Qumran
Qumran is an archaeological site located on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank. It comprises the remains of a large, fortified settlement dating from roughly the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE, and it sits near a series of limestone cliffs where the Dead Sea Scrolls were later discovered in nearby caves.
The site features a planned, monastic-appearing complex with a walled enclosure, a courtyard, and buildings that
The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered between 1947 and the 1950s in caves above Qumran, are among the
Scholars have long associated Qumran with an Essene community described by ancient sources, though the exact