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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
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
First Anatolian farmers were local hunter-gatherers that adopted agriculture
https://popular-archaeology.com/article/first-anatolian-farmers-were-local-hunter-gatherers-that-
adopted-agriculture/
First-confirmed occurrence of a lambeosaurine dinosaur found on Alaska's North Slope
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/pmon-
foo032919.php
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uok-
sdo032919.php
History
DNA Clues to an Ancient Canary Islands Voyage
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/science/canary-islands-indigenous-dna.html
Teenage Priestess from the Bronze Age Was Probably No Globetrotter
https://www.livescience.com/65017-priestess-probably-not-world-traveler.html
German Family That Owns Krispy Kreme Admits It Profited From Nazi Ties
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/german-family-owns-krispy-kreme-admits-it-
profited-nazi-ties-180971806/?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR2cmmKQciH01LsWjkyzyzI
BS8Y-eSnx_9Icv0ERkTxpu2c_IRIFZZ_PjiU
A freed slave became a spy. Then she took down the Confederate White House.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/03/24/freed-slave-became-spy-then-she-took-down-
confederate-white-house/?utm_term=.9e60469acea9
Israeli ex-spy who helped capture Nazi mastermind Eichmann dies at 92
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-obit-eitan/israeli-ex-spy-who-helped-capture-nazi-
mastermind-eichmann-dies-at-92-idUSKCN1R40PP
A Tuskegee hero is buried 75 years after his death in World War II
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-tuskegee-hero-is-buried-75-years-after-his-death-in-
world-war-ii/2019/03/22/cb5046cc-4a4b-11e9-9663-00ac73f49662_story.html?
utm_term=.c87972e64e81
Basra Museum opening sparks hopes of cultural revival in post-war Iraq
https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/basra-museum-opening-sparks-hopes-of-cultural-revival-in-
post-war-iraq-1.839725?fbclid=IwAR2TUAQzrjnSJjhz8n5q_F-
AVGC9MtnNtUJ1sZb21_zhLLRxHFrxepsgPVg
Surprising DNA found in ancient people from southern Europe
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/03/ancient-iberians-dna-from-steppe-men-
spain/?
fbclid=IwAR05qI7AqpBQMD3RGXUqUwH5IfwTlQnjIYwCK1cqrmZJ8AncHk35NSAa4H8
Inside Qatar’s Spectacular ‘Desert Rose’ Museum
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2019-03-27/a-first-look-inside-the-new-national-
museum-of-qatar?utm_source=twitter&utm_content=business&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-
business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_medium=social
Archaeology
Cadbury pulls ad campaign that ‘advocates looting’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/18/cadbury-vows-to-change-freddo-campaign-
that-advocates-looting-metal-detectors
Ancient clay jar fragment depicting 'grotesque' deity discovered in Jerusalem's City of David
https://www.foxnews.com/science/ancient-clay-jar-fragment-depicting-grotesque-deity-discovered-
in-jerusalem
Skara Brae women archaeologists who were written out of history
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-47639736
UC researchers find ancient Maya farms in Mexican wetlands
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uoc-urf032919.php
Ancient Caribbean children helped with grocery shopping in AD 400
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/fmon-acc032619.php
A Colonial-Era Cemetery Resurfaces in Philadelphia
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/science/colonial-cemetery-philadelphia-archaeology.html?
smid=fb-
nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR39CKwCaGRNQD7ayvPtzTwQ6_YDsyXNZS2k8TcnEl0Rogb
LAWZCA18-Qs0
Egyptology
Nothing to report
General Science
Nothing to report
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/30/us/trump-alaska-road-
violates-federal-law/index.html?
utm_medium=social&utm_content=2019-03-
30T14%3A00%3A12&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link
The Serengeti-Mara squeeze -- One of the world's most iconic ecosystems under pressure
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uog-tss032619.php
New plant breeding technologies for food security
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uog-npb032919.php
Air quality to remain a problem in India despite pollution control policies
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/iifa-aqt032819.php
In Germany, Solar-Powered Homes Are Really Catching On
https://www.wired.com/story/in-germany-solar-powered-homes-are-catching-on/?
CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f5
2ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_032519_d
aily_list3_p2&source=DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL
%20032519%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl
Trump Administration Flips Switch On Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/26/705887181/trump-administration-flips-switch-on-energy-efficient-
light-bulbs
Other
Energy monitor can find electrical failures before they happen
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/miot-emc032219.php
We need a new ‘giant leap for mankind’
https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article225097790.html?fbclid=IwAR2XOaT-
x02oHnjLfIsMvXgm3kNRqxySXCfbbnPpsguoonqfgI5hfDeV0gw
Additional Informational
Nothing to report