One of the Dead Sea Scrolls housed in the Israel Museum was slightly damaged recently but the damage has been remedied, Prof. Yigal Yadin disclosed today. The noted archaeologist said the 2,000-year-old parchment was slightly wrinkled because of changes in humidity while air conditioning was being installed in the room where the scrolls are kept. Ordinarily the room is kept under controlled temperature and humidity but the walls were opened for a short time to permit installation of the cooling system. Prof. Yadin said the wrinkles have been straightened out. The scroll affected was the Genesis Apocryphon, a version of the story of Genesis different from the one in the Old Testament.
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