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1. Flipboard Science Desk (sciencedesk@flipboard.social)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Aug-2023 06:05:56 JST Flipboard Science Desk

   Cement usage dates back to 6,500 BCE. Carbon black was the ink used in writing the Dead Sea Scrolls. What would happen if you put the two together? Engineers recently mixed these two ancient materials in electrolyte-infused water and may have solved a modern energy dilemma. More from Popular Science: https://flip.it/YnvXXF
   #Science #Earth #Cement #Energy

   • Flipboard Science Desk (sciencedesk@flipboard.social)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Aug-2023 04:02:01 JST Flipboard Science Desk

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     • Damon

     @smthers Not that we're aware of. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dead-Sea-Scrolls

   • Damon (smthers@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Aug-2023 04:02:02 JST Damon

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     @ScienceDesk weren’t the Dead Sea scrolls recently proven to be fakes?

   • Flipboard Science Desk (sciencedesk@flipboard.social)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Aug-2023 05:58:56 JST Flipboard Science Desk

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     • Damon

     @smthers It seems SOME items considered Dead Sea Scrolls were deemed fake, but not all. From the Smithsonian Mag article: "The report does not cast doubt upon the authenticity of the Dead Sea Scrolls held by the Israel Museum in Jerusalem."

   • Damon (smthers@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Aug-2023 05:58:57 JST Damon

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     @ScienceDesk fake according to various sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/all-museum-bibles-dead-sea-scrolls-are-fake-report-finds-180974425/#:~:text=Five%20were%20confirmed%20to%20be,Sea%20Scroll%20collection%20are%20authentic.”