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In 1961 the archaeologist Yigal Yadin was excavating caves in the desert, abutting the Dead Sea in southern Israel. Motivated by the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in nearby Qumran a decade or so earlier, Yadin was looking for further evidence of ancient Jewish settlement in the area. According to the story, which may have been embellished, one of Yadin’s volunteers was making his way through a cave when his foot struck ...