The Scrolls Cave

The Scrolls Cave (HM2FV5)

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N 31° 44.428', W 35° 27.496'

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Bedouins discovered this cave in August of 1952. Fourteen thousand fragments of scrolls were unearthed as they sifted through the dust within. Archaeologists who reached the cave later, uncovered an additional 1,000 fragments. Scholars believe that a Roman soldier who entered the cave in 68 C.E.tore the scrolls intentionally, and that later, ravages by animals and climate inflicted further damage. As research proceeded the fragments of these scrolls were pieced together to produce 530 different scrolls. Publication of these scrolls was completed in 2001.

storage jars and a scroll
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HM NumberHM2FV5
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Date Added Thursday, April 18th, 2019 at 11:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)25R E 267119 N 3514298
Decimal Degrees31.74046667, -35.45826667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 44.428', W 35° 27.496'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 44' 25.68" N, 35° 27' 29.76" W
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