Radiocarbon dating   Most writings on the DSS say they are mostly dated between  BCE and  CE I see the section on radiocarbon dating here mostly falls in that general line that is also used at the start of this article I see that one radiocarbon dating cited here says they fall between  BCE to  CE with  reliability not sure of the correct term used for this part of the dating Does anyone know a lot about these dating methods Im guessing since the  BCE to  CE is the usual range always given the  BCE is an outlier as Ive never heard any number going back beyond  BCE in anything Ive read not sure how this relates to the  number provided on that as well Just wondered if anyone had any background info on that as it can be seen as contradictory with the usual  BCE  CE dating given everywhere else