The modern antiquities market uses radiocarbon (14C) dating to screen for forged objects. Although this fact shows the potential and power of the method, the circumstances where it is applied can be questionable and call for our attention. Here we present an outline of a call to radiocarbon laboratories for due diligence and best practice approaches to the analysis of antique objects requested by non-research clients.
Hajdas, I., Jull, A., Huysecom, E., Mayor, A., Renold, M., Synal, H., et al. (2019). Radiocarbon Dating and the Protection of Cultural Heritage. RADIOCARBON, 61(5), 1133-1134 [10.1017/RDC.2019.100].
Radiocarbon Dating and the Protection of Cultural Heritage
Maspero, Francesco;
2019
Abstract
The modern antiquities market uses radiocarbon (14C) dating to screen for forged objects. Although this fact shows the potential and power of the method, the circumstances where it is applied can be questionable and call for our attention. Here we present an outline of a call to radiocarbon laboratories for due diligence and best practice approaches to the analysis of antique objects requested by non-research clients.
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