The science of detecting fakes and forgeries
Paul Craddock
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. Join Paul Craddock, a materials scientist at the British Museum, to explore some of the scientific approaches to revealing the fakes and unravelling the true history of suspect pieces.
- Presented by: Paul Craddock
- Date: 28 November 2003
- Duration: 35:13
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There are 27 km of specimen shelves in the Darwin Centre - the same distance as between the Museum and Junction 6 of the M1.