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Radiocarbon Dating of Scrolls and Linen Fragments from the Judean Desert

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

A. J. Timothy Jull ,
Douglas J. Donahue ,
Magen Broshi  and
Emanuel Tov
A. J. Timothy Jull
Affiliation:
NSF Arizona Accelerator Mass Spectrometer Facility, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 USA
Douglas J. Donahue
Affiliation:
NSF Arizona Accelerator Mass Spectrometer Facility, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 USA
Magen Broshi
Affiliation:
Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum, Jerusalem 91710 Israel
Emanuel Tov
Affiliation:
Dead Sea Scrolls Publication Project, Department of the Bible, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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We report on new 14C measurements of samples of 18 texts (scrolls) and 2 linen fragments from Qumran Caves 1, 2, and 4 and from Nahal Hever, both in the Dead Sea region. The radiocarbon results are in good agreement with estimates of age based on paleography.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , 1995 , pp. 11 - 19
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