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wnylib

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3. I'd bet that you are right and that it happens pretty often.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 26, 2020, 03:49 PM

Jan 2020

Locals know of the sites and know that they are old. But they don't know how old or anything else about the sites. So, the scientists deserve some credit for testing and analysis.

In the case of various ancient scrolls, including the Dead Sea scrolls and others, there are so many cliff caves in the region that the locals don't know all of them or which ones might contain ancient texts. Scientists find out about them when locals discover them and tell someone.

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This is the thought that crossed my mind: Baitball Blogger Jan 2020 #1

I'd bet that you are right and that it happens pretty often. wnylib Jan 2020 #3

My favorite proper credit story is the Baitball Blogger Jan 2020 #5

I haven't heard about that. wnylib Jan 2020 #6

Here's a few links. Apparently it happened more than once in difference countries. Baitball Blogger Jan 2020 #7

Fascinating. Thanks. wnylib Jan 2020 #8

I love stories like this! femmocrat Jan 2020 #2

So do I. Looks like a lot of stone age people wnylib Jan 2020 #4