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 informs Caspar that not only have directions been reversed but the distances mentioned in the parchment must be halved. This reduces his search to the wilderness area behind the Dead Sea, where the border between Jordan and Israel is ambiguously delineated and his investigation leads him into the challenging terrain on the Jordanian side.