This month, we've got news about Swahili heritage, nifty inscriptions, cosmic particles and pyramids, bronze bracelets, and more! Plus, Amber's argument for sending April Fools' pranksters to the Hague.
This month's stories:
Met Gala Announces 2023 “Looting and Plunder” Theme (Hyperallergic)
DNA Confirms Oral History of Swahili People (New York Times)
The OI Gets Rebranded, Drops ‘Oriental’ From Name (WTTW)
Cosmic-Ray Muons Reveal Hidden Structure in Khufu’s Pyramid (Sci-News)
Sabaean Inscription Points to Connections between King Solomon’s Israel and Kingdom of Sheba (Sci-News)
Shipwrecks reveal origins of metal used to cast the Benin Bronzes (Heritage Daily)
German brass for Benin Bronzes: Geochemical analysis insights into the early Atlantic trade (PLOS One)
Tripping in the Bronze Age (New York Times)
Yellowstone’s Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years (New York Times)
Archaeologists Find the Persian Gulf’s First Known Pearling Town (Smithsonian)
At Long Last, a Donkey Family Tree (New York Times)
