Experts Investigate Dead Sea Scroll Forgeries
Clip: Season 46 Episode 20 | 3m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Not all Dead Sea scroll fragments are what they claim to be.
Some Dead Sea scroll replicas appear surprisingly authentic. But a thorough examination by scholars reveal some of their features aren't quite right.
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Experts Investigate Dead Sea Scroll Forgeries
Clip: Season 46 Episode 20 | 3m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Some Dead Sea scroll replicas appear surprisingly authentic. But a thorough examination by scholars reveal some of their features aren't quite right.
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New technologies unravel the Dead Sea Scrolls’ mysteries and uncover million-dollar fakes. (28s)
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