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Mystery Explored: Lost Treasures of the Copper Scroll
Expedition Dates: November 25 - December 9, 2006

Summary:

In the depths of an Israeli cave, archaeologists found rolls of dusty manuscripts dating to the 1st century AD. Unlike other scrolls written on parchment, these were inscribed on a copper scroll. Scholars believe the copper scrolls represent a detailed treasure map—a list of hiding places where the priests of Jerusalem’s Second Temple stored their most precious silver and gold artifacts during times of trouble. To learn more, I rappelled into the caves outside Qumran, created my own copper scroll, and used ground-penetrating radar inside a newly excavated tunnel hundreds of yards beneath the ground on a quest for one of the most valuable treasures in history.

Sponsoring Institution: The History Channel

Experts involved: Dr. Alison Schofield Dr. Israel Finkelstein Dr. Oren Gutfeld Mr. Vendyl Jones Dr. Peter Kyle McCarter Mr. Robert Feather Ms. Alda Naghawy

Locations Visited: Jerusalem, Israel Qumran, Israel Valley of Achor, Israel Fort of Hyrcania, Israel Timna Valley, Israel

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