Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Forensics Breakthrough could stop major art fraud-

Until now there was always a risk that you were being sold a clever forgery, but a new forensic test developed by Western Australian chemists, Emma Bartle and Professor John Waltling, has created what looks like a foolproof system for authenticating such antique porcelain. The test could also open a new door on Australians early maritime history including the controversial theory that an ancient imperial fleet of Chinese junks visited the country 250 years before ht arrival of Captain Cook.

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