Just 60 years removed from the discovery of The Dead Sea Scrolls, A group of ancient biblical texts found near The Dead Sea, a new set of ancient texts, 150 documents in all, was found in Northern Afghanistan and is creating a storm among academics.
Many agree the texts are Afghan, but some experts disagree, saying that they would have previously seen the antiquities. Other people point to smuggling as reasons the texts were missed or lost.
Either way, they seem to hold invaluable insight into Afghan-Jewish culture around 11th century...take a look.
http://news.yahoo.com/ancient-jewish-scrolls-found-north-afghanistan-144850424.html
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