Weekly Science Report

October 11, 2019

 
“These virtues do not have ineffable meaning but offer a sense of morality-a way to be, and a
way to behave, as a member of the human family.”
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Kingdom of Jordan on being Muslim
 

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
 
Pigs recorded using tools for the first time
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/10/first-tool-use-pigs-visayan-endangered/
 
Early humans evolved in ecosystems unlike any found today
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-early-humans-evolved-ecosystems-today.html
 
Microscopic evidence sheds light on the disappearance of the world's largest mammals

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/
2019/10/191002121711.htm

Dishing the dirt on an early man cave

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/
2019/09/190926073340.htm
 

Meet Siamraptor suwati, a new species of giant predatory

dinosaur from Thailand

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/p-
mss100219.php

History
 
Georgia college students burned the books of a Latina author
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/11/us/georgia-southern-university-book-burning/index.html
 
UN: More needed from UK, US and others on Hammarskjold crash
https://www.apnews.com/7fd08885a7c2451a830b57043e76a9fa
 
A New Statue in Times Square Challenges the Symbolism of Confederate Monuments
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/kehinde-wileys-times-square-statue-poses-challenge-
confederate-monuments-180973284/?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR3cGC1b5gNDvwySe8Hsx90
5bgfstvjhxnuF6ryGItNORjQmY7ulfoDDdzw
 
Thousands flock to climb Uluru before sacred rock shuts to visitors
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/uluru-visitor-sacred-site-shuts-scli-intl/index.html?
utm_content=2019-10-
07T17%3A00%3A27&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNNi&fbclid=IwAR
1pLTzPR0IFAhqZ8TjueHhZHtsOXcwUi5FGjKRAEpdDn7ElrbBgpLUtcGs
 
Alaska Native and civil rights icon Elizabeth Peratrovich to be featured on $1 coin
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/07/us/elizabeth-peratrovich-alaska-native-trnd/index.html?
utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2019-10-
07T17%3A44%3A05
 
This 16th-century corsair was the most feared pirate of the Mediterranean
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2015/06-07/barbarossa-pirate/?
cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20191008hist-
barbarossapirate::rid=&sf221108753=1
 
Archaeology -- Social inequality in Bronze Age households
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/lm-a-s100719.php
 
Two centuries ago, University of Virginia students beat and raped enslaved servants, historians say
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/10/06/two-centuries-ago-university-virginia-
students-beat-raped-enslaved-servants-historians-say/

Archaeology
 
Bears Ears lawsuit to proceed, federal judge rules
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/463775-bears-ears-lawsuit-to-proceed-federal-judge-
rules
 
1,000 lost ancient sites found on Scottish island
https://www.scotsman.com/heritage/1-000-lost-ancient-sites-
found-on-scottish-island-1-5020356

 
Six Tourist Spots in Saudi Arabia That Will Surprise You
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-10-06/six-tourist-spots-in-saudi-arabia-that-
will-surprise-you?__twitter_impression=true
 
Dismissed as fakes for a century, enigmatic Puerto Rican stones could rewrite history
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article235714732.html
 
Evidence of Fish Farming Found at Neolithic Site in China
https://www.archaeology.org/news/8051-191007-china-neolithic-aquaculture?
utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
 
Minaret in the Mountains
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/352-1909/features/7899-afghanistan-forgotten-islamic-empire
 
Fifteenth-Century Ornament Returned to Old Cairo Mosque
https://www.archaeology.org/news/8055-191004-cairo-mosque-ornament
 
Excavations at Sisi, Crete Bring to Light Very Important Archaeological Finds
https://www.thenationalherald.com/262875/excavations-at-sisi-crete-bring-to-light-very-important-
archaeological-finds/
 
Jaguars were the divine felines of the ancient Americas
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2018/07-08/jaguar-natural-history-
mesoamerica/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20191009hist-
resurfjaguardivine::rid&sf221112130=1
 
Two SIUC students are uncovering the hidden secrets of an old Underground Railroad stop in
Miller Grove
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/two-siuc-students-are-uncovering-the-hidden-secrets-of-an/
article_80224333-fc77-5104-a9e3-9c4204ad8c79.html
 
‘Nothing left to steal’: Utah’s Danger Cave looted by thieves, who stole artifacts dating back 11,000
years
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/05/13/nothing-left-steal-utahs/
 
Ross Twp. burial mound saved by foundation
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/10/08/ross-twp-burial-mound-saved-foundation/
3907720002/?fbclid=IwAR2ep9TrRhIcH2kv3GdMoT-qfUrhKpIH4ESNUmL3-
8SqpqB91S0yXkLLhSE

Traditional fisherfolk help uncover ancient fish preservation

methods

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/
2019/09/190924161744.htm

Possible Depiction of Female Shaman Unearthed in Japan

https://www.archaeology.org/news/8105-191014-japan-female-
shaman

Egyptology
 
What is a Massive 5.7 Kilometer Long “Underground World” Doing Beneath Egypt’s Oldest
Pyramid?
https://curiosmos.com/what-is-a-massive-5-7-kilometer-long-underground-world-doing-beneath-
egypts-oldest-pyramid/
 
 
 
 
 

General Science
 
3-D integrated metasurfaces stacking up for impressive holography
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-d-metasurfaces-stacking-holography.html
 
Researchers design new material using artificial intelligence
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-material-artificial-intelligence.html
 
 

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

 
Astronomers find 20 new moons around Saturn and you can help name them
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/07/world/saturn-20-new-moons-scn/index.html?
utm_content=2019-10-
07T16%3A30%3A10&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNNi&fbclid=IwAR
2YXHRzfkaeNlEdTTaFdL7S_Kl97-xncOBrijrd0-BJjhLJY1ksT6X0NnA
 
