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Introduction
Steve Detwiler created this publication with the support of Graham Hancock and the late John
Anthony West to share news and information on various disciplines to include but not limited to
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News Articles
Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies
These hips don’t lie: 3D imaging of a pelvis suggests social care for saber-tooths
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/933064
Ancestors of whale sharks in Panama may come from distant waters
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/933058
What if other human species hadn't died out
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211008-what-if-other-human-species-hadnt-died-out?
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The other humans: The emerging story of the mysterious Denisovans
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933192-500-the-other-humans-the-emerging-story-of-
the-mysterious-denisovans/?
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This 5,300-year-old mummy revealed the history behind tattoos for healing and religion
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/18/world/mummy-tattoos-healing-religion-partner-scn/index.html?
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Jurassic graveyard reveals oldest evidence that dinosaurs traveled in herds
https://www.livescience.com/oldest-complex-social-behaviors-dinosaurs?
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What Drove Homo Erectus Out of Africa?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-drove-homo-erectus-out-of-africa-
180978881/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia
Unfreezing the ice age: the truth about humanity’s deep past
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/19/unfreezing-the-ice-age-the-truth-about-humanitys-
deep-past?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1634633638
Scientists in China find preserved fossil that may contain healthy dinosaur DNA
https://nypost.com/2021/10/20/scientists-in-china-find-preserved-fossil-that-may-contain-healthy-
dinosaur-dna/?
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700,000-Year-Old Stone Tools Point to Mysterious Human Relative
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2018/05/700000-year-old-stone-
tools-point-mysterious-human-relative?
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The Doom of Homo Erectus: Mass Death Marks End of Species
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-doom-of-homo-erectus-mass-death-marks-end-
of-species?
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Artificial Intelligence Has Found an Unknown 'Ghost' Ancestor in The Human Genome
https://www.sciencealert.com/artificial-intelligence-finds-an-unknown-ghost-ancestor-in-the-
human-genome?fbclid=IwAR3bvSxNPtKaWHUTCP4RKprla6w-
KGVxmBektzkDGEZY_E9xGUSlD-MCnSA
Tiny 'immortal' crab entombed in amber discovered in a first of its kind
https://www.livescience.com/immortal-crab-entombed-in-amber?
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'Hobbit' human story gets a twist, thanks to thousands of rat bones
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history/2019/03/hobbit-human-story-gets-twist-thanks-
thousands-rat-bones?
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Scientists Find Hints of a Hidden Mass Extinction 30 Million Years Ago
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/scientists-find-hints-of-a-hidden-mass-extinction-
30-million-years-ago?
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What Happened to Turkey's Ancient Utopia?
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/what-happened-to-turkeys-ancient-utopia?
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New human species has been named Homo bodoensis - but it may not stick
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2295406-new-human-species-has-been-named-homo-
bodoensis-but-it-may-not-stick/?
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History
Publication of 500-year-old manuscript exposes medieval beliefs and religious cults
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/932312
More than ceremonial, ancient Chaco Canyon was home, new study says
https://phys.org/news/2021-10-ceremonial-ancient-chaco-canyon-home.html
Are these ancient ruins in Honduras the legendary 'White City'?
https://www.livescience.com/white-city-monkey-god
Who’s a Daughter of the American Revolution? Answer grows more diverse
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2021/1005/Who-s-a-Daughter-of-the-American-
Revolution-Answer-grows-more-diverse?
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Native American tribes land buybacks start a commercial approach to social justice
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/native-american-tribes-land-buybacks-start-a-commercial-
approach-to-social-justice?
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Indigenous knife found on Parliament Hill set to be returned to Algonquin nations
https://globalnews.ca/news/8272197/indigenous-knife-parliament-algonquin-nations/?
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Machu Picchu Is Sending Inca Empire Treasures on Tour for a Rare Series of International
Exhibitions and Virtual-Reality Experiences
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/machu-picchu-and-the-golden-empires-of-peru-2019612?
