Trade in Dead Sea Scrolls awash with suspected forgeries, experts warn
by Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem and Oliver Laughland i from on (#38JF1)
Two experts say a significant number of fragments bought in multimillion-dollar trade are suspected fakes
A multimillion-dollar trade in fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls fuelled by a surge in interest from wealthy evangelicals in the US includes a significant number of suspected forgeries, two prominent experts have said.
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