Curiosity rover finds an ancient oasis on Mars
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-curiosity-rover-ancient-oasis-mars.html?
fbclid=IwAR2mDiCN6P_5_U65TPmnDmOUddEWGIhUzE4lrDi_LiuS4UKDEFoT6uWZ2M8
 
The Pentagon wants to launch satellite constellations to track missiles
https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614486/the-pentagon-wants-to-launch-military-satellite-
constellations-to-track-missiles/?
utm_medium=tr_social&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_source=Twitter#Ech
obox=1570472955
 
Rare 'Lazarus superconductivity' observed in promising, rediscovered material
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-rare-lazarus-superconductivity-rediscovered-material.html
 
Life probably exists beyond Earth. So how do we find it?
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/03/extraterrestrial-life-probably-exists-how-
do-we-search-for-aliens/?
cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20191008ngm-
nobelresurfexoplanets::rid=&sf221074444=1
 
Scientists Propose New Satellite Tech to Dodge Space Junk from Megaconstellations

https://www.space.com/space-junk-megaconstellations-
satellite-dodging-tech.html?utm_source=notification
 
Astronomers use giant galaxy cluster as X-ray magnifying lens
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/miot-aug101019.php
 
Interstellar Comet with a Familiar Look
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/aoju-icw101119.php
 
I’m Convinced We Found Evidence of Life on Mars in the 1970s
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/im-convinced-we-found-evidence-of-life-on-
mars-in-the-1970s/
 

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy

Sources
 
Submarine Hobbyists Help Researchers On Montana's Flathead Lake
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/02/755571204/submarine-hobbyists-help-researchers-on-montanas-
flathead-lake?sc=tw
 
'Once they're gone, they're gone': the fight to save the giant sequoia
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/06/california-giant-sequoia-grove-alder-grove?
CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR30hKYpnBOEzFNxCPc
pqYKuX0SuxlWVYdIlKv6jjPpWbrWLrJRX5mBBDYA#Echobox=1570429827
 
How A Small English Town Spurred The Group That's Reshaping Global Climate Protests
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767711216/how-a-small-english-town-spurred-the-group-thats-
reshaping-global-climate-protes?sc=tw
 
How to avoid overtourism in U.S. national parks
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/north-america/united-states/national-parks/
avoid-overtourism-indiana-dunes-gateway-arch/?
cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20191006travel-
overtourismparks::rid=&sf220933103=1
 
The sea is running out of fish, despite nations’ pledges to stop it
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/10/sea-running-out-of-fish-despite-nations-
pledges-to-stop/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20191008science-
overfishingsubsidies::rid=&sf221080341=1
 
How preprocessing methods affect the conversion efficiency of biomass energy production
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/uoic-hpm101119.php
 
Study shows a much cheaper catalyst can generate hydrogen in a commercial device
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-cheaper-catalyst-hydrogen-commercial-device.html
 
Lakes worldwide are experiencing more severe algal blooms
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-lakes-worldwide-experiencing-severe-algal.html
 
Renewables overtake hydrocarbons in UK electricity generation: study
https://techxplore.com/news/2019-10-renewables-hydrocarbons-uk-electricity.html
 
 
 

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

 
Dolphins Are Finally Living and Breeding in the Potomac River Again
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dolphins-are-living-and-breeding-potomac-river-
180973263/?sf110057966=1&fbclid=IwAR2DnqhdeGCGeirDjeEANcA7-
An7ZDSQZj4lK320I7ePvl-
_uK7d_WmLeaE&utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=americanrivers
&utm_content=Dolphins%20Are%20Finally%20Living%20and%20Breeding%20in%20the
%20Potomac%20River%20Again
 
A Patient Hopes Gene-Editing Can Help With Pain Of Sickle Cell Disease
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/10/10/766765780/after-a-life-of-painful-sickle-cell-
disease-a-patient-hopes-gene-editing-can-hel?sc=tw
 
Trio Wins Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine For Work On Cells And Oxygen
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767796791/trio-wins-nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine-for-
work-on-cell-metabolism?sc=tw
 
World’s largest amphibian identified as a unique species
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/09/giant-salamander-new-species-worlds-
largest-amphibian/?
cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20191007animals-
resurflargestamphibian::rid=&sf221009523=1
 
 
 

Other
 
Can We Redesign The Modern City With Synthetic Biology? Could We Grow Our Houses Instead
Of Building Them?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johncumbers/2019/09/26/can-we-redesign-the-modern-city-with-
synthetic-biology-could-we-grow-our-houses-instead-of-building-them/amp/?
__twitter_impression=true
 
Desperate to fill teacher shortages, US schools are hiring teachers from overseas
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/06/us/international-teachers-us-shortage/index.html?
utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link&utm_content=2019-10-
06T19%3A30%3A09&utm_medium=social
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Additional Informational
 
UK teams complete space weather mission study ahead of selection decision in November
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-teams-complete-space-weather-mission-study-ahead-of-
selection-decision-in-november
 
A petrographic analysis of clay recipes in Late Neolithic north-western China: continuity and
change
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/petrographic-analysis-of-clay-recipes-in-
late-neolithic-northwestern-china-continuity-and-change/
786D2D4B502726AB660D232F4830B66A
 
Tackling Stone Age stereotypes and misconceptions including this: They made tools out of more
than just stone
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/09/18/tackling-stone-age-stereotypes-and-misconceptions-
including-this-they-made-tools-out-of-more-than-just-stone/
 
A handaxe of Libyan Desert glass
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/handaxe-of-libyan-desert-glass/
CBC4A2F9368B2B58ED9D2B328AF09B59