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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
Earliest records of three plant groups uncovered in the Permian of Jordan
https://phys.org/news/2018-12-earliest-groups-uncovered-permian-jordan.html
History
‘I Feel Invisible’: Native Students Languish in Public Schools
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/us/native-american-education.html
This Bronze Age Regicide May Be World’s Oldest-Known Political Murder
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bronze-age-regicide-may-be-worlds-oldest-known-
political-murder-180971107/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia
Simcha Rotem, Jewish resistance fighter and Holocaust survivor, dies at 94
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/simcha-rotem-jewish-resistance-fighter-and-
holocaust-survivor-dies-at-94/2018/12/24/b775c070-0791-11e9-a3f0-71c95106d96a_story.html?
utm_term=.21e910ec6770
Dutch policy on Nazi-loot restitutions under fire
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/dutch-policy-on-nazi-loot-restitutions-under-fire
To Save Their Endangered Language, 2 Cherokee Brothers Learn As They Teach
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/24/674509385/to-save-their-endangered-language-2-cherokee-
brothers-learn-as-they-teach?sc=tw
One Man Exposed the Secrets of the Freemasons. His Disappearance Led to Their Downfall
https://www.history.com/news/freemason-secrets-revealed
Christmas across Indian Country
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2018/12/25/christmas-
in-indian-country/
The True Story of the Case Ruth Bader Ginsburg Argues in ‘On the Basis of Sex’
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-case-center-basis-sex-180971110/?
utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=socialmedia
Her nude body was found 30 years ago, slashed and heartless. Who killed Lisa Sanders?
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article223547230.html?
fbclid=IwAR19XpzMtndyvABNWe7oLF1LznH4QkD32zuGno0_TrqcHqQ-9oYBtS8OnRc
The ‘White Slavery’ Law That Brought Down Jack Johnson is Still in Effect
https://www.history.com/news/white-slave-mann-act-jack-johnson-pardon?
cmpid=FACEBOOK_FBPAGE__20181226&linkId=61580464
The Genetic Legacy of the Spanish Inquisition
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/12/dna-reveals-the-hidden-jewish-ancestry-of-
latin-americans/578509/?utm_campaign=the-
atlantic&utm_content=5c232a7d3ed3f0000133fbe4_ta&utm_medium=social&utm_source=faceboo
k&fbclid=IwAR2SA-ONKMTFxxWQkKMBZUwKqGuQOGW9rQZ1XfAtM29v1tyA-
M3zqUL7UqU
The national security adviser who colluded with foreign powers — decades before Michael Flynn
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/12/26/national-security-adviser-who-colluded-with-
foreign-powers-decades-before-michael-flynn/?
fbclid=IwAR0DP6r2bXloGdtl10vndCD_R43L1Fmi5d8cE5bJskmZo4vwRmyoET5CBRE&utm_ter
m=.ecc90e30af9d
Museum Openings that we’re excited about in 2019
https://www.museumnext.com/2018/12/museum-openings-that-were-excited-about-in-2019/
#.XCWMdD7GevQ.facebook
Germany to Compensate Child Refugees Who Escaped the Nazis on the Kindertransport to Britain
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/germany-will-pay-child-refugees-who-escaped-
nazis-kindertransport-britain-180971078/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia
Church Leaders Sue Princeton Over ‘Stolen’ Manuscripts
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/14/arts/design/princeton-eastern-orthodox-church.html
Which national parks are open during the federal government shutdown?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2018/12/27/national-parks-closed-during-
federal-government-shutdown/2424786002/
Smithsonian And National Zoo To Close After New Year's Day In Government Shutdown
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/27/680596210/smithsonian-and-national-zoo-to-close-after-new-
years-day-in-government-shutdown?sc=tw
Pakistan plans to relax visa policy in bid to revive tourism
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-tourism-idUSKCN1OL05G?
utm_campaign=trueAnthem
%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5c1df04e04d301400e867c5f&utm_medium=trueAnthem&
utm_source=facebook
Archaeology
Laser-Shooting Planes Uncover the Horror and Humanity of World War I
https://www.wired.com/story/lidar-archaeology-world-war-1-ypres-salient-belgium/?
CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f5
2ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_122918_d
aily_list1_p3&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL
%20122918%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl
Long-Hidden 'Pyramid' Found in Indonesia Was Likely an Ancient Temple
https://www.livescience.com/64320-hidden-temple-pyramid-java.html
Lake Titicaca: Underwater museum brings hope to shores
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-latin-america-46374651
Raise a Toast to the Aurochs
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/325-1901/trenches/7214-trenches-medieval-aurochs-horns
Kenya is starting to track its valuable stolen artifacts worldwide—with German help
https://qz.com/africa/1492817/kenyas-national-museums-the-nest-shift-to-count-stolen-art/
St Mark’s administrators accuse Italian government of failing to protect Basilica
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/st-mark-s-administrators-accuse-italian-government-of-
failing-to-protect-church
How TV shows use serious archaeology to promote bogus history
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/12/28/how-tv-shows-use-serious-archaeology-
promote-bogus-history/?utm_term=.5619e66c2711
Chilling discovery: ice house found under London street
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/dec/28/chilling-discovery-archaeologists-uncover-lost-
ice-house-under-london-street
Archaeologists May Have Found 2,500-year-old Persian Military Base in Northern Israel
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-archaeologists-may-have-found-2-
500-year-old-persian-military-base-in-northern-israe-1.6765220
Dig reveals some of Quebec City’s archaeological secrets, but location of Champlain’s tomb
remains a mystery
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-dig-reveals-some-of-quebec-citys-archaeological-
secrets-but-location/
Archaeologists find remains of horses in ancient Pompeii stable
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/dec/23/archaeologists-find-remains-of-horses-in-
ancient-pompeii-stable
Archaeologists find human sacrificial pit in Inner Mongolia
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/24/c_137695707.htm
Egyptology
Astonishing discoveries in 2018
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/26129.aspx
General Science
Hybrid qubits solve key hurdle to quantum computing
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/r-hqs122718.php
Using ablation to examine the structure of artificial neural networks
https://techxplore.com/news/2018-12-ablation-artificial-neural-networks.html
Other
Nothing to report
Additional Informational
The World Was a Much More Interesting Place Not That Long Ago: Best Paleoanthropology of
2018
http://fossilhistorypaige.com/2018/12/best-of-2018/
Toponyms, Directions and Tribal Names in the Indus Script
https://www.harappa.com/content/toponyms-directions-and-tribal-names-indus-script
Archeological Mysteries on the St. Marks Refuge
https://blog.wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/?p=11138
Space Photos of the Week: Meet TESS, the Exoplanet Hunter
https://www.wired.com/story/space-photos-meet-tess-the-exoplanet-hunder/?
CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f5
2ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_122218_d
aily_list3_p3&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL
%20122218%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl