# Davis 2017: Nine Dubious "Dead Sea Scrolls" Fragments from the Twenty-First Century

> Kipp Davis, Ira Rabin, Ines Feldman et al., 2017. 6 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Source for the authenticity problem.

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# Nine Dubious "Dead Sea Scrolls" Fragments from the Twenty-First Century

Kipp Davis, Ira Rabin, Ines Feldman et al., 2017. _Dead Sea Discoveries 24(2), 189-228_.

Material and palaeographic analysis of nine fragments that appeared on the market after 2002, concluding they are probably modern forgeries.

**Dead Sea Scrolls: dating, scribes and provenance** Articledoi: **[10.1163/15685179-12341428](https://doi.org/10.1163/15685179-12341428)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Source for the authenticity problem.

## Cited by on this site 6 records

[Most or all post-2002 market fragments are modern forgeries, often on ancient leather.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/answers/ANS0D484XX65V4D/most-or-all-post-2002-market-fragments-are-modern-forgeries)

Answer

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[Nine market fragments show material and palaeographic signs of modern production.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/evidence/EVD0D484Y501WHB/nine-market-fragments-show-material-and-palaeographic-signs)

Evidence

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[Davis and colleagues argue nine post-2002 fragments are modern](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/events/EVT0D484M4P5R5C/davis-and-colleagues-argue-nine-post-2002-fragments-are)

EVT

[Kipp Davis](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/people/FIG0D484HER0NX2/kipp-davis)

FIG

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

The mystery article

MYS

[Are the fragments that surfaced on the antiquities market after 2002 genuine?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/questions/QST0D484PB02ASS/are-the-fragments-that-surfaced-on-the-antiquities-market)

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## Cite it

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Davis, K., Rabin, I., Feldman, I., Krutzsch, M., Rimon, H., Justnes, Å., Elgvin, T., & Langlois, M. (2017). Nine Dubious "Dead Sea Scrolls" Fragments from the Twenty-First Century. Dead Sea Discoveries 24(2), 189-228. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685179-12341428
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1163/15685179-12341428)

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