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Sites where Germans killed Jews are dedicated in Poland
https://apnews.com/article/poland-holocaust-mass-graves-7f79019cfaac33db78aaadfbd03934b4?
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Human History Gets a Rewrite
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/graeber-wengrow-dawn-of-everything-
history-humanity/620177/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_term=2021-10-
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Lessons from Nuremberg, 75 years on
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/From-the-Editor/2021/1018/Lessons-from-Nuremberg-
75-years-on?
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96-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect who absconded last month now goes on trial
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/19/europe/german-nazi-war-crimes-trial-96-year-old-intl/index.html?
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Slaughter in Indonesia: Britain’s secret propaganda war
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/17/slaughter-in-indonesia-britains-secret-propaganda-
war?
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Ancient solar storm pinpoints Viking settlement in Americas exactly 1,000 years ago
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-solar-storm-pinpoints-viking-
settlement-americas-exactly-1000-years-ago?cmpid=org%3Dngp%3A%3Amc%3Dsocial%3A
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The National Park Service could soon have its first Native American director
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/19/1047295006/charles-chuck-sams-national-park-service-native-
american-director?sc=18&f=1001
A woman takes a lead role in Confucian ceremonies, breaking a new path in South Korea
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/19/1045999366/women-equality-south-korea-confucian-ceremony-
confucianism?sc=18&f=1001
Canada's Trudeau apologizes for skipping remembrance for Indigenous school victims
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/19/1047257827/justin-trudeau-apology-indigenous-school?
sc=18&f=1001
Project aims to preserve tribe’s cultural history
https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/project-aims-to-preserve-tribes-cultural-history?
fbclid=IwAR3dOEgVCie1q3gB8JQsMkrW6rrFbWeag2RK0FdGAkPm6xdlQPCVJf3JVEc
A Brief History of the Amber Room
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-amber-room-160940121/?
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Texas Superintendent Apologizes After Official Calls for “Opposing” Views to Holocaust
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/10/texas-carrol-southlake-opposing-views-holocaust.html
Site of ‘Great Swamp Massacre’ returned to Narragansett Indian Tribe
https://thepublicsradio.org/article/site-of-great-swamp-massacre-returned-to-narragansett-indian-
tribe?fbclid=IwAR2pO_9AD_38ubYzazH375Ua99SfFdoMM7ezbGA6ExzNum5iBKA7LakDoLA
50 years ago, The Electric Company used comedy to boost kids' reading skills
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/25/1048365940/50-years-ago-the-electric-company-used-comedy-to-
boost-kids-reading-skills?
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Composer Huang Ruo Gives Voice to Angel Island's Dark History
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13905115/composer-huang-ruo-gives-voice-to-angel-islands-dark-
history?
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Why Are So Many Languages Dying Out?
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-are-so-many-languages-dying-out?
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Mariachi singer turns loss into love for arts – and community
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2021/1025/Mariachi-singer-turns-loss-into-
love-for-arts-and-community?
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A Mashpee Wampanoag woman reconnects with a traditional corn
https://www.capeandislands.org/in-this-place/2021-10-21/a-mashpee-wampanoag-woman-
reconnects-with-a-traditional-corn?
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Monacan Tribe breaks ground on first Native American owned and operated full service healthcare
facility in Virginia
https://www.wdbj7.com/2021/10/20/monacan-tribe-breaks-ground-first-native-american-owned-
operated-full-service-healthcare-facility-virginia/?
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White House delays the release of secret JFK assassination records, citing COVID-19
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/24/1048813624/white-house-delays-release-of-jfk-assassination-
records?sc=18&f=1001
New Indigenous history explored in documentary series
https://www.recorder.com/New-indigenous-history-explored-in-documentary-series-38825112?
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DNA reveals unexpected origins of enigmatic mummies buried in a Chinese desert
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/27/asia/mummies-tarim-basin-china-scn/index.html?
