The Dead Sea Scrolls are considered some of the most important documents out there

A Bedouin shepherd boy accidentally discovered a forgotten cache of clay jars in a cave.

The scrolls began an incredible journey before their true value was known.

Some scholars believe a sect of Jewish aesthetics called the Essenes authored the scrolls.

The Essenes are thought to have stowed the scrolls in the caves nearby to protect them from the rampaging Romans .

The Athlete Named War Scroll describes a 40-year conflict between the Sons of Light and the Sons .

The Temple Scroll details how long worshippers wanting to visit the Temple should abstain from sex.

The Copper Scroll is a map with directions to a lost treasure etched in copper.

The location of the temple treasure remains a mystery to this day .

Scholars have long suspected something was fishy about the museum's fragments, but it wasn't until 2018 that the museum received the testing results to confirm their fragments were not genuine.

Researchers later discovered that some of the leather in the fragments had once been a part of a pair of Roman era shoes.