Thee Stranger News (January 28th, 2021)

A Liberated Zone on the FM, to enhance alternative culture and cognitive freedom!
Broadcast Thursdays at 89.5 FM KZCT in Vallejo, California, to a worldwide audience. Tune-in online [http://tunein.com/popout/player/s130679].
Convened by Dr.G., a Renegade Illuminati, convening Thee Temple, for knowledge, whimsy, and inspiration. Everything is true, nothing is forbidden!
Introductory track: Covenant - Ritual Noise [youtube.com/watch?v=dnlGEQ1NUsk]

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Futurism & Strange Science

* "Macron announces 1.8-bln-euro investment in quantum technologies" (2021-01-21, xinhuanet.com/english/2021-01/22/c_139687992.htm) [archive.is/2yHqQ]

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* "Scientists From Russia and Germany Upgrade Medical Alloy That Memorises Its Shape" (2021-01-21, sputniknews.com/science/202101211081828262-scientists-from-russia-and-germany-upgrade-medical-alloy-that-memorises-its-shape/) [archive.is/L8ixP]

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* "Man vs Machine: FAA Probe Suggests 'Jet Pack Guy' Spotted in LA May Be a Drone" (2021-01-21, sputniknews.com/us/202101211081833769-man-vs-machine-faa-probe-suggests-jet-pack-guy-spotted-in-la-may-be-a-drone/) [archive.is/AVY1s]

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* "Hope It Doesn’t Sting… British Scientists Invent AI Jellyfish to Search for Shipwrecks - Video" (2021-01-22, sputniknews.com/science/202101211081839387-hope-it-doesnt-sting-british-scientists-invent-ai-jellyfish-to-search-for-shipwrecks---video/) [archive.is/KcDEK]

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Space News
"NASA Administrator: Alien Life Is More Likely Than We Thought" (2019, futurism.com) [archive.is/d6n46]

* "A 'Super-Puff' Planet Like No Other" (2021-01-21, farsnews.ir/en/news/13991102000135/A-'Sper-Pff'-Plane-Like-N-Oher) [archive.is/wo4X8]

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* "How academic groupthink is trying to silence a Harvard astrophysicist who claims an alien spacecraft visited our solar system" (2021-01-23, by Brian McGleenon, via rt.com/op-ed/513121-astronomer-alien-craft-oumuamua/) [archive.is/QOC8T]

* "Could Solar Radiation Pressure Explain 'Oumuamua's Peculiar Acceleration?" (https://arxiv.org/pdf/1810.11490.pdf) [is.gd/j68RgW], abstract: ‘Oumuamua (1I/2017 U1) is the first object of interstellar origin observed in the Solar System. Recently, Micheli et al. (2018) reported that ‘Oumuamua showed deviations from a Keplerian orbit at a high statistical significance. The observed trajectory is best explained by an excess radial acceleration ∆a ∝ r −2 , where r is the distance of ‘Oumuamua from the Sun. Such an acceleration is naturally expected for comets, driven by the evaporating material. However, recent observational and theoretical studies imply that ‘Oumuamua is not an active comet. We explore the possibility that the excess acceleration results from Solar radiation pressure. The required mass-to-area ratio is (m/A) ≈ 0.1 g cm−2 . For a thin sheet this requires a width of ≈ 0.3−0.9 mm. We find that although extremely thin, such an object would survive an interstellar travel over Galactic distances of ∼ 5 kpc, withstanding collisions with gas and dust-grains as well as stresses from rotation and tidal forces. We discuss the possible origins of such an object including the possibility that it might be a lightsail of artificial origin. Our general results apply to any light probes designed for interstellar travel.

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Ancient News

* "Excitement as Ancient Sun Deity's Idol is Found In India's Himachal Pradesh State" (2021-01-21, sputniknews.com/news/202101211081823005-excitement-as-ancient-sun-deitys-idol-is-found-in-indias-himachal-pradesh-state/) [archive.is/2GsoW]

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Miscellany & Errata

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Thee Stranger News (January 21st, 2021)

A Liberated Zone on the FM, to enhance alternative culture and cognitive freedom!
Broadcast Thursdays at 89.5 FM KZCT in Vallejo, California, to a worldwide audience. Tune-in online [http://tunein.com/popout/player/s130679].
Convened by Dr.G., a Renegade Illuminati, convening Thee Temple, for knowledge, whimsy, and inspiration. Everything is true, nothing is forbidden!
Introductory track: Covenant - Ritual Noise [youtube.com/watch?v=dnlGEQ1NUsk]

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Futurism & Strange Science

* "Transparent Materials That Conduct Electricity" (2021-01-16, farsnews.ir/en/news/13991027000141/Transparen-Maerials-Tha-Cndc-Elecriciy) [archive.is/yClKw]

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* "Why China's maglev trains can revolutionize transportation and society" (2021-01-16, by Keith Lamb, via news.cgtn.com/news/2021-01-16/Why-China-s-maglev-trains-can-revolutionize-transportation-and-society-X60x6NDHRC/index.html) [archive.is/CPJKk]

* "China unveils maglev train prototype with designed speed of 620 km/h" (2021-01-14, news.cgtn.com/news/2021-01-14/China-unveils-maglev-train-prototype-with-designed-speed-of-620-km-h-X36Lf2fBAI/index.html) [archive.is/Oxz32] 

- image caption: A maglev train prototype using the high-temperature superconducting (HTS) maglev technology is unveiled in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, January 13, 2021. 

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* "Mini robot fish swim in schools, just like the real thing" (2021-01-14, news.cgtn.com/news/2021-01-14/Mini-robot-fish-swim-in-schools-just-like-the-real-thing-X2zuCUGzSM/index.html) [archive.is/JZf5t]

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Ancient News

* "Neanderthal glue was a bigger deal than we thought Technology seems to have been a routine part of Neanderthal life" (2020-10-22, arstechnica.com/science/2019/10/neanderthal-glue-was-a-bigger-deal-than-we-thought/) [archive.is/ht3mH] [begin excerpt]:

Fifty-thousand years ago, a Neanderthal living in Northwestern Europe put sticky birch tar on the back side of a sharp flint flake to make the tool easier to grip. Eventually, that tool washed down the Rhine or Meuse Rivers and out into the North Sea. In the 21st century, dredging ships scooped it up along with tons of sand, other stone tools, and fossilized bones, then dumped the whole pile on Zandmotor Beach in the Netherlands. [end excerpt]

- image caption: This replica shows how Neanderthals might have used birch tar to haft a projectile point.

