The Copper Scroll was found near the Dead Sea Scrolls, but it was nothing like the others. Instead of scripture or religious writing, it was made from copper and listed directions to 64 places where ...

In the Judean Desert, not far from the Dead Sea, there is a series of caverns known as the Qumran Caves. Except for the occasional visit by Bedouin nomads, these caves held little interest to the ...

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Many of the Dead Sea Scrolls are much older than academics previously thought, a new study claims. Scientists from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands utilized artificial intelligence to ...

Over the years, scholars of the Dead Sea Scrolls have analyzed the ancient parchments with various methods: for example, X-rays, multispectral imaging, “virtual unfolding,” and paleography, i.e., ...

A question about pieces of a manuscript found in 1883 that may or may not be authentic led me into The Times’s archive. By Jennifer Schuessler The finds, ranging from just a few millimeters to a ...

Since their discovery, the historically and biblically hugely important Dead Sea Scrolls have transformed our understanding of Jewish and Christian origins. However, while the general date of the ...

The scientists behind this new study on the age of the Dead Sea Scrolls discuss their work in this video from the University of Groningen. This initial study opens a new path to dating these iconic ...