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Hidden Maya complexes hint that the famous calendar was already in use 3,400 years ago
https://www.livescience.com/maya-olmec-city-plan.html
In Texas, a group claiming to be Cherokee faces questions about authenticity
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mount-tabor-indian-community-texas-indigenous-
rcna3746?cid=mob_npd_nn_azn_mar
DNA from Sitting Bull's hair confirms living great-grandson's ancestry
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/dna-sitting-bulls-hair-confirms-living-great-grandsons-
ancestry-2021-10-27/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem
%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook
Philadelphia’s ‘Liberty’ exhibit spotlights role of people of color in American Revolution
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/philadelphias-liberty-exhibit-spotlights-role-of-people-of-
color-in-american-revolution?
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cebook&fbclid=IwAR2ztNOxnJhioc9ssDeP7FNu8w1xr6WtoXSBBJuqljWea39IlvHJBFPrl7Y
A Texas lawmaker is targeting 850 books that he says could make students feel uneasy
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/28/1050013664/texas-lawmaker-matt-krause-launches-inquiry-into-
850-books?sc=18&f=1001
Archaeology
Traces of an ancient road in a lake
https://phys.org/news/2021-10-ancient-road-lake.html
Discovery of ancient Peruvian burial tombs sheds new light on Wari culture
https://phys.org/news/2021-10-discovery-ancient-peruvian-burial-tombs.html
Have Sumatran fishing crews found the fabled Island of Gold?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/22/have-sumatran-fishing-crews-found-the-fabled-
island-of-gold
Red paint on 1,000-year-old gold mask from Peru contains human blood proteins
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211027121956.htm
Reclaiming Coast Miwok history through indigenous interpretations of archeology
https://phys.org/news/2021-10-reclaiming-coast-miwok-history-indigenous.html
Scuba diver finds 900-year-old Crusader sword off the coast of Israel
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/crusader-sword-israel-scli-intl-scn/index.html?
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100s more archaeological sites found on Mexico train route
https://phys.org/news/2021-10-100s-archaeological-sites-mexico-route.html?
fbclid=IwAR2j1Z_tESi5AC73uXfaPkqiskpWoXhjcIWFIxTy2pbjQEngtWTBgh_BkwU
Figures of Babylon: oldest drawing of a ghost found in British Museum vault
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/oct/16/figures-of-babylon-oldest-drawing-of-a-ghost-
found-in-british-museum-vault?fbclid=IwAR1KHpJrVEwB-
OTF4bq_Vnx4nD1WVJqex6BIyRYht8_rVrbtDXfqGwRz39c
Discovery of medieval tannery at Fountains Abbey surprises archaeologists and reveals remarkable
new evidence of community that lived there
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/press-release/discovery-of-medieval-tannery-at-fountains-abbey-
surprises-archaeologists-and-reveals-remarkable-new-evidence-of-community-that-lived-there?
fbclid=IwAR0HzfgfE8J5TKYyS1wyjuYWXbhk8ipaQo_TvyblSaYP9s24drAN4RX6y1I
Human head carvings and phallus-shaped pillars discovered at 11,000-year-old site in Turkey
https://www.livescience.com/human-head-carving-pillars-turkey-karahantepe?
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WWII Warships Emerge From the Ocean After a Volcano Erupted in Japan
https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5qx8m/iwo-jima-japan-volcano-eruption?
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The Secret Excavation of Jerusalem
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-secret-excavation-of-jerusalem-180978888/?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia
Artifacts Used by Chinese Transcontinental Railroad Workers Found in Utah
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/artifacts-from-chinese-transcontinental-railroad-
workers-found-in-utah-180978935/?
