Another clue alerts Caspar to the fact that not only have directions been reversed but the distances mentioned in the parchment must be halved. This narrows his search to the wilderness area behind the Dead Sea, where the border between Jordan and Israel is imprecisely defined and his search takes him into the rugged terrain on the Jordanian side.
Another clue suggests that not only have directions been reversed but also the distances mentioned must be halved in the parchment. This narrows Caspar's search to the wilderness area behind the Dead Sea, where the border between Jordan and Israel is unclear, leading him into rugged terrain on the Jordanian side.