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{SPEAKER name="Gordon Ekholm"}
-- much more complete idea of the nature of [[Myopean?]] pottery.
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The question of authenticity, of faking and so on, is, has been very important in all this. Something that few archaeologists are interested in, because they don't see enough of the, these kinds of collections. But in any part of the world where archaeological objects gradually begin to have value of considerable magnitude, faking occurs.
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And certainly in Middle American it has become a very prominent part of the, of the, of the whole problem of looking at collections of objects. This is a true, of course in Middle America, it is true of China, Egypt, all the areas where things have become of value.
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The faking of objects is, comes in of course because there are never enough objects to meet the demand of collectors once collectors and museums get going and gathering these things together, and in Mexico faking is, started long, long ago with, it certainly was being doing to a great extent throughout the 19th century and some indication that even before the 19th century there were many fakes being made in Mexico to be sold to travelers from Europe and elsewhere.
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Usually, the --
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