The ancient Hebrews who created the longest of the Dead Sea Scrolls did so using unique technology that may have helped the parchment survive so well over the last 2,000 years, researchers have ...

In 1947, shepherds discovered the now-famed Dead Sea Scrolls in the Judaean Desert’s 11 Qumran Caves. While their exact genesis is somewhat contested, these ancient Jewish manuscripts (many of which ...

A portion of the Temple Scroll, one of the longest of the Dead Sea Scrolls. (Israel Museum) A portion of the Temple Scroll, one of the longest of the Dead Sea Scrolls. (Israel Museum) (CN) – The Dead ...

A team of researchers led by MIT's Admir Masic have used a non-invasive technique to determine why one of the famous Dead Sea Scrolls is so well-preserved. The analysis of the 2,000-year-old Temple ...

Since the first discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947, the faded parchments of Qumran have provided extraordinary insights into the nature of Judaism at the time when Christianity was born. Now, ...

Early in 1947, a young Bedouin boy was herding sheep or smuggling goods across the Jordan River, both of which his ancestors had probably done for thousands of years. The smuggler-shepherd wandered ...

Efforts to link the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls with an ancient toilet site became the butt of a joke or two this week – and have touched off another round of debate over scroll history. Were the ...