Fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls determined to be forgeries

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 - 4:24pm

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Researchers have been working for months to determine if a collection of fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls on display at a private museum in Washington, DC, were fakes or the real deal. The verdict is in: They're forgeries. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks to Colette Loll of Art Fraud Insights, who compiled the report.

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