by hadassah | Dec 10, 2008 | Excavation
Pottery from Qumran Drinking Goblets During period Ib there were some workshops at Qumran. One in particular was used for making pottery. It had facilities for washing the clay in a shallow tank, a potter’s wheel, and kilns. It is likely that much of the...
by hadassah | Nov 4, 2008 | Excavation, Maccabean Period
Pantry at Qumran The more than one thousand pottery vessels stacked according to type and located in a pantry next door to the dining room, together with the nearby kitchen, containing several fireplaces, have indicated that the group using these facilities...
by hadassah | Apr 14, 2008 | Excavation
Mikveh at Qumran A number of mikva’ot [ritual baths] were scattered throughout the Qumran buildings. Fed with the flowing water supply and lined with plaster, these baths were considered proper for fulfilling the various purification rituals prescribed by...
by hadassah | Apr 13, 2008 | Excavation, Maccabean Period
Wadi Qumran and the Ruins Wadi Qumran Wadi Qumran and the Ruins The Qumran site is situated in a wadi, or dry river bed. During the winter months, torrential rains fill the wadi. The runoff from the cliffs was collected in water tunnels and channeled into the...
by hadassah | Apr 13, 2008 | Excavation, Maccabean Period
Water Channel at Qumran The Qumran settlement was equipped with a complex water system, which supported various industrial installations, especially for the making of pottery. Shown here is a remnant of the water channel, which in antiquity was covered by...
by hadassah | Apr 13, 2008 | Excavation, Maccabean Period
Cemetery at Qumran To the east of the Qumran ruins are the remains of a cemetery containing some 1100 graves. Only a small number were excavated, but a large proportion is graves of women and children. What do you want to know? Ask our AI widget and get answers...
