discovered them in a cave at some stage between 2005 and 2007, in much the same way the Dead Sea Scrolls were found 64 years ago. Mr Saeda denies the claim, saying the codices have been in his family's possession since they were found by his great-grandfather, an assertion challenged by the Jordanian government, which said it would "exert all efforts at every level" to get the artefacts repatriated. In slightly unclear circumstances, Dr Elkington's team was allowed access to a small portion of the artefacts ..."
Jordan fights for return of new 'Dead Sea Scrolls
By Adrian Blomfield, The Daily Telegraph March 29, 2011
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Jordan+fights+return+Dead+Scrolls/4522597/story.htmlA group of 70 or so "books", each with between five and 15 lead leaves bound by lead rings, was apparently discovered in a remote arid valley in northern Jordan somewhere between 2005 and 2007. A flash flood had exposed two niches inside the cave, one of them marked with a menorah or candlestick, the ancient Jewish religious symbol ... The Israeli Bedouin who currently holds the books has denied smuggling them out of Jordan, and claims they have been in his family for 100 years ...
29 March 2011 Last updated at 01:30 ET
Jordan battles to regain 'priceless' Christian relics
By Robert Pigott BBC News religious affairs correspondent
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12888421"... But the mysteries between their ancient pages are not the books’ only riddle. Today, their whereabouts are also something of a mystery ..."
"... But the mysteries between their ancient pages are not the books’ only riddle. Today, their whereabouts are also something of a mystery ..."
So outsiders have not seen them all, and nobody really knows where they are. Moreover, it's not known whether they were discovered between 2005 and 2007 -- or a hundred years ago. In short, this is (at present) a vague and ill-documented story, subject to dispute