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A thorough investigation of one of the world's most valuable collections of Dead Sea Scroll fragments has revealed a shocking truth: not one of the collection's 16 fragments analysed is authentic. 对全世界最有价值的收藏品之一——死海卷轴碎片彻底进行调查之后，结果令人震惊：藏品的16个碎片中没有一个是真的。 The Dead Sea Scrolls, a trove of religious manuscripts containing the oldest known foundations of the Old Testament, date as far back as the third century BCE. The vast majority of these ancient, weathered texts are displayed in Jerusalem, but many more fragments circulate on the private market, where they are coveted by cashed-up collectors and museums. 死海古卷是一堆宗教手稿，包含旧约最古老的基础内容，可以追溯到公元前三世纪。这些古老的饱经风霜的文本中绝大多数在耶路撒冷展出，但有更多的碎片在自由市场上流通，富有的收藏家和博物馆都对它们垂涎三尺。 Unfortunately, many researchers in the field of biblical archaeology suspect that some of these supposed relics – especially a mysterious body of fragments that only turned up late in the day, in 2002 – are cunningly crafted forgeries that can fool even experts. 不幸的是，很多圣经考古学领域的研究人员怀疑这些所谓的文物中有一些是巧夺天工的赝品，甚至连专家都看不出来，尤其是在2002年的一天很晚才出现的一个神秘碎片。 | 
