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Authentic Ancient Metal Plates

April 7, 2011 – 5:46 pm

Since the recent events surrounding the seeming forgery of the Jordan Lead Codices, I thought it would be good to bring back to mind the authentic discoveries made within the last century of ancient writings on metal plates. There are literally hundreds of examples of such plates all around the world.  I’m indebted to William [...]

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Jordanian Lead Plates: Authentic or Forgery?

March 31, 2011 – 2:05 pm

I’ve posted about the discovery of the Jordanian lead plates two times now, and have been following the news stories closely over the last few days. As I have said, extensive investigation must still be done to verify the authenticity of the find, and determine facts such as precise dating, who made them, and their [...]

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