Convened by Dr.G., a Renegade Illuminati, convening Thee Temple, for knowledge, whimsy, and inspiration! Everything is true, nothing is forbidden!
Broadcast Thursdays at 89.5 FM KZCT in Vallejo, California, to a worldwide audience.
Introductory track: Covenant - Ritual Noise [youtube.com/watch?v=dnlGEQ1NUsk]
Meandering track: Spacemind - Memory Hole [youtube.com/watch?v=uL0mvPZuklM]
Science & Futurism
[futurism.com] [kurzweilai.net] [eurekalert.org]
* "Pilot-less air taxi takes off in Vienna demonstration flight" (2019-04-05, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e314d444f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/wUlo8]
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* "Transgenic monkeys carrying human gene show human-like brain development" (2019-04-02, xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/02/c_137943286.htm) [archive.is/oOE9e], (2019-04-03, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514f336b7a4e33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/gsFXY]
* "Chinese, US researchers create monkeys with human-like brain development" (2019-04-03, rt.com/news/455423-transgenic-monkeys-brain-development/) [archive.is/1xXUn]
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* "Scientists use bacteria to farm steel-like spider silk" (2019-04-02, xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/03/c_137944455.htm) [archive.is/PZAyd]
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* "Russian Army mag claims existence of ‘super-soldiers’ with... TELEPATHIC powers for future wars" (2019-04-04, rt.com/news/455523-russian-army-telepathy-paranormal/) [archive.is/tGfUL]
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* "Major anti-aging breakthrough as ‘magic bullet’ targets ‘zombie cells’ " (2019-04-04, rt.com/news/455537-scientists-anti-aging-breakthrough/) [archive.is/5ydjk]
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* "Forever young: Study uncovers protein that keeps skin youthful" (2019-04-04, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d7a45444f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/eSm8Z]
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* "Scientists implant 3D-printed transparent skull to mice for brain study" (2019-04-02, xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/03/c_137945051.htm) [archive.is/3sThW]
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* "World’s 1st 3D-printed heart with ‘cells, blood vessels’ unveiled in Israel" (2019-04-15, rt.com/news/456590-worlds-first-3dprinted-vascular-heart/) [archive.is/5U4BR]
* "First 3D print of heart with human tissue, vessels unveiled" (2019-04-16, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514e3251444d34457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/q53RF]
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* "UN backs plans for hurricane-proof floating cities" (2019-04-04, rt.com/news/455580-floating-cities-un-plans/) [archive.is/mqsGo]
- image caption: The concept was unveiled at the UN on Wednesday.
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* "Guangzhou introduces 3D printing to restore remains" (2019-04-07, xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/07/c_137956794.htm) [archive.is/QetWb]
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Space News
[astrobio.net]
* "Oh, brother! NASA twins study shows how space changes the human body" (2019-04-12, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774d3267544f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/3u0oC]
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* "Science Says: Tiny ‘water bears’ can teach us about survival" (2019-03-20, apnews.com/eef745143f4a4b0fa6aedb250544aabb) [archive.is/8ZEVh#selection-323.0-323.60]
[begin excerpt]: Tardigrades are so otherworldly that some theorize that they could easily exist on planets outside the solar system (arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1802/1802.02714.pdf). Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb said “they could survive an impact by a rock and they could potentially be brought from another planet” to Earth (astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/in-search-of-panspermia/). [end excerpt]
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* "WATCH meteor whizz above Siberian city & go out with a BANG" (2019-04-06, rt.com/russia/455753-meteor-above-krasnoyarsk-siberia/) [archive.is/nHgvH], videos:
- [vk.com/video372746192_456239075]
- [vk.com/video-127229518_456239640]
- [youtube.com/watch?v=s_Y-KBr8suE]
- [youtube.com/watch?v=myocAAAob94]
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* "NASA: Meteoroid strikes eject water from Moon" (2019-04-16, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774e7855444d34457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/r8ISm]
* "Meteorite showers can blast water right out of the Moon, NASA finds" (2019-04-15, rt.com/news/456604-moon-water-meteorite-strike-nasa/) [archive.is/hontj] [begin excerpt]: The Moon’s surface bears the scars of eons of meteorite blasts, but these space rock strikes are also the key to an incredible new discovery about our satellite: it expels drops of water during meteorite showers.
NASA researchers found that meteorite blasts across the surface of the moon are powerful enough to force tiny drops of water out of the dusty lunar soil and into the atmosphere above.
“The lunar surface that’s releasing the water is being protected by a layer – a few centimeters – of dry soil that can only be breached by large micrometeoroids,”says planetary scientist at NASA and the University of Maryland Baltimore County, Mehdi Benna. [end excerpt]
* "Meteoroid Strikes Eject Precious Water From Moon" (2019-04-15, nasa.gov/press-release/goddard/2019/ladee-lunar-water) [begin excerpt]: There’s evidence that the Moon has water (H2O) and hydroxyl (OH), a more reactive relative of H2O. But debates continue about the origins of the water, whether it is widely distributed and how much might be present.
“The Moon doesn’t have significant amounts of H2O or OH in its atmosphere most of the time,” said Richard Elphic, the LADEE project scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. “But when the Moon passed through one of these meteoroid streams, enough vapor was ejected for us to detect it. And then, when the event was over, the H2O or OH went away.”
Lunar scientists often use the term “water” to refer to both H2O and OH. Figuring out how much H2O and how much OH are present is something future Moon missions might address.
LADEE, which was built and managed by NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, detected the vapor using its Neutral Mass Spectrometer, an instrument built by Goddard. The mission orbited the Moon from October 2013 to April 2014 and gathered detailed information about the structure and composition of the lunar atmosphere, or more correctly, the “exosphere” – a faint envelope of gases around the Moon.
To release water, the meteoroids had to penetrate at least 3 inches (8 centimeters) below the surface. Underneath this bone-dry top layer lies a thin transition layer, then a hydrated layer, where water molecules likely stick to bits of soil and rock, called regolith.
From the measurements of water in the exosphere, the researchers calculated that the hydrated layer has a water concentration of about 200 to 500 parts per million, or about 0.02 to 0.05 percent by weight. This concentration is much drier than the driest terrestrial soil, and is consistent with earlier studies. It is so dry that one would need to process more than a metric ton of regolith in order to collect 16 ounces of water.
Because the material on the lunar surface is fluffy, even a meteoroid that’s a fraction of an inch (5 millimeters) across can penetrate far enough to release a puff of vapor. With each impact, a small shock wave fans out and ejects water from the surrounding area.
When a stream of meteoroids rains down on the lunar surface, the liberated water will enter the exosphere and spread through it. About two-thirds of that vapor escapes into space, but about one-third lands back on the surface of the Moon. [end excerpt]
- image caption: This infographic shows the lunar water cycle based on the new observations from the Neutral Mass Spectrometer on board the LADEE spacecraft. At the lunar surface, a dry layer overlays a hydrated layer. Water is liberated by shock waves from meteoroid impacts. The liberated water either escapes to space or is redeposited elsewhere on the Moon. Some water is created by chemical reactions between the solar wind and the surface or delivered to the Moon by the meteoroids themselves. However, in order to sustain the water loss from meteoroid impacts, the hydrated layer requires replenishment from a deeper ancient water reservoir.
Credits: NASA Goddard/Mehdi Benna/Jay Friedlander
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* "Organic matter found on Mars, opening new chapter in search for life; One of the biggest mysteries of the universe is whether life may be possible beyond our home planet. Two announcements from NASA today represent major steps forward in cracking that case" (2018-06-07, csmonitor.com/Science/2018/0607/Organic-matter-found-on-Mars-opening-new-chapter-in-search-for-life) [archive.is/hDEOW]
* "Scientists find likely source of methane on Mars; The mystery of methane on Mars may finally be solved as scientists have confirmed the presence of the life-indicating gas on the Red Planet as well as where it might have come from" (2019-04-01, presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/01/592370/Scientists-Mars-Earth-life-water-methane) [archive.is/YQJCZ]
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Ancient News
Music for your perusal (via beatport.com) [is.gd/2MzlEd]
* "Our growing family tree: New human ancestor discovered in Philippines cave" (2019-04-10, rt.com/news/456170-homo-luzonensis-philippines-discovery/) [archive.is/tB6Oc]
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* "Researchers Get Closer to Finding the Origins of the Enigmatic Guanches…and No, They are Not Atlanteans" (2019-04-03, ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/researchers-get-closer-finding-origins-enigmatic-guanches-and-no-they-021687) [archive.is/btKZF]
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* "Great Sphinx Riddle: Evidence of HIDDEN DOOR Beneath Legendary Monument Revealed; According to the historian, there is something hidden underneath the Great Sphinx, and an ancient stele that was removed from there in the 19th century may help solve this mystery" (2019-03-09, sputniknews.com/science/201903091073091526-sphinx-giza-door-evidence/) [archive.is/IvArk]:
Matt Sibson, an historian and the person behind the “Ancient Architects” YouTube channel, has announced a surprising discovery which may hint at an ancient mystery related to one of the most famous monuments of Ancient Egypt – the Great Sphinx of Giza.
As Sibson explained, there were originally three stelae located in front of the Sphinx: the Dream Stela, built by King Thutmose between 1479BC and 1425BC, which still remains at the site; and two more stelae that were created by Ramesses the Great over two centuries later, which ended up being taken to The Louvre museum in Paris in the 19th century and “little has been spoken about them since”.
And after coming across an image of one of the two missing stelae, in a book penned by explorer Howard Vyce in 1837, Sibson made a surprising discovery.
"There’s a Sphinx on the top of a platform, with Rameses the Great next to it and giving an offering. The Sphinx is sitting on top of what looks like a doorway. On the Dream Stele, there is also a doorway beneath the Sphinx which backs it up," he told the Daily Star.
He also noted that Howard claimed in his book that “excavators found a doorway under the Sphinx, which could have pointed to a cavity underneath it”, adding, however, that the book only shows one of the stelae in detail.
"What does the other one show? It needs to be re-analysed and brought back to life. It could shed more light on the doorway," Sibson said. "I think there is something underneath there, there are loads lots of tunnels under the Giza plateau".
* "Operations carried on at the pyramids of Gizeh in 1837: with an account of a voyage into Upper Egypt, and an appendix" (1840, by Colonel Howard Vyse) [https://archive.org/details/operationscarrie01howa/page/n8]
* "The Iron Plate in the Great Pyramid" (2000, catchpenny.org/iron.html) [archive.is/Mwy8f]
* "A Forgotten Sphinx and Faked Cartouche: Changing the Course of Ancient Egyptian History?" (2017-08-29, ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/forgotten-sphinx-and-faked-cartouche-changing-course-ancient-egyptian-history-021585) [archive.is/n1mNm]
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* "WATCH: Egyptian archaeologists unveil 4,400yo tomb with spectacular paintings" (2019-04-14, rt.com/news/456490-egypt-nobleman-tomb-unveiled/) [archive.is/lhxV2]
* "Egypt unveils colorful Fifth Dynasty tomb" (2019-04-14, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514e3045444d34457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/Jxgh6]
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* "Egypt opens symbolic burial room of Osiris" (2019-04-06, xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2019-04/06/c_137954945.htm) [archive.is/ZYh1t], photos [archive.is/QWCFB] [archive.is/RZhGi]
- image caption: A man is seen in a symbolic burial room of Osiris in Sohag, Egypt, on April 5, 2019. Egypt's Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany opened on Friday a symbolic burial room of Osiris, ruler of the afterlife, after lowering the level of ground water.
- image caption: A man is seen near a symbolic burial room of Osiris in Sohag, Egypt, on April 5, 2019. Egypt's Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany opened on Friday a symbolic burial room of Osiris, ruler of the afterlife, after lowering the level of ground water.
* "Archeologists reassemble Ramses II statue in Egypt's Sohag" (2019-04-06, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514f3259444f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/FIRua]
- image caption: Newly renovated statue of Ramses II (L), from 70 broken pieces to a full colossus, Sohag, Egypt, April 5, 2019.
* "Archeologists reassemble Ramses II statue in Egypt's Sohag" (2019-04-06, xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/06/c_137954924.htm) [archive.is/oRGuu]
- photoset [archive.is/Gv0yF] [archive.is/TkFLl] [archive.is/UnkL2] [archive.is/IBkz3] [archive.is/VpZMJ] [archive.is/KGEBr] [archive.is/ajY0N] [archive.is/zXjp9] [archive.is/0DiQc] [archive.is/drX2S]
- image caption: Photo taken on April 5, 2019 shows a revived statue of Ramses II in Sohag, Egypt. Egyptian archeologists have pieced on Friday 70 fragments to revive a large statue of Ramses II in the upper Egypt's province of Sohag. Ramses II was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt and was considered the strongest pharaoh of the New Kingdom that spans from the 16th century BC to the 11th century BC.
