Dead_Sea_Scrolls

Dead Sea Scrolls

Dead Sea Scrolls

DiscoveryInitial discovery (1946–1947)Search for the Qumran caves (1948–1949)Qumran caves rediscovery and new scroll discoveries (1949–1951)Excavations of Qumran and new cave discoveries (1951–1956, 2017, 2021)Caves and their contentsGalleryOriginQumran–Essene theoryQumran–Sectarian theoryChristian origin theoryJerusalem origin theoryPhysical characteristicsRadiocarbon datingPaleographic datingInk and parchmentPreservation