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Thursday, December 20, 2018

THEE STRANGER NEWS (December 20th, 2018)

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Science & Futurism
[futurism.com] [kurzweilai.net] [eurekalert.org]

* "Japan's flying cars: Future or fantasy?" (2018-12-17, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514e32597a4d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/UY3uo]
* "Ride that Highway in the Sky: Japan to allocate $40 mln to make flying car come true" videopage (2018-12-17, news.cgtn.com/news/3563444f7a494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/rlkiZ]
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* "Japanese company to launch satellite for creating artificial meteor shower" (2018-12-13, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/13/c_137672305.htm) [archive.is/Vu4OP]

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Space News
[astrobio.net]

* "Rare fireball shines 10,000 times brighter than the Polaris from Beijing's urban area" (2018-12-14, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d32417a4d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/dAUS2]
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* "Green balls of fire! Comet to light up sky in closest pass for the next 20 years" (2018-12-14, rt.com/news/446442-bright-green-fireball-comet-wirtanen/) [archive.is/Gxeay]
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* " 'This is a great surprise’: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx has already discovered WATER on Bennu" (2018-12-11, rt.com/news/446154-bennu-asteroid-water-osiris-rex/) [archive.is/rca3K]
* "NASA OSIRIS-REx Mission Discovers Water in Clay Deposits on Asteroid; A NASA mission has discovered the presence of water inside clays on the asteroid Bennu, the US space agency said in a press release" (2018-12-11, sputniknews.com/science/201812111070569140-nasa-bennu-asteroid-discovery/) [archive.is/Ow88a]
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* "Record-setting spacecraft captures intense up-close image of the sun" (2018-12-15, rt.com/news/446540-nasa-sun-parker-image/) [archive.is/NgGyA]
- image source: NASA / Naval Research Laboratory / Parker Solar Probe

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* "Nuclear-powered bot to help find alien life: Scientists want to melt icy crust on Jupiter’s moon" (2018-12-17, rt.com/news/446722-europa-nuclear-tunnelbot-alien-probe/) [archive.is/MGBfk]

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Ancient News
Music for your perusal (via beatport.com) [is.gd/2MzlEd]

* "Little Foot mystery solved? Scientists may have confirmed new species of human ancestor" (2018-12-12, rt.com/news/446283-little-foot-mystery-research/) [archive.is/V9d6U]
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* "A-maize-ing genetic sleuthing rewrites history of corn" (2018-12-14, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d7a417a4d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/ekQPn]
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* "Egypt uncovers intact 4,400-year-old pharaonic tomb near Giza pyramids" (2018-12-16, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/16/c_137677077.htm) [archive.is/xyIyV]
- photoset [archive.is/4VSU7] [archive.is/5YxVO] [archive.is/iNc8u] [archive.is/73RXc] [archive.is/dInSE] [archive.is/DlIh0] [archive.is/QanuG] [archive.is/fNHT2]
- image caption: Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2018 shows the interior of a tomb in Saqqara Necropolis in Giza, Egypt. Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany announced Saturday the discovery of an "exceptionally well-preserved" tomb belonging to a Fifth Dynasty royal priest at Saqqara Necropolis near Giza's pyramids.

- image caption: Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2018 shows the sculptures in a tomb in Saqqara Necropolis in Giza, Egypt. Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany announced Saturday the discovery of an "exceptionally well-preserved" tomb belonging to a Fifth Dynasty royal priest at Saqqara Necropolis near Giza's pyramids.

* "Egypt unveils 18th dynasty tomb in Aswan" (2018-12-13, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/13/c_137671964.htm) [archive.is/ux7Nw]
* "Egypt reveals ‘one of a kind’ tomb" (2018-12-17, newsaf.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514d33517a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/pot5e]

* "Egypt's Cultural Heritage: 4,400-year-old tomb unveiled near Cairo by archeologists" video page (2018-12-16, news.cgtn.com/news/3359444f7a494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/UpmOM]

* "4,400-Year-old Tomb in Excellent Condition Found in Egypt; Egyptian archeologists discovered a 'one-of-a-kind' tomb in excellent condition which depicts the life of a priest and his family as well as cultural rites and traditions" (2018-12-15, telesurenglish.net/news/4400-Year-old-Tomb-in-Excellent-Condition-Found-in-Egypt-20181216-0002.html) [archive.is/3Sau9]

* "Egypt unveils 'one of a kind' ancient tomb, expects more finds; Egypt unveils a well-preserved 4,400-year-old tomb decorated with hieroglyphs and statues south of Cairo and officials expect more discoveries when archeologists excavate the site further in coming months" (2018-12-15, presstv.com/Detail/2018/12/15/583011/Egypt-ancient-tomb-Cairo-archaeology) [archive.is/9Ht5V]

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* "22,000 Signed A Petition To Drink This ‘Mummy Juice’ — And Scientists Just Figured Out What It Is; 'We need to drink the red liquid from the cursed dark sarcophagus in the form of some sort of carbonated energy drink so we can assume its powers and finally die' " (2018-07-24, allthatsinteresting.com/egyptian-sarcophagus-red-juice) [archive.is/DCqwZ]
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* " ‘Leaping out of the grave’: Rare Iron Age chariot with horses is an ‘unparalleled’ find" (2018-12-11, rt.com/uk/446132-chariot-yorkshire-horses-spear/) [archive.is/xU7sZ]
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* "The Yellow Emperor: The legendary founding father of Chinese nation" (2018-12-11, news.cgtn.com/news/79676a4e7a494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/5vqp2]

* "Put on Paper: Paper-making inventor remembered 2,000 years after" (2018-12-11, news.cgtn.com/news/33636a4e7a494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/muJFu]

* "Cultural relic formerly collected at Yuanmingyuan returns to China" (2018-12-11, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/11/c_137666783.htm) [archive.is/LWfdE]
- photoset [archive.is/7xPtc] [archive.is/XfG9T] [archive.is/8AutT] [archive.is/JZO5e] [archive.is/lo9Gz] [archive.is/MO42X] [archive.is/pg4EZ]
- image caption: The Bronze Tiger Ying looted from Yuanmingyuan, or the Old Summer Palace, returns to China and is displayed at a ceremony to mark its entering the collections at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 11, 2018. The vessel was auctioned in April by Britain's Canterbury Auction Galleries. The buyer, through the auction house, contacted China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) in late April and expressed hope for an unconditional donation. Resources show the vessel, once belonging to the royal family of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), was taken away by British military officer Harry Evans from the Old Summer Palace, which was sacked and destroyed in 1860 during the invasion of Anglo-French allied forces. Representatives from SACH and experts with the National Museum of China visited Britain in September to authenticate the bronze vessel, which dates back to the Western Zhou period (1046 BC-771 BC). "Chinese cultural relics lost overseas are an important component of the cultural heritage of our country," said Liu Yuzhu, head of SACH, adding they bear the profound history and cultural emotions of the Chinese people. Liu said SACH has in recent years successfully facilitated the return of many lost cultural relics to China.

* "Chinese city with country's most ancient battlefield sees changes" (2018-12-11, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774d35496a4d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/NO4yn]

* "A rich tapestry of life and history by China's Taihu Lake" (2018-12-11, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414f34496a4d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/dK715]

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* "Dutch court rejects Chinese mummy Buddha repatriation case" (2018-12-12, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/13/c_137671522.htm) [archive.is/34sVk]

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Miscellany & Errata

* " ‘We ever been to the moon?’ NBA star Curry insists NASA Moon landing was hoax" (2018-12-11, rt.com/sport/446164-nba-stephen-curry-moon-landing/) [archive.is/gsPSs]
* "US Moon landing conspiracy: Faking it more difficult than doing, Russian scientist says" (2018-12-11, rt.com/news/446179-moon-landing-russian-scientist/) [archive.is/7CsqS]
* "Curry spills 'no moon landing' theory, eats humble pie" (2018-12-13, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e33636a4d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/xZ675]

* "Steph Curry hilariously trolled by Sacramento Kings over moon landing comments" (2018-12-15, rt.com/sport/446541-nba-steph-curry-trolled-over-moon-landing-comments/) [archive.is/rN0b0]
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Trump and King Plachacha to be meeting on Earth real soon

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Curiata

* "Termites: World's greatest insect architects" (2018-12-17, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414e31417a4d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/5fqkB]

* "Life but not as we know it: ‘Deep biosphere’ exceeds human population, baffles science" (2018-12-11, rt.com/news/446141-microbial-dark-matter-deep-biosphere/) [archive.is/mhA4D]
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* "Australian "marsupial lion" was continent's top predator for millions of years: study" (2018-12-13, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/13/c_137670489.htm) [archive.is/oqs53]

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Thursday, December 13, 2018

THEE STRANGER NEWS (2018-12-13)

Broadcast Thursdays at 89.5 FM KZCT in Vallejo, California, to a worldwide audience.

