Weekly Science Report

November 15, 2019

 
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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
 
Monte Verde: Our Earliest Evidence of Humans Living in South America

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2019/11/01/monte-
verde-our-earliest-evidence-of-humans-living-in-south-
america/#.XdF4iknsbIU
 
New study on early human fire acquisition squelches debate
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191025101345.htm
 
Two Traps Where Woolly Mammoths Were Driven to Their Deaths Found in Mexico
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/found-mexico-two-traps-where-woolly-mammoths-
were-driven-their-deaths-180973522/
 
Newly Discovered Fossil Bird Fills in Gap Between Dinosaurs and Modern Fliers
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/newly-discovered-fossil-bird-fills-gap-between-
dinosaurs-and-modern-fliers-180973551/
 
 

History
 
The Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador
https://www.americamagazine.org/jesuit-martyrs-el-salvador?
gclid=Cj0KCQiAk7TuBRDQARIsAMRrfUYYjrSNvBrosgSjiDYnOYHL4b5GYkHwPzl2spIXUu4
UsUQNt2qbC70aAvhhEALw_wcB
 
Fort Peck Tribes strive to build identity by preserving languages
https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2019/11/11/fort-peck-tribes-work-preserve-language-
and-culture/2519155001/
 
New research turns Tasmanian Aboriginal history on its head. The results will help care for
the land
https://theconversation.com/new-research-turns-tasmanian-aboriginal-history-on-its-head-the-
results-will-help-care-for-the-land-124285
 
500 Years Later, The Spanish Conquest Of Mexico Is Still Being Debated
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/10/777220132/500-years-later-the-spanish-conquest-of-mexico-is-
still-being-debated?sc=tw
 
The U.S. has spent more money erasing Native languages than saving them
https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-the-u-s-has-spent-more-money-erasing-native-
languages-than-saving-them?fbclid=IwAR1AEnUKyq1T41YcJQCSve77D10-
w34hU3kN4GufhaDdXa7GM0DBblvk67s
 
Hundreds March In Reenactment Of A Historic, But Long Forgotten Slave Rebellion
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/09/777810796/hundreds-march-in-reenactment-of-a-historic-but-long-
forgotten-slave-rebellion?sc=tw
 
Early Rome featured a surprising amount of genetic diversity
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2019/11/08/Early-Rome-featured-a-surprising-amount-of-
genetic-diversity/2231573236019/
 
DNA Study Tracks Ancestry of Today’s Finns
https://www.archaeology.org/news/8189-191115-finland-ancestry-dna
 
Climate change fueled the rise and demise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, superpower of the
ancient world
https://theconversation.com/climate-change-fueled-the-rise-and-demise-of-the-neo-assyrian-empire-
superpower-of-the-ancient-world-126661
 
The Forgotten Stories of Muslims Who Saved Jewish People During the Holocaust
https://time.com/4651298/holocaust-memorial-day-muslims-jews/?
fbclid=IwAR1IyJKx2xa5Xz9N9BnMJIXo_dQINVIMB1YImah6AYBVkaVzaifnwR6g00I
 
Book explores 600 generations of Montana native culture
https://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/recreation/book-explores-generations-of-montana-native-
culture/article_eec27353-d9b7-572b-960b-9167b448c123.html?
utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-
share&fbclid=IwAR1QGt2Xtks2zOUqgNjRKdu568s5-ZHv_axV0r5z7taEwGD0HouyBLaYhro
 
 
 
 

Archaeology
 
Survey Offers Clues to Ireland's Neolithic Landscape

https://www.archaeology.org/news/8159-191105-ireland-
neolithic-river
 
Tribe members: Ancient bison kill site desecrated by mining
https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/tribe-members-ancient-bison-kill-site-desecrated-by-mining/
article_94334e0a-c4aa-5a5a-bf42-3157f6f08c0a.html
 
Ancient Inca City Located 13,000 Feet High in Peruvian Andes Revealed by Laser Technology
https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-inca-city-peruvian-andes-1468755
 
Archaeologists unearth ancient settlement in SE Turkey
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-settlement-in-se-turkey/1638247
 
New archaeological season begins in Burnt City
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/441861/New-archaeological-season-begins-in-Burnt-City
 
Bronze Age monument discovered in Forest of Dean
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-50208092
 
17th-Century Tunnel Decorated with Pre-Hispanic Carvings Discovered in Mexico
https://www.livescience.com/17th-century-tunnel-discovered-mexico.html
 
Torched town from Texas Revolution reemerges in archaeological dig west of Houston
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Archaeologist-dig-town-set-fire-Texas-
Revolution-14831305.php?
fbclid=IwAR0XHdDh74mcElKUZdM6Z06dCosTseRnS0SrIqDwabjGaBYaHuWhJ28K_Yw
 
