# Greshko 2020: 'Dead Sea Scrolls' at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries

> Michael Greshko, 2020. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Source for the 2020 forgery finding.

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# 'Dead Sea Scrolls' at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries

Michael Greshko, 2020. _National Geographic_.

Report of March 2020 on the independent investigation (Art Fraud Insights, led by Colette Loll) commissioned by the Museum of the Bible, which found all 16 of its fragments to be modern forgeries.

**Dead Sea Scrolls: dating, scribes and provenance** Web pageChecked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Source for the 2020 forgery finding.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[The Museum of the Bible's 16 "Dead Sea Scroll" fragments](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/artifacts/ART0D4851JC6NEC/the-museum-of-the-bibles-16-dead-sea-scroll-fragments)

ART

[An investigation found all 16 Museum of the Bible fragments to be forgeries.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/evidence/EVD0D484YCT5637/an-investigation-found-all-16-museum-of-the-bible-fragments)

Evidence

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[Museum of the Bible investigation finds all 16 of its fragments forged](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/events/EVT0D484MCG3EQH/museum-of-the-bible-investigation-finds-all-16-of-its)

EVT

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

The mystery article

MYS

[Museum of the Bible](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/organisations/ORG0D484JXM5MCR/museum-of-the-bible)

ORG

## Cite it

```
Greshko, M. (2020). 'Dead Sea Scrolls' at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries. National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/museum-of-the-bible-dead-sea-scrolls-forgeries
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[Read it free at nationalgeographic.com](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/museum-of-the-bible-dead-sea-scrolls-forgeries)

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