A groundbreaking discovery revealed the successful decoding of one of the last remaining Dead Sea Scrolls, which contained an ancient priestly calendar used by a Jewish sect over 2000 years ago ...

Introduction Half a century has now passed since a bedouin shepherd discovered a long-hidden cache of scrolls in a cave in cliffs above the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. The details of that ...

A scroll unearthed in the Judean Desert is shedding light on the ancient practices of astrology and mysticism in a discovery that has intrigued historians and archaeologists alike. Dubbed the ...

A charred scroll has been digitally deciphered for the first time in 2,000 years after it was buried in the ancient Italian city of Herculaneum following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

Most of the 100,000 real Dead Sea Scroll fragments lie in the Israel ... page report saying that while the fragments may be made of ancient leather, the ink was from modern times and altered ...

“The predictions are written in an archaic, anachronistic style, similar to the omen texts of the Akkadians, an ancient Semitic people.” “In contrast, the poetry in the Dead Sea Scrolls is sublime, ...

As research funding allows, so our knowledge of these ancient manuscripts will increase and international cooperation, already a fundamental part of Dead Sea Scrolls research, will allow a more ...

Visit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to see the Dead Sea Scrolls, Air Force One and explore fascinating presidential memorabilia.

Introduction Half a century has now passed since a bedouin shepherd discovered a long-hidden cache of scrolls in a cave in cliffs above the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. The details of that ...