Fakes and Forgeries

Synopsis

Fakes and Forgeries investigates how physical evidence suspected of being faked, forged, or fraudulent is examined forensically and how such tools as computers, printers, and scanners create questionable documents and counterfeits. Fakes and forgeries are known from ancient times to the present. As the methods of forgery have advanced, however, science is now key in the battle against forgers. Print and coin currency, works of art, and historical items are only a few of the objects that are commonly forged, and scientists in forensic laboratories work with artists, museums, linguists, and historians to authenticate artifacts and documents.