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Protecting the Cultural Heritage of Ancient Bone Artifacts Is Now Possible

by Università di Bologna

Near-infrared hyperspectral imaging and radiocarbon dating together make the invisible visible

Isotope Data Strengthens Suspicions of Ivory Stockpile Theft

by University of Utah

Stucco frieze from Placeres, Campeche. Early Classic period (c. 250 - 600 AD.) Joyce Kelly 2001 An Archaeological Guide to Central and Southern Mexico, p.105.

A Statistical Fix for Archaeology’s Dating Problem

by Santa Fe Institute

Exposing Modern Forgers

by ETH Zurich

Researchers have developed a process that can provide conclusive evidence with regard to modern fakes of paintings

Nuke Test Radiation Can Fight Poachers

by University of Utah

University of Utah researchers developed a new weapon to fight poachers who kill elephants, hippos, rhinos and other wildlife. By measuring radioactive carbon-14 deposited in tusks and teeth by open-air nuclear bomb tests, the method reveals the year an animal died, and thus whether the ivory was taken illegally.