AI analysis says Dead Sea Scrolls are older than thought

June 7 (UPI) — The ancient Dead Sea Scrolls likely are much older than originally thought, a new artificial intelligence analysis suggests.

The scrolls could be centuries older than initially thought, according to a study that combined radiocarbon dating with AI to better analyze the remnants of ancient documents, The Times of Israel reported.

“The Dead Sea Scrolls … completely changed the way we think about ancient Judaism and early Christianity,” said Mladen Popovic, lead author of the…