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* "World's oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia" (2021-01-13, phys.org/news/2021-01-world-oldest-cave-indonesia.html) [archive.is/HOJyf] 

- image caption: Dated pig painting at Leang Tedongnge. 

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* "Ancient Petroglyphs in Susquehanna River Reveal Lost American Culture" (2020-09-16, wypr.org/post/ancient-petroglyphs-susquehanna-river-reveal-lost-american-culture) [archive.is/vYjxs]

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* "China's earliest palace of 5,300 years found along Yellow River" (2021-01-14, news.cgtn.com/news/2021-01-14/China-s-earliest-palace-of-5-300-years-found-along-Yellow-River-X2yq1M9omQ/index.html) [archive.is/5Fm67]

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* "Archaeologists uncover Xuanwu Gate" (2021-01-15, news.cgtn.com/news/2021-01-15/Archaeologists-uncover-Xuanwu-Gate-X4nZjMCN5m/index.html) [archive.is/KWCGS]

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* "More Examinations Of magnetic Anomalies At Puma Punku And Tiwanaku In Bolivia" (2021-01-14, by Brien Foerster, via youtube.com/watch?v=0i0DZJeSry4) [archive.is/Cj3R1]

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* "Lost Maya Cities Archaeological Quests in the Mexican Jungle" (product page, tamupress.com/book/9781623498214/lost-maya-cities/) [archive.is/B0PcJ]:

By Ivan Sprajc

Translated by Petra Zaranšek and Dean Joseph DeVos

Hailed by The Guardian and other publications as “a real-life Indiana Jones,” Slovenian archaeologist Ivan Šprajc has been mapping out previously unknown Mayan sites in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula since 1996. Most recently, he was credited with the discovery of the Chactún and Lagunita sites in 2013 and 2014, respectively, helping to fill in what was previously one of the largest voids in modern knowledge of the ancient Maya landscape: the 2,800-square-mile Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in central Yucatán.

Previously published in Šprajc’s native Slovenian and in German, this thrilling account of machete-wielding jungle expeditions has garnered enthusiastic reviews for its depictions of the efforts, dangers, successes, and disappointments experienced as the explorer-scientist searches out and documents ancient ruins that have been lost to the jungle for centuries. A skilled communicator as well as an experienced scholar, Šprajc conveys in eminently accessible prose a wealth of information on various aspects of the Maya culture, which he has studied closely for decades.

The result is a deeply personal presentation of archaeological research on one of the most enigmatic civilizations of the ancient world. Generously illustrated, this book follows the chronology of Šprajc’s discoveries, focusing on what he considers the most interesting episodes. Those who specialize in Mesoamerican prehistory and archaeology will certainly relish Šprajc’s reports concerning his many field surveys and the discoveries that resulted. General readers, too, will enjoy his accounts of previously undocumented sites, ancient urban centers overtaken by the jungle, massive sculpted monuments, and mysterious hieroglyphic inscriptions.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR-

IVAN Šprajc is professor of archaeology at the Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU), Ljubljana, Slovenia. He has been directing archaeological work in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico since 1996

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* "Villagers unearth nearly 20,000 ancient coins in central China" (2021-01-14, news.cgtn.com/news/2021-01-14/Villagers-unearth-nearly-20-000-ancient-coins-in-central-China-X2TY9m93mE/index.html) [archive.is/it2jN] [begin excerpt]: 

A group of villagers from Hualin Village, Liushahe County found an underground cellar below a pond and discovered the massive trove inside as they were removing sludge from the bottom of the pool during repair work.

According to Sun Bingli, an official from the local cultural relics protection bureau, the ancient coins weigh more than 100 kilograms and belong to different time periods. They are all well preserved and in excellent condition, providing valuable material for the study of local culture and history.

Experts identified most of the coins as having been minted during the Northern Song Dynasty based on the inscriptions they bear, which indicate their production date. The oldest coins date back to the Tang Dynasty (618–907). [end excerpt]

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* "Ancient temple complex found in southwest China" (2021-01-17, news.cgtn.com/news/2021-01-17/Ancient-temple-complex-found-in-southwest-China-X7SXNLYjgA/index.html) [archive.is/qlUCX]

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* "China publishes replicas of ancient Tibetan literature from Dunhuang" (2021-01-15, news.cgtn.com/news/2021-01-15/China-publishes-replicas-of-ancient-Tibetan-literature-from-Dunhuang-X422kSbDyw/index.html) [archive.is/VA4un]:

For the first time, China has published copies of ancient Tibetan literature taken to France from the famed Mogao Grottoes a century ago.

The Dunhuang manuscripts were first discovered in 1900 in the Mogao Grottos, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwest China's Gansu Province. There are more than 60,000 documents featuring history, politics, religion and folk customs. Dating from the 4th to 11th centuries, most of the manuscripts are in Chinese, but some are represented in other ethnic languages including Tibetan.

In the early 20th century, a large number of Dunhuang Tibetan manuscripts were taken to countries such as France and the UK. The Tibetan literature compiled and published this time is now preserved in the National Library of France.

Northwest Minzu University and Shanghai Chinese Classics Publishing House, together with editors from the National Library of France, compiled the photocopies, which have been published in 35 volumes as a set, with more than 28,000 high-definition pictures displayed in numerical sequence.

The series includes Tibetan literature from the 7th to 10th centuries covering Buddhist scriptures, historical works, contracts, legal texts and letters. The publications are expected to throw light on the socio-economic activities and cultural exchanges between ethnic groups during the reign of Tubo in Dunhuang.

It took the editorial team about 15 years to arrange and compile the documents in Chinese and Tibetan languages. It is the first time that the entire Tibetan literature preserved in France has been published in the form of photocopies, said Tsering, a professor at Northwest Minzu University and the editor-in-chief of the series. 

China also plans to compile and publish this year the ancient Tibetan manuscripts preserved in Britain. Chinese researchers are digitalizing the ancient literature amid the country's efforts to study and preserve distinctive Tibetan culture. A database built upon the Tibetan manuscripts is projected to enable full-text retrieval in the future, according to Tsering.

- image caption: The Mogao Grottos, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwest China's Gansu Province.

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Miscellany & Errata

"Bermuda Triangle" by Fleetwood Mac - 

I guess you've heard about the Bermuda triangle

There's something going on

Nobody seems to know just what it is

And the airforce won't let on

It might be hole down in the ocean

Yeah or a fog that won't let go

It might be some crazy people talking

Or somebody that we ought to know

Down in Bermuda, the pale blue sea

Way down in the triangle, it's easy to believe

Now here's one

You see strange shapes in moonlight

And shadows in the night

They said that wingtip seemed to brush their faces

And strangers stole their sight

Way down in the triangle

Where the sea was smooth as glass

Giving you one answer to a question

That you never thought you'd ask

Ah down in Bermuda, in the pale blue sea

Way down in Bermuda, yeah it's easy to believe

Down in the triangle, it's easy to believe

They came from Galveston

They came from New Orleans

And then from Bloomington, and Delaware

The used St. Petersburg, they came from Tampa

And then from Mexico, it doesn't matter where

They all completely share,

All of those ships and planes,

A great big mystery that cannot be explained,

Down in Bermuda, in the pale blue sea

Your feeling safe in your harbour

And everything seems certain

Right next to Palm Beach and Key Biscane

Behind a velvet curtain

But then the moon goes grey with worry

And the sea turns a pale white

You better believe something strange is going on tonight

Down in Bermuda, ah, the pale blue sea

Bermuda Triangle, yeah, it's easy to believe

Down in the Triangle, it's easy to believe

They came from Galveston

They came from New Orleans

And then from Bloomington, and Delaware

Bermuda, the pale blue sea

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Curiata

* "Birds might be conscious and self-aware like humans, groundbreaking study finds" (2021-01-07, sea.mashable.com/science/13941/birds-might-be-conscious-and-self-aware-like-humans-groundbreaking-study-finds) [archive.is/5vBpn]

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* "A museum let a group of penguins wander its empty rooms, and they couldn't take their eyes off the paintings" (2020-05-21, insider.com/penguins-visit-art-museum-for-the-day-2020-5) [archive.is/LDFGV]

* "Penguins Visit Nelson-Atkins Ahead of Kansas City Zoo Opening" (video, 2020-05-14, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, via youtube.com/watch?v=zOqUoo96ssQ) [archive.is/OuVkt]: The COVID quarantine has caused everyone to go a little stir crazy, even the residents of the Kansas City Zoo. So several of the penguins decided to go on a field trip to the Nelson-Atkins, which is still closed, to get a little culture before the Zoo re-opens

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* "Scientists discover over 240 dinosaur footprints in east China" (2021-01-14, news.cgtn.com/news/2021-01-14/Scientists-discover-over-240-dinosaur-footprints-in-SE-China-X2hlxAoprO/index.html) [archive.is/SQHUr]

* "240 dinosaur footprints discovered for the first time in E China" (2021-01-13, news.cgtn.com/news/2021-01-13/240-dinosaur-footprints-discovered-for-the-first-time-in-E-China-X1gYbF2qQw/index.html) [archive.is/PAe4J]

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Thee Stranger News (January 14th, 2021)

A Liberated Zone on the FM, to enhance alternative culture and cognitive freedom!
Broadcast Thursdays at 89.5 FM KZCT in Vallejo, California, to a worldwide audience. Tune-in online [http://tunein.com/popout/player/s130679].
Convened by Dr.G., a Renegade Illuminati, convening Thee Temple, for knowledge, whimsy, and inspiration. Everything is true, nothing is forbidden!
Introductory track: Covenant - Ritual Noise [youtube.com/watch?v=dnlGEQ1NUsk]

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Space News
"NASA Administrator: Alien Life Is More Likely Than We Thought" (2019, futurism.com) [archive.is/d6n46]

* "Astronomical breakthrough sees background ‘hum’ of universe caused by gigantic black hole collisions finally detected" (2021-01-12, rt.com/news/512297-gravitational-waves-universe-black-holes/) [archive.is/jzqTF]

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Ancient News

* "Polynesians steering by the stars met Native Americans long before Europeans arrived" (2020-07-08, sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/polynesians-steering-stars-met-native-americans-long-europeans-arrived) [archive.is/1FzZW]

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Victorian Welsh Women holding up the Welsh dragon celebrating st. David's day on March 1st.

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* "Evidence Of Lost Ancient Advanced Technology With Engineer Arlan Andrews" (2020-12-11, by Brien Foerster, via youtube.com/watch?v=auECPWPPOcY) [archive.is/oW2jE]

* "Exploring Many Ancient Sites In Peru And Bolivia" (2020-11-27, by Brien Foerster, via youtube.com/watch?v=HlPnRT7552Y) [archive.is/Xndeo]

- [comment]: The groove is the most magnetic part, it means that the tool magnetised the stone. When material is heated and under magnetic field, the atoms are aligned and material becomes amagnet. Also vibrations help to achive that effect. That is how the magnets are made.

* "Evidence Of Ancient Machining Technology In Cusco Peru With Engineer Arlan Andrews" (2021-01-06, by Brien Foerster, via youtube.com/watch?v=4iTAYv01voQ) [archive.is/UpqFn]

- [comments]: I have cored through granite with diamond bits.  That core dosent look like it got done with a power tool by a (known) machine.

What could be driven into the rock and not split it?

A hammer drill. There's also the possibility of softening the area to be drilled with acid, then performing a double-drilling action on it.

... acid, pouring, aliens and giants... We'll get to the bottom of this in a few millennia.

I do diamond core drilling and this doesn't look like it, straight lines through tells me that the tool was pushed down in to the rock and it was not rotating.

The straight line/marks could have also been made after the hole was drilled...by something being driven in (metal rods, think Roman sectional columns). One way to shed more light on it would be to see if the straight marks are over or under the circular cut marks. The biggest problem is not knowing what the initial function was...

* "Evidence That The Inca Discovered An Abandoned Megalithic City 1000 Years Ago" (2020-07-31, by Brien Foerster, via youtube.com/watch?v=8KGvoZOUiA8) [archive.is/ZjHUi]

* "Megalithic Peru: Exploring The Evidence Around And In Cusco" (2019-12-20, by Brien Foerster, via youtube.com/watch?v=AdJMLqUmuYE) [archive.is/EeHtv]

* "Ancient Megalithic Sites In Peru You Have Likely Never Heard Of" (2019-02-10, by Brien Foerster, via youtube.com/watch?v=4Z94bguAAFo) [archive.is/tvmid]

* "Ancient Sites In Mexico That Could Be Much Older Than We Think: Full Lecture" (2020-09-03, by Brien Foerster, via youtube.com/watch?v=Z__ubkQciq4) [archive.is/80n4T]

* "Lost Ancient High Technology And Dynastic Grandness In Egypt In 2017" (2020-12-17, by Brien Foerster, via youtube.com/watch?v=8leJpLa2pxI) [archive.is/McFa7]

* "Exploring Out Of Bounds Areas On The Giza Plateau In 2014" (2020-11-04, by Brien Foerster, via youtube.com/watch?v=QrhA5Pq7mdk) [archive.is/06Epb]

* "Surreal Megalithic Site Of Tanis In The Nile Delta Of Egypt" (2020-10-15, by Brien Foerster, via youtube.com/watch?v=ijebTlulLzU) [archive.is/mxWAl]

* "Clear Evidence Of Ancient Advanced Machining Technology At Karnak In Egypt" (2019-05-17, by Brien Foerster, via youtube.com/watch?v=sPimZmCIx4Y) [archive.is/72FVD]

* "Ancient Electricity Made in the Serapeum of Saqqara in Egypt" (2020-01-14, Ancient Architects, via youtube.com/watch?v=piUt5Ln9Hes) [archive.is/jRaqf]

* "Exploring Easter Island Mysteries With Geologist Robert Schoch" (2020-09-30, by Brien Foerster, via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eXPABGz7CU) [archive.is/UPh9B]

* "Exploring Ancient Turkey September 2019: The Full Experience" (2019-11-16, by Brien Foerster, via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNUgZv97fiw) [archive.is/inixz]

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* "The Twelve Star Egyptian Sphere That Generated The Great Pyramid And The Platonic Solids" (lymcanada.org/the-twelve-star-egyptian-sphere-that-generated-the-great-pyramid-and-the-platonic-solids-2/) [archive.is/Y1XjS]

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* "Baths from ancient Philadelphia dug up in modern-day Amman; Government committee to decide whether to expand excavations at the site or go ahead with an underground canal that would divert flood water that descends on Amman from the surrounding hills" (2020-12-30, israelhayom.com/2020/12/30/baths-from-ancient-philadelphia-dug-up-in-modern-day-amman/) [archive.is/fAyCi]

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* "Oriental Institute and its Persian expeditions in 1930s" (2021-01-11, tehrantimes.com/news/456888/Oriental-Institute-and-its-Persian-expeditions-in-1930s) [archive.is/UIiOH]

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* "Rare Tang Dynasty murals unearthed in NW China's Shaanxi" (2021-01-09, news.cgtn.com/news/2021-01-09/Rare-Tang-Dynasty-murals-unearthed-in-NW-China-s-Shaanxi-WU0jcwtf1K/index.html) [archive.is/2v6s3] 

- image caption: Murals dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) found in a tomb at Buli Village, Xixian New Area, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, December 15, 2020. 

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Miscellany & Errata

* "New study highlights MAJOR issue in scientific publishing, as old paper continues to be cited… despite being RETRACTED 11 yrs ago" (2021-01-06, rt.com/news/511675-scientific-paper-retracted-still-cited/) [archive.is/qrjTO]

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Curiata

* "Scientists observe ‘quantum sense’ which may EXPLAIN HOW animals ‘see’ magnetic fields for first time" (2021-01-08, rt.com/news/511905-quantum-sense-observed-first-time/) [archive.is/AoaGv]

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* "Study Finds That 4-Month-Old Ravens Are as Intelligent as Adult Apes" (2021-01-05, mymodernmet.com/study-young-ravens-intelligent/) [archive.is/ThMnr]

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* "Now We Know Why Platypus Are So Weird - Their Genes Are Part Bird, Reptile, And Mammal" (2021-01-08, sciencealert.com/platypus-genes-reveal-some-of-the-bizarre-traits-that-come-with-5x-and-5y-chromosomes) [archive.is/E2whK]

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Thee Stranger News (January 7th, 2021)

A Liberated Zone on the FM, to enhance alternative culture and cognitive freedom!
Broadcast Thursdays at 89.5 FM KZCT in Vallejo, California, to a worldwide audience. Tune-in online [http://tunein.com/popout/player/s130679].
Convened by Dr.G., a Renegade Illuminati, convening Thee Temple, for knowledge, whimsy, and inspiration. Everything is true, nothing is forbidden!
Introductory track: Covenant - Ritual Noise [youtube.com/watch?v=dnlGEQ1NUsk]

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Futurism & Strange Science

* "Experiment takes 'snapshots' of light, stops light, uses light to change properties of matter" (2020-12-30, University Of Pittsburgh, via spacedaily.com/reports/Experiment_takes_snapshots_of_light_stops_light_uses_light_to_change_properties_of_matter_999.html) [archive.is/rhOpJ]

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* "Chinese scientists develop on-demand quantum memory" (2021-01-01, xinhuanet.com/english/2021-01/02/c_139635408.htm) [archive.is/o9sm6]

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* "Wafer-Scale Growth of One-Dimensional Transition-Metal Telluride Nanowires" (2020-12-13, Nano Letters, via pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03456) [archive.is/yQS63]

