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FROM J. PATRICH, “KHIRBET QUMRAN IN LIGHT OF NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS IN THE QUMRAN CAVES,” ANNALS NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 722.1 (DECEMBER 2006)

INSIDE CAVE 3Q. This plan shows the interior of Cave 3Q. Archaeologists found the Copper Scroll on a small ledge at the back of the cave’s front chamber, and they discovered other scroll fragments nearby. The cave’s original entrance was likely located at the front chamber’s southern end.