Hebrew University archeologists find 12th Dead Sea Scrolls cave

"This exciting excavation is the closest we’ve come to discovering new Dead Sea scrolls in 60 years," says researcher.

Archaeologists Oren Gutfeld and Ahiad Ovadia survey the cave

Archaeologists Oren Gutfeld and Ahiad Ovadia survey the cave

(photo credit: COURTESY OF CASEY L. OLSON AND OREN GUTFELD)

ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD

FEBRUARY 8, 2017 17:54

Updated: FEBRUARY 9, 2017 09:04

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