* "Egypt: Archeologists unveil 2,000-year-old Ptolemaic 'Tomb of Tutu'; Researchers near the ancient city of Akhmim discovered a 2,000-year-old tomb thought to belong to an official called 'Tutu', revealed the secretary general of the Supreme Council for Antiques, Mostafa El-Waziry, on Friday" (2019-04-06, presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/06/592742/Egypt-Archaeology-Ptolemaic-era-Tomb) [archive.is/ATKlh]
* "Egypt discovers ancient Pharaonic tomb near Giza pyramids" (2019-04-03, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774e7941444f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/BCDgc], (2019-04-02, xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/03/c_137944469.htm) [archive.is/srAaf]
* "Finely painted Ptolemaic tomb unveiled in Egypt" (2019-04-06, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d3455444f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/6WL6J]
* "Egypt unveils 2,500-year-old mummy at forgotten cemetery; Egypt has unveiled the 2,500-year-old mummy of a high priest at an ancient cemetery south of Cairo" video page (2019-04-08, presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/08/592915/Egypt-unveils-2500yearold-mummy-at-forgotten-cemetery) [archive.is/d59sD]
* "Huge haul of mummified animals uncovered at 2,000yo Egyptian tomb" (2019-04-06, rt.com/news/455748-mummified-mice-birds-egypt-tomb/) [archive.is/nuSuc]
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* "Jerusalem has history of many conquests, surrenders" (2017-12-05, usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/05/jerusalem-history-israel-capital/923651001/) [archive.is/5kvf2]
Indications show that the Western (Wailing) Wall is built on top an edifice that resembled Cyclopian architecture with megalithic blocks... including one of the largest construction stone in the world, 570 Tons (1.25 Million Pounds)
(http://earthbeforeflood.com/megalithic_blocks_on_the_temple_mount_in_jerusalem.html) (earthbeforeflood.com/megalithic_blocks_of_temple_mount_in_jerusalem.html)
(www.youtube.com/watch?v=d39TaJcvUCM) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDLoyDCfXs4) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHyg4pcaPN8) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7BO9R9R9Dw) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=paL6rGqzO84) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=R140jDNA2Q4)
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* "Telling Seal Unearthed in Jerusalem Names Biblical Figure" (2019-04-02, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/jerusalem-seals-0011691) [archive.is/IIrye]
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* "Scientists solve mystery of pristine weapons of China's Terracotta Warriors" (2019-04-05, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d324d444f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/JI0BO]
- image caption: The Terracotta Army consists of thousands of life-sized ceramic warriors and horses alongside bronze chariots and weapons, part of the vast 3rd Century BC mausoleum near the city of Xi'an for Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China.
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* "Somapura Mahavihara: The Most Spectacular Pre-Islamic Monument in Bangladesh" (2018-12-06, ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/mahavihara-0011110) [archive.is/Ee4q6]
- image caption: Somapura Mahavihara in Bangladesh.
- image caption: Recreation of Somapura Mahavihara.
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The Incredible #Aztec Calendar Stone, In The Old National Museum Of Mexico. (1917)
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* "Easter Island statues: mystery behind their location revealed; Location of statues was based on nearby fresh water and other resources, says US study" (2019-01-10, theguardian.com/science/2019/jan/10/mystery-of-location-of-easter-island-statues-revealed) [archive.is/WyNjz]
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* "Mythbusting Ancient Rome: Cruel and Unusual Punishment" (2018-01-23, ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/mythbusting-ancient-rome-cruel-and-unusual-punishment-009478) [archive.is/Fo5RY] [begin excerpt]: The penalties of census slavery, the power of the father, and the punishment of the sack reflect the Romans’ own conception of their ancestors and the idea that authorities must impose harsh penalties in order to deter offenders. But we need to be careful in reconstructing the histories of such punishments. As the case of parricide shows, the versions we are familiar with today are often a collage of sources from different periods assembled to create one specific punishment that seems authentically “Roman”. [end excerpt]
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* "Unearthed cultural relics 1,000-plus years old help retracing Silk Road cultural exchanges" (2019-04-15, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514f774d444d34457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/8tASU]
* "Retracing Silk Road Culture Exchange: Belt and Road countries work together in archeology, protection" video page (2019-04-14, news.cgtn.com/news/3551544e33494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/index.html) [archive.is/VsVCo]
* "Big Projects: China, Egypt enhance archaeological cooperation under Belt & Road Initiative" video page (2019-04-14, news.cgtn.com/news/774d544e33494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/index.html) [archive.is/WvAC5]
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* "Over 700 lost Chinese cultural relics returned to Beijing from Italy" (2019-04-11, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e3455544f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/0q0p1]
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* "Mexico: Stolen Statues Found, Returned from US Hoarder's Home; Over 42,000 Native American artifacts gathered from around the world were found in the home of an amateur collector" (2019-04-10, telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-Stolen-Statues-Found-Returned-from-US-Hoarders-Home-20190410-0032.html) [archive.is/zFli0]
- image caption: Enamored with bracelets, anklets, necklaces, ans sashes, the sculptures measured 6.5 centimeters by nine centimeters.
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* "Peru Supreme Court: Machu Picchu is the State's, Not a Family's; Peru’s Supreme Court ended a 14 year-long battle between an individual family and the nation by declaring the Machu Picchu Inca ruins state property" (2019-04-09, telesurenglish.net/news/Peru-Supreme-Court-Machu-Picchu-is-the-States-Not-a-Familys-20190409-0004.html) [archive.is/r81UG]
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* "Explainer: The Gods Behind the Days of the Week" (2018-01-20, ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/explainer-gods-behind-days-week-009465) [archive.is/OdEmO]
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* " 'Extraordinary' 500-year-old library catalogue reveals books lost to time The Libro de los EpÃtomes was a catalogue for Hernando Colón’s 16th-century collection, which he intended to be the biggest in the world" (2019-04-10, theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/10/extraordinary-500-year-old-library-catalogue-reveals-books-lost-to-time-libro-de-los-epitomes) [archive.is/bZOxv]
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* "Ancient Australian indigenous site recreated with VR technology" (2019-04-15, xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/15/c_137978744.htm) [archive.is/0GZfd]
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Meandering track: Spacemind - Memory Hole [youtube.com/watch?v=uL0mvPZuklM]
Science & Futurism
[futurism.com] [kurzweilai.net] [eurekalert.org]
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* "Transgenic monkeys carrying human gene show human-like brain development" (2019-04-02, xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/02/c_137943286.htm) [archive.is/oOE9e], (2019-04-03, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514f336b7a4e33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/gsFXY]
* "Chinese, US researchers create monkeys with human-like brain development" (2019-04-03, rt.com/news/455423-transgenic-monkeys-brain-development/) [archive.is/1xXUn]
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* "Scientists use bacteria to farm steel-like spider silk" (2019-04-02, xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/03/c_137944455.htm) [archive.is/PZAyd]
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* "Russian Army mag claims existence of ‘super-soldiers’ with... TELEPATHIC powers for future wars" (2019-04-04, rt.com/news/455523-russian-army-telepathy-paranormal/) [archive.is/tGfUL]
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* "Major anti-aging breakthrough as ‘magic bullet’ targets ‘zombie cells’ " (2019-04-04, rt.com/news/455537-scientists-anti-aging-breakthrough/) [archive.is/5ydjk]
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* "Forever young: Study uncovers protein that keeps skin youthful" (2019-04-04, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d7a45444f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/eSm8Z]
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* "Scientists implant 3D-printed transparent skull to mice for brain study" (2019-04-02, xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/03/c_137945051.htm) [archive.is/3sThW]
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* "World’s 1st 3D-printed heart with ‘cells, blood vessels’ unveiled in Israel" (2019-04-15, rt.com/news/456590-worlds-first-3dprinted-vascular-heart/) [archive.is/5U4BR]
* "First 3D print of heart with human tissue, vessels unveiled" (2019-04-16, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514e3251444d34457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/q53RF]
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* "UN backs plans for hurricane-proof floating cities" (2019-04-04, rt.com/news/455580-floating-cities-un-plans/) [archive.is/mqsGo]
- image caption: The concept was unveiled at the UN on Wednesday.
