Cave 7Q-9Q dispute

A publication by H. Eshel and M. Broshi makes a claim that Cave 7Q is east of the location marked, and caves 8Q and 9Q have been switched. This statement is incorrect. I have based the identifications of the caves on de Vaux’s descriptions. The actual location of...

Caves 7Q-10Q

Cave 7Q Figures: II, XXXI In 1955 a team of workers undertook the task to examine the entire perimeter of the marl terrace which supports the khirbeh in order to determine if there were other caves that had been into the marl as was the case for caves 4 and 5. This...

The Profiles of Caves 4Q and 5Q

THE CAVES OF THE SOUTHWEST SPUR OF THE SETTLEMENT: Caves 4Qa, 4Qb, 5Q and 10Q Cave 4 (4Q) (map ref. 1934.1276) In the first half of September 1952, close to the site of Kh. Qumran, Bedouin discovered three new caves bearing manuscript fragments. These became known as...