Yeesh. More details on this, from a professor of archeology at the Other Site.

"It gets worse. First, @\WitsUniversity is proud of this unethical publicity stunt. Second, one of the fossils is part of a type specimen. Type specimens are international standards of reference and therefore are supposed to be preserved in perpetuity. [followed by a link to University of #Witwatersrand web page announcement]"

This is the dumbest thing that I've read this year, and I'm in the U.S.

Why would you take #hominid bones on a Virgin Galactic #spaceflight trip? What sort of publicity are you trying to generate? Is the University of #Witwatersrand losing students and looking for a way to attract them back?

"... for the promotion of #science and discoveries in South Africa."

Uh-huh.

https://sahris.sahra.org.za/node/621314

BRICS summit: How is Russia perceived in Africa?

https://www.dw.com/en/brics-summit-how-is-russia-perceived-in-africa/a-66560167?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#BRICS #Russia #Vladmir #Putin #Ramapahosa #SergeyLavrov #Johannesburg #Julius #Malema #Witwatersrand #WarinUkraine #Mali #BurkinaFaso #Niger #Nigercoup