Dead Sea Scroll breakthrough: AI analysis proves the ancient manuscripts are even OLDER than we thought

The Dead Sea Scrolls are surely among the most historically and biblically important objects known to humankind. Found in caves near the Dead Sea nearly 100 years ago, these ancient manuscripts have transformed understanding of Jewish and Christian origins. Penned upon the 1,000 scrolls were profound religious texts, hymns, prayers, legal codes, commentaries and more. Until now, the scrolls have been assumed to date somewhere between the third century BC and the first century AD. But according to a new AI analysis, some of the scrolls date back as far as the fourth century BC – nearly 2,500 years ago.