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* "Guangzhou introduces 3D printing to restore remains" (2019-04-07, xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/07/c_137956794.htm) [archive.is/QetWb]
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Space News
[astrobio.net]
* "Oh, brother! NASA twins study shows how space changes the human body" (2019-04-12, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774d3267544f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/3u0oC]
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* "Science Says: Tiny ‘water bears’ can teach us about survival" (2019-03-20, apnews.com/eef745143f4a4b0fa6aedb250544aabb) [archive.is/8ZEVh#selection-323.0-323.60]
[begin excerpt]: Tardigrades are so otherworldly that some theorize that they could easily exist on planets outside the solar system (arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1802/1802.02714.pdf). Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb said “they could survive an impact by a rock and they could potentially be brought from another planet” to Earth (astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/in-search-of-panspermia/). [end excerpt]
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* "WATCH meteor whizz above Siberian city & go out with a BANG" (2019-04-06, rt.com/russia/455753-meteor-above-krasnoyarsk-siberia/) [archive.is/nHgvH], videos:
- [vk.com/video372746192_456239075]
- [vk.com/video-127229518_456239640]
- [youtube.com/watch?v=s_Y-KBr8suE]
- [youtube.com/watch?v=myocAAAob94]
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* "NASA: Meteoroid strikes eject water from Moon" (2019-04-16, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774e7855444d34457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/r8ISm]
* "Meteorite showers can blast water right out of the Moon, NASA finds" (2019-04-15, rt.com/news/456604-moon-water-meteorite-strike-nasa/) [archive.is/hontj] [begin excerpt]: The Moon’s surface bears the scars of eons of meteorite blasts, but these space rock strikes are also the key to an incredible new discovery about our satellite: it expels drops of water during meteorite showers.
NASA researchers found that meteorite blasts across the surface of the moon are powerful enough to force tiny drops of water out of the dusty lunar soil and into the atmosphere above.
“The lunar surface that’s releasing the water is being protected by a layer – a few centimeters – of dry soil that can only be breached by large micrometeoroids,”says planetary scientist at NASA and the University of Maryland Baltimore County, Mehdi Benna. [end excerpt]
* "Meteoroid Strikes Eject Precious Water From Moon" (2019-04-15, nasa.gov/press-release/goddard/2019/ladee-lunar-water) [begin excerpt]: There’s evidence that the Moon has water (H2O) and hydroxyl (OH), a more reactive relative of H2O. But debates continue about the origins of the water, whether it is widely distributed and how much might be present.
“The Moon doesn’t have significant amounts of H2O or OH in its atmosphere most of the time,” said Richard Elphic, the LADEE project scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. “But when the Moon passed through one of these meteoroid streams, enough vapor was ejected for us to detect it. And then, when the event was over, the H2O or OH went away.”
Lunar scientists often use the term “water” to refer to both H2O and OH. Figuring out how much H2O and how much OH are present is something future Moon missions might address.
LADEE, which was built and managed by NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, detected the vapor using its Neutral Mass Spectrometer, an instrument built by Goddard. The mission orbited the Moon from October 2013 to April 2014 and gathered detailed information about the structure and composition of the lunar atmosphere, or more correctly, the “exosphere” – a faint envelope of gases around the Moon.
To release water, the meteoroids had to penetrate at least 3 inches (8 centimeters) below the surface. Underneath this bone-dry top layer lies a thin transition layer, then a hydrated layer, where water molecules likely stick to bits of soil and rock, called regolith.
From the measurements of water in the exosphere, the researchers calculated that the hydrated layer has a water concentration of about 200 to 500 parts per million, or about 0.02 to 0.05 percent by weight. This concentration is much drier than the driest terrestrial soil, and is consistent with earlier studies. It is so dry that one would need to process more than a metric ton of regolith in order to collect 16 ounces of water.
Because the material on the lunar surface is fluffy, even a meteoroid that’s a fraction of an inch (5 millimeters) across can penetrate far enough to release a puff of vapor. With each impact, a small shock wave fans out and ejects water from the surrounding area.
When a stream of meteoroids rains down on the lunar surface, the liberated water will enter the exosphere and spread through it. About two-thirds of that vapor escapes into space, but about one-third lands back on the surface of the Moon. [end excerpt]
- image caption: This infographic shows the lunar water cycle based on the new observations from the Neutral Mass Spectrometer on board the LADEE spacecraft. At the lunar surface, a dry layer overlays a hydrated layer. Water is liberated by shock waves from meteoroid impacts. The liberated water either escapes to space or is redeposited elsewhere on the Moon. Some water is created by chemical reactions between the solar wind and the surface or delivered to the Moon by the meteoroids themselves. However, in order to sustain the water loss from meteoroid impacts, the hydrated layer requires replenishment from a deeper ancient water reservoir.
Credits: NASA Goddard/Mehdi Benna/Jay Friedlander
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* "Organic matter found on Mars, opening new chapter in search for life; One of the biggest mysteries of the universe is whether life may be possible beyond our home planet. Two announcements from NASA today represent major steps forward in cracking that case" (2018-06-07, csmonitor.com/Science/2018/0607/Organic-matter-found-on-Mars-opening-new-chapter-in-search-for-life) [archive.is/hDEOW]
* "Scientists find likely source of methane on Mars; The mystery of methane on Mars may finally be solved as scientists have confirmed the presence of the life-indicating gas on the Red Planet as well as where it might have come from" (2019-04-01, presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/01/592370/Scientists-Mars-Earth-life-water-methane) [archive.is/YQJCZ]
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* "Hawking & Milner to send interstellar craft to Alpha Centauri 'within a generation' " (2016-04-12, rt.com/news/339352-hawking-breakthrough-starshot-space/) [archive.is/9qYPf]
* "STARSHOT" homepage (breakthroughinitiatives.org/Initiative/3) [archive.is/0mxNy]
- Board (breakthroughinitiatives.org/Board) [archive.is/IQpsN]
- About (breakthroughinitiatives.org/About) [archive.is/bBIUe]
- Are we alone? (breakthroughinitiatives.org/AreWeAlone) [archive.is/53baz]
- Events (breakthroughinitiatives.org/events) [archive.is/Lvp9N]
- News (breakthroughinitiatives.org/news) [archive.is/5bvzl]
- Contacts (breakthroughinitiatives.org/contacts) [archive.is/z0ny4]
- Target: Alpha Centauri (breakthroughinitiatives.org/Target/3) [archive.is/kkGVz]
- Potential Challenges for Starshot (breakthroughinitiatives.org/Challenges/3) [archive.is/m0tUI]
- Research (breakthroughinitiatives.org/research/3) [archive.is/1UHbM]
- Leaders: Management and Advisory Committee (breakthroughinitiatives.org/Leaders/3) [archive.is/OUmM8]
- Leaders: Postdocs and Students (breakthroughinitiatives.org/Postdocs/3) [archive.is/1f3EJ]
- Concept (breakthroughinitiatives.org/Concept/3) [archive.is/KqZF0]:
Breakthrough Starshot brings the Silicon Valley approach to space travel, capitalizing on exponential advances in key areas of technology since the beginning of the 21st century.
Nanocrafts
Nanocrafts are gram-scale robotic spacecrafts comprising two main parts:
StarChip: Moore’s law has allowed a dramatic decrease in the size of microelectronic components. This creates the possibility of a gram-scale wafer, carrying cameras, photon thrusters, power supply, navigation and communication equipment, and constituting a fully functional space probe.
Lightsail: Advances in nanotechnology are producing increasingly thin and light-weight metamaterials, promising to enable the fabrication of meter-scale sails no more than a few hundred atoms thick and at gram-scale mass.
Light Beamer
The rising power and falling cost of lasers, consistent with Moore’s law, lead to significant advances in light beaming technology. Meanwhile, phased arrays of lasers (the ‘light beamer’) could potentially be scaled up to the 100 gigawatt level.
Breakthrough Starshot aims to bring economies of scale to the astronomical scale. The StarChip can be mass-produced at the cost of an iPhone and sent on missions in large numbers to provide redundancy and coverage. The light beamer is modular and scalable.
Path to the stars
The research and engineering phase is expected to last a number of years. Following that, development of the ultimate mission to Alpha Centauri would require a budget comparable to the largest current scientific experiments. Once it is assembled and the technology matures, the cost of each launch is projected to fall to a few hundred thousand dollars.
The program will require:
Building a ground-based kilometer-scale light beamer at high altitude in dry conditions.
Generating and storing a few gigawatt hours of energy per launch.
Launching a ‘mothership’ carrying thousands of nanocrafts to a high-altitude orbit.
Taking advantage of adaptive optics technology in real time to compensate for atmospheric effects.
Focusing the light beam on the lightsail to accelerate individual nanocrafts to the target speed within minutes.
Accounting for interstellar dust collisions en route to the target.
Capturing images of a planet, and other scientific data, and transmitting them back to Earth using a compact on-board laser communications system.
Using the same light beamer to receive data from nanocrafts over 4 years later.
Some of these requirements represent significant engineering challenges, which the Breakthrough Starship team have begun the process of addressing. The proposed light propulsion system is on a scale significantly exceeding any currently operational analog. The very nature of the project calls for global co-operation and support.
Clearance for launches would be required from all the appropriate government and international organizations.
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* "Alien life could be evolving on 4 nearby exoplanets RIGHT NOW – study" (2019-04-12, rt.com/news/456332-exoplanets-alien-life-radiation-research/) [archive.is/yDkYd]
* "Life could be evolving on nearest exoplanets with high radiation: study" (2019-04-10, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514e3251544f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/DBavi]
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* "The 'black hole' images over the years" (2019-04-10, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d354d544f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/rhe6N]
* "Before the unveiling: What you need to know about black holes" (2019-04-10, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414e7a49544f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/n7uBC]
* "First Image of A Black Hole: Intl. network of telescopes used to create photo" video page (2019-04-11, news.cgtn.com/news/324d444e33494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/index.html) [archive.is/gOppt]
* "Scientists to unveil first true picture of mysterious black hole this week; Massive, ravenous, powerful beyond measure. Physicists are convinced that black holes exist, even if no one has directly observed one. But that's about to change" (2019-04-09, presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/09/592999/black-hole-picture-Einstein-Milky-Way) [archive.is/ole4I]
* "Astrophysics Breakthrough: First Photo of Black Hole Released; "We have achieved something presumed to be impossible just a generation ago," said astrophysicist Sheperd Doeleman" (2019-04-10, telesurenglish.net/news/Astrophysics-Breakthrough-First-Photo-of-Black-Hole-Released-20190410-0010.html) [archive.is/7HpwD]
- image caption: The first ever photo a black hole, taken using a global network of telescopes, conducted by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project, has been released April 10, 2019.
