5 QUESTIONS: Preserving the Dead Sea Scrolls

An interview with Joe Uziel, head of the Dead Sea Scrolls Unit at the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) is presented. He describes the beginning of the most noteworthy conservation of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1950s by scholars. He tells about MegaVision Inc.'s monitoring system used by the IAA...

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Published in:Biblical archaeology review
Main Author: Steinmeyer, Nathan (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Soc. 2022
In: Biblical archaeology review
Further subjects:B UZIEL, Joe
B Qumran Site (West Bank)
B Dead Sea Scrolls
B MEGAVISION Inc
B BIBLICAL antiquities
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Summary:An interview with Joe Uziel, head of the Dead Sea Scrolls Unit at the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) is presented. He describes the beginning of the most noteworthy conservation of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1950s by scholars. He tells about MegaVision Inc.'s monitoring system used by the IAA for the scrolls' preservation. He explains that after a scroll's conservation process is completed, the document is stored under strict climatic conditions and periodically monitored.
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review