{
  "id": 5552721,
  "title": "Researchers Have Figured Out How to Spot Fake Ancient Pottery Using the Earth's Magnetic Field",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/researchers-have-figured-out-how-to-spot-fake-ancient-pottery-using",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-04T11:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-determine-how-to-spot-fake-ancient-pottery-using-the-earths-magnetic-field-180989441/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The magnetic North Pole has shifted over the millennia, leaving clues in the minerals that make up clay antiquities",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Ancient pottery’s ‘magnetic memory’ could help expose modern forgeries, researchers find",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/ancient-potterys-magnetic-memory-could-help-expose-modern-forgeries",
        "published": "2026-09-04T09:25:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}