New piece of Dead Sea Scrolls jigsaw discovered after 60 years Reuters | Mar 16, 2021 03:42 PM EDT A recently-discovered scroll fragment of an ancient biblical text is seen at Israel Antiquities Authority laboratories in Jerusalem (Photo : REUTERS/Ammar Awad) Israeli archaeologists racing against treasure hunters to search caves near the Dead Sea have discovered a trove of artefacts, including fragments of a biblical text, the like of which has not been seen for decades. The finds, preserved by the hot, dry air of the Judean desert, also include the 6,000-year-old partly mummified skeleton of a child, and a perfectly intact, finely woven basket dating back 10,500 years that the Israel Antiquities Authority said on Tuesday was likely to be the oldest in the world.