7. The Dead Sea Scrolls
Total Score: 74
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of ancient Hebrew manuscripts discovered at the shore of the Dead Sea. Somewhere around 825 to 870 scrolls were found between 1947 and 1956. The scrolls are a collection of texts from the Old Testament including rule books and war strategies. The collection is suspected to have origins from the Jewish sect named Essenes and hidden in the caves during the First Jewish Revolt around 66-70 AD.
The Dead Sea scrolls are presented at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and the Jordan Archaeological Museum, and their significance is priceless considering its historical, religious and linguistic value.
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6. Catalan Atlas
Total Score: 134
The Catalan Atlas was written in 1375, and it is the most important map in medieval times. It is kept in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, formerly the Royal Library of France, since the reign of King Charles V. The map shows drawings of cities with a cross or a dome, depending on the religion preached. Political allegiance was marked with a flag, and places of greater importance are written in red. Other less important areas are black while oceans are illustrated with wavy blue lines. The Catalan Atlas consists of six leaves painted with gold and silver colors.
The importance of the Catalan Atlas lies in the understanding of the medieval world and uncovering its secrets and it is #6 on our list of the 10 most famous artifacts from the Ancient World.
