If the C14 dating of the early quranic fragments IS wrong, it's not obvious how - the protocols are excellent. It's all very puzzling...
@holland_tom Oh am sure they are :) Just part of normal statistical variability of C14 process afaik, hence multiple measurements needed etc
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@caitlinrgreen The Sana'a fragments were tested in 2 separate laboratories. -
@holland_tom Ah, I see. Well w/ two frags+retest, sounds v interesting! Just thought I'd ask, as know single samples can b v odd on own! :) -
@caitlinrgreen@holland_tom everything I've seen published re Sanaa is 650-670 -
@DorothyKing@caitlinrgreen 2 fragments have been C14 dated: one to 543-643, the other to 433-599. -
@holland_tom@caitlinrgreen whilst the third test - there were 3 not 2 - said 578-671 -
@DorothyKing@caitlinrgreen Yes, but that was in Arizona. The previous two were in the same Lyon lab. -
@holland_tom maybe@caitlinrgreen would prefer to read it herself http://www.scribd.com/doc/130854520/The-codex-of-a-companion-of-the-Prophet-SAW-Benham-Sadeghi-Bergmann#scribd … -
@DorothyKing@caitlinrgreen The French scholar who commissioned the Lyon tests is Christian Robin, should you wish to cross-check. - 2 more replies
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@caitlinrgreen If there's a problem with the dating, it's sthg that's affecting all the tests that have been done on the various fragments. -
@holland_tom@caitlinrgreen The same fragment was tested in three more labs.pic.twitter.com/WcmcFfdQq6
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