Scripps Oceanography geoscientist Lisa Tauxe inserts samples into a thermal demagnetizer. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography via SWNS)
Fake historic artifacts will be easier to detect following a scientific breakthrough.
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Photo illustration comparing fake and authentic artifacts. (Yoav Vaknin via SWNS)
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Postdoctoral scholar Yoav Vaknin with an authenticated figurine from the Iron Age. (Yoav Vaknin via SWNS)
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