Overseas Network, March 16th. According to the Associated Press, Israeli archaeologists announced on the 16th local time that dozens of "Dead Sea Scrolls" fragments were found in a desert cave, believed to be nearly 1900 years ago. It was hidden here during a turmoil.
According to reports, the cave where the debris was found is located in a remote canyon in the Judean Desert.
These fragments are believed to belong to the same set as the parchment fragments found at the excavation site called "The Cave of Horror."
According to the Israel Antiquities Agency, after conducting radiocarbon dating, it was found that the fragments can be traced back to the 2nd century AD.
This is also the first batch of ancient scrolls found in the desert south of Jerusalem in the last 60 years.
Archaeologists believe that these fragments were hidden in caves during a Jewish uprising against the Romans between 132 and 136 AD.
According to The Times of Israel, a well-preserved woven basket was found during the excavation, 10,500 years old, and the remains of a mummified child with a history of about 6,000 years.
The "Dead Sea Scrolls" refer to scriptures that were successively discovered in caves near the Dead Sea east of Jerusalem during the 1940s and 1950s.
Since 2017, the Israel Cultural Relics Bureau has launched a series of rescue excavations in the Judean Desert to prevent the stolen and unearthed precious cultural relics.
(Overseas Net Zhao Jianxing)