Dead Sea Scrolls

The Dead Sea Scrolls are some 900 fragmented and complete documents recovered from eleven caves located off the western shore of the Dead Sea in Israel.

Dead Sea Scrolls: A Photo Essay
A photo essay of the Dead Sea Scrolls and artifacts from Qumran, with photos from the Israeli Antiquities Authority from an exhibit by the Pacific Science Museum and text by your guide to Archaeology at About.

Dead Sea Scrolls - Library of Congress
From the recent exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. Includes a few high-res photographs, and text descriptions.

The Gnostic Society: The Dead Sea Scrolls
A collection of materials about the Scrolls throughout the web, collated at the Gnosis Archives by Lance Owens.

The Orion Center
The Orion Center at the Institute for Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem was formed in 1995 to investigate aspects of the scrolls.

Trivia Quiz: Dead Sea Scrolls
What do you know about the ancient religious texts called the Dead Sea Scrolls? Try this quiz and find out.

Western Semitic Research Project
From the University of South Carolina, commentary on the Dead Sea Scrolls by Marilyn J. Lundberg, with illustrations and examination of the Copper Scroll, Isaiah Pesher and the Rule of Congregation.

Dead Sea Scrolls (Ancient History)
About's guide to Ancient History, N.S. Gill, provides links and more information about the scrolls.

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