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CHEMICAL analysis of bones found in Qumran, on the Dead Sea, suggests that the members of the community of the Dead Sea Scrolls used the root of madder as a medicine to ward off evil spirits.
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STECKOLL, S., GOFFER, Z., HAAS, N. et al. Red Stained Bones from Qumran. Nature 231, 469–470 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/231469b0
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