TY - CHAP A1 - Rabin, Ira A1 - Caldararo, N. A1 - Rimon, H. A2 - Russel, R.E. A2 - Lange, A. T1 - The Role of DNA Analysis in the Study of the Biblical Manuscripts T2 - Textual History of the Bible N2 - Interest in the type of skin used in scriptural materials and preparation methods increased from the nineteenth into the twentieth century. This was due partly to the number of newly discovered fragments and to the invention of new instruments and scientific procedures to identify animal skins and produce qualitative means to demonstrate specific preparation reagents and techniques. The invention of various means of analyzing the DNA of organic materials brought about a revolution in archaeology and in conservation. Difficulties in overcoming contamination of archaeological samples resulted in a number of controversies but also produced advances and improvement in the techniques of ancient DNA analysis and interpretation of results. PB - Brill CY - Leiden / Boston KW - DNA KW - Dead Sea Scrolls KW - Parchment PY - 2023 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/58914 AN - OPUS4-58914 SN - 2468-3027 VL - 3D SP - 120 EP - 123 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany