Ark of the Covenant trail...
It would seem the author knows nothing about the Copper Scroll. That scroll outlines various locations of what today would comprise an immense - and rather detailed - treasure. . . The Ark of the Covenant is not mentioned. If someone could decipher just enough of the locations to obtain a quarter of the listed bounty - at today’s prices - they might well forget all about the Ark of the Covenant!
It looks like Barfield picked up Vendyl Jones work, who excavated seven times at Qumran, starting in 1978, using the Copper Scroll, and looking for the Ashes of the Red Heifer” (Numbers 19). Barfield certainly must have been aware of Vendyl’s work. Vendyl’s Archaologist was Pesach bar Adon, and later Daniel Patrick, both from the Dept. Of Antiqiuties. Anyone who is interested can see the work at the Department. Vendyl passed away about 10 years ago, so it is good if someone can extend it.