Science & Futurism
[futurism.com] [kurzweilai.net] [eurekalert.org]

* "Biological viruses could hold key to super-fast supercomputers" (2018-12-10, rt.com/news/446068-virus-breakthrough-computer-memory/) [archive.is/dvkHF]
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* "Organs grown in space: Russian scientists 3D-print mouse’s thyroid on ISS in world first" (2018-12-06, rt.com/news/445723-russia-3d-printer-organ/) [archive.is/t3rsZ]
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* The Quagga Project website (quaggaproject.org/the-project/) [archive.fo/MarIj]
* "Rare 150-year-old slides show first animals kept in London Zoo" (2018-12-05, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514f3567444d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.fo/DQU5R] [begin excerpt]: A striking collection of hand-colored slides of animals at London Zoo have emerged after almost 150 years. It includes extinct animals like the quagga, a type of zebra that died out in the late 19th century.
The pictures were taken by photographer Frederick York and then were transferred onto glass plates and hand-painted to add color. Only a few slides have survived. [...] The quagga is a type of zebra of which only a handful of images exist. The animal went extinct in the wild by 1878, while the last captive specimen died in Amsterdam in 1883. It was also the first extinct animal to have its DNA analyzed. [end excerpt]
- image caption: The quagga.

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Space News
[astrobio.net]

* "SwRI-led team finds evidence for carbon-rich surface on Ceres; Ceres offers insight into the synthesis, transport of organic matter in the inner solar system" (2018-12-10, swri.org, via eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/sri-stf120718.php) [archive.is/0frW1]
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* "Chance of 'Message in Bottle' From Aliens Shouldn't Be Dismissed – Astronomer; Abraham Loeb - the head of Harvard University's astronomy department – is refusing to back down from his belief that a mysterious interstellar object called ‘Oumuamua could be an alien spacecraft" (2018-12-05, sputniknews.com/analysis/201812051070393332-space-oumuamua-aliens-message/) [archive.is/YY6e0]

* "Astronomers Find Four Candidates for ‘Oumuamua-like Objects Orbiting Sun; The cigar-shaped interstellar object ‘Oumuamua continues to attract the attention of astronomers. A new paper argues that by looking at a class of objects similar to it called Centaurs, astronomers can find more interstellar objects hiding in our solar system" (2018-12-05, sputniknews.com/science/201812051070423811-Astronomers-Find-Four-Candidates-Oumuamua-Objects/) [archive.is/Py3RD]
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* "Astrophysicists Record High-Energy Signal of Extraterrestrial Origin; In cooperation with researchers from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, an international collaboration of astrophysicists has recently discovered a signal of high-energy galactic photons within the framework of Fermi experiment" (2018-12-06, sputniknews.com/science/201812061070445539-et-signal-astrophysicists/) [archive.is/l287Y]
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* "Unknown treasure trove of planets found hiding in dust; The first unbiased survey of protoplanetary disks surrounding young stars in the Taurus star-forming region turned up a higher-than-expected number of disks with features suggesting nascent planets" (2018-12-06, arizona.edu, via eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/uoa-utt120618.php) [archive.is/FPqA8]
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* "New universe theory suggests galaxies float in vast ocean of ‘dark fluid’ " (2018-12-06, rt.com/news/445749-galaxies-dark-fluid-universe-theory/) [archive.is/Bl4xQ]
* " ‘Negative Mass Fluid Fills the Entire Universe’ – Leading Researcher; Doctor James Farnes, who led the research at Oxford’s e-Research Centre, said that scientists now think that both dark matter and dark energy can be unified into a fluid that possesses a type of “negative gravity”. It would suggest that the missing 95% of the cosmos had an aesthetic solution, which includes a simple minus sign, according to Farnes" (2018-12-07, sputniknews.com/analysis/201812071070472448-dark-matter-negative-gravity/) [archive.is/UaLpi]

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Ancient News

* "New Excavations at Mayan 'Time Capsule' Village in El Salvador; Joya de Ceren was covered by volcano eruptions more than 1,400 years ago and archeologists are making new findings now" (2018-12-06, telesurenglish.net/news/New-Excavations-at-Mayan-Time-Capsule-Village-in-El-Salvador-20181206-0028.html) [archive.is/f0rhW]
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* "Ancient populations from different Caucasus regions had strong social connections" (2018-11-29, www.akson.science, via eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/arsc-apf112918.php) [archive.is/Cxcik]
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* "10,000-Year-Old Crayon Found in Ancient Lake Was Used to Decorate Animal Skins" (2018-01-28, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/10000-year-old-crayon-found-ancient-lake-was-used-decorate-animal-skins-021808) [archive.is/F5BTd]
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* "Rapid genetic evolution linked to lighter skin pigmentation; Affects a Southern African population" (2018-12-10, ucdavis.edu, via eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/uoc--rge121018.php) [archive.is/jj5dR]
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* "Study puts the Neotropics on the map of the world's food production centers in antiquity; Sambaqui societies had sophisticated diet; study suggests that hunter-gatherer communities living in coastal Atlantic Forest areas between 8,000 and 1,000 years ago consumed a range of plants and more carbohydrates than expected for the period and region" (2018-12-03, fapesp.br, via eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/fda-spt120318.php) [archive.is/ArSgW]
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* "Study upends timeline for Iroquoian history" (2018-12-07, cornell.edu, via eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/cu-sut120718.php) [archive.is/dYimL]
* "Rethinking the history related to indigenous sites in northeast North America; Radiocarbon re-dating of contact-era Iroquoian history in northeastern North America" (2018-12-05, aaas.org, via eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/aaft-rth120418.php) [archive.is/7x41S]
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* "Blue Mosque in Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan: A Shrine of Renowned Beauty" (2018-12-12, ancient-origins.net/ancient-places/blue-mosque-0011156) [archive.is/ixBvf]
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* "Day 3: Shijiazhuang-Zhengzhou: A tour of China's ancient capital city: Yinxu" video page (2018-12-07, news.cgtn.com/news/3449544e7a494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/k9Vk0]

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* "Chinese archaeologists unveil deluxe carriage from 2,500 years ago" (2018-12-09, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/09/c_137661667.htm) [archive.is/gx7dU]

* "Ancient canal returns to life, benefiting residents" (2018-12-09, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514d7967544d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/ppy2S] [begin excerpt]: Lingqu Canal, the world's oldest man-made navigable canal with a history of over 2,000 years, is returning to full vitality in time for a boom in tourism and modern agriculture.
The water conservation project, in Xing'an County, 70 kilometers from Guilin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, had strategic military importance in ancient China and was ordered to be built by Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) to help unite the country. [...]
However, protecting the ecosystem of the Lingqu Canal remains the priority in developing the ancient water conservation project, according to Huang.
"No industrial plant has been allowed to open along the canal since the 1950s," he said. "We always revere the canal. Though it's challenging to balance protection and development of the canal, preservation of relics should always come first, as we will lose everything if the canal gets damaged." [end excerpt]
- image caption: An aerial view of Lingqu Canal

- image caption: The irrigation system of the Lingqu Canal

* "Dujiangyan: The 2,200-Year-Old Chinese Irrigation System That is Still Used Today!" (2018-02-02, ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-technology/dujiangyan-2200-year-old-chinese-irrigation-system-still-used-today-021816) [archive.is/B12oO]
- image caption: Ancient devotional statue of Li Bing on display at Dujiangyan, China.

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* "North China's Linfen: A small city with a big history" (2018-12-04, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e3555444d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/uBkPX] [begin excerpt]: A legendary Chinese ruler made Linfen his capital and a cradle of Chinese civilization over 4,000 years ago. But today, it's a small city and largely undiscovered travel destination in north China's Shanxi Province that's worth exploring for its historical legacy.
The city recently hosted the first Great Rivers Civilization Forum on Tourism to promote travel related to the Yellow River. The slogan was: "All travels are about leaving home; but, in Linfen, you arrive home."
"The Yellow River has sired Chinese civilization and shaped numerous places in Shanxi with natural beauty and profound culture, especially in Linfen," mayor Liu Yuqiang says.
Legendary emperor Yao (c. 24th-23th centuries BC), who declared the settlement his capital, remains a symbol of the city today, much like the city was a symbol of his reign millennia ago. [end excerpt]
- image caption: The Jinguo Museum features ancient horse and chariot pits.

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* "Ancient allure survives in Lijiang, despite commercialization" (2018-12-04, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414e3455444d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.fo/Gnk1W]
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* "Woodblock printing tradition adds luster to tourism in N China's Yangliuqing" (2018-12-05, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e7a6b444d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.fo/MwHIR]

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* "Thua Thien-Hue takes steps to preserve Phuoc Tich ancient village" (2018-12-04, VNA newswire, via oananews.org/content/news/life/thua-thien-hue-takes-steps-preserve-phuoc-tich-ancient-village) [archive.is/9r1xE]

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* " ‘A travesty’: Archaeologists enraged after Stonehenge site ‘damaged’ during drilling work" (2018-12-06, rt.com/uk/445781-stonehenge-damaged-drilling-work/) [archive.is/fTobg]
* "Stonehenge 'Travesty': Prehistoric Monuments, Proof of 'Monster Cows' in Danger; A UK government company have allegedly damaged one of the most iconic monuments in the world, while building a tunnel through its landscape" (2018-12-06, sputniknews.com/europe/201812061070439556-stonehenge-tunnel-work-danger/) [archive.is/3heVu]
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* "Iraqi authorities begin removing debris to reconstruct historic mosque in Mosul" (2018-12-06, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/07/c_137655967.htm) [archive.is/jKawW]
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* "Insulation of church roof at Krak des Chevaliers castle to protect murals completed" (2018-12-04, SANA newswire, via oananews.org/content/news/general/insulation-church-roof-krak-des-chevaliers-castle-protect-murals-completed) [archive.is/f1rvH]

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* "Official: US, France looting artifacts in northern Syria; A senior Syrian official says the US and France are carrying out illegal excavations in ancient sites in northern Syria with the help of Kurdish militants" (2018-12-10, presstv.com/Detail/2018/12/10/582513/Syria-accuses-US-stealing-artifacts) [archive.is/rylQP]
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* "American museum must return 2,000-year-old statue to Italy, court rules" (2018-12-05, rt.com/news/445679-getty-museum-italy-statue/) [archive.is/bYKdV]
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* "African State Seeks to Repatriate Spoils Bagged by Belgian Colonial Empire; The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a former colony, which was under Belgium's control between 1885 and 1960. Amid the plunder that characterized Belgian rule, an uncountable number of Congolese art pieces were taken by Belgian soldiers, missionaries and explorers" (2018-12-08, sputniknews.com/europe/201812081070514081-african-state-seeks-repatriate-spoils-bagged-belgian-colonial-empire/) [archive.is/z5KzE]

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Miscellany & Errata

* "ISS Live Feed Cuts Out Again After Mystery Orb Appears; The US space agency NASA is once again accused of cutting the feed on International Space Station (ISS) cameras after an unidentified object appeared on the screen" (2018-12-08, sputniknews.com/science/201812071070494820-ISS-Live-Feed-Cut-Out-Mystery-Orb/) [archive.is/xt77J]
- image caption: A mysterious blue orb appears on the International Space Station's live feed

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* " 'They Are Watching Us': Ufologists Predict When Aliens Will Return to Earth; While von Daniken speculated that extraterrestrial beings that visited our planet in the past may already return and are secretly observing us, Tsoukalos claimed that humans need to become "more friendly with each other" in order for space aliens to try and establish contact with mankind" (2018-12-09, sputniknews.com/analysis/201812091070535881-ancient-astronauts-aliens-return/) [archive.is/e84zo]
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* "Ruins of Sunken Atlantis-Style 'City' Spotted Off US Coast; While some people keep looking for Plato’s lost city of Atlantis in a bid to prove one of the world’s greatest myths true, a YouTube blogger has seemingly managed to find a similar town off the US coast" (2018-12-04, sputniknews.com/viral/201812041070366480-ruins-sunken-city-us-coast/) [archive.is/hDt3X]
- video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ7XvwJqqzQ]

* "Google Images Spur Conspiracy Theories of Arcane Alien Base in Antarctic; A few days ago, YouTuber MrMBB333 discovered on Google Earth what seemed to be an ancient underwater city off the coast of Los Angeles, California" (2018-12-07, sputniknews.com/viral/201812071070472644-google-conspiracy-alien-base-antarctic/) [archive.is/PHoia]
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* "Wait, What?! Irish Woman Reportedly Divorces 300-Old Ghost Pirate; After divorcing her spectral husband, the lady warned others that one has to be 'very careful when dabbling in spirituality' as it is 'not something to mess with' " (2018-12-09, sputniknews.com/viral/201812091070537617-ghost-pirate-divorce/) [archive.is/6ckk8]

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Curiata

* " 'Space Makes You a Different Person' – Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev; These days Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev is rehabilitating in Greece. After two space missions and a total time of 365 days, 23 hours and 5 minutes spent in space, the Russian cosmonaut has chosen Greece to get back to 'earthly rhythms' " (2018-12-05, sputniknews.com/analysis/201812051070379212-space-iss-artemyev/) [archive.is/EP2un]
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* "What contributes to the longevity of giant tortoises?" (2018-12-04, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d7963444d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.fo/UP7n1]
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* "Rolling under the Sea: Scientists Gave Octopuses Ecstasy to Study Social Behavior; Cephalopods on the recreational drug behave much like humans do, even touching and hugging their peers" (2018-12, scientificamerican.com/article/rolling-under-the-sea-scientists-gave-octopuses-ecstasy-to-study-social-behavior/) [archive.is/Tfy0m]

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

THEE STRANGER NEWS (2018-12-06)

Broadcast Thursdays at 89.5 FM KZCT in Vallejo, California, to a worldwide audience.

* "Hailing the future taxi: Drone-car mashup model takes flight" (2018-11-28, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514d3141544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/bcSFG]

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* "Not what you had in mind? Brain implant could help with depression, study says" (2018-12-01, rt.com/news/445304-brain-implant-depression-study/) [archive.is/z5CQE]
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* "U.S. startup raises 12 million-USD to build human capability-enhancing exoskeletons" (2018-11-29, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/30/c_137640664.htm) [archive.is/6V7uD]
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* "Artificial Skin-making Technology Established in DPRK" (2018-12-01, KCNA newswire, via oananews.org/content/news/general/artificial-skin-making-technology-established-dprk) [archive.is/R7VYF]: The Bioengineering Branch of the State Academy of Sciences in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has established an artificial skin-making technology.
Its resea-rch group succeeded in making artificial skin through combination of cell-free derma and adipose stem cell which are being used in the field of biomedicine and histo-engineering.
This artificial skin's effectiveness of graft and specificity were proved in a scientific way through clinical examinations at hospitals.
It is low in manufacturing cost and gives no side effect to human body. It is efficacious for intractable skin wounds and burns.

