Israeli archaeologists have discovered of dozens of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments bearing a biblical text found in a desert cave, and believed hidden during a Jewish revolt against Rome nearly 1900 years ago.
The fragments of parchment bear lines of Greek text from the books of Zechariah and Nahum and have been dated around the 1st century AD based on the writing style, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority, which announced the discovery on Tuesday.
They are the first new scrolls found in archaeological excavations in the desert south of Jerusalem in 60 years.
