| The so-called Jordan Lead Codices "Smuggled" from Jordan to Israel Appeared 2011 |
| Claimed by Jordan, the Israel Antiquities Authority were shown these and felt they were modern forgeries. This seems to be the opinion of the majority of scholars. Similar modern copies can be found in the bazaars and souks of Cairo, Damascus, and so forth. See: http://www.bibliobloglibrary.com/jordan-lead-codices/ |
| Since the consensus of scholars agree that these are modern fakes, the issue becomes a basic customs dispute. After lack of interest in the West, the owner appears to be "returning" them to Jordon instead. Whether Fraud was intended or an accident, this story is dead as a Dodo - and not looting. |
