Science of Detecting Fakes and Forgeries, The
- Synopsis
- The spiralling prices paid for antiquities have boosted the quantity, range and sophistication of fakes. As knowledge of the appropriate materials and techniques used to make the genuine objects become more widespread, so the copies become ever more convincing. This is an archive copy of a live presentation and webcast by Paul Craddock, a materials scientist at the British Museum, recorded at the Natural History Darwin Centre. He explores some of the scientific approaches to revealing the fakes and unravelling the true history of suspect pieces.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2004
- Subjects
- Science
- Keywords
- forensic science; forgery; materials science; museums; hoaxes
Online availability
- URI
- http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/science-of-natural-history/forensic-sleuth/webcast-thescienceofdetectingvid/the-science-of-detecting-fakes-and-forgeries.html
- Delivery
- Streamed
Distributor
- Name
Natural History Museum Nature Online
- Web
- http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/index.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7942 5000
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