MORE than 70 years after being discovered, a scientist has deciphered an ancient message from the final Dead Sea Scrolls.

Every mysterious symbol reliably matched Hebrew characters, according to researcher Emmanuel Oliveiro of the University of ...

When some scrolls were discovered in caves near the Dead Sea in 1946, they were deemed to be approximately 2,000 to 2,300 ...

For decades, scholars studying the Dead Sea Scrolls have puzzled over a small group of strange symbols and alphabets that appeared to belong to no known writing system. Now, a researcher says one of ...

Lost civilizations, mysterious artifacts, and vanished peoples have always fascinated those with an interest in antiquity. However, the first archaeologists were little more than glorified treasure ...

The Bat Creek stone was discovered in a small mound near Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. The archaeologists who dug it up in 1889 discovered a small stone tablet engraved with several mysterious alphabetic ...

An archaeologist working with the Temple Mount Sifting Project has uncovered a well-preserved clay seal stamped with Paleo-Hebrew letters that read, according to project researchers, "Belonging to Yed ...

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In the tapestry of human history, unexpected treasure finds have woven narratives that transcend time, unveiling glimpses of past eras. Lascaux painting. Credit: Public Domain Numerous unexpected ...