Informal-Suit9126 t1_j3oznu3 wrote
Have they used this tech on Hieroglyphics?
Mando_Brando t1_j3qfowk wrote
No, there is no question about the legitimacy of those.
Bentresh t1_j3r7825 wrote
On the contrary, there are hieroglyphic texts that are probably forgeries. A granite bowl of Horemheb published by Donald Redford is now thought to be a forgery, and the inscribed statue of Tetisheri in the British Museum is generally believed to be a forgery as well.
Most forgeries are a pastiche of genuine inscriptions, which can make them difficult to detect at first glance.
TechnicalVault t1_j3rrgxm wrote
Exactly, wherever there is money there is always going to be forgeries. Egyptomania in the Victorian era for example drive the creation of plenty of fakes. Sometimes it wasn't even about the money, take the Piltdown Man for example, for Dawson it was just about being famous.
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