16 July 2005

Archaeology Watch: Old Paper

They've apparently found ancient scrolls dating back two thousand years in the Judean Desert. That's pretty cool.

And this was a surprise:

The scrolls are being tested by Israel's Antiquities Authority. Recently, several relics bearing inscriptions, including a burial box purported to belong to Jesus' brother James, were revealed as modern forgeries.

This is the first I'd heard that James' sarcophagus was a forgery; can anyone independently verify that?

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