60 years ago these religious document were found in some caves near the dead sea. information about the old testament bible. in 1947, a Bedouin shepherd climbing among st some cliffs near the dead sea thew rock in cave. many of the scrolls were broken into tiny pieces. in 1948, he sold the pieces of paper to an antiquities dealer. in 1949, the dealer sold them to Hewbrew University. by 1952, the scholars realized that these ancient writings were related to bible. putting together all tiny scroll pieces into the correct original document. the dead sea scrolls were a combination of hymns and poems. in 1991, the scrolls made available to the public. since 2008, scholars have been digitally photographing the scrolls so that anyone can view the dead sea scroll online.