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Ropes and Cables found at Wadi Murabba'at Dec 15th 2011, 11:01 The archaeological site of Wadi Murabba'at is located about 11 miles from Qumran, also in the northern Judean desert near the shores of the Dead Sea. In three caves at Murabba'at were discovered more scrolls, including letters which report the events related to the Bar Kokhba revolt, and mention the leader of the uprising, Shimon Ben Kosiba. This revolt, also called the Second Jewish Revolt against the Romans, took place CE 132-35. Additional scrolls dating to the first centuries BCE and CE have been found at Masada (which was famously stormed by the Romans early in CE 74) and the Cave of the Letters, which include the personal documents of a young woman named Babatha, who hid them from the Romans in CE 132. 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 Cave of Letters: Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land, from NOVA

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