Four women battle to bring Dead Sea Scrolls back to life FEATURE 02/04/2010

Four women battle to bring Dead Sea Scrolls back to life FEATURE 02/04/2010 JERUSALEM — The only four persons in the world allowed to touch the 2000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls are battling a resilient enemy: Sticky tape. Their weapons: Tweezers, tiny brushes and infinite patience. “I don’t consider it as work, I consider it as a blessing,” says Tanya Treiger as she runs a scalpel-like instrument around the contours of a small piece of parchment with slow, deliberate and sparing movements.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100204com6.html

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