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…
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 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…
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…
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…
If we would allow Cave 3 to speak for itself . . .
Cave 3Q, located in the same cave cluster as 11Q, is of non-Essene, lay character (including a Lamentations megilla). It is likely connected with the Zealots, the self-appointed protectors of the Temple and its treasures, since it contained the Copper…
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…
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