* "Remarkable image of black hole released in astrophysics breakthrough; An international scientific team on Wednesday announced a milestone in astrophysics - the first-ever photo of a black hole - using a global network of telescopes to gain insight into celestial objects with gravitational fields so strong no matter or light can escape" (2019-04-10, presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/10/593093/black-hole-Event-Horizon-Telescope-) [archive.is/9eTyY]
* "Scientists reveal first ever IMAGE of black hole" (2019-04-10, rt.com/news/456126-black-hole-image-revealed/) [archive.is/002Du]
* "Why is the black hole image so blurry? It's too far away" (2019-04-11, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d3359544f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/yiss6]
* "This female grad student made black hole image possible" (2019-04-11, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d7759544f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/2F7AQ]
* "Katie Bouman: The Woman Who Made Black Hole Image Possible; Katie Bouman, an MIT graduate led a computer program that made the first photo of black hole possible" (2019-04-11, telesurenglish.net/news/Katie-Bouman-The-Woman-Who-Made-Black-Hole-Image-Possible-20190411-0022.html) [archive.is/oOHEL]
* "First-depicted black hole gets Hawaiian name 'Powehi,' music fans want another" (2019-04-14, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d7a45444d34457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/enTKV]
* "One giant leap for meme-kind: Twitter pokes fun at humanity’s 1st-ever image of black hole" (2019-04-10, rt.com/news/456137-black-hole-memes-twitter/) [archive.is/w2OUD]
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* "The discrete-time physics hiding inside our continuous-time world" (2019-04-15, phys.org/news/2019-04-discrete-time-physics-continuous-time-world.html) [https://web.archive.org/web/20190415224555/https://archive.st/archive/2019/4/phys.org/lg0x/phys.org/news/2019-04-discrete-time-physics-continuous-time-world.html]
===*===*===* "STARSHOT" homepage (breakthroughinitiatives.org/Initiative/3) [archive.is/0mxNy]
- Board (breakthroughinitiatives.org/Board) [archive.is/IQpsN]
- About (breakthroughinitiatives.org/About) [archive.is/bBIUe]
- Are we alone? (breakthroughinitiatives.org/AreWeAlone) [archive.is/53baz]
- Events (breakthroughinitiatives.org/events) [archive.is/Lvp9N]
- News (breakthroughinitiatives.org/news) [archive.is/5bvzl]
- Contacts (breakthroughinitiatives.org/contacts) [archive.is/z0ny4]
- Target: Alpha Centauri (breakthroughinitiatives.org/Target/3) [archive.is/kkGVz]
- Potential Challenges for Starshot (breakthroughinitiatives.org/Challenges/3) [archive.is/m0tUI]
- Research (breakthroughinitiatives.org/research/3) [archive.is/1UHbM]
- Leaders: Management and Advisory Committee (breakthroughinitiatives.org/Leaders/3) [archive.is/OUmM8]
- Leaders: Postdocs and Students (breakthroughinitiatives.org/Postdocs/3) [archive.is/1f3EJ]
- Concept (breakthroughinitiatives.org/Concept/3) [archive.is/KqZF0]:
Breakthrough Starshot brings the Silicon Valley approach to space travel, capitalizing on exponential advances in key areas of technology since the beginning of the 21st century.
Nanocrafts
Nanocrafts are gram-scale robotic spacecrafts comprising two main parts:
StarChip: Moore’s law has allowed a dramatic decrease in the size of microelectronic components. This creates the possibility of a gram-scale wafer, carrying cameras, photon thrusters, power supply, navigation and communication equipment, and constituting a fully functional space probe.
Lightsail: Advances in nanotechnology are producing increasingly thin and light-weight metamaterials, promising to enable the fabrication of meter-scale sails no more than a few hundred atoms thick and at gram-scale mass.
Light Beamer
The rising power and falling cost of lasers, consistent with Moore’s law, lead to significant advances in light beaming technology. Meanwhile, phased arrays of lasers (the ‘light beamer’) could potentially be scaled up to the 100 gigawatt level.
Breakthrough Starshot aims to bring economies of scale to the astronomical scale. The StarChip can be mass-produced at the cost of an iPhone and sent on missions in large numbers to provide redundancy and coverage. The light beamer is modular and scalable.
Path to the stars
The research and engineering phase is expected to last a number of years. Following that, development of the ultimate mission to Alpha Centauri would require a budget comparable to the largest current scientific experiments. Once it is assembled and the technology matures, the cost of each launch is projected to fall to a few hundred thousand dollars.
The program will require:
Building a ground-based kilometer-scale light beamer at high altitude in dry conditions.
Generating and storing a few gigawatt hours of energy per launch.
Launching a ‘mothership’ carrying thousands of nanocrafts to a high-altitude orbit.
Taking advantage of adaptive optics technology in real time to compensate for atmospheric effects.
Focusing the light beam on the lightsail to accelerate individual nanocrafts to the target speed within minutes.
Accounting for interstellar dust collisions en route to the target.
Capturing images of a planet, and other scientific data, and transmitting them back to Earth using a compact on-board laser communications system.
Using the same light beamer to receive data from nanocrafts over 4 years later.
Some of these requirements represent significant engineering challenges, which the Breakthrough Starship team have begun the process of addressing. The proposed light propulsion system is on a scale significantly exceeding any currently operational analog. The very nature of the project calls for global co-operation and support.
Clearance for launches would be required from all the appropriate government and international organizations.
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* "Alien life could be evolving on 4 nearby exoplanets RIGHT NOW – study" (2019-04-12, rt.com/news/456332-exoplanets-alien-life-radiation-research/) [archive.is/yDkYd]
* "Life could be evolving on nearest exoplanets with high radiation: study" (2019-04-10, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514e3251544f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/DBavi]
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* "The 'black hole' images over the years" (2019-04-10, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d354d544f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/rhe6N]
* "Before the unveiling: What you need to know about black holes" (2019-04-10, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414e7a49544f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/n7uBC]
* "First Image of A Black Hole: Intl. network of telescopes used to create photo" video page (2019-04-11, news.cgtn.com/news/324d444e33494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/index.html) [archive.is/gOppt]
* "Scientists to unveil first true picture of mysterious black hole this week; Massive, ravenous, powerful beyond measure. Physicists are convinced that black holes exist, even if no one has directly observed one. But that's about to change" (2019-04-09, presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/09/592999/black-hole-picture-Einstein-Milky-Way) [archive.is/ole4I]
* "Astrophysics Breakthrough: First Photo of Black Hole Released; "We have achieved something presumed to be impossible just a generation ago," said astrophysicist Sheperd Doeleman" (2019-04-10, telesurenglish.net/news/Astrophysics-Breakthrough-First-Photo-of-Black-Hole-Released-20190410-0010.html) [archive.is/7HpwD]
- image caption: The first ever photo a black hole, taken using a global network of telescopes, conducted by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project, has been released April 10, 2019.