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Space News
[astrobio.net]

* "Comet set for its closest flyby of Earth in 4 centuries: What you need to know" (2018-12-01, rt.com/news/445325-comet-earth-flyby-wirtanen/) [archive.is/q5qTF]
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* "NASA’s Osiris-Rex arrives at potentially Earth-bound asteroid Bennu" (2018-12-04, rt.com/news/445535-osiris-rex-reaches-bennu-asteroid/) [archive.is/8vnnV]
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* "Mystery on Mars: NASA's Curiosity rover discovers weird & shiny object on Red Planet" (2018-11-30, rt.com/usa/445283-nasa-curiosity-rover-mars-object/) [archive.is/qI2b0]

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* "Black Holes Are Not Doughnuts, They're Fountain-Shaped: Experts; 'Based on this discovery, we need to rewrite the astronomy textbooks', researchers say" (2018-12-02, telesurenglish.net/news/Black-Holes-Are-Not-Doughnuts-Theyre-Fountain-Shaped-Experts-20181202-0022.html) [archive.is/d67Cw]
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* "NASA scientist says we need to reopen the book on whether aliens visited Earth" (2018-12-04, rt.com/usa/445569-nasa-scientist-aliens-visited-earth/) [archive.is/27O3J]
* "NASA Scientist Says 'Tiny Super-Intelligent' Aliens Might Have Visited Earth; The researcher suggests that humanity is trapped in a narrow mind-set regarding the form and capabilities of alien lifeforms, claiming that we could already have missed our first contact as a result" (2018-12-04, sputniknews.com/science/201812041070384815-nasa-tiny-aliens/) [archive.is/aMMGC]

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Ancient News
Music for your perusal (via beatport.com) [is.gd/2MzlEd]

* "New Find Threatens East Africa's 'Cradle of Civilization' Title; A collection of 250 tools believed to be some 2.4 million years old have been unearthed in Algeria. The tools are similar to Oldowan, which were found in the eastern region of the African continent" (2018-12-01, telesurenglish.net/news/New-Find-Threatens-East-Africas-Cradle-of-Civilization-Title-20181201-0009.html) [archive.is/slR7h]
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* "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau first conquered by humans at least 30,000 years ago" (2018-12-01, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774e3167544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/cOltn]
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* "Israel discovers 9,000-year-old stone mask in southern West Bank" (2018-11-28, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/28/c_137637654.htm) [archive.is/6GFH4]
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* "Egypt finds mummies dating back over 2,300 years; Egyptian archeologists have discovered eight mummies dating back over 2,300 years at a pyramid complex south of Cairo, authorities say" (2018-11-28, presstv.com/Detail/2018/11/28/581400/Egypt-Mummies-Cairo) [archive.is/X0S44]
* "Eight Egyptian mummies uncovered in epic find at ancient site" (2018-11-29, rt.com/news/445173-egypt-ancient-mummies-discovered/) [archive.is/mggW7]
* "Egypt: Officials Announce Discovery of Eight Mummies in Dahshur; The latest archeological triumph comes during a wave of discoveries coursing through the region" (2018-11-28, telesurenglish.net/news/Egypt-Officials-Announce-Discovery-of-Eight-Mummies-in-Dahshur-20181128-0041.html) [archive.is/9N075]
- image caption: Exhumed from their extravagant limestone sarcophagi, the collection of mummies are believed to be roughly 2,500 years old. | Photo: Twitter: Minsitry of Antiquities-Arab Republic of Egypt

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* "Researchers say ancient ring may bear Pontius Pilate name" (2018-12-03, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d784d444d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/k3jzU]
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* "Israeli archaeologists discover 900-year-old gold coins, earring" (2018-12-03, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/03/c_137648241.htm) [archive.is/JIgt7]
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* "Archeoastronomy Reveals Cosmic Dynastic Divide in Chinese Burial Pyramids" (2018-11-30, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/chinese-pyramids-0011072) [archive.is/QgLrS]
- image caption: Maoling village with ‘pyramid’ mausoleum mounds in the background.

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Rani ki vav, or Ran-ki vav (Queen's step well), at Patan, Gujarat, was constructed (or refurbished from an older megalithic temple) during the rule of the Chaulukya dynasty, around 1300 AD.
* "Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat" (retrieved 2018-12-06, whc.unesco.org/en/list/922) [archive.is/AvHzt]

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* "Hye Cho and His Travels" (2018-11-27, newswire, via oananews.org/content/news/general/hye-cho-and-his-travels) [archive.is/d4QQC]: Hye Cho was a traveler of Korea who toured several countries early in the 8th century.
He came to India via Changan of China and Sri Lanka and then to Persia and the East Roman Empire.
He also toured some countries in Central Asia and died in Changan of China on his way home.
He walked more than 40 000 kilometers during his ten-year-long journey and wrote "Record of Travel to India", divided into three volumes.
In his record of travels, he described in detail the socio-political system, natural and topographical conditions, economic life, custom, religion, names of countries and cities, political structure, natural resources, specialties, production method and life features of various countries.
The record of travels was discovered at a cavern in Dunhuang area of China in 1910. The discovered book is the one to condense the three volumes into one.
It was translated and published in some countries of Europe like France and Germany.
"Record of Travel to India" serves not only as data showing the development level of itinerary literature of Korea at that time but also a world cultural heritage of significance in studying the politics, economy, culture, custom of Southwest and Central Asian countries.
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* "A Non-Nationalist Narrative of Malintzin, Malinche; In Mexico and Latin America it's common to call someone who 'betrays' her or his own culture a 'malinchisa' " (2018-11-28, telesurenglish.net/news/Malintzin-Malinche-a-Non-Nationalist-Narrative-20181128-0043.html) [archive.is/XFTkx]
- image caption: A codex depicting Cortes and Malintzin, painted by the Tlaxcalans to reaffirm their loyalty to the Spanish at the time of the conquest.

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* "UNESCO inscribes Tibetan medicinal bathing on intangible cultural heritage list" (2018-11-28, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d3249544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/SHV4s]
* "China's Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage" (2018-11-28, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/28/c_137637755.htm) [archive.is/w3V3L]
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* "Syrian Authorities Recover Stolen Pieces in Ancient City of Bosra" (2018-11-27, plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=36303&SEO=syrian-authorities-recover-stolen-pieces-in-ancient-city-of-bosra) [archive.is/AplKU]
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* "Returning African Artifacts: Restitution stirs concerns among museums, art dealers in France" (2018-11-30, news.cgtn.com/news/32676a4d7a494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/KnJp8]

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* "Ancient Babylonian Reborn After Having Been Silenced for 2000 Years" (2018-11-29, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/babylonian-language-0011070) [archive.is/B6H99]
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* "Pakistan's Kalash tradition listed as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage" (2018-11-30, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774d7863544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/4Dvvi]
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* "Beijing re-opens ancient architectural complex" (2018-11-30, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774e334d544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/TUaj0]

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Miscellany & Errata

* "Hair-Raising Footage Pops Up of 'Triangle UFO' Devouring Lightning Storm; Less than two weeks earlier, conspiracy lovers eagerly chewed over alleged UFO sightings in the Irish skies; however, even non-believers were about to switch sides having learnt a probe was launched over the cases" (2018-11-27, sputniknews.com/viral/201811271070176036-footage-triangle-ufo-lightning-storm-energy/) [archive.is/jxSG1]
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* "Chelyabinsk meteor theft: Court sentences cheeky Russian scientist in scandalous case" (2018-12-04, rt.com/russia/445568-chelyabinsk-meteor-theft-sentence/) [archive.is/Qi9Q3]

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Thee Stranger News is broadcast courtesy of 89.5 FM-KZCT [OzcatRadio.com].
Tune-in online [is.gd/kJ1EUt], and, check in with The Mothership Connection! Broadcast Saturdays, 5 to 6pm, & Thursdays, 5:30 to 6pm, with alternative music and culture from across the Greater Bay Area!

Thursday, November 29, 2018

THEE STRANGER NEWS (2018-11-29)

Broadcast Thursdays at 89.5 FM KZCT in Vallejo, California, to a worldwide audience.

* "This Star Trek-inspired ionic plane can SILENTLY glide through the sky" (2018-11-21, rt.com/usa/444583-star-trek-ionic-plane-test/) [archive.fo/fqPmd]
* "Silent plane with no moving parts makes 'historic' flight" (2018-11-22, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e79677a4e30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.fo/vfqyF]
- image caption: A plane powered by supercharged air particles.

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* "Lamb twins from 20-yr-old frozen embryos debut in China" (2018-11-25, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/25/c_137630321.htm) [archive.is/E67Db], (2018-11-25, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e3551444f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/YbMDQ]
- image caption: People visit lambs born from embryos frozen 20 years ago, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, November 23, 2018.

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* "Human gene editing: Fire of Prometheus, or Box of Pandora?" (2018-11-28, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d7749544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/mtgQR]
* "Timeline: World's first gene-edited babies" (2018-11-28, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e3149544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/knWPt]

* "Designer baby steps: World’s first ‘gene-edited’ children born in China" (2018-11-26, rt.com/news/444872-gene-edited-babies-china/) [archive.is/9HYPq]
* "China scientist claims world’s first gene-edited babies; A scientist in China claims to have created the world's first genetically-edited babies, in a potentially ground-breaking and controversial medical first" (2018-11-26, presstv.com/Detail/2018/11/26/581191/China-scientist-research-DNA-geneticallyedited-MIT) [archive.is/Vh7xi]
* "Have gene-edited babies been born in China? Ethics debate goes on as lead scientist refuses to comment" (2018-11-26, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514f7759444f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/WS3im]
* "Chinese scientists voice their opposition of gene-editing baby case" (2018-11-29, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e314d544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/GiCnd]
* "Chinese scientists: shame on you He Jiankui" (2018-11-29, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774e354d544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/bLuhV]
* "First gene-edited babies a step too far" (2018-11-29, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514f3449544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/Di68L]
* "Why the outcry over gene-editing baby claims?" (2018-11-28, by Zhang Hongbing, professor of Physiology at Peking Union Medical College and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, via news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414f7945544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/q5ZYf]

* "Gene-editing baby controversy: Chinese researcher explains details of medical trial" (2018-11-28, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774e3145544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/c7Xql]
* "Chinese officials, scientists denounce the 'gene-edited babies' claims" (2018-11-27, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e356b444f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/LFooe]
* "Public reacts to 'genetically edited anti-AIDS babies' " (2018-11-27, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514d7a6b444f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/o920X]

* "Chinese scientist behind ‘gene-edited-babies’ claim pauses trial after public outcry" (2018-11-28, rt.com/news/445034-china-gene-babies-pause/) [archive.is/U3lut]
* "Research on gene-edited babies has been paused: Sci-tech ministry" (2018-11-29, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414e3251544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/fCCXa]

* "Chinese Health Authorities Condemn World's First Gene-Edited Babies" (2018-11-29, plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=36398&SEO=chinese-health-authorities-condemn-worlds-first-gene-edited-babies) [archive.is/0DYfT]
* "Genetic Modification: Ministry of Science & Technology: Gene-editing is forbidden" (2018-11-28, news.cgtn.com/news/796b544d7a494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/hfXNo]
* "Chinese ministry to investigate gene-edited babies claim" (2018-11-28, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/28/c_137637343.htm) [archive.is/LmFjS]
* "Chinese Scientist Who Created 'Gene-Edited Twins' Under Probe; Editing the genes of embryos is banned in many countries because DNA changes passed to future generations could have unanticipated effects on the entire gene pool" (2018-11-27, sputniknews.com/science/201811271070163640-china-scientist-twins/) [archive.is/wR0xp]
* "Gene-Editing Case: Chinese scientist: 'He doesn't represent us' " (2018-11-28, news.cgtn.com/news/33416a4d7a494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/6wCB6]
* "China to Prosecute Doctor for Genetically Editing Twins; Genetic scientist He Jiankui challenged international ethics laws by genetically editing two embryos to prevent contraction of HIV; Little is known about the long-term effects of genetic engineering, which has been largely condemned around the world" (2018-11-29, telesurenglish.net/news/China-to-Prosecute-Doctor-for-Genetically-Editing-Twins-20181129-0040.html) [archive.is/8ZF2V]
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* "Japan has made child robot faces more realistic and it’s weird AF" (2018-11-16, rt.com/news/444163-android-robot-child-head-japan/) [archive.is/AYxpQ]
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* "Surprise, surprise: Lab-grown mini-kidneys unexpectedly develop brain & muscle cells" (2018-11-17, rt.com/news/444241-lab-kidneys-grow-brain-cells/) [archive.is/F6x31]
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* "Reaching for the stars: China creates nuke-powered fake sun that burns hotter than the real deal" (2018-11-14, rt.com/news/443995-china-fake-sun-nuclear/) [archive.is/lpwjd]

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Space News
[astrobio.net]

* "Mars's Jezero Crater is Prime Spot to Search for Life: NASA; During a press conference, NASA announced its decision to land the Mars 2020 rover in the Jezero Crater" (2018-11-19, telesurenglish.net/news/Marss-Jezero-Crater-is-Prime-Spot-to-Search-for-Life-NASA-20181119-0025.html) [archive.is/7mbJS]

* " ‘Catastrophic’ megafloods created Mars’ giant canyons – study" (2018-11-17, rt.com/news/444263-massive-mars-lake-floods/) [archive.is/carl7]
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* "Astronomers find a frozen Super-Earth orbiting closest single star to our own" (2018-11-14, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/15/c_129994409.htm) [archive.is/o2ZIP]

* "Scientists discover our sun’s long-lost identical twin, which could lead us to Earth 2.0" (2018-11-20, rt.com/news/444436-suns-long-lost-sibling/) [archive.is/T7tf4]
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* "Alien megastructure 2.0? Astronomers hunt for source of old star’s strange behavior" (2018-11-22, rt.com/news/444645-star-dimming-strange-behavior/) [archive.fo/trpGo]
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* "Alien bacteria & a drowning Italian: 5 craziest things from first 20 years on the ISS" (2018-11-21, rt.com/news/444512-iss-20-years-craziest/) [archive.fo/GYKhg] [begin excerpt]:
Extraterrestrial life forms are found on the outer surface – or are they?
“These bacteria were not on the module when it left Earth,” revealed Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov in November 2017, after samples collected from the hull of the ISS were analyzed back on Earth.
“That is, they have come from outer space and settled along the external surface. They are being studied so far and it seems that they pose no danger," continued the cosmonaut to a million bemused “Uh huhs.”
Not everyone was convinced. Skeptics claim that the microorganisms may have been the result of contamination, forced up into orbit – over 200 miles above the surface – by atmospheric phenomena.
But Shkalperov’s suggestions are not nonsense to whet the appetite of UFO hunters – recent research suggests that space dust carrying microorganisms may have started life on Earth itself billions of years ago.
* "Astronaut Shkaplerov: They flew in from space and settled on the ISS" (2017-11-27, tass.ru/opinions/interviews/4757149) [archive.fo/uFrFh]
* "Alien life? Bacteria ‘that had not been there’ found on ISS hull, Russian cosmonaut says" (2017-11-27, rt.com/news/411039-living-bacteria-iss-surface/) [archive.fo/NMXcp]
* "Earth must strengthen its defenses against mutant space bacteria – Russian scientists" (2018-07-06, rt.com/news/432068-mutant-space-bacteria-iss/) [archive.fo/htqlO]

* "Mutant superbugs menace future space station expeditions – NASA" (2018-11-25, rt.com/usa/444808-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-space/) [archive.fo/zQxXU]

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Ancient News
Music for your perusal (via beatport.com) [is.gd/2MzlEd]

* "Ancient Carved Eye-Witness Accounts Show Martian Invaders Attacking the Moroccan Landscape" (2018-11-23, ancient-origins.net/news-science-space/meteor-morocco-0011039) [archive.is/SOuD2]

* " ‘Cosmic airburst’: Tunguska-like blast destroyed part of Middle East 3,700 years ago" (2018-11-29, rt.com/news/445162-cosmic-airburst-middle-east/) [archive.is/1Hjis]

* "The Great Salt Lake Enigma: Science Shows Anomalies – Evidence of a Global Flood?" (2016-11-25, ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/great-salt-lake-enigma-science-shows-anomalies-evidence-global-flood-007082) [archive.is/5iqIH]
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* "A mammoth, woolly rhino and a medieval village: the unexpected treasures beneath the A14; Digging alongside the bulldozers of the £1.5bn road diversion, archaeologists have discovered tonnes of ancient bones. Is there a find so important that it could stop the whole project?" (2018-11-26, theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/26/prehistoric-remains-mammoth-tusks-woolly-rhino) [archive.is/Br3bp]
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* "Hidden secrets of 3,000yo Egyptian tomb unlocked by archaeologists" (2018-11-25, rt.com/news/444818-ancient-egyptian-tomb-mummy/) [archive.is/Kruy2]
* "Egypt unveils ancient tomb and sarcophagi in Luxor" (2018-11-25, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414e314d444f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.fo/dlcAD]
- image caption: Egyptian officials inspect an intact sarcophagus during its opening at Al-Assasif necropolis on the west bank of the Nile north of the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, November 24, 2018.

