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Places in Palestine matching “West Bank, Judaean Desert marl terrace above Dead Sea (governed via Qumran National Park)” · Mysteria

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“West Bank, Judaean Desert marl terrace above Dead Sea (governed via Qumran National Park)”🇵🇸 Palestine Clear all

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🇵🇸 Palestine · Ancient village

Qumran — Caves and Monastery of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Iron Age to Roman (8th c. BCE–68 CE; peak Hasmonaean–Herodian) · Israelite → Hasmonaean/Essene (Yahad) sect (possibly Sadducean debate) → Roman destruction

Essene terrace settlement feeding 11 cliff caves that yielded 972 Dead Sea Scrolls.