¥The patina tests do show a real similarity between the James ossuary
and those from the Jesus tomb. But more work is needed to see how unusual such a
similarity might be.
¥Meanwhile, the owner of the James ossuary claims he got it before
1980, when the Jesus tomb was discovered.
¥Amos Kloner, who supervised the 1980 dig, says the missing 10th ossuary was
unmarked, unlike the James ossuary.