The microscopic trace elements, be they ink, gall grindings, lamp black, gallic acid, or subtle indentations from writing will still be there. The benches and tables are in a glass enclosure and I suspect they have not been used for having lunch and coffee. These tests really need to be done.
Jack
----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Jack Kilmon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Dierk van den Berg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 7:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Megillot] L30 Tables
Aren't these things on display in the Amman Museum? If they've been out in the open, on display, for 50 years or so, wouldn't this prolonged exposure confound any forensic examination of their surface?
This is a real, not rhetorical question. It's the question of someone who watches "CSI" too much.
On Monday, December 27, 2004, at 07:52 AM, Jack Kilmon wrote:
I guess its time to ask the responsible scientists to perform these tests.
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