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On September
2001, an anonymous
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collector
brought a stone tablet
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with an
allegedly ancient Hebrew
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inscription,
attributed to Joash,
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King of Judah,
to the Geological
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Survey of
Israel (GSI) in order to
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check its
authenticity. Three
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experts from
the GSI studied the
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tablet and the
patina coating its
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surface by
various chemical and
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mineralogical
methods. In addition,
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tiny
carbonized particles from the
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patina were
dated by radiocarbon
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AMS technique
in the Beta
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Radiocarbon
Dating Laboratory at
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Miami, Florida.
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