The fragments of the biblical texts are believed to have been stashed away in a cave during an armed Jewish uprising against Rome,
DW reports.
Israeli archaeologistson Tuesday said dozens of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments bearing a biblical text and hidden nearly 1,900 years ago have been discovered in a desert cave.
The parchment fragments are the first new scrolls found in archaeological excavations south ofthe city of Jerusalem in the last 60 years.
What have archeologists found?
The artifacts have been radiocarbon dated to the 2nd century AD, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The lines of Greek text on the fragments come from the biblical books of Zechariah and Nahum.
The fragments are believed to have been hidden during the Bar Kochba Revolt, an armed uprising against Rome during the reign of Emperor Hadrian, between 132 and 136 AD.
"For the first time in approximately 60 years, archaeological excavations have uncovered fragments of a biblical scroll," the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said in a statement.
The fragments also include passages written in Greek from the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets, which is part of the Hebrew Bible.
One fragment, from the book of Zechariah, reads: "These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to one another, render true and perfect justice in your gates."
