Nine Dubious “Dead Sea Scrolls” Fragments from the Twenty-First Century
In 2002 new “Dead Sea Scrolls” fragments began to appear on the antiquities market, most of them through the Kando family. In this article we will present evidence that nine of these Dead Sea Scrolls-like fragments are modern forgeries.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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| In: |
Dead Sea discoveries
Year: 2017, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 189-228 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls
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/ Forgery
/ Examining
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| IxTheo Classification: | HD Early Judaism HH Archaeology |
| Further subjects: | B
Dead Sea Scrolls
publication of Judaean Desert manuscripts
forensic analysis
palaeography
early Jewish scribal practices
antiquities markets
forgery
papyrology
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| Summary: | In 2002 new “Dead Sea Scrolls” fragments began to appear on the antiquities market, most of them through the Kando family. In this article we will present evidence that nine of these Dead Sea Scrolls-like fragments are modern forgeries. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5179 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dead Sea discoveries
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685179-12341428 |