I'm just curious after reading the message below, what would be
considered kosher in the preparation of the scrolls and what
would not be, and if that would help this discussion.
Just a thought,
Barb Leger
David C. Hindley wrote:
Geoff Hudson asks:
Is there any possibility that 'old' carbon
Is there any possibility that 'old' carbon was in the food chain of animals
reared in the Dead Sea area, and whose skins were used for the Scrolls?
Geoff Hudson
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Geoff Hudson asks:
Is there any possibility that 'old' carbon was in the food chain of
animals reared in the Dead Sea area, and whose skins were used for the
Scrolls?
From, perhaps, the eating pitch or asphalt that had risen to the
surface of the Dead Sea? I've never heard of sheep or goats
C. Hindley
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Subject: RE: orion-list Radiocarbon datings
Geoff Hudson asks:
Is there any possibility that 'old' carbon was in the food chain of
animals reared in the Dead Sea area, and whose skins were used for the
Scrolls?
From, perhaps, the eating
Greg Doudna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Marco Rotman wrote on Oct. 22, 2001:
Having followed the discussion so far, it seems to me that Radiocarbon
datings are useless for dating DSS-fragments (esp. when coming from cave
4)
due to the fact that it is unknown if (and if so, how much)
Dear Greg,
I agree improved methods are always desirable. However, you should caution
the reader as follows:
1. You set up a straw man that castor oil is a problem, perhaps it is.
2. the tests done in Copenhagen were done on medieval parchments and not
any DSS samples, and
3. the castor-oil
