TECHNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS is surveyed in this article:

Analyzing Dead Sea Scrolls evolves from carbon to DNA

By TOM PAULSON
P-I REPORTER

From the very beginning, science and technology have played a critical role in the authentication, restoration and analysis of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

"There have been a number of remarkable technological achievements that have helped us better understand the scrolls," said Scott Noegel, a University of Washington expert on Near Eastern languages and literature.

"I think the coolest has been the use of DNA analysis," added R. Bryce Seidl, president and chief executive officer of the Pacific Science Center.

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