Dead Sea Scrolls go digital (10 images)

A conservation analyst from the Israel Antiquities Authority repairs fragments of the 2,000 year old Dead Sea Scrolls in a laboratory in Jerusalem, Israel, December 18, 2012.The Israel Antiquities Authority and Google Israel announced the publishing of the Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library online at a press conference today. The digital library will eventually hold tens of thousands of fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls in high resolution photographed with a special camera based on NASA technology. UPI/Debbie Hill.

A conservation analyst from the Israel Antiquities Authority examines fragments of the 2,000 year old Dead Sea Scrolls in a laboratory in Jerusalem, Israel, December 18, 2012.The Israel Antiquities Authority and Google Israel announced the publishing of the Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library online at a press conference today. The digital library will eventually hold tens of thousands of fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls in high resolution photographed with a special camera based on NASA technology. UPI/Debbie Hill.

A conservation analyst from the Israel Antiquities Authority repairs fragments of the 2,000 year old Dead Sea Scrolls in a laboratory in Jerusalem, Israel, December 18, 2012.The Israel Antiquities Authority and Google Israel announced the publishing of the Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library online at a press conference today. The digital library will eventually hold tens of thousands of fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls in high resolution photographed with a special camera based on NASA technology. UPI/Debbie Hill.

A conservation analyst from the Israel Antiquities Authority examines a fragment of the 2,000 year old Dead Sea Scrolls in a laboratory in Jerusalem, Israel, December 18, 2012.The Israel Antiquities Authority and Google Israel announced the publishing of the Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library online at a press conference today. The digital library will eventually hold tens of thousands of fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls in high resolution photographed with a special camera based on NASA technology. UPI/Debbie Hill.