Dead Sea Scrolls could be even older than previously thought, according to new study

Dead Sea Scrolls could be even older than previously thought, according to new study

Researchers used machine learning and radiocarbon dating to challenge established timeline

Researchers believe that the Dead Sea Scrolls may be even older than was previously thought. (Getty Images)

The scrolls have attracted a great amount of interest from both scholars and the public at large since their discovery. (Getty Images)

The Dead Sea Scrolls are famous for shedding light on some previously unknown beliefs and practices of ancient Judaism. (Getty Images)

Most of the scrolls were found in desert caves near the Dead Sea in the 1940s and 1950s, though some were found recently. (Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority)