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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI analysis suggests Dead Sea Scrolls are older than scientists thought, but not all experts are convinced ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An AI analysis of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which include texts from the Hebrew Bible, could mean they were composed earlier than experts thought. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hKYi2NVms4W6sEqcGyG3k4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The scrolls were first discovered by a Bedouin shepherd inside the West Bank&#039;s caves of Qumran between 1946 and 1947.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls held by a gloved hand.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1,900-year-old papyrus 'best-documented Roman court case from Judaea apart from the trial of Jesus' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/1-900-year-old-papyrus-best-documented-roman-court-case-from-judaea-apart-from-the-trial-of-jesus</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/emQ5xHEVoZF5ii9Xp6PXAP-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly-translated document is called &#039;Papyrus Cotton&#039;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An orange-colored parchment is fragmented and covered in Greek letters]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5 archaeological 'digs' to watch in 2022 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeological predictions for the new year include: discoveries from Egypt's "lost golden city," new finds from Qumran and  evidence that may shed light on what life was like 11,000 years ago. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TNbgmPgz9SyX4cEDM97r98-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[This image shows part of Egypt&#039;s &#039;lost golden city.&#039;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This image shows part of Egypt&#039;s &#039;lost golden city.&#039;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Medieval Hebrew document could reveal why Dead Sea Scrolls were found in Qumran ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/medieval-damascus-document-dead-sea-scroll-mystery</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An ancient Hebrew document created more than 1,000 years ago and stashed away in Cairo may unlock a secret of the Dead Sea Scrolls. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:05:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:15:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hRtyTuyyywktPXQUWpcFuC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A conservator of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) shows fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls at their laboratory in Jerusalem on June 2, 2020.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A conservator of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) shows fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls at their laboratory in Jerusalem on June 2, 2020.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious second writer of Dead Sea Scroll uncovered by AI ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/dead-sea-scrolls-ai-two-scribes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two scribes wrote the famous Great Isaiah Scroll, researchers found with the help of AI and statistics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:59:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dJRWBpEKATrC6VnNuDfM5P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Great Isaiah Scroll, one of the seven original Dead Sea Scrolls found in the late 1940s, on display at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center. In a new study, researchers determined that two scribes wrote this scroll.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Great Isaiah Scroll, one of the seven original Dead Sea Scrolls found in the late 1940s, on display at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center. In a new study, researchers determined that two scribes wrote this scroll.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Biblical scroll discovered in 'Cave of Horror' in Israel ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fragments of a biblical scroll dating back 1,900 years have been discovered in the "Cave of Horror" in the Judean Desert in Israel. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:00:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:58:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TCCYQk3GeiSkwrM5pFsnwB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newfound biblical scroll, called the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets, was written in Greek.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets scroll, written in Greek.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient DNA could reveal full stories on the Dead Sea Scrolls ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tiny traces of ancient DNA in Dead Sea Scrolls could help scientists piece the fragments together. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2020 20:06:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:55:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oy4gvRoi8ALkwsDUZ98ru4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fragments of the dead sea scrolls photographed in a lab in Jerusalem, Israel in 2012.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Fragments of the dead sea scrolls photographed in a lab in Jerusalem, Israel in 2012.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Blank' Dead Sea Scrolls have hidden letters on them ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ These Dead Sea Scroll fragments appeared blank to the naked eye. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2020 22:36:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:54:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gqvmt5UCs33oBADGa4LLWj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Hebrew word &quot;Shabbat&quot; is visible in the upper right hand corner. A lamed (the letter &quot;L&quot; in Hebrew) is written on the left side of the fragment.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Hebrew word &quot;Shabbat&quot; is visible in the upper right hand corner. A lamed (the letter &quot;L&quot; in Hebrew) is written on the left side of the fragment.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Secret to This Dead Sea Scroll’s Incredible Preservation — And Inevitable Destruction — Could Be Salt ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Temple Scroll is the best preserved of all 900 Dead Sea Scrolls, and researchers just got one step closer to figuring out its secret. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xKCYpEmKae4TcsnTdPvScR-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Temple Scroll — one of the longest and best-preserved of the Dead Sea Scrolls — is made of 19 leather strips coated in an inorganic layer of salts and minerals. Dark splotchy areas (like in the one in center of this picture) indicate where the inorganic layer has detached from the base. In a new study, researchers tried to figure out what, exactly, this inorganic layer is made of.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[What is dead may never die.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 7 Biblical Sites Ravaged by Modern-Day Looters ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65082-biblical-archaeological-sites-looted.