* "Ancient tomb unveiled in Egypt; A previously unopened sarcophagus was opened for the first time on Saturday (November 24) as two Egyptian discoveries were unveiled in Luxor's west bank" video page (2018-11-25, presstv.com/Detail/2018/11/25/581049/Egypt-Opening-closed-coffin-for-the-first-time-with-mummy-inside) [archive.is/myixU]
- image caption: Archaeologists taking cover off Pharaonic coffin for the first time in Egypt.

* "Egypt uncovers pharaonic tomb in heritage-rich Luxor" (2018-11-24, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/25/c_137629002.htm) [archive.fo/dX4EA], photoset [archive.fo/C2rdR] [archive.fo/D46ey] [archive.fo/3IqDU] [archive.fo/tlK3g]
- image caption: An archeologist points at a mural inside a tomb unearthed by an Egyptian archeological mission working at al-Asassif area on the West Bank of Luxor, Egypt, on Nov. 24, 2018. Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced on Saturday the discovery of an ancient tomb in Luxor province in Upper Egypt.

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* "Experts Try to Solve Mystery of Thousands of Ancient Clay Body Parts Strewn Across Italy" (2018-11-22, ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/experts-try-solve-mystery-thousands-ancient-clay-body-parts-strewn-across-021078) [archive.is/6nII8]

* "Remains from Hellenistic and Roman times shed light on ancient city" (2018-11-13, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/14/c_129993317.htm) [archive.is/mYbGe]

* "Culture Ministry: Remains of Ancient Lost Greek City Found; Among the artifacts unearthed are walls, clay, marble or stone floors of buildings, household pottery, a gaming die made from bone and over 200 coins" (2018-11-14, telesurenglish.net/news/Culture-Ministry-Remains-of-Ancient-Lost-GreekCity-Found-20181114-0009.html) [archive.is/YG5OJ]

* "Philip’s Fountain: The Oldest Still-In-Use Hydraulic Work in the World" (2016-10-15, ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-technology/philip-s-fountain-oldest-still-use-hydraulic-work-world-006822) [archive.is/T0w0X]

* "Stunning ‘erotic’ fresco unearthed in Pompeii bedroom" (2018-11-20, rt.com/news/444479-pompeii-erotic-painting-fresco/) [archive.is/YqA6t]

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* "Treasure Hunter Finds the First Celtic Chariot Burial in Wales, Rewrites Ancient History" (2018-11-23, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/celtic-chariot-0011046) [archive.is/jut35]
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* "Inscription confirms ancient ring belonged to Pontius Pilate, man who ordered Jesus’ crucifixion" (2018-11-29, rt.com/news/445144-pontius-pilate-ring-discovered/) [archive.is/B3YS6]

* "Set of 70 Metal Tablets May Have the Earliest Written Account and Depiction of Jesus" (2016-12-02, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/set-70-metal-tablets-may-have-earliest-written-account-and-depiction-jesus-021091) [archive.fo/C8BPM]
- image caption: The metal tablet which may be a portrait of Jesus.

The Book of Revelation includes John's vision of the Son of Man: "The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace..." (Revelations 1:14–15)

* "Christ’s face revealed at Shivta: an Early Byzantine wall painting in the desert of the Holy Land" (2018-08-29, cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/christs-face-revealed-at-shivta-an-early-byzantine-wall-painting-in-the-desert-of-the-holy-land/1D3584D4866168E6764035D5DE740781) [archive.is/3tdJ2]
* " 'Suddenly I Saw Eyes': Jesus’ Face Discovered in Ancient Israeli Desert Church; Very little early Christian art has survived the centuries in the Holy Land – but then an Israeli art historian looked at the apse of a ruined Byzantine church in Shivta, and saw Jesus’ face and short curly hair" (2018-11-12, haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-jesus-face-discovered-in-ancient-negev-church-1.6640744) [archive.is/KNKtR] [begin excerpt]: A first painting found by others in Shivta last year turned out to show Jesus’ transfiguration: the present team was the one to realize what the painting showed, but the drawing of his face did not survive the centuries. The second one shows his baptism and his face. Maayan-Fanar and the team – Dr. Ravit Linn, Dr. Yotam Tepper and Prof. Guy Bar-Oz of the Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa – described the find in the world archaeological journal Antiquity: "Christ's face revealed at Shivta".
The gospels never describe Jesus’ appearance. All depictions of him are later artist impressions, and while surviving depictions of Jesus abound in old monasteries and churches elsewhere, they are all but nonexistent in Israel.
In contrast to the Western image of Jesus as someone with flowing long hair and, sometimes, a beard, the Shivta painting shows him in the Eastern style with short curly hair, a long face and an elongated nose, says Maayan-Fanar.
Shivta is in the heart of the Negev, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Be’er Sheva. The village was founded in the 2nd century C.E. and survived for about 650 years, before being abandoned in the early Islamic period.
This was no shriveled desert backwater. Shivta sustained a large population and during its heyday in the fifth to seventh centuries, had no less than three churches. It apparently never had a Jewish presence, though it did have a mosque in the early Islamic period, says Tepper. [end excerpt]
* "Curly headed & clean shaven: Long lost depiction of Jesus offers totally different portrayal" (2018-11-14, rt.com/news/443948-jesus-face-reveal-israel/) [archive.is/VMbTR] [begin excerpt]: So faded you could almost miss it, the lines etched on the ruins of a Byzantine church in the Negev desert show a young Jesus with a clean-shaven face, a head of curls and a large nose.
Although it was first discovered in the 1920s, the badly damaged drawing sat unnoticed for decades, covered in dirt high up inside the baptismal apse of the ruined house of worship. [...]
Despite studying the site for close to a century, archaeologists are still unable to accurately date the church’s construction. They do know that the town of Shivta was established some 1,800 years ago, meaning the drawing of Jesus was created at least two centuries after his death. So, while it’s not a sketch made from a live model, it was created far closer to Jesus’ time than the images we are used to seeing today. [end excerpt]
- image caption: Jesus' face seen on the wall of the baptistery

- image caption: Jesus' face discovered in Shivta

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* "Cataclysmic eruption may have kicked off ‘worst year' in history for humans - study" (2018-11-17, rt.com/news/444173-worst-year-volcano-eruption/) [archive.is/m2h4R]
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* "Hiding in plain sight: Scientists discover massive, Paris-sized crater under Greenland ice" (2018-11-15, rt.com/news/444039-massive-meteorite-crater-greenland/) [archive.is/rDRBo]
* "13,000-Year-Old Crater the Size of Paris Unearthed in Greenland; The crater was left by a meteor that slammed into the earth at an incredible 20 km per second roughly 13,000 years ago" (2018-11-14, telesurenglish.net/news/13000-Year-Old-Crater-the-Size-of-Paris-Unearthed-in-Greenland-20181114-0033.html) [archive.is/Mqpid]
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* "UTAH HOME TO EARLIEST USE OF WILD POTATO IN NORTH AMERICA" (2017-07-03, unews.utah.edu/utah-home-to-earliest-use-of-wild-potato-in-north-america/) [archive.is/4coq2]
* "Did potato cultivation begin in Utah's Escalante Valley 11,000 years ago? U. researchers say potato cultivation could have begun in Escalante Valley about 11,000 years ago" (2017-07-10, archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=5454302&itype=CMSID) [archive.is/2gX8w]
* "America’s Earliest Traces of Potato Use Found at 10,900-Year-Old Utah Shelter" (2017-08-15, westerndigs.org/americas-earliest-use-of-potatoes-found-at-10900-year-old-shelter-in-utah/) [archive.is/lbHGu]

