These were the Dead Sea Scrolls, and researchers would eventually find a collection of nearly 1,000 ancient scrolls in nearby caves. At roughly 2,0 ...

New research using an AI model named Enoch suggests the Dead Sea Scrolls may be older than previously thought, dating many to around 200 B.C. instead of 150-50 B.C.

Many of the Dead Sea Scrolls are much older than academics previously thought, with some dating back to the time of their ancient authorship, scientists from the University of Groningen in the ...

However, not every scroll was labeled, and as a result, the undated Dead Sea Scrolls have been much harder for scientists to pin down. But when new technologies arise, things can change.

Over the years, scholars of the Dead Sea Scrolls have analyzed the ancient parchments with various methods: for example, X-rays, multispectral imaging, "virtual unfolding," and paleography, i.e ...

Since their discovery, the historically and biblically hugely important Dead Sea Scrolls have transformed our understanding of Jewish and Christian origins. However, while the general date of the ...

Artificial intelligence and radiocarbon dating reveal Dead Sea Scrolls may be older than believed. The AI program, named Enoch, estimated manuscript ages, showing some are 50-100 years older than ...

The AI model, known as Enoch, combined carbon-14 dating from 24 separate samples of Dead Sea Scrolls with an AI-driven handwriting analysis to examine micro-level ink-trace patterns on the scrolls.

A team of European archeologists using AI techniques say the Dead Sea Scrolls are older than previously known. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 91°F. Tuesday, July 15th 2025 ...

Radiocarbon dating requires destroying small samples of the fragile scrolls. Normand Blouin / AFP via Getty Images. In 1947, a Bedouin shepherd tossed a rock into a cave near the Dead Sea—and he ...