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The dating of documents is defined as determining when the document was formed or produced. This feat can be accomplished using many different techniques, such as ink analysis (both written and printed), type of paper analysis, watermark analysis, and elemental analysis.

Testing a Paper's Age-Old Story Using Fiber Science IPS Testing is able to determine likely age ranges for paper products by using wood fibers, pulping chemistry, paper additives and surface treatments to serve as dating markers.

The examination of the ink with regard to determination of the age of the signature is correlated with each other. The inks may be printing ink, coping ink. Sometime chemical and other ink tests are required for the identification of the age of the document.

A forensic scientist could tell you a lot about when a document was written but could not narrow it down to the day. If you are analyzing old documents, you would look at the type of paper used, the type of ink and the style of language.

Two main approaches can be used for determining the age of an ink: indirect dating and direct dating. Indirect dating is based on the chemical analysis of an ink followed by comparison with known samples in a reference collection.

The dating of documents can be done by focusing on different aspects of a document, i.e., dating through paper, through inks, through a sequence of intersecting lines, through handwriting, etc.

Can you determine the date of preparation of a document containing either handwritten notations or signatures? Yes, with certain limitations. We can determine the first date of commercial availability of the ink used to prepare any handwritten or handprinted material. The type of ink does not preclude this examination.