> What prevents forgers from ... Cost. Same as them fooling carbon dating, electron microscopes, isotope analysis, and a host of other techniques. Forgery ha

> What prevents forgers from ... Cost. Same as them fooling carbon dating, electron microscopes, isotope analysis, and a host of other techniques. Forgery has always been about how cheaply you could make fakes, vs. the odds and consequences of them getting enough scrutiny to be identified as such.