Qumran through (Real) Time: A Virtual Reconstruction of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls

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This book proposes a new occupation model for the remains of Khirbet Qumran, the site associated with the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Using the latest in virtual reality technology, the author reconstructs the site of Qumran and demonstrates that the site was initially built as a Hasmonean fortress, and was later expanded into a residence for a self-sufficient community responsible for the Dead Sea Scrolls. TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF PLATES PREFACE 1. INTRODUCTION 2. THE HISTORY OF SCHOLARSHIP AT QUMRAN 3. THEORY, METHODOLOGY, AND JUSTIFICATION OF DIGITAL MODELING 4. BUILDING THE DIGITAL MODEL 5. THE MAIN BUILDING 6. THE WATER SYSTEM 7. THE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES 8. THE ENVIRONMENT, TERRAIN, AND OUTLYING AREAS 9. RESULTS: A NEW OCCUPATION FOR QUMRAN 10. TIMELINE AND CHRONOLOGY OF OCCUPATION 11. CONCLUSION APPENDIX 1. EDITING THE VRNAV NAVIGATIONAL FILES FOR USE IN VIRTUAL REALTITY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX