Weekly Science Report April 8, 2016

“The City is lost, but I live.”

Last words of Constantine XI Dragases, last Emperor of the Byzantine Empire

Table of Contents

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 2 News Articles .................................................................................................................... 3

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies ............................................................ 3 History ............................................................................................................................. 4 Archaeology .................................................................................................................... 5 Egyptology ....................................................................................................................... 7 General Science .............................................................................................................. 8 Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ............................................................................... 9 Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ................................. 10 Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences .................................................................. 11 Other .............................................................................................................................. 12

Additional Informational ................................................................................................ 13

Introduction I created this publication with the support of Graham Hancock and John Anthony West to share news and information on various disciplines to include paleontology, space sciences, genetics and archaeology. My goal behind sharing this publication has always been very simple, by sharing knowledge we can make our world a better place. Since the beginning of the internet age we have always heard of the world being drawn together but through my investigations I’ve never found a publication like the Weekly Science Report. This publication is my contribution to bring people together and share ideas and discoveries with my fellow humans.

I hope you enjoy this publication and that the content challenges and inspires you!

Steve Detwiler

News Articles

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies A study of ancient Japanese bones might challenge our ideas about human nature https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/04/01/a-study-of-ancient-japanese-bones-might-challenge-our-ideas-about-human-nature/ Scientists find no trace of Neanderthal Y-chromosomes in modern humans http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0407/Scientists-find-no-trace-of-Neanderthal-Y-chromosomes-in-modern-humans Giant Mammoth Skull Discovered by Bulldozer Operator https://www.yahoo.com/news/giant-mammoth-skull-discovered-bulldozer-operator-134212502.html An ancient retrovirus has been found in human DNA – and it might still be active http://phys.org/news/2016-04-ancient-retrovirus-human-dna.html New models predicting where to find fossils http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/uoa-nmp040716.php Debate Erupts over Strange New Human Species http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/debate-erupts-over-strange-new-human-species/

History Crow Tribe elder, historian Joe Medicine Crow dead at 102 https://www.yahoo.com/news/crow-tribe-elder-joe-medicine-crow-dead-age-222057657.html A Muslim teacher is visiting a D.C. school to share Arabic and his culture https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/a-muslim-teacher-is-visiting-a-dc-school-to-share-arabic-and-his-culture/2016/04/04/ac97b770-f818-11e5-9804-537defcc3cf6_story.html There’s a Place in India Where Religions Coexist Beautifully and Gender Equality Is Unmatched http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chandran-nair/kerala-religion-gender_b_9577234.html Ojibwe Cosmos: Mercury in Retrograde, Earthly Stardust and Intricate Stellar Maps https://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/04/02/ojibwe-cosmos-mercury-retrograde-earthly-stardust-and-intricate-stellar-maps-164002 How human sacrifice propped up the social order http://www.nature.com/news/how-human-sacrifice-propped-up-the-social-order-1.19681 Roman soldiers will ride to glory once more at Hadrian’s Wall http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/09/hadrians-wall-roman-cavalry Imam John Ederer: Stop quoting my religion's holy book out of context http://www.tulsaworld.com/opinion/readersforum/imam-john-ederer-stop-quoting-my-religion-s-holy-book/article_163d9500-136e-578a-98b3-f635ce33b201.html?TNNoMobile Panama Papers Shine Light On 'Lost' Collection of Greek Shipping Tycoon https://news.artnet.com/market/panama-papers-shine-light-onto-lost-collection-greek-shipping-tycoon-469685 Holocaust Survivor Sues German Auction House to Locate Family's Nazi Looted Paintings https://news.artnet.com/people/david-toren-villa-griesbach-465407 What really happened on Easter Island? http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/f-wrh040716.php Ancient Southwest marked by repeated periods of boom and bust http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/wsu-asm032916.php Queen’s University Microbiologists Unmask the Hannibal Route Enigma http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/ceao/News/Title,631613,en.html Ancient Assyrians buried their dead with turtles https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-assyrians-buried-their-dead-turtles

Archaeology Rare copy of Giotto fresco discovered in ruins of Transylvanian church http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/02/28/entertainment-news/rare-copy-giotto-fresco-discovered-ruins-transylvanian-church/#.Vwqv6OTD_an Lone bullet backs up Lawrence of Arabia's story http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/04/05/lone-bullet-backs-up-lawrence-arabia3s-story.html Iraq’s Artifacts of Exile http://lobelog.com/iraqs-artifacts-of-exile/ Byzantine castle in NW Turkey left to its fate http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2016/04/byzantine-castle-in-nw-turkey-left-to.html#.VwrNiuTD_al Islamic State nets up to $200 mln a year from antiquities –Russia http://news.trust.org/item/20160406194154-8xzwq?platform=hootsuite 2000-year-old temple found underwater off Indian coast http://www.digitaljournal.com/life/travel/2000-year-old-temple-found-underwater-off-indian-coast/article/461795?utm_content=buffer6b897&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer Palmyra: Mines cleared from ancient Syrian city by Russians http://ht.ly/10sHpv Uncovering the Luna Colony, a Lost Remnant of Spanish Florida http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/uncovering-the-luna-colony-a-lost-remnant-of-spanish-florida Pompeii seeking 'army of spies' in 'Deep Throat' operation to root out Mafia crime and corruption http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/03/25/pompeii-seeking-army-of-spies-in-deep-throat-operation-to-root-o/ Florida Frontiers: The story of the Apalachee http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2016/04/04/florida-frontiers-story-apalachee/82609778/ Mummies in the Americas Belong to a Vanished Civilization http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2016/04/04/14572/#.VwO_T2dOUdW Chinese villagers loot UNESCO World Heritage site while it's being cleaned http://ht.ly/10jiWF Italy committed to safeguard humankind’s heritage, one artifact at a time http://www.examiner.com/article/italy-committed-to-safeguard-humankind-s-heritage-one-artifact-at-a-time Saint's Bones Unearthed in ISIS-Destroyed Monastery http://news.discovery.com/history/religion/saints-bones-unearthed-in-isis-destroyed-monastery-160406.htm New discoveries into how an ancient civilization conserved water http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/uoc-ndi040816.php

