Follow
an expedition to a remote cave in the Judean desert, first excavated by
the famed Israeli archeologist Yigael Yadin in 1960-61. Yadin uncovered
a cache of ancient documents, human skulls, and artifacts that shed
light on a legendary revolt by Jews against the Roman Empire in the year
132. The uprising, led by Jewish patriot Shimon Bar-Kokhba, is said to
have resulted in the Roman slaughter of 580,000 Jews. NOVA explores the
last refuge of one group of Bar-Kokhba's followers with an historian
whose bold theories have rocked the world of biblical archeology. Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land
Follow
an expedition to a remote cave in the Judean desert, first excavated by
the famed Israeli archeologist Yigael Yadin in 1960-61. Yadin uncovered
a cache of ancient documents, human skulls, and artifacts that shed
light on a legendary revolt by Jews against the Roman Empire in the year
132. The uprising, led by Jewish patriot Shimon Bar-Kokhba, is said to
have resulted in the Roman slaughter of 580,000 Jews. NOVA explores the
last refuge of one group of Bar-Kokhba's followers with an historian
whose bold theories have rocked the world of biblical archeology. 
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