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The 11th Commandment: 'Thou Shalt Not Forge'

Unscrupulous scholars fake history to make a buck

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 29, 2008 6:06 PM CST

(Newser) – Fraudulent biblical artifacts come a dime a dozen, but reputable archaeologists are turning out to be far less common, Nina Burleigh writes in the Los Angeles Times. The latest example involves an Israeli collector who claimed to have relics from the time of Christ. Declaring... Read full story »

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