support of Graham Hancock and 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.

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News Articles

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies

Life Recovered Rapidly at Impact Site of Dino-Killing Asteroid

https://news.utexas.edu/2018/05/30/life-recovered-rapidly-at-site-of-dino-killing-impact
Ancient DNA testing solves 100-year-old controversy in Southeast Asian prehistory

https://popular-archaeology.com/article/ancient-dna-testing-solves-100-year-old-controversy-in-southeast-asian-
prehistory/

Crucial new data on the origin of the Dolmens of Antequera, a World Heritage Site

https://popular-archaeology.com/article/crucial-new-data-on-the-origin-of-the-dolmens-of-antequera-a-world-heritage-
site/

Special-purpose buildings bring together earliest Neolithic communities

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/ku-nsa062718.php

56-million-year-old fossils complicate long-held theories about mammalian body size

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-million-year-old-fossils-complicate-long-held-theories.html

History

World Heritage Committee has inscribed a total of 19 sites

http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1852

Remembering the Woman Who 'Signed' the Declaration of Independence

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/remembering-the-woman-who-signed-the-declaration-of-independence/
ar-AAzzcAR?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580

A Twist On Charles Dickens: He Was A Public Health Pioneer Too

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/07/05/626114059/a-twist-on-charles-dickens-he-was-a-
public-health-crusader-too?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20
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'Shoah' Filmmaker Claude Lanzmann, Seeker Of Truths Without Name, Dies At 92

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/05/626097137/shoah-filmmaker-claude-lanzmann-seeker-of-truths-without-
name-dies-at-92?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20
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Feasting rituals – and the cooperation they require – are a crucial step toward human civilization

https://theconversation.com/feasting-rituals-and-the-cooperation-they-require-are-a-crucial-step-toward-
human-civilization-99171?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=facebookbutton

Keep on moving: the bizarre dance epidemic of summer 1518

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jul/05/bizarre-dance-epidemic-of-summer-1518-strasbourg?
CMP=fb_gu

Out of the wreckage

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/plane-crash-mystery-yukon-bc-alaska

Poland Backtracks On A Controversial Holocaust Speech Law

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/27/623865367/poland-backtracks-on-a-controversial-holocaust-speech-law?
sc=tw

Returning looted African art is as urgent as giving back works stolen by the Nazis

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/returning-looted-african-art-is-as-urgent-as-giving-back-works-
stolen-by-the-nazis

My Last Conversation with My Father

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/my-last-conversation-with-my-father?
mbid=contentmarketing_facebook_citizennet_paid_culture_my-last-conversation-with-my-father_1-visit

Archaeology

UNF team digs through the trash of ‘fisher-hunter-gatherers’ who lived in Jacksonville 2,500 years ago

http://www.jacksonville.com/news/20180611/unf-team-digs-through-trash-of-fisher-hunter-gatherers-who-
lived-in-jacksonville-2500-years-ago
The Lost Dogs of the Americas

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/science/dog-american-genome.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur

Anglo-French pact sees Bayeux Tapestry return to UK

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44732897?
ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=facebook&ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_campaign=bbcnews

Inscribed seventh-century window ledge unearthed at Tintagel

https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/15/inscribed-7th-century-window-ledge-tintagel-cornwall

Ethiopia claims Ten Commandments tablet hidden in Westminster Abbey

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/ethiopia-claims-ten-commandments-tablet-hidden-in-westminster-
abbey

German WW2 U-boat wreckage found off Galicia by Spanish divers

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44741045

Archaeologists in Peru uncover Incan burial site in desert valley

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-peru-archaeology-tombs/archaeologists-in-peru-uncover-incan-burial-site-in-
desert-valley-idUKKBN1JV2DY

Ptolemic-Era Black Granite Sarcophagus Discovered in Alexandria

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/giant-black-sarcophagus-discovered-alexandria-egypt-
180969551/

Horses Had Dentists 3,000 Years Ago

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/07/news-horse-veterinary-dentist-Mongolia-archaeology/

Ancestral people of Chaco Canyon likely grew their own food

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/uoc-apo070318.php

Skull tower and skull rack offer evidence of Aztec human sacrifice in early Mexico City

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-skull-tower-rack-evidence-aztec.html

Power company project becomes one of Europe's largest archeological digs

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/28/health/neolithic-site-uncovered-windfarm-intl/index.html

Human Sacrifices Surround Ancient Mesopotamian Tomb

https://www.livescience.com/62954-human-sacrifices-mesopotamia.html

Egyptology

4,500-year-old 'paramilitary kitchens' used by pyramid builders for brewing and breadmaking found near
Giza

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5919045/Researchers-4-500-year-old-homes-complete-food-
drink-preparation-areas-near-Giza.html

Egypt Discovers ‘Ptolemaic’ Tomb, Spots Light on Alexandria's Hidden Monuments

https://www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/egypt-discovers-%E2%80%98ptolemaic%E2%80%99-tomb-spots-
light-alexandrias-hidden-monuments-1154620

Statuette of Osiris uncovered at King Djoser Step Pyramid in Saqqara

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/53163/statuette-of-Osiris-uncovered-at-King-Djoser-Step-Pyramid-in

General Science

NASA to test 'quiet' supersonic flights over Texas

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/nasa-supersonic-flights-testing/index.html?
utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_campaign=travel&utm_medium=social

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Oxygen loss in the coastal Baltic Sea is 'unprecedentedly severe'

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-oxygen-loss-coastal-baltic-sea.html

NASA chief explains the need for a "space force"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-chief-explains-the-need-for-a-space-force/?ftag=CNM-00-
10aab6a&linkId=53944107

Einstein Is Right About Gravity Again - Even With Ultra-Dense Neutron Stars

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bridaineparnell/2018/07/05/einstein-is-right-about-gravity-again-even-with-ultra-
dense-neutron-stars/#35e047647358

The Air Force Is Already Betting on SpaceX's Brand-New Falcon Heavy

https://www.wired.com/story/the-air-force-is-already-betting-on-spacexs-brand-new-falcon-heavy/?
CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_070518_daily_list1_p2

New telescope will scan the skies for asteroids on collision course with Earth

https://theconversation.com/new-telescope-will-scan-the-skies-for-asteroids-on-collision-course-with-earth-
97975

'Cataclysmic' collision turned Uranus on its side 4 billion years ago

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/07/03/uranus-cataclysmic-collision-turned-planet-its-side-4-
billion-years-ago/754315002/

In Search of New Rules to Protect Other Worlds From Earth's Cooties

https://www.wired.com/story/planetary-protection-report/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_070318_daily_list1_p1

SpaceX Is About to Launch Its Final Block 4 Falcon

https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-is-about-to-launch-its-final-block-4-falcon/?
CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_062818_daily_list3_p5

Here's what future Mars and lunar space colonies could look like

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/here-s-what-future-mars-lunar-space-colonies-could-look-
ncna889341

Never Prebook Your Return Flight From a Rocket Launch

https://www.wired.com/story/never-prebook-your-return-flight-from-a-rocket-launch/?
CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_070618_daily_list3_p3
Data from Juno shows Jupiter moons causing footprints in aurorae

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-juno-jupiter-moons-footprints-aurorae.html

Laser experiments shed light on Earth's core

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-laser-earth-core.html

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

‘Solar without a roof’ program set to debut

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/07/04/business/solar-without-a-roof-program-set-to-debut/?
HSA=e26dc177fa717c38d6a751abfc0fe024edc678d2

The Amish Farmers Reinventing Organic Agriculture

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/10/the-amish-farmer-replacing-pesticides-with-nutrition/
380825/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_term=2018-07-
05T16%3A17%3A26&utm_content=edit-promo

The Funky Boat Circling the Planet on Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Gas

https://www.wired.com/story/energy-observer-renewable-energy-voyage/?
CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_070518_daily_list1_p4

Efforts to protect North Atlantic right whale are working, says researcher

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/efforts-to-protect-north-atlantic-right-whale-are-working-says-
researcher-1.4735499?cmp=FB_Post_News

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

Poachers eaten by lions after sneaking onto South African game reserve to hunt rhino
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poachers-eaten-by-lions-after-sneaking-onto-south-african-game-reserve-to-
hunt-rhino/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=53919359

Flu lasts for more than an hour in air and on surfaces – why cleaning can really help

https://theconversation.com/flu-lasts-for-more-than-an-hour-in-air-and-on-surfaces-why-cleaning-can-really-help-97823

Virus test as good as Pap smear for preventing cervical cancer

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/virus-test-good-pap-smear-preventing-cervical-cancer-n888611?
cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma

Scientists Hope Lab-Grown Embryos Can Save Rhino Species From Extinction

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/04/625797741/scientists-hope-lab-grown-embryos-can-save-rhino-species-from-
extinction?sc=tw

How Artificial Ovaries Could Expand Fertility Options for Chemo Patients
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-artificial-ovaries-could-expand-fertility-options-chemo-
patients-180969547/

Other

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