Dan McClellan offers a careful analysis of the writing on both sets of plates<\/a>, as well as a round up of other posts on the subject.<\/p>\n Paul Barford highlights the Jordanian authorities\u2019 view of the matter<\/a>. Will they care if they were smuggled out of Jordan only if they were forged in<\/i>\u00a0Jordan? Or when it comes to fakes, should their attitude be \u201cGood riddance!\u201d?<\/p>\n April DeConick suggests they might be the hoax of the century<\/a>. I think we\u2019ll have to wait and see \u2013 but only because there is still so much of the century left.<\/p>\n Joel Watts thinks they may be a publicity stunt<\/a>, and offers possible biographical information about David Elkington<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ben Witherington also blogged about them<\/a> \u2013 and appropriately also blogged about the book Forged<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n
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