John Hyrcanus

Qumran, located on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank, is a major archaeological site founded between 134 and 104 BC under John Hyrcanus. Associated with the Essenes, it is best known for the discovery in 1947 of the Dead Sea Scrolls in its caves. The excavations of Roland de Vaux revealed cisterns, ritual baths and communal rooms. The site was destroyed by the Romans in AD 68 during the First Jewish–Roman War.

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