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Who are National Geographic?National Geographic is a globally recognized media brand and scientific institution dedicated to the exploration, protection, and public understanding of our world. Founded in 1888 in Washington, D.C., by a group of 33 prominent scholars and scientists, it began as the National Geographic Society to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge.
What is Dead Sea Scrolls?Dead Sea Scrolls (also Qumran Caves Scrolls) are ancient Jewish religious, mostly Hebrew, manuscripts. They were found in the Qumran Caves in the West Bank near the Dead Sea. Many thousands of written fragments have been discovered in the Dead Sea area. They represent the remnants of larger manuscripts damaged by natural causes or through human interference, with the vast majority only holding small scraps of text. However, a small number of well-preserved, almost intact manuscripts have survived - fewer than a dozen among those from the Qumran Caves.
