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For Fame or Fortune: Forgery of Archaeological and Palaeontological Artefacts.
- Source :
- Authenticity Studies: International Journal of Archaeology & Art; Mar2022, Vol. 1 Issue 1, p07-16, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Stimuli to forgery have been manifold throughout history. This paper offers insight into two of such stimuli that prove primary significance: money and ego. It uses a series of case studies from the fields of archaeology and paleontology – namely, two religious relics, the Shroud of Turin and the James Ossuary, and two osteological remains, the Piltdown Man Skull and the Archaeoraptor Fossil – to expose the motivation and intention driving the mischievous acts in a comparative historical perspective. The paper also looks at the reception of these “discoveries” by the contemporary and later audiences, and how such a reception changed over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- FORGERY
FORTUNE
FAME
ARCHAEOLOGY
HISTORICAL archaeology
SKULL
PALEONTOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 27857484
- Volume :
- 1
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Authenticity Studies: International Journal of Archaeology & Art
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164480312
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.14658/pupj-as-2022-1-2