In the Judean desert between 1946 and 1947 a young Bedouin shepherd named Muhammed edh-Dhib searched for a lost goat near rugged cliffs at Qumran by the Dead Sea. A member of the Taamireh tribe he was familiar with the land. Tired he discovered a small opening in a cliff face and tossed a stone into the darkness. Instead of a dull thud he heard shattering pottery which led him and his cousin into a hidden cave where one jar held ancient scrolls wrapped in linen and sealed with bitumen. These Dea