# Anava 2020: Illuminating Genetic Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls

> Sarit Anava, Moran Neuhof, Hila Gingold et al., 2020. 7 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Evidence that part of the library was imported and that…

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# Illuminating Genetic Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Sarit Anava, Moran Neuhof, Hila Gingold et al., 2020. _Cell 181(6), 1218-1231_.

Sequences ancient DNA from the animal skins of scroll fragments to sort them by species and individual animal, with consequences for textual relationships and for where some scrolls were made.

**Dead Sea Scrolls: dating, scribes and provenance** Articledoi: **[10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.046](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.046)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Evidence that part of the library was imported and that some fragments do not belong with it.

## Cited by on this site 7 records

[The library is mixed; part was produced at Qumran and part brought in from elsewhere.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/answers/ANS0D484X5R714Y/the-library-is-mixed-part-was-produced-at-qumran-and-part)

Answer

ANS

[DNA analysis separated some debated fragments from the Qumran scrolls, which shows that tests can sort them.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/evidence/EVD0D484YWE1PT1/dna-analysis-separated-some-debated-fragments-from-the)

Evidence

EVD

[DNA shows divergent Jeremiah versions on skins that point to origins outside Qumran and patterns that reflect…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/evidence/EVD0D484WXY3128/dna-shows-divergent-jeremiah-versions-on-skins-that-point-to)

Evidence

EVD

[Genetic sorting supports some scrolls having been brought to the caves from elsewhere.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/evidence/EVD0D484XDJ3E2T/genetic-sorting-supports-some-scrolls-having-been-brought-to)

Evidence

EVD

[The DNA results show some manuscripts were brought from elsewhere, which weighs against a single local…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/evidence/EVD0D484VPW4T9R/the-dna-results-show-some-manuscripts-were-brought-from)

Evidence

EVD

[Anava and colleagues sort fragments by animal-skin DNA](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/events/EVT0D484MMA7YTZ/anava-and-colleagues-sort-fragments-by-animal-skin-dna)

EVT

[Dead Sea Scrolls: dating, scribes and provenance](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

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Anava, S., Neuhof, M., Gingold, H., Sagy, O., Munters, A., Svensson, E. M., Afshinnekoo, E., Danko, D., Foox, J., Shor, P., Riestra, B., Huchon, D., Mason, C. E., Mizrahi, N., Jakobsson, M., & Rechavi, O. (2020). Illuminating Genetic Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Cell 181(6), 1218-1231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.046
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.046)

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**SRC** 0D484BV21WC8

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The publisher's

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27 Oct 2026, for editors

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