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ These historical ruins from the time of Jesus attract more than the public eye — Looters continue to raid the archaeological remains in hopes of selling what they find. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:41:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GzTMQLFpyK6kQYcyzyie5g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers patrol the Iraq National Museum, which opened its doors July 3, 2003, for the first time since the April 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, Iraq. The museum was plagued with weeks of looting that also sacked the museum. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers patrol the Iraq National Museum, which opened its doors July 3, 2003, for the first time since the April 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, Iraq. The museum was plagued with weeks of looting that also sacked the museum. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Archaeologists Are Looking for Dead Sea Scrolls Inside 2 Newfound Qumran Caves ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64200-dead-sea-scrolls-caves-discovered.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The caves are in just the right spot to hold these biblical-era manuscripts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:31:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:33:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PkQqEGC6UTcidiLoquhHsj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[These Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered during a 1947 excavation of Qumran caves northwest of the Dead Sea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[These Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered during a 1947 excavation of Qumran caves northwest of the Dead Sea.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[These Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered during a 1947 excavation of Qumran caves northwest of the Dead Sea.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dead Sea Scroll Fragments in Museum of the Bible Are Fake ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63895-dead-sea-scroll-fakes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ These aren't ancient pieces of the biblical text but rather modern forgeries. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:41:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:57:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yg24hZ9qsCmhfqHfshNd4K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A &quot;Dead Sea Scroll&quot; fragment on display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A &quot;Dead Sea Scroll&quot; fragment on display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hidden text Found on 'Blank' Dead Sea Scrolls ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Previously hidden text on fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls is now readable, revealing a possible undiscovered scroll and solving a debate about the sacred Temple Scroll. The discoveries came from a new infrared analysis of the artifacts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 10:08:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:53:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bk46dzUZxu9dJQjVex7vZV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Great Psalms Scroll seen next to the newfound fragment containing Psalm 147:1.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Great Psalms Scroll]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dead Sea Scroll Remains a Puzzle After Scientists Crack its Code ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The scroll contains part of a 364-day calendar of holy days. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 23:29:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:55:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V9v4VUwcVetiNaujy3mgET-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly deciphered Dead Sea Scroll was found in &quot;cave four&quot; (shown here), near the site of Qumran in Israel.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The newly deciphered Dead Sea Scroll was found in &quot;cave four&quot; (shown here), near the site of Qumran in Israel.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could This Newfound Cave Hold More Dead Sea Scrolls? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists have hopes of finding new fragments of these biblical manuscripts. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wh9dE4KS9UXWJt5SA6eVUf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Images of the newfound cave have yet to be released. Here, the caves of Qumran that were discovered between 1947-1956]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Images of the newfound cave have yet to be released. Here, the caves of Qumran that were discovered between 1947-1956]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5 Major Archaeology Discoveries to Look for in 2018 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From a warrior's tomb in Greece to a Dead Sea Scrolls cave, here are some of the biggest archaeological discoveries likely to come in 2018. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/crL5j7kvfGFX5JGvbr4CFL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Dead Sea Scrolls on display at Qumran in 2010.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[dead sea scrolls]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are the Museum of the Bible's Dead Sea Scrolls Fakes? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scholars are still debating whether the 13 fragments are legitimate scraps of the ancient Hebrew Bible or modern forgeries. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vvwP3HthHTBZHnvrmDChR8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Visitors look at an exhibit about the Dead Sea scrolls at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Visitors look at an exhibit about the Dead Sea scrolls at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 28 New Dead Sea Scrolls Fragments Sold in US ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Twenty-eight fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls that were purchased from the antiquities market have yet to be published, but are now sitting in three U.S. institutions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2017 10:45:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:15:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/67Qx9EiZbRSMY67LBY2gmb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of the 15 fragments that was recently sold and is now in an institution in the United States that hasn&#039;t made a public announcement.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[dead sea scrolls in america]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Photos: Dead Sea Scrolls in America ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's a look at the fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls that have been sold on the antiquities market and are currently in institutions in the U.S. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JtZW6nG7vqGpHK4eMJt7JQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This fragment is at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California. It preserves part of Deuteronomy 27:4-6, a passage in which the lord commands that an altar be built for him at Mount Gerizim. A preliminary study of the fragment was written and published online in 2010 by James Charlesworth, a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[dead sea scrolls in america]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 7 Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls Revealed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From virtual unwrapping to old-fashioned archaeological excavation, scientists are using a variety of techniques to reveal new information about the Dead Sea Scrolls. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tNjHp32dEBAxWmjG9gRCN7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A detail of fragments of the 2000-year-old Dead Sea scrolls at a laboratory before photographing them on December 18, 2012 in Jerusalem, Israel.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A detail of fragments of the 2000-year-old Dead Sea scrolls at a laboratory before photographing them on December 18, 2012 in Jerusalem, Israel.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 12th Dead Sea Scrolls Cave Found in Israel ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A cave that held Dead Sea Scrolls before they were stolen in the mid-20th century has been discovered in Qumran, Israel. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2017 19:48:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z6ZJVJ7qdW55MsqKakaJwk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archaeologists recently discovered a cave (entrance, shown at left) near Qumran in Israel, though most of the &quot;Dead Sea Scrolls&quot; in the cave had been taken in the mid-20th century.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Archaeologists recently discovered a cave (entrance, shown at left) near Qumran in Israel, though most of the &quot;Dead Sea Scrolls&quot; in the cave had been taken in the mid-20th century.]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ Several Dead Sea Scrolls fragments have been revealed in two new books. Here's a look at images of the scrolls, which hold text from various books of the Hebrew Bible. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2017 18:53:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pKVQvRqXEjBmaUUrBk7aCa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Qumran caves at the archaeological site in the Judean desert of the West Bank, Israel]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Qumran caves at the archaeological site in the Judean desert of the West Bank, Israel]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ In 1947, or late 1946, the first batch of Dead Sea Scrolls was found in a cave located near the site of Qumran in what is now the West Bank. These bits of biblical history continue to perplex archaeologists to this day. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zxkSkneHt9B4X3bvbt5AGN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Temple scroll is the thinnest of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Discovered in 1956, it contains God&#039;s instructions on how to run the Temple.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Temple Scroll is a Dead Sea Scroll available online.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What are the Dead Sea Scrolls, the ancient texts from the Hebrew Bible found in the caves of Qumran? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/24595-qumran-dead-sea-scrolls.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The famous biblical manuscripts were found in caves near this ancient settlement. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9irgv5KRm79EKxophgwbGX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Dead Sea Scrolls were unearthed in the 1940s in caves near the ancient settlement of Qumran in Israel. The hundreds of scrolls found there were written in Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic, and contain some of the oldest written Biblical text. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[man in gloves holds dead sea scroll fragment with tweezers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5 Big Archaeology Stories to Watch for in 2017 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's a look at major archaeological stories to watch for in 2017, including new biblical discoveries, Dead Sea Scrolls findings and Great Pyramid insights. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DXHohaDjGMUSQ3soj7rz5i-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Built for the pharaoh Khufu about 4,500 years ago, the Great Pyramid at Giza is considered a wonder of the ancient world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Great pyramid at Giza]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 9 Biggest Archaeology Findings of 2016 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From new Dead Sea Scrolls to the youngest mummy ever found in Egypt, to a 1,500-year-old stone complex the size of 200 American football fields to the tomb of Jesus, here's a look at the biggest archaeology stories of 2016. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2016 14:21:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:21:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UHph4HfHMNdHdjAv55RQWC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A massive stone structure, dating back 1,500 years, has been discovered along the Caspian Sea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[massive stone complex]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Hebrew Papyrus Seized from Looters, But Is It Authentic? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare, 2,700-year-old papyrus with Hebrew script that had been looted from a cave in the Judean Desert has been seized in an elaborate operation. Some scholars question whether the text is a modern-day forgery. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2016 18:47:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CfsayEmdESPb6RmcwTkEfF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Shai Halevi, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The rare papyrus from the time of the First Temple, or the seventh century B.C.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The rare papyrus from the time of the First Temple, or the seventh century B.C.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 25 New 'Dead Sea Scrolls' Revealed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than 25 previously unpublished "Dead Sea Scroll" fragments, dating back 2,000 years and holding text from the Hebrew Bible, have been brought to light, their contents detailed in two new books. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o2JP7zzKT6qiDaGnYoNeBS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This scroll fragment preserves parts of the Book of Leviticus, in which God promises to reward the people of Israel if they observe the Sabbath and obey the 10 commandments. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This scroll fragment preserves parts of the Book of Leviticus, in which God promises to reward the people of Israel if they observe the Sabbath and obey the 10 commandments. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are These New Dead Sea Scrolls the Real Thing? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/56429-are-new-dead-sea-scrolls-forgeries.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Around 70 Dead Sea Scrolls fragments have appeared on the antiquities market since 2002, and at least one archaeologist thinks some of these fragments are modern-day forgeries. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:47:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pKVQvRqXEjBmaUUrBk7aCa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Qumran caves at the archaeological site in the Judean desert of the West Bank, Israel]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Qumran caves at the archaeological site in the Judean desert of the West Bank, Israel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gallery of Dead Sea Scrolls: A Glimpse of the Past ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Dead Sea scrolls are now online. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:58:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:38:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mc8FUcpt44227m9nGtj9bH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Great Isaiah Scroll is one of the original seven Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in Qumran in 1947. It is the best preserved of the scrolls, and is nearly complete.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Great Isaiah Scroll is available online.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1,700-Year-Old Dead Sea Scroll 'Virtually Unwrapped,' Revealing Text ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The En-Gedi scroll, a text that includes part of the Book of Leviticus in the Hebrew Bible that was ravaged by fire about 1,400 years ago, is now readable, thanks to a complex digital analysis called "virtual unwrapping." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2016 18:28:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UemvTCrms3Q3JPRAFoWUGJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[From Seales et al., Sci. Adv. 2:e1601247 (2016). Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC).]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The charred scroll from En-Gedi (right) that experts digitally unfurled (left).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[En-Gedi scroll]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Charred Remains of 1,500-Year-Old Hebrew Scroll Deciphered ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/51610-burned-hebrew-scroll-deciphered.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A burned 1,500-year-old Hebrew scroll found on the shore of the Dead Sea was recently deciphered, 45 years after archaeologists discovered it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:00:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:54:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Goldbaum ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AMpQUD2AqCwR8cUY7PeKpQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A fragment of the recently deciphered Ein Gedi scroll.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Cave of the Skulls' Robbers Get Prison Term in Israel ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/51145-antiquities-thieves-sentenced-prison.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A team of antiquities thieves who were caught red-handed after looting an ancient cave in Israel have been sentenced to 18 months in prison ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 18:51:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:55:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vo3hjEAp6YuiT9Qa7mnmfE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[The Unit for the Prevention of Antiquities Robbery, Israel Antiquities Authority]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Israeli authorities recently sentenced six men to 18 months in prison after they were caught looting an ancient archaeological site known as &quot;Cave of the Skulls&quot; (shown here). The site is home to 2,000-year-old Roman artifacts and 6,000-year-old remains from the Chalcolithic period. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[cave of the skulls in israel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Israel's Declaration of Independence Recreated in High-Tech Photo ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/49339-israel-declaration-of-independence-recreated.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Israel's Declaration of Independence was photographed with a high-tech camera that will recreate the document's original appearance. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 20:03:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:01:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kelly Dickerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xkqT8ekLsUd4RWiZbetVDR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The high-tech photo system will recreate the original appearance of the Declaration of Independence.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The high-tech photo system will recreate the original appearance of the Declaration of Independence.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alleged Dead Sea Scrolls Looters Indicted in Israel ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/49046-dead-sea-scroll-looters-indicted.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A gang of robbers accused of trying to steal the Dead Sea Scrolls from a cave in the Judean Desert was indicted Sunday (Dec. 7) in Israel. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2014 19:41:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:02:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Peterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zs2PEaCFXe4N5aBFVXthGK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This 2,000-year-old lice comb was one of the artifacts recovered from the gang of cave looters in the Judean Desert.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A 2,000-year-old lice comb.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Texts Found in 'Dead Sea Scroll' Caves ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An archaeologist says he discovered nine tiny scrolls with biblical text from the Qumran caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were unearthed, according to news reports. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2014 19:22:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:15:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9ogQxS8mnzbakpUnTNZ7tT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In 1947 a Bedouin shepherd unearthed the first of nearly 900 texts that would come to be known as the Dead Sea Scrolls. They were found in a series of 11 caves near Qumran, Israel (shown here).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[the caves of qumran from israel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Holy Land: 7 Amazing Archaeological Finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From a massive structure beneath the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea Scrolls to a palace that may have been used by King David, archaeological discoveries abound in the Holy Land, a place of great religious importance. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:35:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:28:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7SWiJvDRRSSzkVcb2gR54n-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the Dome of the Rock and Western Wall in Jerusalem]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Dome of the Rock and Western Wall in Jerusalem]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hey Buddy, Wanna Buy a Dead Sea Scroll? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/34819-for-sale-dead-sea-scrolls.