* "Atomic-scale nanowires can now be produced at scale" (2020-12-30, Tokyo Metropolitan University, tmu.ac.jp/english/, via nanodaily.com/reports/Atomic_scale_nanowires_can_now_be_produced_at_scale_999.html) [archive.is/CeJDb]

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* "MANA: A Monolithic Adiabatic iNtegration Architecture Microprocessor Using 1.4-zJ/op Unshunted Superconductor Josephson Junction Devices" (2020-12-15, ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9295318) [archive.is/mtqMm]

* "Extremely energy efficient microprocessor developed using superconductors" (2020-12-30, Yokohama National University, ynu.ac.jp/, via spacedaily.com/reports/Extremely_energy_efficient_microprocessor_developed_using_superconductors_999.html) [archive.is/3Xn3V]

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Space News
"NASA Administrator: Alien Life Is More Likely Than We Thought" (2019, futurism.com) [archive.is/d6n46]

* "Ripples in space-time could provide clues to missing components of the universe" (2020-12-31, UChicago News, news.uchicago.edu/, via spacedaily.com/reports/Ripples_in_space_time_could_provide_clues_to_missing_components_of_the_universe_999.html) [archive.is/xj9D4]

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* "Extraterrestrial hexamethylenetetramine in meteorites—a precursor of prebiotic chemistry in the inner solar system" (2020-12-07, nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20038-x) [archive.is/Ob5c6]

* "Key building block for organic molecules discovered in meteorites" (2020-12-21, GSFC News, via spacedaily.com/reports/Key_building_block_for_organic_molecules_discovered_in_meteorites_999.html) [archive.is/Wl1UI]

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* "A Harvard professor has claimed in his new book that alien debris passed near Earth in 2017. It has attracted both skepticism and intrigue" (2021-01-03, businessinsider.com, via msn.com/en-us/news/technology/a-harvard-professor-has-claimed-in-his-new-book-that-alien-debris-passed-near-earth-in-2017-it-has-attracted-both-skepticism-and-intrigue/ar-BB1cr8Os) [archive.is/UHQBG]
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NEO Watch
B612 Foundation [b612foundation.org] to protect Earth from asteroid impacts.

* "Rocky start: 2021 will begin with unwelcome, 220-meter wide asteroid visitor, NASA warns" (2020-12-31, rt.com/news/511244-behemoth-asteroid-new-year-nasa/) [archive.is/TcCXo]

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Ancient News

* "Extinct woolly rhino found in excellent condition after being frozen in Far Eastern Russian permafrost for at least 20,000 years" (2020-12-30, rt.com/russia/511096-rhinoceros-remnants-yakutia-region/) [archive.is/LeQmH]

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* (https://visit.varna.bg/en/varna_oldest_gold_treasure_in_the_world.html)

Skeleton with the world's oldest gold found in Varna, Bulgaria

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* "Squatters issue death threats to archaeologist who discovered oldest city in the Americas; Squatters reportedly belonging to one family claim site of 5,000 year-old ruins was given to them in the 1970s" (2021-01-03, theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/03/squatters-ancient-ruins-peru-death-threats-archeologist-caral) [archive.is/PaGCP]

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* "Petroglyphs dating back to 9th millennium BC discovered in Iran" (2020-12-29, tehrantimes.com/news/456345/Petroglyphs-dating-back-to-9th-millennium-BC-discovered-in-Iran) [archive.is/cq9g7]

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* "Archaeologist talks about a Bronze Age ‘World War Zero’ that brought down three ancient civilizations" (2016-05-16, realmofhistory.com/2016/05/16/archaeologist-eberhard-zangger-bronze-age-world-war-zero/) [archive.is/gcBzp]

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* "1,400-yr-old tomb with white marble bed reveals religious exchanges on Silk Road" (2021-01-04, xinhuanet.com/english/2021-01/04/c_139640616.htm) [archive.is/VXZK5] [begin excerpt]:

Archaeologists have discovered a 1,400-year-old tomb containing a white marble bed in central China's Henan Province, where elements of both Buddhism and a Persian religion have been found.

The brick tomb dating back to the Sui Dynasty (581-618) was found in Long'an District in the city of Anyang, said Jiao Peng, director of the excavation department under the city's research institute of cultural relics and archaeology.

Images of the daily lives of the tomb owners and religious stories are carved into the bed, with a religious figure on each end in the style of Zoroastrianism, an ancient Persian religion. Lotus images in the Buddhist style are also among the carvings. [end excerpt]

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* "90 historical sites demarcated in West Azarbaijan" (2021-01-04, tehrantimes.com/news/456585/90-historical-sites-demarcated-in-West-Azarbaijan) [archive.is/PkhBv]

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Megalithic pyramid In Ecuador?

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Curiata

* "Photo: Researchers Discover 12 New Deep-Sea Species in Multi-Year Study of Atlantic Waters" (2020-12-31, sputniknews.com/science/202012311081615536-researchers-discover-12-new-deep-sea-species-in-multi-year-study-of-atlantic-waters/) [archive.is/Qq4mN]

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* "Rare sight: Tiny mysterious clear orbs wash up at Orange County beaches" (2020-12-22, ocregister.com/2020/12/22/rare-sight-tiny-mysterious-clear-orbs-wash-up-at-orange-county-beaches/) [archive.is/IgM5r]

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Thee Stranger News (December 31st, 2020)

A Liberated Zone on the FM, to enhance alternative culture and cognitive freedom!
Broadcast Thursdays at 89.5 FM KZCT in Vallejo, California, to a worldwide audience. Tune-in online [is.gd/kJ1EUt].
Convened by Dr.G., a Renegade Illuminati, convening Thee Temple, for knowledge, whimsy, and inspiration. Everything is true, nothing is forbidden!
Introductory track: Covenant - Ritual Noise [youtube.com/watch?v=dnlGEQ1NUsk]

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Futurism & Strange Science

* "He’s back: LA’s enigmatic ‘Jetpack Man’ spotted AGAIN soaring thousands of feet over California coast, FAA remains baffled" (2020-12-25, rt.com/usa/510707-la-jetpack-man-video/) [archive.is/xVKL1]

