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Plates and Bowls from Qumran Dec 18th 2011, 11:00 The site of Qumran was probably first occupied beginning in the late Iron Age between about the 8th century BCE through the fall of the Kingdom of Judah (586 BCE). But about 135 BC, the site was cleared and a new settlement established on some of the foundations of the Iron Age structures. Despite an earthquake in 31 BCE, Qumran remained populated after that until 68 CE, when it was destroyed by the Roman army during the third Jewish revolt. One of the great questions at Qumran is where did the people live? Scholars estimate that given that only a handful of buildings at Qumran had second floor living quarters, so no more than 70 people could have resided at the site itself. The dining room at Qumran could have fed between 120 and 150 individuals; and this selection of plates is from the pantry at Qumran, where over 1,000 individual dishes were identified; as stated, the cemetery held 1,100 burials. Signs of habitation have been found in some of the Dead Sea Caves at Qumran, including dishes, food storage jars and oil lamps, and it is possible that some members of the community lived in tents or huts around the site. Primary Source Jodi Magness, 2002. The Archaeology of the Dead Sea Scrolls. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, Grand Rapids, Michigan. For More Information Archaeology of the Dead Sea Scrolls Pacific Science Center Exhibition: The Dead Sea Scrolls The Israeli Antiquities Authority

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