* "Ancient 'Four Corners Potato' Makes Culinary Debut" (2018-10-08, sltrib.com, via potatogrower.com/2018/10/ancient-four-corners-potato-makes) [archive.is/uSnQ5]
- image caption: Lisbeth Louderback, curator of archaeology at the Natural History Museum of Utah; Bruce Pavlik, director of conservation at Red Butte Garden; and Cynthia Wilson, traditional foods program director for Utah Diné Bikéyah, from left, bag different types of the Four Corners potato that will be served at the Indigenous Peoples' Day dinner on Monday, Oct. 8. The dinner marks the first time that the general public will be able to taste the potato, which dates back thousands of years. It was rediscovered last year in the Bear Ears region. U. researchers collected the tubers and have been propagating them. Soon American Indian tribes may be growing them to eat and sell for profit.

* "The Four Corners Potato: Conserving an Ancient Food from Escalan" event page (2017-08-02, facebook.com/events/157367621501157/) [archive.is/M2um0]

* (retrieved 2018-11-17, cultivariable.com/instructions/potatoes/how-to-grow-wild-potatoes/solanum-jamesii/) [archive.is/tPIQo]
Solanum jamesii
Common Name(s) Four Corners potato, Colorado wild potato, Arizona wild potato, Sego
Description -
Solanum jamesii (jamesii, honoring Edwin James, a US Army surgeon who first collected the species), sometimes known as the “Four Corners potato,” is a wild potato of the United States and northern Mexico, with a couple of disjunct populations in central Mexico. It is the only wild species with a distribution primarily in the United States, where it is found mostly in New Mexico and Arizona, but also reaches slightly into Colorado, Utah, and Texas at elevations above 5000 feet. Plants are small, reaching about 6 to 15 inches in the wild, but taller under cultivation.
S. jamesii was used for food by native Americans, likely cultivated to some degree, and possibly even improved. Louderback (2017) studied starch grains on ancient pottery and determined that this species was used as food in Utah as early as 8950 BC. If it were used consistently over such a long period, it would be surprising if it had not been improved through selection, even inadvertently. The primary pieces of evidence for its cultivation are (1) that populations are frequently found in close association with sites of previous human habitation; (2) that high levels of genetic diversity in some locations may indicate that plants were collected from other areas (Kinder 2017); and (3) that the tuber size and starch granule size of collections made near known archaeological sites are larger than those of collections not associated with such sites (Herzog 2018). Bamberg (2016) reported that that majority of the genetic diversity present in the USDA collection of this species could be found in one site at Mesa Verde, suggesting the possibility that many different genotypes were brought together there by man. According to Ortman (2018), although it later branched out to include other tuberous plants, the Tewa word sego refers specifically to Solanum jamesii, which must indicate that this was a plant of some importance prior to the introduction of other edible tubers that later were included under the same name.
S. jamesii tubers are small, reaching about an inch in diameter, but perhaps twice that under cultivation. The tubers are usually white to tan, occasionally turning purple, apparently as a response to environmental conditions, as happens with many North American species. Tubers can remain dormant for very long periods. Bamberg (2010) found that tubers of many collections would store successfully at 41 degrees F (5 C) for eight years and recounted a story from a landowner who observed plants growing on resumption of irrigation after 39 years. While 39 years seems unlikely, the upper limit for dormancy in S. jamesii remains unknown.
Kinder (2017) reported that wild collected tubers of S. jamesii had twice the protein content of S. tuberosum, along with substantial increases in potassium, calcium, magnesium, and other minerals. These nutrient levels can probably be attributed primarily to the small size of the tubers. Smaller tubers have a greater proportion of nutrient-rich skin and cortex to flesh.
Jarvis (2008) predicts that this species will lose 91% of its present range by 2055 due to climate change, most likely entailing a critical loss of genetic diversity.
Resistances
This species can survive frosts down to 26 degrees F (-3.5 C) (Li 1977). Vega (1995) found that this species is less frost tolerant than domesticated potato. Johnson (1937) found that some tubers of this species were able to survive freezing for multiple days.
Pelletier (1999) found that Colorado potato beetles have increased adult and larval mortality and low egg production on this species. [...]
Some people seem to have some rather romantic notions about this species, based upon the number of inquiries that we receive from people who want to find some to grow as food. Unfortunately, at least some clones of S. jamesii have pretty high levels of glycoalkaloids relative to the domesticated potato. It would be easy to get sick from eating it. Apparently, it was traditionally eaten with clay or processed in some fashion and used dried (White 1944, Moerman 1998) in order to eliminate some of the glycoalkaloids. Many people report eating this species without ill effect and I have done so myself, although I got a few plants with tubers that were noticeably better in 2018. I recommend against consuming large quantities until we know more about its glycoalkaloid content. [end excerpt]
- image caption: Solanum jamesii tubers from a Mesa Verde accession

- map caption: Solanum jamesii distribution map

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* "First human remains found in El Salvador's 'Mayan Pompeii' " (2018-11-24, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e3445444f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.fo/sxUS3]
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* "In Guatemala, a Rhode Island-Size Jade Lode" (2002-05-22, nytimes.com/2002/05/22/world/in-guatemala-a-rhode-island-size-jade-lode.html) [archive.is/dv7vn] [begin excerpt]: For half a century, scholars have searched in vain for the source of the jade that the early civilizations of the Americas prized above all else and fashioned into precious objects of worship, trade and adornment.
The searchers found some clues to where the Olmecs and Mayas might have obtained their jadeite, as the precious rock is known. But no lost mines came to light.
Now, scientists exploring the wilds of Guatemala say they have found the mother lode -- a mountainous region roughly the size of Rhode Island strewn with huge jade boulders, other rocky treasures and signs of ancient mining. It was discovered after a hurricane tore through the landscape and exposed the veins of jade, some of which turned up in stores, arousing the curiosity of scientists.
The find includes large outcroppings of blue jade, the gemstone of the Olmecs, the mysterious people who created the first complex culture in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, the region that encompasses much of Mexico and Central America. It also includes an ancient mile-high road of stone that runs for miles through the densely forested region. [...]
Early peoples of the Americas considered jade more valuable than gold and silver. The Olmecs, the great sculptors of the pre-Columbian era, carved jades into delicate human forms and scary masks. Mayan kings and other royalty often went to their graves with jade suits, rings and necklaces. The living had their teeth inlaid with the colored gems.
Jade was highly prized in Mesoamerica from at least 1400 B.C. until the Spanish conquest of 1519-21, experts say. But the Spanish were more interested in gold. Soon the skills and lore of jade mining and carving disappeared.
The modern hunt began in the early 1950's. Scientists examining the Burmese deposits found that jade always occurred in association with serpentine, a mottled greenish rock.
In seeking a Mesoamerican source, they focused on Guatemala because much serpentine rock occurred there in the Sierra de las Minas and the adjacent Motagua River valley. A few outcrops of low-quality jade were located near the river. By the mid-1970's scholarly interest was high enough to prompt organized Guatemalan hunts and meetings. The Peabody Museum and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts were among the sponsors, as was Landon T. Clay, a Boston investment banker who collected jade.
But little turned up, and attention shifted to places like Mexico, Costa Rica and Honduras, where archaeologists had found thousands of jade artifacts. [...]
In 2001, Mr. Seitz returned to Guatemala with Dr. Sisson of Rice University and Karl E. Taube, an anthropologist at the University of California at Riverside, who specializes in Olmec and Mayan artifacts.
Among other things, the team found an ancient dry-stone pathway that wound through the mountains from an old mining area to a habitation and tomb site littered with old clay shards. Miles south of the Motagua, the team found even higher-quality jade: huge boulders of blue. ''It's impressive,'' Dr. Sisson said. ''We had worked for a month in Burma and didn't see anything as good as this.''
The scientists say the most important implication of their find is the idea that the Olmecs exerted wide influence over the region.
''It suggests that the trade routes were more extensive than we realized,'' said Dr. Taube of the University of California. ''Now the big question is, how did Costa Rica get so much of this jade?'' [end excerpt]
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* "Homegrown stone tool in China may rewrite history of ancestors" (2018-11-20, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d34497a4e30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/As9jC]
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* "Bamboo slips unearthed in ancient tomb in Shanxi" (2018-11-20, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/20/c_137619707.htm) [archive.is/uQoRg]

