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Ancient Origins Tour IRAQ

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Almost as interesting as the content of the Dead Sea Scrolls themselves has been the question of who created and cared for them. It seems that the answer may be an enigmatic religious group known as the Essenes.

A skull found at Qumran. (Archaeology-of-Qumran/CC BY SA 3.0) Two scrolls from the Dead Sea Scrolls lie at their location in the Qumran Caves before being removed for scholarly examination by archaeologists.

Skeletons Found Near Dead Sea Scrolls Likely Belonged to an Enigmatic Religious Group

The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls is regarded as one of the greatest archaeological finds in history. Almost as interesting as the content of the texts themselves has been the question of who...