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Ran into the "paywall", but yeah, sadly, forgery has grown into a very large problem in the archaeological world. Lots of debate and controversy over how best t
by trav4225 7y ago
Ran into the "paywall", but yeah, sadly, forgery has grown into a very large problem in the archaeological world. Lots of debate and controversy over how best to address it. We can't simply disregard all unprovenanced finds, as some seem to propose. Many of the most significant archaeological discoveries ever made are unprovenanced.
- empath75 7y agoThis museum in particular seems especially prone to buying stolen or faked items, though.
- James_Henry 7y agoWhich is very unfortunate. Thankfully they are upfront about the research they do and its results. Hopefully they can continue to exist as we need more institutions with that integrity.
- trav4225 7y agoMakes sense. Private/smaller collectors are probably much more likely to end up with fake items. Having said that, large, institutional museums do end up with fake items occasionally as well, sometimes displaying them for years before determining that they are fakes and removing them.
- dredmorbius 7y agoNobody's easier to fool than true believers.
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