History & Heritage

The Dead Sea Scrolls

How a shepherd discovered religious texts two thousand years old in desert caves.

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1In nineteen forty seven, a young shepherd searched for a lost goat near the Dead Sea.

2He threw a stone into a cave and heard the sound of breaking pottery.

3Inside the cave he found tall jars holding ancient scrolls wrapped in linen cloth.

4The scrolls contained Jewish religious texts written more than two thousand years ago.

5Scholars soon searched nearby caves and collected thousands of fragile leather fragments.

6Experts spent decades joining the tiny pieces like an enormous jigsaw puzzle.

7The texts showed how people prayed, lived, and understood their faith long ago.

8Scientists used carbon dating to confirm the remarkable age of the scrolls.

9Today the fragile scrolls rest in a special climate controlled museum in Jerusalem.

10Visitors from every country come to see these extraordinary survivors of the past.

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