Two fascinating manuscripts from the Second Temple period from the collection of the Dead Sea Scrolls will be first exposed to the public as part of a huge exhibition of the Israel Antiquities Authority, which opens today,at the Museum of Science and Nature in Denver.
More than 600 ancient items from Israel will be on display, including a 3-ton stone from the Western Wall, the largest and most impressive lintel uncovered in the country from a First Temple mansion, and 20 scrolls from the Judean Desert which will be presented in two rounds for conservation reasons.