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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Published in:Dead Sea discoveries
Authors: Davis, Kipp (Author) ; Rabin, Ira (Author) ; Feldman, Ines (Author) ; Justnes, Årstein 1970- (Author) ; Elgvin, Torleif 1950- (Author) ; Langlois, Michaël 1976- (Author) ; Rimon, Hasia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Dead Sea discoveries
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls / Fragment / Forgery / Examining
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.
ISSN:1568-5179
Contains:Enthalten in: Dead Sea discoveries
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685179-12341428