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What did archaeologists find in Israel?
Israeli archaeologists on Tuesday announced the discovery of dozens of Dead Sea Scroll fragments bearing a biblical text found in a desert cave and believed hidden during a Jewish revolt against Rome nearly 1,900 years ago.
What did the Dead Sea scrolls reveal?
The scrolls have shown how biblical texts are actually fungible: a few words re-ordered, and in some cases whole passages excised or rewritten, give insights into the history of these religious documents and help historians reconstruct how they were written and compiled.
What was found in the cave of horrors?
According to the Israel Antiquities Authority the burial was found along with 2,000-year-old Dead Sea scrolls. Fragments were Greek translations of the books of Nahum and Zechariah from the Book of the 12 Minor Prophets. The only text written in Hebrew was the name of God.
What is the newest archaeological find?
Top 10 Archaeological Discoveries of 2020
- Archaeologists Discover Giant Ice Age Mammoth Bone Structure.
- Archaeologists Find Large Neolithic Structure at Durrington Walls.
- Ornate Treasures Discovered in Tomb of Silla Princess.
- More Than 100 Painted Coffins Have Been Found at the Ancient Egyptian Necropolis of Saqqara.
What have archaeologists discovered?
Top ten archaeological discoveries
- Pompeii. After a devastating volcanic eruption of Mt.
- Tutankhamun’s tomb. The great Tutankhamun owes his fame to Howard Carter and George Herbert’s discovery of his tomb in 1922.
- Rosetta Stone.
- Terracotta Army.
- Richard III’s grave.
- Olduvai Gorge.
- Cave of Altamira.
- Dead Sea Scrolls.
What did archaeologists find in Jerusalem?
Israeli archaeologists say that new findings in Jerusalem’s Old City are among the most significant ever discovered. They believe a large building they uncovered is a city hall from 2,000 years ago, where dignitaries could relax before visiting Jerusalem’s Second Temple. Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem.
What did archeologists recently discovered?
In 2020, archaeologists announced the discovery of an 8-mile-long (12.9 kilometers) “canvas” of ice-age art that dates back 11,800 to 12,600 years. Drawn using ocher, the images include depictions of mastodons, giant sloths and other now-extinct beasts that lived at the time.
What was found in the Cave of Letters?
The Cave of Letters is a cave in Nahal Hever in the Judean Desert where letters and fragments of papyri from the Roman Empire period were found. Some are related to the Bar Kokhba revolt (circa 131-136), including letters of correspondence between Bar-Kokhba and his subordinates.
How old is Israel?
The State of Israel is born On 14 May 1948, Israel proclaimed its independence. Less than 24 hours later, the regular armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq invaded the country, forcing Israel to defend the sovereignty it had regained in its ancestral homeland.