"The Vinland Map: a critical review of archaeometric research on its authenticity" by Harbottle (2008)

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2723796058758316577.post-89882484556725576462008-04-14T17:40:00.001+01:002008-06-17T14:16:31.649+01:00"The Vinland Map: a critical review of archaeometric research on its authenticity" by Harbottle (2008)<div class="indent_abstract"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Harbottle, G.; “The Vinland Map: a critical review of archaeometric research on its authenticity”, <i>Archaeometry</i> <b>50</b> (1) (2008) 177–189 <o:p></o:p><br />doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00378<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Abstract:</span><br />The authenticity of the ‘Vinland Map’ (Beinecke Library of Rare Books and Manuscripts at Yale University) has been challenged on both codicological and scientific grounds, the latter resulting from a microscopic study of the ink employed. McCrone Associates of Chicago examined, between 1972 and 1974, a total of 29 microparticles, including 16 of ink from the Vinland Map, and in 1974 reported to Yale that it contained a pigment, anatase, only available after 1920. In 1974, Yale announced that the map was ‘probably a modern forgery’. This review critically examines archaeometric research leading to, and testing, this conclusion.<br /><br /></div></div>Lina Falcãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366538787132861737noreply@blogger.com