{
  "id": 5569290,
  "title": "Iron Age Botswana site sourced copper across southern Africa—but tin from just one place",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/iron-age-botswana-site-sourced-copper-across-southern-africa-but-tin",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-04T12:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-iron-age-botswana-site-sourced.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Around 700 years ago, people living on hilltop settlements on the edge of the Kalahari wore beads, bangles and clips made from metal traded across the southern half of the African continent.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}