[PBRSTREETGANG]

Because the location of the latrine was specified in two of the most important scrolls found at the site...

Demonstrates the importance of knowing where the men's room is.

[blam]

GGG Ping.

Archaeologist Challenge Link Between Dead Sea Scrolls And Ancient Sect.

[N. Theknow]

Latrines and reading material.

Did the scrolls have crossword puzzles?

[LetsRok]

Did they not have a copy of the Sears catalog?

[Always Right]

The Dead Sea Scrolls, the revisionists claim, were actually hidden in the caves of Qumran by Jews fleeing the devastation of Jerusalem during the Roman suppression beginning in A.D. 66.

I suppose that is plausible, especially considering Qumran is a stones throw from Masada. But I am with the majority, it seems more likely it was some kind of monastery.

[Physicist]

Holy $#!%

[SunkenCiv]

I guess we're just *flush* with stories about this.

Remote latrine reconfirms the presence of Essene sect at Qumran
EurekAlert / University of North Carolina at Charlotte | November 13, 2006 | James Hathaway
Posted on 11/14/2006 3:20:10 AM EST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1738210/posts

Latrines of the Essenes?
The New York Times | November 14, 2006 | By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Posted on 11/14/2006 11:21:04 AM EST by aculeus
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1738396/posts

[SunkenCiv]

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[Physicist]

Sounds like a good opportunity to study Ess-scatology.

[Vinny]

"Samples from the surrounding areas contained no parasites. Had the waste been dumped on the surface, as is the practice of Bedouins in the area, the parasites quickly would have been killed by sunlight. Buried, they could persist for a year or longer, infecting anyone who walked through the soil"

This makes no sense.

If they threw their turds all over the surface of the ground wouldn't people walking through it .If it 's buried in the ground how would a person walk through it? It is underground.

How long does it take for the sun to kill the parasites, anyway? Quickly isn't too precise.

You mean my kids can play with any ole' crap outside and it won't harm their health? Who knew.

[mutley]

"The majority of archaeologists, in contrast, argue that the scrolls were copies produced by a small sect, generally called the Essenes, who lived at Qumran."

I've read quite a few books about this, and there may even be a majority opinion, but I hardly think it's a consenus. Nothing really is known for certain, about the scrolls or the nearby settlement.

[Buck W.]

"...have discovered the latrines used by the sect that produced the scrolls..."

So the latrines produced the scrolls?

[KansasConservative1]

Read the rest of the story. I guess this does not bode well for people who pee in the shower.

[SunkenCiv]

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