ANALYSING THE VINLAND MAP: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF A CRITICAL REVIEW* |
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| Authors: | K M TOWE R J H CLARK K A SEAVER |
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| Institution: | 1. Smithsonian Institution, Department of Paleobiology, 157 Broadlands Drive, Eatonton, GA 31024, USA;2. Christopher Ingold Laboratories, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK;3. 3638 Bryant Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA |
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| Abstract: | In an attempt to validate the Vinland Map as a genuine15th century work, Garman Harbottle (2008 ) claims to review critically, and thereby discredit, the archaeometric research undertaken on the Map's ink by Walter McCrone (1974–1999) and Brown and Clark (2002 ). In this paper we outline and discuss the numerous arguments that are presented by Harbottle, all of which we find to be misleading or at best highly questionable. |
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| Keywords: | VINLAND MAP MEDIEVAL PARCHMENT CALCITE SYNTHETIC ANATASE IRON GALL INK CARBON‐BLACK INK TITANIUM DIOXIDE CLAYS FORGERY |
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