14C Dating of Scrolls and Linen Fragments from the Judean Desert

A. J. Timothy Jull, Douglas J. Donahue, Magen Broshi and Emanuel Tov

We report on new 14C measurements of samples of 18 texts (scrolls) and 2 linen fragments from Qumran Caves 1, 2, and 4 and from Nahal Hever, both in the Dead Sea region. The radiocarbon results are in good agreement with estimates of age based on paleography.

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[Radiocarbon Volume 37, Number 1, 1995]