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Origins of the Jomon People
3 January 2012 > ArchaeologyAt http://heritageofjapan.wordpress.com/just-what-is-so-amazing-about-jomon... ... the Jomon, as well as the people of Okinawa, and the Ainu (thought to be descended from the Jomon) all have a
The Ice Age in East Asia
3 January 2012 > ArchaeologyHuman endeavour, in Europe during and immediately after the Late Glacial Maximum may have been quite different to what it was in East Asia. For
The Peter Warlow tippe top theory and the last Ice Age
3 January 2012 > CatastrophismIf Peter Warlow's interpretation of the Late Glacial Maximum at the 2007 SIS Cambridge Conference has any substance to it then it follows that climate
New island(s)
30 December 2011 > GeologyWe have already seen that an undersea volcano is in the process of creating a new island in the Atlantic - adding it to the
Earth and Moon(s)
30 December 2011 > AstronomyGary Gilligan sent in a link on this story a few days ago (www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45779867/ns/technology_and_science-space/ - and here it is again at www.physorg.com/print244271763.html. Since 2006 astronomers
Group Behaviour
30 December 2011 > AnthropologyThe phoney CAGW alarmism has given us all an upfront view of group behaviour. It is not so much something that has bitten the legs
An epidemic at Amarna? ... Magdalenenburg, Easter Island and the Lion Gate at Tell Tayinat
29 December 2011 > ArchaeologyOccurring in an offhand manner in the middle of an article, without any kind of follow-up or inquisitive turn of mind. In the Australian magazine,
Hannibal
29 December 2011 > Ancient historyHannibal, with his elephants, crossed the Alps and descended on the plains of northern Italy and over the course of the next 12 years fought
Maya controversy and Mount Ararat
27 December 2011 > ArchaeologyAt www.examiner.com/road-trip-travel-in-atlanta/has-an-1100-year-old-mayan-... ... in this instance, Georgia in SE North America, on the opposite of the Caribbean to the Maya peoples of Yucatan and Belize,
The Meaning of Vedas
24 December 2011 > CatastrophismYes, back to that interesting web site, www.themeaningofvedas.com which is an attempt to explain Indian mythology in the context of catastrophism. In chapter 18 the
The T/J extinction event
23 December 2011 > CatastrophismThe boundary between the Triassic and the Jurassic coincided with a major extinction of species - but what caused this to happen? Scientists are now
Dr Gerald Pollack
23 December 2011 > ElectromagnetismDr Gerald Pollack, author of 'Cells, Gels, and the Engine of Life' (2001), the subject being the electrical substructure of Life, is the latest recruit
Real temperatures and Model temperatures
22 December 2011 > Climate changeSome excellent posts on the rising differentials between real world temperatures and those of the climate models - the gap is growing by the week.
Whales in the desert sands of Chile
21 December 2011 > CatastrophismThe discovery of 80 whales buried in the Atacama desert of northern Chile during the building of a highway has reappeared as a post at
Dating the birth of Christ - seeing as it's christmas
21 December 2011 > Ancient historyIt is recognised there is uncertainty on when the modern dating system kicked in and if AD1 has any connection with the Birth of Christ
The comet that grazed the Sun and survived
21 December 2011 > AstronomyThis story, with a video to view, can be found at www.physorg.com/print243507433.html after various satellites witnessed Comet Lovejoy fly close to the surface of the
Liquid co2 occurs in puddles on the sea bed ... is this bottoming the scare?
19 December 2011 > Climate changeA fascinating piece of sleuthing that has uncovered reports of liquid co2 on the ocean bottom and these have an origin in 'white smokers' -
Gamma rays and thunderstorms
19 December 2011 > ElectromagnetismAt www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/12/image-of-the-day-gamma-rays-flashi...
Higgs and Holes and sun beams
15 December 2011 > PhysicsAt http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/12/13/higgs-boson-announcement-expected-... cern/ is a piece with lots of comments on how the search for Higgs Boson is proceeding (see also www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16158374/ we have the
Up the stairs and down the stairs
10 December 2011 > PhysicsLandsatt satellites used to track Yellowstone's geothermal heat - see www.physorg.com/print242540137.html. Yellowstone National Park sits on top of what is thought to be a huge