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mRHmamYs09-uNPBcMh7paczqyEP8h4aFUyNQ
Egyptology
Mummy’s older than we thought: new find could rewrite history
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/oct/24/mummys-older-than-we-thought-new-find-
rewrites-the-history-books
General Science
Machine-learning system accelerates discovery of new materials for 3D printing
https://phys.org/news/2021-10-machine-learning-discovery-materials-3d.html?
fbclid=IwAR1b8My3Q_fOddOxk9_4TiJABGVIeohWtXvK3Qc9saFOo_wdvjJLxOUbrN8
Scientists develop novel 'shapeshifting' liquid crystal
https://phys.org/news/2021-10-scientists-shapeshifting-liquid-crystal.html
Detector advance could lead to cheaper, easier medical scans
https://phys.org/news/2021-10-detector-advance-cheaper-easier-medical.html
Scientists identify the cause of Alzheimer's progression in the brain
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-10-scientists-alzheimer-brain.html
A dolphin's decades-long stay made this Irish town famous. A year after he left for good, Dingle
bids farewell to Fungie
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/17/europe/fungie-dingle-dolphin-ireland-memorial-intl-cmd/
index.html?utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2021-10-
17T18%3A00%3A11&utm_term=link
The Real-Life Whale That Gave Moby Dick His Name
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/real-life-whale-inspired-moby-dick-180965282/?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR36G2kucROAhou6jYHjdI5
m3pzt1k0d2tTV9fYVokteVagWauXLybtYuqE
Four Success Stories in Gene Therapy
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/four-success-stories-in-gene-therapy/
Some elephants are evolving to have no tusks as a response to brutal poaching
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/22/africa/elephants-tusks-poaching-evolution-scn/index.html?
utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_content=2021-10-
22T16%3A01%3A06&fbclid=IwAR3ziwUV-el-6exZXbEr-
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US surgeons successfully test pig kidney transplant in human patient
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/20/health/human-pig-kidney-transplant-scli-intl-scn/index.html?
utm_term=link&utm_content=2021-10-
21T05%3A01%3A07&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR0J9xcc5cODpGpc
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Female Killer Whales Go Through Menopause
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/female-killer-whales-go-through-menopause-
3265456/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR3iwiD-MtFVF4E-
7Z8csyoA4a6tFX24ai-euSzEXPBuHcFgL_AVLUqYBfc
Northern white rhino retired from world-first breeding project
https://phys.org/news/2021-10-northern-white-rhino-world-first.html?fbclid=IwAR3N090Hz-
NrXnOsqI-IpftEgp2YksxKKY3f7lTD4ryaO2Hb15DtzUp126E
Dolphins learn the ‘names' of their friends to form teams—a first in animal kingdom
https://www.science.org/content/article/dolphins-learn-names-their-friends-form-teams-first-animal-
kingdom?utm_campaign=SciMag&utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Facebook
Baby octopuses grow hundreds of temporary organs, then lose them without a trace
https://www.livescience.com/hatchling-octopus-kollikers-organs-microscopy?
utm_content=livescience&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
.com&fbclid=IwAR30xsxqh1uaKhror0O_G0LEPtq12WRoSeZTBucrMn88aCL2dskcJ85Q5Oc&fir
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Scientists used a tiny brain implant to help a blind teacher see letters again
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/23/1048699230/scientists-used-a-tiny-brain-implant-to-help-a-blind-
teacher-see-letters-again?sc=18&f=1001
They thought the expedition was lost. Then, they spotted a whale almost no one has seen
https://www.science.org/content/article/they-thought-expedition-was-lost-then-they-spotted-whale-
almost-no-one-has-seen?utm_campaign=SciMag&utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Facebook
Engineers devise a way to selectively turn on RNA therapies in human cells
https://phys.org/news/2021-10-rna-therapies-human-cells.html?
fbclid=IwAR12kTCd6mC477OjiX5k0jZDE95cuZw7PLrUcR65ymmRG5Lwai3HWQM_k8g
Other
How a misinformation campaign derailed a proposed National Heritage Area
https://www.deseret.com/2021/10/27/22746810/how-a-misinformation-campaign-derailed-this-
national-heritage-area-2020-election-montana-utah?