Inside America’s Auschwitz http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/inside-americas-auschwitz-180958647/ Yucatan archaeology races to keep up with development http://www.salon.com/2016/04/05/yucatan_archaeology_races_to_keep_up_with_development/ Archaeologists Survey Damage from Cyclone Winston in Fiji http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/spring-2016/article/archaeologists-survey-damage-from-cyclone-winston-in-fiji Smashed skulls suggest large European battle 3,200 years ago - and a more advanced society https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/dig-reveals-an-event-so-violent-that-its-participants-must-have-been-civilized/2016/03/31/64cc6968-f6ba-11e5-9804-537defcc3cf6_story.html

Egyptology Nefertiti’s Final Resting Place Continues to Polarize, Captivate http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2016/04/01/nefertiti-tomb-egyptology-king-tut/#.VwrLnuTD_am Egypt’s 'Indiana Jones' says new theory on King Tut’s tomb is wrong http://ht.ly/10hXjO 3,400-Year-Old Necropolis Found in Egypt http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/3400-year-old-necropolis-found-in-egypt-160330.htm?utm_content=buffer73eaf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer Star of David found engraved into an ancient Temple arouses bustle in Egypt http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Star-of-David-found-engraved-into-an-ancient-Temple-arouses-bustle-in-Egypt-450074

General Science Nothing to report

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences Meet The 'Rocket Girls,' The Women Who Charted The Course To Space http://www.npr.org/2016/04/05/473099967/meet-the-rocket-girls-the-women-who-charted-the-course-to-space Nigeria plans to send an astronaut to space by 2030 http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/06/africa/nigeria-nasrda-space-astronaut/index.html?sr=cnnifb NASA: Exoplanet-finding Kepler spacecraft in trouble http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/go-for-launch/os-nasa-kepler-spacecraft-in-trouble-20160409-story.html SETI looks at red dwarf stars in its search for ancient aliens https://www.newscientist.com/article/2082988-seti-looks-at-red-dwarf-stars-in-its-search-for-ancient-aliens/?utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=SOC&utm_campaign=hoot&cmpid=SOC%7CNSNS%7C2016-GLOBAL-hoot Mysterious Gravitational Tug on Orbiter May Help Find Planet Nine http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mysterious-gravitational-tug-on-orbiter-may-help-find-planet-nine/ The UN starts toward new control over the world's oceans http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/04/08/exclusive-un-starts-toward-new-control-over-worlds-oceans.html?intcmp=hplnws Physicists discover flaws in superconductor theory http://phys.org/news/2016-04-physicists-flaws-superconductor-theory.html SpaceX launches cargo ship to orbit, sticks ocean landing http://www.cbsnews.com/news/falcon-9-boosts-cargo-ship-to-orbit-sticks-ocean-landing/ SpaceX delivers world's first inflatable room for astronauts http://phys.org/news/2016-04-spacex-world-inflatable-room-astronauts.html Supernovae showered Earth with radioactive debris http://phys.org/news/2016-04-supernovae-showered-earth-radioactive-debris.html Ancient Mars bombardment likely enhanced life-supporting habitat http://phys.org/news/2016-04-ancient-mars-bombardment-life-supporting-habitat.html

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources NASA Is Facing a Climate Change Countdown http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/05/science/nasa-is-facing-a-climate-change-countdown.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0 NASA: Global warming is now changing how Earth wobbles http://phys.org/news/2016-04-nasa-global-earth.html Combining gasification with fuel-cell technology could boost efficiency of coal-powered plants http://phys.org/news/2016-04-combining-gasification-fuel-cell-technology-boost.html

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences On-Demand Drug Production Is on the Horizon http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/on-demand-drug-production-is-on-the-horizon/ Wild tiger population rising for first time in 100 years http://www.cbsnews.com/news/worlds-wild-tiger-population-rising-for-first-time-in-100-years/ Penguin Watch: Public asked to aid Antarctic research http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35981212 'Mystery voyage' of Scottish islands' red deer http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35970195 Chinese Researchers Experiment with Making HIV-Proof Embryos https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601235/chinese-researchers-experiment-with-making-hiv-proof-embryos/#/set/id/601233/

Other Mysterious Creature Spotted In London's River Thames http://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/mysterious-creature-spotted-in-londons-river-thames/?ftag=CNM15cf32c

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