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* "Korean artificial sun sets the new world record of 20-sec-long operation at 100 million degrees" (2020-12-24, by National Research Council of Science & Technology, via phys.org/news/2020-12-korean-artificial-sun-world-sec-long.amp) [archive.is/GV5p7]

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Space News
"NASA Administrator: Alien Life Is More Likely Than We Thought" (2019, futurism.com) [archive.is/d6n46]

* "Researchers identify over 109,000 impact craters on moon" (2020-12-26, news.cgtn.com/news/2020-12-26/Researchers-identify-over-109-000-impact-craters-on-moon-WwKMEAqBC8/index.html) [archive.is/ibVHW]

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Ancient News

* "Top 10 Archaeological Discoveries of 2020" (2020-12-26, ancient-origins.net/news-general/top-10-archaeological-discoveries-0014720) [archive.is/TLXHi]

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* "Why Christmas is Held on December 25th" (2020-12-26, ancient-origins.net/news-general/why-christmas-held-25th-december-001161) [archive.is/Fjbld]

* "Jesus’ Birthplace And The Holy Land’s Ancient Pilgrimage Routes" (2020-12-24, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/jesus-birthplace-0014714) [archive.is/iNPXW]

* "Ancient Eulogia Token Depicts An Unusual Nativity Scene" (2020-12-25, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/nativity-scene-0014715) [archive.is/Egwkw] 

- image caption: An ancient token depicting the Nativity scene from the Israel Museum.    

* "An Ox, an Ass … a Dragon? Sorry, there were no Animals in the Bible’s Nativity Scene" (2020-12-24, ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/no-animals-bible-nativity-scene-009313) [archive.is/f63NQ]

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* "Be Merrie All: Medieval Christmas Celebrations" (2020-12-23, ancient-origins.net/history/christmas-0014710) [archive.is/g9IOx]

* "The Ancient Origins of Santa Claus" (2020-012-24, ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/ancient-origins-santa-claus-001137) [archive.is/wFabj]

* "The Holly and the Mistletoe: Ancient Roots of Christmas Symbols" (2020-12-22, ancient-origins.net/news-general/ancient-roots-christmas-customs-001162) [archive.is/N5GiK]

* "Saturnalia: The December Festival of Joy and Merriment in Ancient Rome" (2020-12-17, ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/saturnalia-ancient-rome-004963) [archive.is/mWIxC]

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* "More Hope For 'The True Holy Nail'?" (2020-12-24, ancient-origins.net/news-general/holy-nail-0014711) [archive.is/p6s2N]

* " 'Nail from Christ's crucifixion' is found inside box inscribed with 'Jesus is King' in a hidden chamber of Czech monastery" (2020-12-22, dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9079801/Nail-Christs-crucifixion-inside-box-inscribed-Jesus-King-Czech-monastery.html) [archive.is/VlQON], synopsis:  

A secret chamber was discovered beneath a monastery in the Czech Republic.

Archaeologists found an ancient wooden box adorned with a gold plate.

The plate was inscribe with the letters 'IR' that translates to 'Jesus is King'.

Inside the box was a six-inch nail that allegedly comes from Christ's cross. 

Experts are set to have the nail verified for authenticity sometime next year.

- image caption: Archaeologists working in the Milevsko monastery in the Czech Republic unearthed the six-inch long piece of nail inside a box adorned with a 21-karat gold cross. The box was built between 260 and 416 AD and is inscribed with the letters 'IR,' which translates to 'Jesus is King'

* image (2020-12-21, https://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/archeologove-zrejme-nasli-v-milevsku-cast-hrebu-z-kristova-krize/1973973) [archive.is/1UxXj], caption: On December 21, 2020, an exceptional archaeological discovery, one of the rarest Christian relics, a box with a cut off part of the nail from the Right Cross (pictured), the cross on which Christ died, was presented in the Milev Monastery in Písek.

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* "Archaeologists find 1,000-year-old Christian jewellery mould" (2020-07-21, swissinfo.ch/eng/archaeologists-find-1-000-year-old-christian-jewellery-mould/45917948) [archive.is/QrgPG] 

- image caption: The mould is just 9 centimetres long.

* "Does This Ancient Mold Depict Christ Or Odin? You Decide" (2020-07-25, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/christ-or-odin-mold-0014027) [archive.is/GKAE5] 

- image caption: Engravings on the back side of the artifact with the raven symbol at the top.

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* "Excavating Pompeii" (video, 2020-12-27, newsus.cgtn.com/news/2020-12-27/Excavating-Pompeii-Wygr3u3JFS/index.html) [archive.is/khfJk]

* "Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii" (2020-12-26, reuters.com/article/italy-pompeii/archaeologists-uncover-ancient-street-food-shop-in-pompeii-idUSKBN2900D3) [archive.is/2C2eA]

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* "New Tech Reveals Origin Of Egyptian Mummies’ Skin Color" (2020-12-17, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/egyptian-mummies-0014687) [archive.is/0rnal]

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* "Lost Great Pyramid Relic Surfaces In A Cigar Box in Scotland!" (2020-12-17, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/pyramid-relic-0014685) [archive.is/1t2a2]

* "Great Pyramid: Lost Egyptian artefact found in Aberdeen cigar box" (2020-12-16, bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-55315623) [archive.is/tlb9e]

* "Lost artefact from Great Pyramid of Giza found in cigar box in Aberdeen; Wooden fragment from at least 3000BC discovered by chance by Egyptian university researcher" (2020-12-16, theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/16/lost-artefact-from-great-pyramid-of-giza-found-in-cigar-box-in-aberdeen) [archive.is/5usGU]

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* "3300-year-old baboon skull may tell of mysterious ancient kingdom" (2020-12-15, sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/3300-year-old-baboon-skull-may-tell-mysterious-ancient-kingdom) [archive.is/VthYR]

* "Baboon Skull Could Lead to the Long Lost Land of Punt" (2020-12-17, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/baboon-skull-0014683) [archive.is/DV1M4]

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* "New Evidence Suggests Early Humans HIBERNATED In Caves, Like Bears" (2020-12-21, ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/human-hibernation-0014700) [archive.is/LHDc0]

