In 1947, a shepherd found the Dead Sea Scrolls. Many of the pieces were broken into tiny bits.

In 1948, he sold them to an antiquities dealer.

In 1949, the dealer sold them to Hebrew University.

By 1952, the scholars realized the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls. This led to exploring all 11 caves and 15,000 pieces of scrolls were found.

Putting together all the 15,000 jigsaw-like pieces took a long time.  

In 1991, the scrolls were made available to the public and are now displayed in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

Since 2008, people can view the Dead Sea Scrolls online.