Four Dead Sea Scroll fragments, previously thought to be blank, are anything but ... on the electromagnetic spectrum to capture images of hard-to-see figures, such as the carbon-based ink on ...

he only scroll found in the Qumran cave was blank, though archaeologists believe that in ancient times it was being prepared for writing. Fragments of jars, seen in this image, were found in the cave.

Their analysis revealed that a seemingly blank patch on the papyrus actually ... was needed to uncover the hidden text. "The En Gedi scroll is parchment," said Mahnke. "We are dealing with papyrus." ...