At a laboratory in Jerusalem, a scientist Tuesday shows one of dozens of newly discovered Dead Sea Scroll fragments, which were believed to be hidden in a cave in the Judean Desert nearly 1,900 years ago. Photo: VCG

The fragments contain biblical texts. The “Dead Sea Scrolls” refers to a collection of religious manuscripts found decades ago in caves in the West Bank near the Dead Sea. Photo: VCG

A photo provided by the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) on Tuesday shows archaeologists exploring a cave in the Judean Desert near the Dead Sea. Photo: VCG

An old photo now available to the public shows archaeologists sifting soil at an excavation in a cave in the Judean Desert south of Jerusalem known as the “Cave of Horror.” Photo: VCG

An IAA conservator shows the newly discovered scroll fragments, which date back nearly 1,900 years. Photo: VCG

An IAA conservator introduces a 10,500-year-old woven basket that was also recently unearthed from the cave. Photo: VCG

A scientist shows a cache of rare coins nearly 2,000 years old. Photo: VCG