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* "How Doggerland Sank Beneath The Waves (500,000-4000 BC) // Prehistoric Europe Documentary" (2020-01-26, youtube.com/watch?v=DECwfQQqRzo) [archive.is/DZKhQ]

* "Human and cervid osseous materials used for barbed point manufacture in Mesolithic Doggerland" (sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X20304697) [archive.is/crwQV]

* "Ancient European Hunters Carved Human Bones Into Weapons Scientists suggest 10,000-year-old barbed points washed up on Dutch beaches were made for cultural reasons" (2020-12-21, smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ancient-european-hunters-carved-human-bones-weapons-180976570/) [archive.is/N9AwC]

* "Stone Age Peoples Made Bone Arrowheads - From Human Bones!" (2020-12-22, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/bone-arrowheads-0014706) [archive.is/YO1t2] [begin excerpt]:

Revealing the Lost Secrets of Doggerland

Approximately 7,000 to 8,000 years ago, rising sea levels fed by melting glaciers submerged the land bridge that once connected the British Isles with mainland Europe, which scientists have named Doggerland. Little did anyone realize that archaeological treasures were lying buried on the bottom of the North Sea as a result of this deluge, in the form of artifacts left behind by hunter-gatherers who roamed the area during the last Ice Age.

These treasures remained hidden and inaccessible for thousands of years, until human ingenuity intervened. The 20th century invention of deep sea mechanical dredgers allowed engineers to scoop out tons of material from the bottom of the North Sea, which was then used to rebuild and refortify the eroding shoreline of the Netherlands.

Mixed in with the muck were an impressive collection of fossils and human-crafted artifacts, fascinating remnants that could potentially reveal new details about the lost nomadic lifestyle of the hunter-gatherers who populated Stone Age (Mesolithic Era) Doggerland. These artifacts were found scattered across Dutch beaches, where they were eagerly harvested by archaeologists, anthropologists, fossil hunters, and other interested parties. Among these artifacts were some small, sharp, pointed weapons that had been crafted from bone, presumably for placement on hunting tools like arrows, spears, and harpoons.

The bone points in themselves weren’t an eye-opening discovery, since similar pointed weapons had been found at other sites in Europe and Asia. The difference was that instead of being excavated during scientific explorations, they’d simply appeared almost as a form of refuse, casually and haphazardly strewn across the North Sea beach sand by dredging operations. Perhaps because of the way they’d been discovered, over the years little serious research had been performed to investigate their properties.

That is, until the Leiden University research team of decided to apply sophisticated molecular measuring techniques to determine the animal sources of the recovered arrowheads. These techniques can identify specific protein markers or signatures that are unique to each animal species, including human beings.

The scientists weren’t sure if proteins would remain intact and un-degraded in bones that had been sunken in undersea mud for thousands of years. As it turns out, proteins can stay intact inside bones that have been preserved in this unique way, and when the Leiden researchers analyzed the bone points closely they discovered something unexpected. While most of the points were made from the bones of ancient red deer , a species common to the Doggerland region during the Mesolithic Era, two of the pointed weapons tested were found to have been carved from human bone fragments. [end excerpt]

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* "Miners Strike Ice Age Gold Finding a Mummified Wolf Cub" (2020-12-23, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/mummified-animal-0010722) [archive.is/HPIeA] 

- image caption: Mummified wolf cub found in Yukon. 

- image caption: In 1993, Sam Olynyk, Lee Olynyk and Ron Toewes found at Last Chance Creek, near Dawson City, the then most complete and best-preserved specimen of a mummified extinct animal in Canada, the Equus lambei or Yukon horse.

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* "Spectacular Ice Age rock paintings found in Colombian rainforest; Archaeologists have discovered tens of thousands of prehistoric paintings of animals and humans in a remote area of Colombia. Some now-extinct animals are depicted, meaning the art is likely more than 12,500 years old" (2020-12-21, dw.com/en/spectacular-ice-age-rock-paintings-found-in-colombian-rainforest/a-55960718) [archive.is/VSzCN]

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* "Ancient DNA Is Changing How We Think About the Caribbean; New research delivers surprising findings about Indigenous people in the region before contact with Europeans" (2020-12-23, nytimes.com/2020/12/23/opinion/dna-caribbean-genocide.html) [archive.is/Ovxo7]

* "DNA Study Rewrites Caribbean Population History" (2020-12-24, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/caribbean-dna-0014712) [archive.is/zM9do] 

- image caption: The Caribbean Ceramic Age people had a different genetic profile, most similar to Arawak-speaking groups in northeast South America, and this is the type of pottery they created.

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* "Craniums and Controversies of the Chachapoya Cloud Warriors" (2020-12-16, ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/chachapoya-0014682) [archive.is/VXZ3d]

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* "Hard Evidence of Neolithic Little People In Scotland, Hawaii, Indonesia…" (2020-12-25, ancient-origins.net/human-origins-religions/little-people-0014716) [archive.is/luB72]

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* "Gods and Robots: Ancient Dreams of Technology | Adrienne Mayor" (2020-03-07, Long Now Foundation, via  youtube.com/watch?v=czj-7G6JzbQ) [archive.is/prm0B]

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* "Latvia’s Enigmatic Virtaka Cliff and Mysterious Gauja River Petroglyphs" (2020-12-26, ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/virtaka-cliff-0014719) [archive.is/7DhUF]

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* "Famous Dogs in History, from Ancient Greece until Today" (2020-12-24, ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/famous-dogs-0014713) [archive.is/Xk9Bm]

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* "Spitalfields Roman Woman Reveals London’s Multicultural, Morbid Past" (2020-12-16, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/roman-woman-0014681) [archive.is/mDZtg]

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* "Medieval treasure trove ‘belonging to princess’ found in cornfield following tip off from village priest" (2020-12-21, thefirstnews.com/article/medieval-treasure-trove-belonging-to-princess-found-in-cornfield-following-tip-off-from-village-priest-18571) [archive.is/My0jp] 

- image caption: The medieval riches are rumoured to have belonged to a Ruthenian princess and sister-in-law of 12-century Polish king Bolesław the Wrymouth were discovered in the small village of Słuszków. Atlas of Wrocław Architecture, ed. J. Harasimowicz

* "The Polish Princess, The Priest and the Treasure" (2020-12-22, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/princess-treasure-0014707) [archive.is/WJHsE] [begin excerpt]:

This rare 12th century treasure hoard included coins and jewelry belonging to a famous Ruthenian princess, who was the sister-in-law of the medieval Polish ruler , Bolesław the Wrymouth, who commanded over the whole of what is today Poland between 1107 and 1138 AD. A First News article says researchers at the Polish Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, at the Polish Academy of Sciences, call the discovery “extraordinary.” Their reason for choosing this specific word is because of the bizarre circumstances leading up to the discovery. [...]

