Here's how archaeologists are saving some of the world's most precious artifacts from destruction
Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
In December 2014, a gang of robbers was caught red-handed attempting to steal a set of several-thousand-year-old artifacts in the Dead Sea. The group of six was arrested, but not before they caused extensive damage to an important site archaeologists know as the "Cave of Skulls."
Roughly a year and a half later, Israeli archaeologists are wrapping up the largest excavation in the Judean desert in the past 50 years, in an attempt to save other artifacts from future damage. They're searching for any artifacts they can save, particularly any remains of the Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of ancient texts written on papyrus and parchment.
Ahead, see how archaeologists perform their excavations.
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