Secrets of the Cave of Letters: Rediscovering a Dead Sea Mystery

by Richard A. Freund

One of the most spectacular archaeological discoveries in Israel took place in 1960, when the legendary Yigael Yadin excavated a cave in the Dead Sea area subsequently called the "Cave of Letters." Located near the site of the famous Dead Sea scrolls, the cave contained the largest cache of ancient personal correspondence and documents ever uncovered in Israel. Among the evidence were letters from Bar Kokhba, a messianic leader of a Jewish rebellion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591022053
• ISBN13: 9781591022053
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Humanities Press Intl
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"