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The sale of these priceless antiquities has angered many experts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 15:47:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:46:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Lallanilla ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W52iG7tgxTXcWWEpq9748P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Torah Precepts scroll, provides religious instructions to members of the Jewish faith, and includes a Hebrew calendar, religious laws (called halakhot) and information about the Temple and its rituals. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[One of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Torah Precepts scroll, provides religious instructions to members of the Jewish faith, and includes a Hebrew calendar, religious laws (called halakhot) and information about the Temple and its rituals. Credit: Library of C]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[One of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Torah Precepts scroll, provides religious instructions to members of the Jewish faith, and includes a Hebrew calendar, religious laws (called halakhot) and information about the Temple and its rituals. Credit: Library of C]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Copy of 10 Commandments Goes Digital ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/25483-ancient-manuscript-ten-commandments.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The text is among several important religious documents put online by Cambridge. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oWFW2iZJ2HogvYNU5TZjY6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The &quot;Nash Papyrus,&quot; which contains the text of the Ten Commandments.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Album: Who 'Penned' the Dead Sea Scrolls? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Textiles found in caves in Israel reveal a Jewish sect mayhave authored the religious texts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:28:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:44:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JPrgfAU8Pc9PGmQt7TuSw3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Clara Amit, courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new research shows that of the 200 textiles from Qumran all but four were originally used as clothing. They look plain and, in general, contain no decoration. This particular textile was later recycled for use as a scroll wrapper. The top has missing weft threads.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[dead sea scrolls]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mystery of Dead Sea Scroll Authors Possibly Solved ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/17123-dead-sea-scrolls-writers-textiles.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A religious sect may have penned the texts, suggest textiles discovered in Israel. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:56:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:06:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JjD3mZj56WQsVUpLaFWFrm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[First excavated by Roland de Vaux in the 1950s, the site of Qumran in Israel is mired in controversy. De Vaux believed that it was a monastic settlement used by the Essenes and that the Dead Sea Scrolls were composed here. More recent archaeological work has cast doubt on this idea. The new textile research may help resolve the debate.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[the dead sea with the archaeological site called the qumran where the dead sea scrolls were stored]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Computers Piece Together Scattered Medieval Scrolls ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/16620-digitized-cairo-genizah-texts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A treasure drove of scattered scrolls is stitched together digitally ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:53:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:37:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CYqocRdrzVqZW7eWzKztqj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[American Friends of Tel Aviv University (AFTAU)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A scroll fragment from the Cairo Genizah, a trove of hundreds of years worth of records, letters and lists found in a synagogue in Cairo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A fragment from the Cairo Genizah.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dead Sea Scrolls Get New Life Online ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/16240-dead-sea-scrolls-life-online.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ You can now scroll through the oldest known biblical manuscripts, and English translations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:17:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:37:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CJA8VnwTXunfodrRz3sn7G-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Temple Scroll consists of 18 sheets of parchment, each of which has three or four columns of text; the lengthy scroll, spanning 26.74 feet (8.15 meters) and considered the largest scroll ever discovered in the Qumran caves, is now digitized online with English translations. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[digitized image of the Dead Sea Scroll called the Temple Scroll]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[digitized image of the Dead Sea Scroll called the Temple Scroll]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Was Jesus a Real Person? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/13711-jesus-christ-man-physical-evidence-hold.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From burial shrouds to pieces of the cross, there are a lot of Christian relics in the world parading as evidence that Jesus Christ lived. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:08:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Natalie Wolchover ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AJFWZJGyvpipBN73gX8ymJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photo: Toby Hudson]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Stained glass at St John the Baptist&#039;s Anglican Church, Ashfield, New South Wales.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Stained glass at St John the Baptist&#039;s Anglican Church, Ashfield, New South Wales. Photo credit: Toby Hudson]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Stained glass at St John the Baptist&#039;s Anglican Church, Ashfield, New South Wales. Photo credit: Toby Hudson]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Warriors Once Occupied Dead Sea Scrolls Site ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/1682-warriors-occupied-dead-sea-scrolls-site.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fierce warriors once occupied the complex where the Dead Sea Scrolls were written. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:18:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:17:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Whipps ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QEqti3i7VyvDAHkmh4QuSG-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Image by Robert R. Cargill. (c) Copyright 2007 UCLA Qumran Visualization Project]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the north side of the reconstructed Khirbet Qumran fortress, facing south towards the Dead Sea.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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