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# Dead Sea Scrolls

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Cave where priceless Dead Sea Scrolls were kept discovered in Judean desert

It’s thought the cave, one of 12 above the Dead Sea, was looted in the 1950s.

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Feb 9th 2017, 10:57 PM

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Google launches Dead Sea Scrolls online library

Only five conservators worldwide are authorized to handle the Dead Sea Scrolls, but now, everyone can view them.

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Dec 20th 2012, 9:58 AM

Dead Sea Scrolls

Two-thousand-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls go online

A joint project by Google and Israel’s national museum allows people to search high-resolution images of the scrolls for specific passages and translate verses into English.

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Sep 26th 2011, 5:48 PM