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Determining the age of Dead Sea Scrolls Earlier estimates of the manuscripts’ age came from radiocarbon dating conducted in the 1990s.—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 7 June 2025 Scholars have long relied on radiocarbon dating and palaeography (the study of ancient handwriting) to date the Dead Sea Scrolls.—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025 In addition to radiocarbon dating, scholars frequently study the evolution of ancient handwriting—a field of study known as paleography.—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2025 At the same time, sophisticated radiocarbon dating methods and novel approaches involving AI are being employed.—Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for radiocarbon dating
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