31 1st century cave artifacts from Qumran, Israel!
The Qumran caves preserved artifacts from many periods, and especially from c.200 B.C. to 68 A.D.
The Dead Sea Scrolls date from about 250 B.C. to 68 A.D.
The artifacts from the cave come from the same period as the Qumran caves; that is, the objects
(with the exception of the 3 Ceramic Containers, Iron Age II) date from the
late Hellenistic (= Hasmonean) to the Early Roman period, or from c. 150 B.C. to about 70 A.D.
All are typical of Jerusalem and its environs. The light green hue of most of the glass is due
to the metal oxides in the material from this area. This cave or tomb dates from about 100 B.C.
(the date of the major manuscript of The Rule of the Community) to 70 A.D. (two years after the
Romans burned Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden).
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