Over 6,500 silver coins placed in linen pouches were found strewn among silver ingots: gold rings and wedding bands . The archaeologist said one pot was “filled to the brim with denarii,” Roman silver coins that were minted from around 211 BC. A Cyrillic inscription on one of the rings was translated to “Lord, may you help your servant Maria,” and this was what identified the hoard as belonging to the Ruthenian “Princess Maria,” sister-in-law of 12-century Polish king Bolesław the Wrymouth. This is why researchers at the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology of the Polish Academy of Sciences are calling the find “one of the most intriguing treasures in Poland.” [end excerpt]

- image caption: A pot was found filled with Roman denarii. (Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

- image caption: The discovery was made by archaeologist Dr Adam Kędzierski from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

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* "Names of warriors from the Temple of Jaguars in Chichen Itza deciphered" (2020-12-19, theyucatantimes.com/2020/12/names-of-warriors-from-the-temple-of-jaguars-in-chichen-itza-deciphered/) [archive.is/odbu3]

* "Maya Elite List Deciphered At The Temple Of Jaguars" (2020-12-22, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/temple-jaguars-0014705) [archive.is/O8ljr]

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* "Earliest Evidence of Hardcore Horseback Riding in China" (2020-12-21, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/horseback-riding-china-0014701) [archive.is/IzEaV]

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* "Surprise Discovery of a Headless 'Buddha' Statue Beneath Chinese Apartments" (2020-12-19, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/buddha-statue-0014694) [archive.is/279kr]

* "Huge Headless Buddha Statue Found Propping Up Apartment Block In China" (2020-12-10, archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/huge-headless-buddha-statue-found.html) [archive.is/VyAn9]

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* "Revealing The Hellenistic Origins Of Jaffa, The Holiest Port" (2020-12-19, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/jaffa-0014696) [archive.is/bMaul]

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* "French customs seizes 27,000 looted archaeological artefacts; The “priceless” pieces were found at a Frenchman’s Belgian home and the “collector” in question now faces huge fines and a prison sentence" (2020-12-17, connexionfrance.com/French-news/French-customs-seizes-27-000-looted-archaeological-artefacts-found-at-collector-home-in-Belgium) [archive.is/6I8rq]

* "French Treasure Hunter Caught With 27000 Illegal Artifacts In Belgium!" (2020-12-19, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/illegal-artifacts-0014693) [archive.is/j7szT] 

- image caption: A rare hollow copper Roman dodecahedron like this one was also found in the “thief’s” home in Belgium. 

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* "A Sacred Light in the Darkness: Surprising Winter Solstice Illuminations at Spanish Missions" (2020-12-19, ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/winter-solstice-illuminations-021133) [archive.is/YEMdj]

- image caption: The 2007 midwinter solstice illumination of the main altar tabernacle of Old Mission San Juan Bautista, California. 

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* image showing Megalithic Baalbek in Lebanon

* "San Francisco's bizarre history of (literally) moving houses" (2020-12-17, sfgate.com/local/article/San-Francisco-bizarre-history-of-moving-houses-15803776.php) [archive.is/7HP2J] 

- image caption: "Biggest Moving Job on Record." The Newton J. Tharp Commercial School being moved in San Francisco in 1913.

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Miscellany & Errata

* "Your complete guide to UFOs, mysterious deaths and space-time anomalies in Russia" (2020-03-30, rbth.com/history/331919-ufo-anomaly-dyatlov-mystery-russia) [archive.is/uCxji]

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* "Monolith mania moves to San Francisco after mysterious GINGERBREAD structure spotted" (2020-12-26, rt.com/usa/510780-san-francisco-gingerbread-monolith/) [archive.is/bz17f]

* "Ephemeral edible: gingerbread monolith appears on San Francisco hilltop, then collapses; Christmas day sweet sighting in Corona Heights park attracted visitors who took pictures and even took a bite" (2020-12-26, theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/26/gingerbread-monolith-san-francisco-hilltop-collapses) [archive.is/Dwgz9]

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* "A Crashed Israeli Lunar Lander Spilled Tardigrades on the Moon; The Beresheet lunar lander carried thousands of books, DNA samples, and a few thousand water bears to the moon. But did any of it survive the crash?" (2019-08-05, wired.com/story/a-crashed-israeli-lunar-lander-spilled-tardigrades-on-the-moon/) [archive.is/T2xxh]

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* "13 Scientists Say—in a Real Journal!—There's a Black Hole at the Center of Earth; They're trolling us ... we think. But how the hell did this get published?" (2020-09-28, popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a34166354/black-hole-center-of-earth-fake-study/) [archive.is/Daeqm]

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Curiata

* "Five Minutes of Pink Oyster Mushroom Playing Modular Synthesizer" (2020-11-20, youtube.com/watch?v=-hlQHYtncww) [archive.is/l95rU]
* "How The F Does a Mushroom Play Eurorack Modular Synthesizer? I try my best to explain" (2020-12-19, youtube.com/watch?v=SKUNk8AQ-54) [archive.is/A34FY]

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* "Crows Are Self-Aware and 'Know What They Know,' Just Like Humans; Almost no other species has that kind of higher intelligence" (2020-09-28, popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a34165311/crows-are-self-aware-like-humans/) [archive.is/UsgKa], synopsis:

In a study, crows performed a complex task that involved hundreds of firing sensory analytical neurons.

Crows can do jobs, share knowledge, and even ritualistically mourn their dead.

What this new study suggests is still being interpreted in the scientific community.

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