* "Remarkable image of black hole released in astrophysics breakthrough; An international scientific team on Wednesday announced a milestone in astrophysics - the first-ever photo of a black hole - using a global network of telescopes to gain insight into celestial objects with gravitational fields so strong no matter or light can escape" (2019-04-10, presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/10/593093/black-hole-Event-Horizon-Telescope-) [archive.is/9eTyY]
* "Scientists reveal first ever IMAGE of black hole" (2019-04-10, rt.com/news/456126-black-hole-image-revealed/) [archive.is/002Du]
* "Why is the black hole image so blurry? It's too far away" (2019-04-11, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d3359544f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/yiss6]
* "This female grad student made black hole image possible" (2019-04-11, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d7759544f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/2F7AQ]
* "Katie Bouman: The Woman Who Made Black Hole Image Possible; Katie Bouman, an MIT graduate led a computer program that made the first photo of black hole possible" (2019-04-11, telesurenglish.net/news/Katie-Bouman-The-Woman-Who-Made-Black-Hole-Image-Possible-20190411-0022.html) [archive.is/oOHEL]
* "First-depicted black hole gets Hawaiian name 'Powehi,' music fans want another" (2019-04-14, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d7a45444d34457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/enTKV]
* "One giant leap for meme-kind: Twitter pokes fun at humanity’s 1st-ever image of black hole" (2019-04-10, rt.com/news/456137-black-hole-memes-twitter/) [archive.is/w2OUD]
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* "The discrete-time physics hiding inside our continuous-time world" (2019-04-15, phys.org/news/2019-04-discrete-time-physics-continuous-time-world.html) [https://web.archive.org/web/20190415224555/https://archive.st/archive/2019/4/phys.org/lg0x/phys.org/news/2019-04-discrete-time-physics-continuous-time-world.html]
Ancient News
Music for your perusal (via beatport.com) [is.gd/2MzlEd]
* "Our growing family tree: New human ancestor discovered in Philippines cave" (2019-04-10, rt.com/news/456170-homo-luzonensis-philippines-discovery/) [archive.is/tB6Oc]
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* "Researchers Get Closer to Finding the Origins of the Enigmatic Guanches…and No, They are Not Atlanteans" (2019-04-03, ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/researchers-get-closer-finding-origins-enigmatic-guanches-and-no-they-021687) [archive.is/btKZF]
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* "Great Sphinx Riddle: Evidence of HIDDEN DOOR Beneath Legendary Monument Revealed; According to the historian, there is something hidden underneath the Great Sphinx, and an ancient stele that was removed from there in the 19th century may help solve this mystery" (2019-03-09, sputniknews.com/science/201903091073091526-sphinx-giza-door-evidence/) [archive.is/IvArk]:
Matt Sibson, an historian and the person behind the “Ancient Architects” YouTube channel, has announced a surprising discovery which may hint at an ancient mystery related to one of the most famous monuments of Ancient Egypt – the Great Sphinx of Giza.
As Sibson explained, there were originally three stelae located in front of the Sphinx: the Dream Stela, built by King Thutmose between 1479BC and 1425BC, which still remains at the site; and two more stelae that were created by Ramesses the Great over two centuries later, which ended up being taken to The Louvre museum in Paris in the 19th century and “little has been spoken about them since”.
And after coming across an image of one of the two missing stelae, in a book penned by explorer Howard Vyce in 1837, Sibson made a surprising discovery.
"There’s a Sphinx on the top of a platform, with Rameses the Great next to it and giving an offering. The Sphinx is sitting on top of what looks like a doorway. On the Dream Stele, there is also a doorway beneath the Sphinx which backs it up," he told the Daily Star.
He also noted that Howard claimed in his book that “excavators found a doorway under the Sphinx, which could have pointed to a cavity underneath it”, adding, however, that the book only shows one of the stelae in detail.
"What does the other one show? It needs to be re-analysed and brought back to life. It could shed more light on the doorway," Sibson said. "I think there is something underneath there, there are loads lots of tunnels under the Giza plateau".
* "Operations carried on at the pyramids of Gizeh in 1837: with an account of a voyage into Upper Egypt, and an appendix" (1840, by Colonel Howard Vyse) [https://archive.org/details/operationscarrie01howa/page/n8]
* "The Iron Plate in the Great Pyramid" (2000, catchpenny.org/iron.html) [archive.is/Mwy8f]
* "A Forgotten Sphinx and Faked Cartouche: Changing the Course of Ancient Egyptian History?" (2017-08-29, ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/forgotten-sphinx-and-faked-cartouche-changing-course-ancient-egyptian-history-021585) [archive.is/n1mNm]
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* "WATCH: Egyptian archaeologists unveil 4,400yo tomb with spectacular paintings" (2019-04-14, rt.com/news/456490-egypt-nobleman-tomb-unveiled/) [archive.is/lhxV2]
* "Egypt unveils colorful Fifth Dynasty tomb" (2019-04-14, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514e3045444d34457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/Jxgh6]
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* "Egypt opens symbolic burial room of Osiris" (2019-04-06, xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2019-04/06/c_137954945.htm) [archive.is/ZYh1t], photos [archive.is/QWCFB] [archive.is/RZhGi]
- image caption: A man is seen in a symbolic burial room of Osiris in Sohag, Egypt, on April 5, 2019. Egypt's Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany opened on Friday a symbolic burial room of Osiris, ruler of the afterlife, after lowering the level of ground water.
- image caption: A man is seen near a symbolic burial room of Osiris in Sohag, Egypt, on April 5, 2019. Egypt's Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany opened on Friday a symbolic burial room of Osiris, ruler of the afterlife, after lowering the level of ground water.
* "Archeologists reassemble Ramses II statue in Egypt's Sohag" (2019-04-06, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514f3259444f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/FIRua]
- image caption: Newly renovated statue of Ramses II (L), from 70 broken pieces to a full colossus, Sohag, Egypt, April 5, 2019.
* "Archeologists reassemble Ramses II statue in Egypt's Sohag" (2019-04-06, xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/06/c_137954924.htm) [archive.is/oRGuu]
- photoset [archive.is/Gv0yF] [archive.is/TkFLl] [archive.is/UnkL2] [archive.is/IBkz3] [archive.is/VpZMJ] [archive.is/KGEBr] [archive.is/ajY0N] [archive.is/zXjp9] [archive.is/0DiQc] [archive.is/drX2S]
- image caption: Photo taken on April 5, 2019 shows a revived statue of Ramses II in Sohag, Egypt. Egyptian archeologists have pieced on Friday 70 fragments to revive a large statue of Ramses II in the upper Egypt's province of Sohag. Ramses II was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt and was considered the strongest pharaoh of the New Kingdom that spans from the 16th century BC to the 11th century BC.
