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    Who discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls, where and when?

    Question #30997. Asked by piglet. (Apr 02 03 2:30 PM)


    mibmob

    		The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered between 1947-1956 in 11 caves (5 by {Bedouin;} 6 by archaeologists)on the upper northwest shore of the Dead Sea. The area is 13 miles east of Jerusalem, and is -1300 ft. below sea level (Jerusalem is +2400 ft. above sea level).
    http://www.uncc.edu/jdtabor/dssfacts.html

    Apr 02 03, 3:45 PM
    Siskin

    		In 1947 a Bedouin shepherd found 7 scrolls in jars in a cave above Khirbet Qumran.
    Bedouin means an Arabic desert-dweller. It's any of the Arabic, nomadic peoples occupying the desert regions of Arabia and North Africa, now becoming increasingly settled.

    Apr 02 03, 9:19 PM

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