Dead Sea Scrolls

From Desert Caves to the Internet

  •   Dead Sea Scrolls go Digital
  • 12/19/2012
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    Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times

    The Dead Sea Scrolls were buried in caves for centuries, and then enmeshed in controversy over scholarly access since their discovery in the late 1940s. But as of today, some 5,000 high-resolution images of the scrolls are readily available online, thanks to a collaboration between the Israel Antiquities Authority and Google.
     
    “Only five conservators worldwide are authorized to handle the Dead Sea Scrolls,” Shuka Dorfman, the director of the authority, told The Associated Press. “Now, everyone can touch the scroll on the screen around the globe.”
     
     
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