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Researchers in Israel say they have discovered the first new fragments of the Dead Sea scrolls for six decades, with the new artefacts dating back to the 2nd century.
The Israel Antiques Authority (IAA) announced on Tuesday that fragments of a scroll were found in a cave in the Judean Desert. The discovery came during a several-year-long survey of all the caves in the area, carried out by the IAA.
The Dead Sea Scrolls are among the earliest texts written in the Hebrew language and are 2,000 years old. Some two dozen have been newly discovered during a daring rescue operation.
Excavations of the Judean Desert were underway due to fears that any remaining Dead Sea Scrolls could be stollen. Israel Hasson, director-general of the IAA said: “For years now our most important heritage and cultural assets have been excavated illicitly and plundered in the Judean Desert caves for reasons of greed.”
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