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A couple of young Bedouin shepherds just happened to discover the Dead Sea Scrolls while walking near Qumran, Israel. One innocently tossed a rock into a cave in 1947 and heard a crashing sound. What he had broken was a clay jar housing one of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls. This ultimately became the greatest historical find of the 20th Century. The scrolls contain historical, religious and linguistic significance. They are the second-oldest known manuscripts containing nearly all of the Old Testament. The Israel Museum preserves the scrolls.
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A Copper Treasure Map
After the findings of the Bedouin shepherds, archaeologists began exploring the cave near Quran. In 1952 they made another startling discovery. Another scroll hid in the darkness, only this one was different. To start, the scroll was made of copper, but that wasn’t the most exciting discovery. The scroll from the times of the first or second temple in Jerusalem was actually a map, and a treasure map! Hebrew writing mapped out 64 locations where gold and silver was hiding. Talk about a true treasure hunt.
A Copper Treasure Map