fbclid=IwAR06r5i0ze_2VWttG660VMeGsUM5GfnaDgNpLeso52bnzQPW4LUwv7T6c_I
As if a pandemic isn’t scary enough, I spent the night alone in a haunted house
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/tips/haunted-house-travel/?
utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=acq-nat&utm_campaign=runway-2021&utm_content=travel-
haunted-house-travel-runway&twclid=11454221189568765954
College enrollment plummeted during the pandemic. This fall, it's even worse
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/26/1048955023/college-enrollment-down-pandemic-economy
U.S. Navy Has Patents on Tech It Says Will ‘Engineer the Fabric of Reality’
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4adpv9/us-navy-has-patents-on-tech-it-says-will-engineer-the-
fabric-of-reality
Thousands of dead sea creatures are washing up on English beaches
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/27/europe/environment-dead-sea-creatures-uk-intl/index.html?
utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_content=2021-10-
28T06%3A00%3A07&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR0cg0eDdpGWmDdvhy
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A $40 million gift will help 1st-generation students at the University of Michigan
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/28/1050008655/40-million-university-of-michigan-first-generation-
fred-wilpon?sc=18&f=1001
Additional Informational
China Opens Asia's First Facility to Treat Medical Wastewater Using Electron Beam Technology
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/china-opens-asias-first-facility-to-treat-medical-wastewater-
using-electron-beam-technology?
fbclid=IwAR14dsGL4enN8BuZlTmw3UfLymwkwwFNK9SGCoQsREDeAY3-nQGp8gqhnSE
The Burnout Crisis in Historic Preservation
https://forum.savingplaces.org/blogs/raina-regan/2021/09/01/the-burnout-crisis-in-historic-
preservation?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=-
&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a2fcadf3d5f4a377&start_with_session_counter=3&a
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
https://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Everything-New-History-Humanity/dp/0374157359/ref=sr_1_1?
dchild=1&keywords=dawn+of+everything&qid=1634579006&sr=8-1
The Revolutionary Role of Wood in our Future
https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2018/01/05/revolutionary-role-wood-our-future?
fbclid=IwAR0yuvjb_yOEuVbsjVBsD0p4nLC_IZ5t3Opn-16Cmc7IV_jQle0DcpJT8g0
Karahan Tepe, Gobekli Tepe’s 12,000-years-old “Sister Site”, Begins To Reveal Its Secrets
https://grahamhancock.com/karahan-tepe-gobekli-tepes-sister-site/?
fbclid=IwAR0IIbHyDOjAZm9J1FcVMwyhybFNH5WzmCypts7CgEYnOvADdEktfo_hp7s
BLUE SHIELD GEORGIA AND ITS WORK WITH THE HERITAGE COMMUNITY Webinar,
Nov 4
https://www.penn.museum/calendar/981/blue-shield-georgia-and-its-work-with-the-heritage-
community?
fbclid=IwAR2wX7Z8wtAVY5VOt_IPBfeDmD0K4VW26NCMiyUPQoOxa1IOEsZzbh-
dbDA&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a070f71acd1c100e&start_with_session_counte
r=2&application_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
The Warsaw Ghetto: Life in the Midst of Death Webinar, Nov 2
https://info.echoesandreflections.org/the-warsaw-ghetto-life-in-the-midst-of-death
SASA Virtual Master Class: “Lilith: not quite a 'Babylonian vampire', but …, Nov 3
https://www.saveancientstudies.org/event-details/sasa-master-class-lilith-not-quite-a-babylonian-
vampire-but
Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s Webinar, Nov 4
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pathways-to-discovery-in-astronomy-and-astrophysics-for-the-2020s-
registration-198310571257?utm_term=thenasem&utm_content=88a4227f-58d0-4b18-8a54-
ed40ad8d9df0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=hootsuite&fireglass_rs
n=true#fireglass_params&tabid=afe1d9f3bcf2936c&start_with_session_counter=3&application_ser
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Defying Expectations: Women Resistance Fighters during the Holocaust Webcast, Nov 8
https://www.ushmm.org/online-calendar/event/mchweinmann1121?
