Holistic Qumran: trans-disciplinary research of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 11
List of Contributors......Page 13
Map 1. Schematic map of Middle East, Israel & Qumran......Page 16
Map 2. Schematic map of Qumran Site, Caves and Cemetery with indication of recent excavations......Page 17
Map 3. Excavation Plan of the Qumran settlement......Page 18
Introduction Jan Gunneweg......Page 19
1. The coin beneath the crust: A pilot study of coins from the Mediterranean coast of Israel Annemie Adriaens, Mark Dowsett, Eberhard Lehmann, Yoav Farhi, Jan Gunneweg & L. Bouchenoire......Page 29
2. A short note on the application of synchrotron-based micro-tomography on the Dead Sea scrolls Joris Dik, Lukas Helfen, Peter Reischig, Jorik Blaas and Jan Gunneweg......Page 39
3. Gender and Qumran Katharina Galor......Page 47
4. Was the Qumran settlement a mere pottery production center? What Instrumental Neutron Activation revealed Jan Gunneweg and Marta Balla......Page 57
5. Introduction to the "Buried Bones" Jan Gunneweg......Page 81
6. Animal remains from Khirbet Qumran: A case study of two bones (QUM 392 and 393) from two bone burials Gila Kahila Bar-Gal, Tzviki Rosenberg and Charles Greenblatt......Page 85
7. Degradation of parchment and ink of the Dead Sea scrolls investigated using Synchrotron-based X-ray and Infrared Microscopy Bridget Murphy, Marine Cotte, Martin Mueller, Marta Balla and Jan Gunneweg......Page 95
8. Radiocarbon dating and Qumran Johannes van der Plicht and Kaare L. Rasmussen......Page 117
9. Characterization of the writing media of the Dead Sea Scrolls Ira Rabin, Oliver Hahn, T. Wolff, E. Kindzorra, A. Masic, U. Schade and G. Weinberg......Page 141
10. On the age of Jar-35 Kaare L. Rasmussen, Jan Gunneweg, Johannes van der Plicht and Marta Balla......Page 153
11. Analyzes of a sample of "masse de fer" from Qumran locus 104 excavated by R. de Vaux Kaare L. Rasmussen, Sndrew Bond, Gregory Doudna and Jan Gunneweg......Page 163
12. The sciences and the reconstruction of the ancient scrolls: possibilities and impossibilities (summary) Emanuel Tov......Page 173
13. Introduction to "Soap at Qumran" Jan Gunneweg......Page 181
14. Making soap as the Qumranites did Sasja van der Vaart, Alexandra van den Broek, Laura Klerkx and Nanda de Vree......Page 189
15. The Dead Sea, the nearest neighbor of Qumran and the Dead Sea manuscripts. What SEM, XRD and Instrumental Neutron Activation may show about Dead Sea mud Jan Gunneweg......Page 193
Epilogue......Page 201
Publications......Page 203
Index......Page 207
Color plates follow page......Page 210