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Are the 14C Dates of the Dead Sea Scrolls Affected by Castor Oil Contamination?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Israel Carmi
Israel Carmi*
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Science and Energy Research, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel. Email: Cicarmii@wisemail.weizmann.ac.il.
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Abstract

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The paper “The effects of possible contamination on the radiocarbon dates of the Dead Sea Scrolls I: castor oil” by Rasmussen et al. (2001) is discussed. Detailed analysis of the extant dates of the Dead Sea Scrolls suggests that the pretreatment of the samples was adequate. Errors and omissions in the paper are discussed and the implications of the experiment of Rasmussen et al. (2001) are questioned.

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Notes and Technical Comments
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Radiocarbon , Volume 44 , Issue 1 , 2002 , pp. 213 - 216
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Copyright © 2002 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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