AI and Modern Dating Techniques Reveal Dead Sea Scrolls May Be Older Than Previously Thought

Are Dead Sea Scrolls older than we thought?

Over the years, scholars of the Dead Sea Scrolls have analyzed the ancient parchments with a variety of methods: for example, X-rays, multispectral imaging, "virtual unfolding," and paleography, i.e., studying elements in their writing styles. The scrolls are believed to date back to between the

Some Dead Sea Scrolls are older than researchers thought, AI analysis suggests

But overall, machine learning approach closely matches what human scholars had long suspected about ancient documents Since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls some 8 decades ago, researchers have relied on the vast trove of Hebrew and Aramaic writings to tease out how Jewish communities lived

Dead Sea Scrolls analysis may force rethink of ancient Jewish history

Thanks to AI and modern carbon dating techniques, we have a new understanding of when the Dead Sea Scrolls were written - which could revise the story of Judaea Some of the Dead Sea Scrolls may be up to a century older than previously thought, potentially revising our understanding of how these

Dead Sea Scrolls possibly even older than scholars thought

A specially designed artificial intelligence program named after a Judaic prophet suggests one of biblical archeology's greatest finds require reexamination. According to an international team of researchers in consultation with "Enoch," some of the Dead Sea Scrolls may be a bit older than we

Unlocking the timecode of the Dead Sea Scrolls

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 scrolls is from the third century BCE until the second century CE, individual manuscripts thus far

Many Dead Sea Scrolls may be older than experts thought, AI analysis suggests

The scrolls were first discovered by a Bedouin shepherd inside the West Bank's caves of Qumran between 1946 and 1947. (Image credit: Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images) Many of the Dead Sea Scrolls may be older than experts thought, according to an artificial intelligence (AI)

Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls might be even older than known, AI reveals

In a recent development, AI has been deployed to date the Dead Sea Scrolls with astounding accuracy, radically challenging misconceptions regarding their age and the historical timelines they fall under. The results show that several of the Scrolls might actually be much older than what is

Many of Dead Sea scrolls may be older than thought, experts say

Researchers enlisted help of AI along with radiocarbon dating to produce new insights into ancient texts Many of the Dead Sea scrolls could be older than previously thought, with some biblical texts dating from the time of their original authors, researchers say. The first of the ancient scrolls

Dead Sea Scrolls aged decades older by AI-powered discovery

An international team led by the University of Groningen has combined radiocarbon dating, paleographic analysis, and artificial intelligence to assign more precise dates to individual Dead Sea Scroll manuscripts, showing many are significantly older than previously believed. Using a deep learning

Int'l team uses artificial intelligence to date Dead Sea Scrolls

"The implications are profound," said Dr. Maruf Dhali, assistant professor of AI at Groningen and co‐author of the study. An international team led by the University of Groningen has combined radiocarbon dating, paleographic analysis and artificial intelligence to assign more precise dates to

AI model 'Enoch' reveals Dead Sea Scrolls are older than believed

Researchers establish two biblical scroll fragments come from the time of their presumed authors. An artificial intelligence program named Enoch has advanced the dating of many of the Dead Sea Scrolls by 50 to 150 years earlier than previously believed, according to a new study published in the

Dead Sea Scrolls much older than previously thought, AI-based study...

Many of the Dead Sea Scrolls are much older than academics previously thought, with some dating back to the time of their ancient authorship, a new study claims. Scientists from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands utilized artificial intelligence to examine the handwriting of the