* "Egypt: Archeologists unveil 2,000-year-old Ptolemaic 'Tomb of Tutu'; Researchers near the ancient city of Akhmim discovered a 2,000-year-old tomb thought to belong to an official called 'Tutu', revealed the secretary general of the Supreme Council for Antiques, Mostafa El-Waziry, on Friday" (2019-04-06, presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/06/592742/Egypt-Archaeology-Ptolemaic-era-Tomb) [archive.is/ATKlh]
* "Egypt discovers ancient Pharaonic tomb near Giza pyramids" (2019-04-03, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774e7941444f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/BCDgc], (2019-04-02, xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/03/c_137944469.htm) [archive.is/srAaf]
* "Finely painted Ptolemaic tomb unveiled in Egypt" (2019-04-06, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d3455444f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/6WL6J]
* "Egypt unveils 2,500-year-old mummy at forgotten cemetery; Egypt has unveiled the 2,500-year-old mummy of a high priest at an ancient cemetery south of Cairo" video page (2019-04-08, presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/08/592915/Egypt-unveils-2500yearold-mummy-at-forgotten-cemetery) [archive.is/d59sD]
* "Huge haul of mummified animals uncovered at 2,000yo Egyptian tomb" (2019-04-06, rt.com/news/455748-mummified-mice-birds-egypt-tomb/) [archive.is/nuSuc]
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* "Jerusalem has history of many conquests, surrenders" (2017-12-05, usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/05/jerusalem-history-israel-capital/923651001/) [archive.is/5kvf2]
Indications show that the Western (Wailing) Wall is built on top an edifice that resembled Cyclopian architecture with megalithic blocks... including one of the largest construction stone in the world, 570 Tons (1.25 Million Pounds)
(http://earthbeforeflood.com/megalithic_blocks_on_the_temple_mount_in_jerusalem.html) (earthbeforeflood.com/megalithic_blocks_of_temple_mount_in_jerusalem.html)
(www.youtube.com/watch?v=d39TaJcvUCM) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDLoyDCfXs4) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHyg4pcaPN8) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7BO9R9R9Dw) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=paL6rGqzO84) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=R140jDNA2Q4)
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* "Telling Seal Unearthed in Jerusalem Names Biblical Figure" (2019-04-02, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/jerusalem-seals-0011691) [archive.is/IIrye]
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* "Scientists solve mystery of pristine weapons of China's Terracotta Warriors" (2019-04-05, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d324d444f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/JI0BO]
- image caption: The Terracotta Army consists of thousands of life-sized ceramic warriors and horses alongside bronze chariots and weapons, part of the vast 3rd Century BC mausoleum near the city of Xi'an for Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China.
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* "Somapura Mahavihara: The Most Spectacular Pre-Islamic Monument in Bangladesh" (2018-12-06, ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/mahavihara-0011110) [archive.is/Ee4q6]
- image caption: Somapura Mahavihara in Bangladesh.
- image caption: Recreation of Somapura Mahavihara.
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The Incredible #Aztec Calendar Stone, In The Old National Museum Of Mexico. (1917)
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* "Easter Island statues: mystery behind their location revealed; Location of statues was based on nearby fresh water and other resources, says US study" (2019-01-10, theguardian.com/science/2019/jan/10/mystery-of-location-of-easter-island-statues-revealed) [archive.is/WyNjz]
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* "Mythbusting Ancient Rome: Cruel and Unusual Punishment" (2018-01-23, ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/mythbusting-ancient-rome-cruel-and-unusual-punishment-009478) [archive.is/Fo5RY] [begin excerpt]: The penalties of census slavery, the power of the father, and the punishment of the sack reflect the Romans’ own conception of their ancestors and the idea that authorities must impose harsh penalties in order to deter offenders. But we need to be careful in reconstructing the histories of such punishments. As the case of parricide shows, the versions we are familiar with today are often a collage of sources from different periods assembled to create one specific punishment that seems authentically “Roman”. [end excerpt]
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* "Unearthed cultural relics 1,000-plus years old help retracing Silk Road cultural exchanges" (2019-04-15, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514f774d444d34457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/8tASU]
* "Retracing Silk Road Culture Exchange: Belt and Road countries work together in archeology, protection" video page (2019-04-14, news.cgtn.com/news/3551544e33494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/index.html) [archive.is/VsVCo]
* "Big Projects: China, Egypt enhance archaeological cooperation under Belt & Road Initiative" video page (2019-04-14, news.cgtn.com/news/774d544e33494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/index.html) [archive.is/WvAC5]
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* "Over 700 lost Chinese cultural relics returned to Beijing from Italy" (2019-04-11, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e3455544f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/0q0p1]
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* "Mexico: Stolen Statues Found, Returned from US Hoarder's Home; Over 42,000 Native American artifacts gathered from around the world were found in the home of an amateur collector" (2019-04-10, telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-Stolen-Statues-Found-Returned-from-US-Hoarders-Home-20190410-0032.html) [archive.is/zFli0]
- image caption: Enamored with bracelets, anklets, necklaces, ans sashes, the sculptures measured 6.5 centimeters by nine centimeters.
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* "Peru Supreme Court: Machu Picchu is the State's, Not a Family's; Peru’s Supreme Court ended a 14 year-long battle between an individual family and the nation by declaring the Machu Picchu Inca ruins state property" (2019-04-09, telesurenglish.net/news/Peru-Supreme-Court-Machu-Picchu-is-the-States-Not-a-Familys-20190409-0004.html) [archive.is/r81UG]
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* "Explainer: The Gods Behind the Days of the Week" (2018-01-20, ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/explainer-gods-behind-days-week-009465) [archive.is/OdEmO]
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* " 'Extraordinary' 500-year-old library catalogue reveals books lost to time The Libro de los EpÃtomes was a catalogue for Hernando Colón’s 16th-century collection, which he intended to be the biggest in the world" (2019-04-10, theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/10/extraordinary-500-year-old-library-catalogue-reveals-books-lost-to-time-libro-de-los-epitomes) [archive.is/bZOxv]
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* "Ancient Australian indigenous site recreated with VR technology" (2019-04-15, xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/15/c_137978744.htm) [archive.is/0GZfd]
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* "Witch hunt legacy: German city still pays Church to settle debt to ‘warlock’ burned centuries ago" (2019-04-09, rt.com/news/455945-germany-church-payment-sorcerer/) [archive.is/r5Qwl]
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* "Eight Diagrams landscape draws tourists to Guizhou" (2019-04-09, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414e3441544f33457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/rblvf]
- image caption: An aerial view of the Eight Diagram-patterned plantation in Pipa Village, Renhuai City, southwest China's Guizhou Province.
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* " ‘Like an alien attack’: Norwegians baffled by peculiar cloud activity overhead" (2019-04-08, rt.com/news/455865-nasa-alien-light-show-norway/) [archive.is/bHyEh]
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* "The Stoned Ape Theory and the Dawn of Human Consciousness: Did Our Prehistoric Ancestors Evolve by Getting High?" (2019-04-03, ancient-origins.net/human-origins-science/stoned-ape-theory-0011694) [archive.is/JqpaJ]
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* "Mayan Rappers: Music artists use modern art form to preserve ancient culture" video page (2019-04-07, news.cgtn.com/news/35497a4d33494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/index.html) [archive.is/YHRRH]
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* "Australia Issues 50 Cent Coin With Indigenous Languages; The new designs display 14 different translations of the word "coin" from across multiple Indigenous languages native to the continent of Australasia" (2019-04-10, telesurenglish.net/news/Australia-Issues-50-Cent-Coin-With-Indigenous-Languages-20190410-0003.html) [archive.is/PYakQ]
- image caption: The designs are the collaboration of Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and the Royal Australian Mint.
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* "Magnetic Field in Motion: Shifts at North Pole strain global navigation" video page (2019-04-08, news.cgtn.com/news/35517a4d33494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/index.html) [archive.is/rUoa7]
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