'Dead Sea Scrolls' at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries
Published 16 Mar 2020, 13:54 GMT
Researchers carefully examined the surfaces of all 16 fragments under high magnification—all while keeping the fragile, brittle pieces intact.
Photograph by Rebecca Hale, Ngm Staff
Herschel Hepler, the Museum of the Bible's associate curator of Hebrew manuscripts, confers with lead investigator Colette Loll, director of Art Fraud Insights.
Photograph by Rebecca Hale, Ngm Staff
Housed in custom-cut acrylic mounts, the Museum of the Bible's Dead Sea Scroll fragments await inspection.
Photograph by Rebecca Hale, Ngm Staff
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