Henri de Contenson, a French archaeologist, and Józef Milik, a famous early Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, discovered the Copper Scroll accidentally in 1952 in Cave 3 near Qumran during a survey of the hundreds of caves along the western shore of the Dead Sea.
A treasure map like no other, the Copper Scroll is a tantalizing artifact from the ancient world, believed to hold the secrets of a hidden fortune. Crafted around 70 C.E., this remarkable scroll was created by the Jewish community as they faced the impending threat of Roman forces, who were set to plunder the Great … Read more