For the lack of about $30,000, there is dange### that some of the earliest Biblical Scrolls–discovered on the banks of the De### last year–may be destroyed or lost, it was stated here today by G. Lankest### ing, director of Antiquities in Jordan, at a meeting of the Palestine Explorat###. He told of Arab tribes stripping bare caves containing a wealth of Biblical ma### the existence of which was not previously suspected.
Coins found in a settlement in the area were dated 10 A. D. and evidence that the occupation ended about 70 A. D., Mr. Harding stated. The amount ### al discovered was amazing, he said. “Most of what’s been written about pall### is going to have to be revised considerably in view of the recent discovery.”
The problem of sorting and identifying the material would be great, Mr. ### said. He reported that he prepared plans for taking to Jerusalem, for one ### international group of scholars for this work. Top Jordanian government of ### he stated, had already paid 15,000 pounds for the purchase of the greater pa### manuscripts but money for the rest had still to be raised. At the moment, ### ing said, he has no idea how this will be done.
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