# Castor oil left by 1950s conservation can make earlier radiocarbon dates too young.

> Castor oil left by 1950s conservation can make earlier radiocarbon dates too young.

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# Castor oil left by 1950s conservation can make earlier radiocarbon dates too young.

Castor oil left by 1950s conservation can make earlier radiocarbon dates too young.

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[Many manuscripts are older than the palaeographic chronology says, often by decades and sometimes by a…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/answers/ANS0D484PJT091H/many-manuscripts-are-older-than-the-palaeographic-chronology)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Castor oil left by 1950s conservation can make earlier radiocarbon dates too young. [Evidence EVD0D484QA8030S]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D484QA8030S
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