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Israel Antiquities Authority discovers new Dead Sea Scroll pieces in site named ‘The Cave of Horror’
Israeli archaeologists have announced the discovery of dozens of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments bearing a biblical text found in a desert cave.
Key points:
- It is believed they were hidden during a Jewish revolt against Rome nearly 1,900 years ago
- They were located in a cave in the Judean Desert south of Jerusalem
- They were found in an operation to prevent possible plundering
It is believed they were hidden during a Jewish revolt against Rome nearly 1,900 years ago.
The fragments of parchment bear lines of Greek text from the books of Zechariah and Nahum and have been radiocarbon dated to the 2nd century AD, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
They are the first new scrolls found in archaeological excavations in the desert south of…
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