Article 38JF1 Trade in Dead Sea Scrolls awash with suspected forgeries, experts warn

Trade in Dead Sea Scrolls awash with suspected forgeries, experts warn

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Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem and Oliver Laughland i
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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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