Discovery of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments announced in Israel

A view of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Victoria Jones/PA)

Israeli archaeologists announced the discovery of dozens of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments bearing a biblical text found in a desert cave and believed hidden during a Jewish revolt against Rome nearly 1,900 years ago.

The fragments of parchment bear lines of Greek text from the books of Zechariah and Nahum and have been radiocarbon dated to the 2nd century AD, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.