Archaeological dig in south Indian River County reveals more than 1,000 artifacts from early
settlers to area
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-county/2019/11/13/archaeological-dig-south-
indian-river-county-reveals-more-than-1-000-artifacts-early-settlers/4177550002/?
fbclid=IwAR2TdYsDci9BoAPXfDDreirhgxrTCCvG7WRdi7CsCpO0L-ULLgIWd4otC1s

Egyptology
 
Egypt uncovers 3,000-year-old mummies in the Valley of the Kings
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/egypt-uncovers-3-000-year-old-mummies-valley-kings-
n1069001
 
Origins of Egypt’s Sacred Ibis Mummies Examined
https://www.archaeology.org/news/8185-191114-egypt-sacred-ibis
 
Magnificent Egyptian Catacomb Reveals Carvings of a 'Worthy' Woman and Her Pet
https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egypt-catacomb-mummies-carvings.html

General Science
 
Americans maintain high levels of trust in science
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/uow-amh111419.php
 
 

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

 
As SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Satellites, Scientists See Threat to ‘Astronomy Itself’
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/science/spacex-starlink-satellites.html
 
NASA finds Neptune moons locked in 'dance of avoidance'
https://phys.org/news/2019-11-nasa-neptune-moons.html
 
Evidence found of magnetic reconnection generating spicules on the sun
https://phys.org/news/2019-11-evidence-magnetic-reconnection-spicules-sun.html
 
Proposed Interstellar Mission Reaches for the Stars, One Generation at a Time
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/proposed-interstellar-mission-reaches-for-the-stars-one-
generation-at-a-time1/
 
 
 

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
 
New material breaks world record for turning heat into electricity
https://phys.org/news/2019-11-material-world-electricity.html

 
E.P.A. to Limit Science Used to Write Public Health Rules

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/climate/epa-science-
trump.html

 
Antarctica's first zero-emission research station shows that sustainable living is possible anywhere

https://phys.org/news/2019-11-antarctica-zero-emission-
station-sustainable.amp?__twitter_impression=true

Amazon deforestation and number of fires show summer of

2019 not a 'normal' year

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/lu-
ada111519.php
 
Arctic Ocean could be ice-free for part of the year as soon as 2044
https://phys.org/news/2019-11-arctic-ocean-ice-free-year.html
 
Marine bioplastic made with fish waste, red algae wins prize
https://techxplore.com/news/2019-11-marine-bioplastic-fish-red-algae.html
 
Historically Left Out, Colorado River Tribes Call For More Sway In Western Water Talks
https://www.kunc.org/post/historically-left-out-colorado-river-tribes-call-more-sway-western-water-
talks#stream/0
 
Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary, the country has run out of rubbish
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/sweden-s-recycling-is-so-revolutionary-the-country-
has-run-out-of-rubbish-a7462976.html?fbclid=IwAR2YK3H1GvPCE8Q2TXXlPi7N7in-
4lGIrzDAEhYLFczPflfpx7Q26TteoBo
 
 

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

 
Trial vaccine wipes out breast cancer in Florida patient
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/trial-vaccine-wipes-out-breast-cancer-in-florida-patient
 
Scientists discover how the molecule-sorting station in our cells is formed and maintained
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/tuos-sdh111419.php
 
WPI engineers creating miniaturized, wireless oxygen sensor for sick infants
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/wpi-wec111419.php
 
Big study casts doubt on need for many heart procedures
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-11-big-heart-procedures.html
 
Study provides insights into how fibrosis progresses in the human lung
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-11-insights-fibrosis-human-lung.html
 
Plasma Scalpel Takes On Cancer
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/plasma-scalpel-takes-on-cancer/
 
Behind the Scenes of a Radical New Cancer Cure
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/behind-the-scenes-of-a-radical-new-cancer-cure/
 
Will Microneedle Patches Be the Future of Birth Control?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/will-microneedle-patches-be-future-birth-control-
180973481/
 
Dwindling tropical rainforests mean lost medicines yet to be discovered in their plants
https://theconversation.com/dwindling-tropical-rainforests-mean-lost-medicines-yet-to-be-
discovered-in-their-plants-126578
 
 
 

Other
 
Nothing to report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Additional Informational
 
Radiocarbon dating and cultural dynamics across Mongolia’s early pastoral transition
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0224241
 
Off the Grid, Rathcroghan, Ireland
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/359-1911/trenches/8099-trenches-ireland-rathcroghan
 
Inside Ohio's Experimental Archaeology Lab
https://www.atlasobscura.com/videos/inside-ohio-s-experimental-archaeology-lab?
fbclid=IwAR3Ef0RMCgikPQYWL3tJg22Bf73jzQUNB9YP3wgNviNw1TPjymKv1r-SPXg