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Radiocarbon Dates, II

W. F. Libby, 1951. Science 114(2960), 291–296.

A list of early radiocarbon dates from Libby's Chicago laboratory, including the linen wrapping from Qumran Cave 1, the first scientific date for the find.

MYS0D484EH05GKB · mystery · click to copyMDead Sea Scrolls: dating, scribes and provenancePrimary sourceArticledoi: 10.1126/science.114.2960.291Checked against the original0

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The first radiocarbon date connected with the scrolls.

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Libby, W. F. (1951). Radiocarbon Dates, II. Science 114(2960), 291–296. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.114.2960.291
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