# The 79 per cent figure rests on palaeographers' judgement of what is realistic, not on independent dates.

> The 79 per cent figure rests on palaeographers' judgement of what is realistic, not on independent dates.

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# The 79 per cent figure rests on palaeographers' judgement of what is realistic, not on independent dates.

The 79 per cent figure rests on palaeographers' judgement of what is realistic, not on independent dates.

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[Enoch is a useful coarse prior but too lightly trained to settle individual dates; its accuracy on undated…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/answers/ANS0D484SRC3EEX/enoch-is-a-useful-coarse-prior-but-too-lightly-trained-to)

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