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 Dead Sea Scrolls Online Fri, 29 August 2008 But you'll have to wait two years to see them
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Israel Antiquities Authority, the custodian of the scrolls that shed light on the life of Jews and early Christians at the time of Jesus, said on Wednesday it would take more than two years to complete the project.
A team of specialists has taken 4000 pictures of some 9000 fragments that make up the scrolls, which number 900 in total. - SMH This is also being done as an act of preservation - scientists are concerned that heat and humidity may be causing deterioration in the scrolls.
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