Left, a Pottery Storeroom where shreds of broken in an earthquake pottery were buried underground & on the right is the Qumran community kitchen

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Pottery Storeroom where pieces of pottery broken during the earthquake of 31 BC were found undergroumd and further in the room is the Qumran Sect community kitchen, this room is adjacent to the Refectory or the community ining room. In the Second Temple era the site of Qumran was where the Essenes lived and around which most of the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. In the background is the Dead Sea and above a cloudy sky. June 28, 2024

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Qumran, Israel
Photo credit: © Dan Porges / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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