| Introduction : sources, motives, approaches and disclosures -- Physical examination. 1, Observation -- Physical examination. 2, Determining composition -- Making a three-dimensional copy -- Physical dating techniques. 1, Radiocarbon dating -- Physical dating techniques. 2, Thermoluminescence and dendrochronology -- Metals. 1, Composition -- Metals. 2, Metalwork and coins -- Ceramics -- Glass and enamels -- Stone and sculpture -- Painting -- Paper, prints and documents -- The patination of copper and its alloys -- Gold and silver -- Gemstones and jade -- Organic materials : mainly natural -- Organic materials : mainly synthetic and cloth -- Scientific fraud and Charles Dawson -- Conservation and concealment : the problems of restoration |