* "China: 2,100-Year-Old Mini-Terracotta Warriors Army Found; Around 300 sculptures were found, very similar to the famous 8,000 terracotta warriors army" (2018-11-14, telesurenglish.net/news/China-2100-Year-Old-Mini-Terracotta-Warriors-Army-Found-20181114-0048.html) [archive.is/pa9Iq]

* "Remains of "money tree" discovered in Sichuan tomb" (2018-11-17, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/17/c_137613579.htm) [archive.is/Bem94]

* "The Great Bronze Age of China: An Exhibition from the People's Republic of China at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York" (2009, afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_4000bce_bronze.htm) [archive.is/JjUt]
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* "Bolivia: Archaeologists Find 500-Year-Old Inca Cemetery; Archaeologists have found human remains and ritual vessels in an over 500-year-old Inca cemetery in Bolivia" (2018-11-17, telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-Archaeologists-Find-500-Year-Old-Inca-Cemetery-20181117-0027.html) [archive.is/wMbnC]
* "Archaeologists discover 15th-century indigenous tombs in Bolivia" (2018-11-15, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414f79496a4e30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/k82WV]
- image caption: An archaeologist holds a skull as part of an archaeological finding, dating approximately 500 years ago, in Mazo Cruz, near Viacha, Bolivia, November 12, 2018.

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* "Pre-Columbian Murals and Norse Sagas Suggest Vikings Met the Aztecs, and the Outcome Was Not Pretty" (2016-11-27, by Clyde Winters, via ancient-origins.net/history/pre-columbian-murals-and-norse-sagas-suggest-vikings-met-aztecs-and-outcome-was-not-pretty-021084?nopaging=1) [archive.is/13tx7]
- A part of a mural showing a blond-haired man being sacrificed by two black men.

- image caption: Codex Azcatitlan page depicting the Spanish army, with Hernán Cortés and Malinche in front.

* Mexico City (1519, Vienna, Holy Roman Empire)

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* "Controversy Surrounds Artifacts on Azores Islands: Evidence of Advanced Ancient Seafarers?" (2016-10-17, via ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/controversy-surrounds-artifacts-azores-islands-evidence-advanced-ancient-021028) [archive.is/Fsabn]

* "Early New World Maps" (by Dr. Gunnar Thompson, ancientamerica.com/early-new-world-maps-by-dr-gunnar-thompson/) [archive.is/FMpIr]

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* "Elfdalian, the Ancient Viking Forest Language of Sweden, Set to be Revived" (2015-05-20, ancient-origins.net/news-general/elfdalian-ancient-viking-forest-language-sweden-set-be-revived-003093) [archive.is/oBqSg]
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* "Bolivia Repatriates Over 45 Artifacts from England, US, Chile; Thanks to national legislation, five countries return 47 artifacts belonging to Bolivia's cultural patrimony that date back as far as 2,000 years" (2018-11-13, telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-Repatriates-Over-45-Artifacts-from-England-US-Chile-20181113-0021.html) [archive.is/ISsSs]
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* "3D print replicates ancient Yungang Grottoes in Beijing" (2018-11-15, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774d35456a4e30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/EXB96]
- image caption: The replica of a Buddhist statue from the Yungang Grottoes stands on the campus of Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture.

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* "Art decolonization: France to return 26 looted masterpieces claimed by Benin" (2018-11-23, rt.com/news/444753-france-return-benin-art/) [archive.fo/Vu6nc]
- image caption: Royal statues of the Kingdom of Dahomey (now Benin) are displayed at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris.

* "France: Art Director Refuses Return of African Art Collection; Some 5,000 artifacts stolen from the West African nation of Benin by French troops in the late 19 century, a study said" (2018-11-28, telesurenglish.net/news/France-Art-Director-Refuses-Return-of-African-Art-Collection-20181128-0039.html) [archive.is/6F150]
- image caption: The Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac museum in Paris is home to nearly 60,000 pieces of colonial-era African artwork.

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* "Mysterious castle – Fujian Tulou in SE China" (2018-11-25, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d344d444f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/CnJxb]

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* "Built to deter Ottoman raiders, Saudi 'hanging villages' hold wonders for tourists" (2018-11-26, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414f3555444f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/wquxn]
- image caption: Abandoned houses in the "hanging village" of Rahwat Al Sumayd in Saudi Arabia's southwestern Asir Province.

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* "Ensisheim! The King of Meteorites" (2010-11-01, meteorite-times.com/ensisheim-the-king-of-meteorites/) [archive.is/2ViVn]
* "This Famous 1492 Meteorite Impact Was Interpreted as an Omen from God; A great stone fell out of the sky, triangular in shape, charred, the color of metallic ore, and accompanied by crashing thunder and lightning" (2016-11-07, motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/jpgk47/this-famous-1492-meteorite-impact-was-interpreted-as-an-omen-from-god) [archive.is/8rk3c]

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Miscellany & Errata

* "Bright fireball lights up Texas night sky" (2018-11-17, rt.com/usa/444227-bright-fireball-texas-sky/) [archive.is/KAisP]
* "Fireball Caught on Camera over Texas; Over 95 fireball reports from 3 states" (2018-11-16, amsmeteors.org/2018/11/fireball-caught-on-camera-over-texas/) [archive.is/xLhIi] [begin excerpt]: The AMS has received over 95 reports so far about of a fireball event seen above Texas on November 15th, 2018 around 21:25am CDT (November 16th 3:25 Universal Time). The fireball was seen primarily from Texas but was also seen from Louisiana and Oklahoma. [end excerpt]
* "Events in 2018: 4922-2018" (retrieved 2018-11-17, amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/event/2018/4922) [archive.is/ifQlw]: AMS received 150 reports about a fireball seen over LA, OK, Oklahoma, Texas and TX on Friday, November 16th 2018 around 03:24 UT.

* "AMS Fireball Event#2018-4922" (2018-11-17, AMS American Meteor Society, youtube.com/watch?v=ZVUPLwaVd2Y) [archive.is/8bue8]: Fireball caught on Dashcam by Christopher Cato. (screengrab):

* "AMS event #4922-2018" (2018-11-16, AMS American Meteor Society, youtube.com/watch?v=JJ_GjpxvvLc) [archive.is/KDtRa]: This video has been uploaded on the American Meteor Society Website. AMS Event: 4922-2018, Report 154896 (4922cj-2018) Credit:M. B
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* "The Dark Secret Behind the Hidden Room of Glamis Castle; If you could even guess the nature of this castle’s secret, said Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore, you would get down on your knees and thank God it was not yours" (2016-10-14, ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/dark-secret-behind-hidden-room-glamis-castle-006821) [archive.is/7RRek]
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* "Enigmatic Ancient Wheel: The 300-Million-Year-Old Wheel and Anomalous Ancient Tracks Across the World" (2018-11-15, ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/ancient-wheel-0010997) [archive.is/RgTgy]

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* "Turkey trauma: Rhode Island town held hostage by menacing bird" (2018-12-23, rt.com/usa/444748-turkey-takes-over-johnston-ri/) [archive.fo/TpMlO]

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Curiata

* "Brazil: 4,000-Year-Old Termite Civilization Baffles Scientists; The untouched ancient insect colony has constructed a sea of massive "pyramids" over thousands of years which can be seen from space" (2018-11-22, telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-4000-Year-Old-Termite-Civilization-Baffles-Scientists-20181122-0013.html) [archive.fo/hFpup]

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