Archaeological Forgery - Known Archaeological Forgers

Known Archaeological Forgers

• Alceo Dossena, 19th century creator of many Archaic and Medieval statues
• Shinichi Fujimura, who planted specimens on false layers to gain more prestige
• Brigido Lara, Mexican forger of pre-Columbian antiquities
• Shaun Greenhalgh, a prolific and versatile British forger, who with the help of his family forged Ancient Egyptian statues, Roman Silverware and Celtic gold jewelry among more modern artworks. Arrested in 2006 attempting to sell three Assyrian reliefs to the British Museum.
• Moses Shapira, purveyor of fake biblical artifacts
• Tjerk Vermaning, Dutch amateur archaeologist whose Middle Paleolithic finds were declared forgeries