Cave 6Q on its own

Cave 6Q (a.k.a. Survey Cave-GQ 26 [olim D 14]) (map ref. 1932.1276) M. BAILLET, J. T. MILIK AND R. DE VAUX, The ‘Small Caves of Qumran’, DJD III Texts (Oxford, 1962) pp. 10 and 26, as follows (translated from the French): At the same time as cave 4Q or a little...

Letting Cave 11Q speak for itself . . .

Cave 11 (11Q) (map ref. 1936.1295) Excavation: early February 1956. Report: de Vaux, RB 63 (1956) 573-74. This cave was discovered by Bedouin in January 1956 who noticed a bat fly from a small opening in the lower cliffs. Soon after, its partially blocked entrance was...

The 56th Anniversary of the discovery of Cave 3

Cave 3 (3Q; a.k.a. Survey Cave G-8) (map ref. 1935.1310) Excavation: March 14-25, 1952. Final excavation report: de Vaux, DJD III. “19/3/1952. The cave in its original shape was very large, about 10 m. wide, but the ceiling had completely collapsed except in the rear...