Bibliograph

Secrets of the Cave of Letters, rediscovering a Dead Sea mystery, Richard A. Freund

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Secrets of the Cave of Letters, rediscovering a Dead Sea mystery, Richard A. Freund

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Secrets of the Cave of Letters

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

915974144

Responsibility statement

Richard A. Freund

Series statement

DK adventures

Sub title

rediscovering a Dead Sea mystery

Summary

One of the most spectacular archaeological discoveries In Israel took place in 1960 when the legendary Yigael Yadin excavated a cave in the Dead Sea area subsequently called the "Cave of Letters." The cave contained the largest cache of ancient personal correspondence and documents ever uncovered in Israel

Table Of Contents

Secrets of the Cave of Letters -- The origins of a cave -- Bar Kokhba: the second coming of the Messiah? -- The minimalists and the maximalists of archaeology and the Bar Kokhba Rebellion -- Return to the caves: from Bethsaida to the Dead Sea -- The Copper Scroll and the Dead Sea caves -- "The Cave of the Column" and the Cave of the Letters -- X marks the spot: the rest of the story -- A tale of two caves: Babatha and her-story -- Future secrets of Dead Sea caves research

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