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Change the course of history. >> in december 2004, at the district court of jerusalem, golan and four others are charged on 44 counts of fraud and forgery. >> they accused him of being part of an international forgery ring, faking the historical record by forging such important items as the burial box of james, the brother of jesus. >> the prosecution launch a case to prove that golan added the three most contentious words, "brother of jesus," to the inscription. >> it is a genuine ossuary from that period of time, but what oded golan did was he made a supplement and making a whole new meaning...

Accusation. all what i hold in my hand was a small box of very old tools in which i used to restore antiquities like any other collector. >> for more than a year, golan is held under house arrest while the iaa prepares its case. >> the story switched from being a nice, happy archaeology story to being a story about a criminal mastermind trying to change the course of history. >> in december 2004, at the district court of jerusalem, golan and four others are charged on 44 counts of fraud and forgery. >> they accused him of being part of an international forgery ring, faking the historical recor...

So you've got a very interesting and perhaps volatile mix. >> narrator: it is an allegation oded golan vigorously denies. >> this is just ridiculous accusation. all what i hold in my hand was a small box of very old tools in which i use to restore antiquities like any other collector. >> narrator: for more than a year golan is held under house arrest while the iaa prepares its case. >> the story switched from being a nice, happy archeological story to being a story about a criminal mastermind trying to change the course of history. >> narrator: in december 2004 at the district court of jerusal...

Items as the burial box of james, the brother of jesus. >> the prosecution launch a case to prove that golan added the three most contentious words "brother of jesus" to the inscription. >> it is a genuine ossuary from that period of time. but what oded golan did was, he made a supplement and making the whole new meaning of them. >> part of the prosecution's case is based on an examination by epigraphy experts who analyzed the lettering for any inconsistencies. >> if you look at the inscription really carefully, you'll notice there's a difference in depth, clarity and the presence of concernin...

>> it's an allegation oded golan vigorously denies. >> this is ridiculous accusation. all what i hold in my hand is a small box of very old tools in which i use to restore antiquities like any other collector. >> for more than a year golan is held under house arrest while the iaa prepares its case. >> the story switched from being a nice happy archaeological story to a story about a criminal mastermind trying to change the course of history. >> in december 2004 at the district court of jerusalem, golan and four others are charged on 44 counts of fraud and forgery. >> they accused him of being ...