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DNA Testing of Parchment
Most scrolls were written on parchment made from goat hide. With DNA testing and matching available, scientists can now use the DNA of the parchment (i.e., of the goats)
Assembling scrolls from fragments with same DNA.
Recently, six of seven previously unidentified fragments were found to belong to the Temple Scroll.
Comparing DNA of patches to help determine if the scroll was in the same location for a long period of time.
Possibly help discover the location(s) where the scrolls were written. Scientists might be able to match a scroll’s DNA to the bones of a goat buried at Qumran or, as some scholars assert, in Jerusalem.