Four Dead Sea Scroll fragments, previously thought to be blank, are anything but: Detailed imaging has revealed that these ancient pieces of parchment contain letters, sewn thread, ruled lines and ...

Dead Sea Scroll fragments thought to be blank turn out to be covered in ancient Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions that are invisible to the naked eye The parchment fragments were thought to be blank ...

Over the past 15 years there has been an increase in the number of Dead Sea Scroll fragments offered for sale on the private art market, said Lawrence Schiffman, professor of Hebrew and Judaic ...

Another piece contains sewn thread, and appears to be from the edge of a parchment scroll. The find contrasts with a cache of 70 supposed Dead Sea Scroll fragments that came on the market after 2002.