06-16-2011, 04:21 AM
Quote:The text reads "carbon tests to determine the authenticity of lead-sealed metal books". This may mean carbon tests of lead sealing, but more likely means carbon tests of the books sealed in lead. The scrolls are made of parchment and papyrus:I don't think so. The article is about the 'lead books', which are not parchment/papyrys scrolls, but entirely made from lead. The 'sealed' refers to the seals (lead-ring bindings) driven into the edge.
http://www.thestrongwatchman.com/christi...ordan.html
which are definitely organic.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
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MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)