Synopsis

A journey into a secluded cave in the Judean desert leads to a site first explored by the renowned Israeli archaeologist Yigael Yadin in 1960-61. Yadin’s excavations revealed a collection of ancient documents, human skulls, and artifacts that illuminate a legendary Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire in 132 CE. This uprising, spearheaded by the Jewish patriot Shimon Bar-Kokhba, is often recounted as resulting in the Roman slaughter of 580,000 Jews. NOVA ventures to the final refuge of one gro