utm_source=fb&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=weinmann_lecture&utm_content=facebook_e
vent&fbclid=IwAR2a82Jc9vAjsDv3Rv4qe3MpVUsUXNwiblSKx-Ugey05JkkpL4N-d9gOhOI
Kristallnacht: A teachable Moment Webinar, Nov 9
https://info.echoesandreflections.org/kristallnacht-a-teachable-moment
Teaching the Human Story: Connections to AAPI History and the Holocaust Webinar, Nov 10
https://info.echoesandreflections.org/teaching-the-human-story-connections-to-aapi-history
How was it Humanly Possible Webinar, Nov 16
https://info.echoesandreflections.org/how-was-it-humanly-possible
Young Architects and Engineers to Boost Heritage Recovery in Mosul
bit.ly/3BgYjni
Associated Press, Facebook Papers
https://apnews.com/hub/the-facebook-papers?
utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR33IrMEWk5
5gqfJjQWZLygg2pKtZl3Xh6tT9MnpIYFWpi7uwHXpx9pO7MM&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_pa
rams&tabid=a5138bb0d5746146&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isola
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NATO releases first-ever strategy for Artificial Intelligence
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_187934.htm?
utm_source=social+media&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_campaign=NATO_AI_Strategy
Who Would SURVIVE the Collapse of Civilization? - Graham Hancock- Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw-w30pOkzY
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and United Kingdom reinforce cooperation to promote space
sustainability
https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/informationfor/media/2021-unis-os-560.html?
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National Park Service, Tribes to Highlight History, Traditions of Native Communities
https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/10/national-park-service-tribes-highlight-history-
traditions-native-communities
In breach of diplomatic protocol; ‘don’t choose extinction’ dinosaur urges world leaders
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/10/1104082?fbclid=IwAR3q35qxwu6zK6zsy-
VExCl0dI57ISf7EtQaAEXqcUtxuax1R4ap4FVF7u0
Don’t Choose Extinction Website
https://dontchooseextinction.com/
Frankie the Dino Twitter Page
https://twitter.com/frankiethedino
Story Corps, 104-Year-Old WWII Veteran Remembers Fake Tanks, Sound Effects in Top-Secret
'Ghost Army'
https://storycorps.org/stories/it-was-funny-it-was-distasteful-it-was-crazy-104-year-old-wwii-
veteran-remembers-top-secret-ghost-army/?
utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=awaregen&fbclid=IwAR3t3zfQUHJ
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New study: How UNESCO's World Heritage forests play a vital role in mitigating climate change
https://en.unesco.org/news/new-study-how-unescos-world-heritage-forests-play-vital-role-
mitigating-climate-change?
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Safeguarding Cultural Heritage in Conflict Zones: A Roadmap for the G20 to Combat the Illicit
Trade
https://theantiquitiescoalition.org/developing-implementing-solutions/a-roadmap-for-the-g20/?
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Members of International Science Council commit to work for change in scientific publishing, and
endorse eight principles for reform
https://council.science/current/news/members-vote-to-reform-scientific-publishing/
International Science Council, Action for Afghan scientists and scholars
https://council.science/current/news/action-for-afghan-scientists-and-scholars/
International Science Council, Public perceptions and understandings of science
https://council.science/publications/public-perceptions-and-understandings-of-science/
Sir Peter Gluckman, paediatrician, biomedical scientist and science-policy expert becomes
President of the International Science Council
https://council.science/current/news/peter-gluckman-becomes-president-of-the-international-
science-council/