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PMR205-07 Israel, Negev Desert, Khirbet Qumran: ruins of the settlement of the strict Jewish sect, (probably) the Essenes, close to the caves. Occupied between 800 BC and 66 AD, but first excavated in 1951. The long room on the left may be where the Dead Sea Scrolls were written. Keywords: desert, historic, culture, archeology

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PMR205-07
Upload Date: 1985-04-15 00:00:00
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Israel, Negev Desert, Khirbet Qumran: ruins of the settlement of

the strict Jewish sect, (probably) the Essenes, close to the caves. Occupied between 800 BC and 66 AD, but first excavated in 1951. The long room on the left may be where the Dead Sea Scrolls were written.
Keywords: desert, historic, culture, archeology