The Dead Sea Scrolls may have been written, at least in part, by a sectarian group called the Essenes, according to nearly 200 textiles discovered in caves at Qumran, in the West Bank, where the ...

Three scraps of fabric found in Israeli caves had been dyed indigo, purple and crimson — the hues of the rich and regal during the Roman era — using sea snail ink some 2,000 years ago, a new analysis ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Dead Sea Scrolls may have been written, at least in part, by a sectarian group called the ...