(Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog and the Google.org Blog ) Dead Sea Scrolls online ; a project of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem powered by Google technology.Dead Sea Scrolls . The high resolution photographs, taken by Ardon Bar-Hama , are up to 1,200 megapixels, almost 200 times more than the average consumer camera, so viewers can see even the most minute details in the parchment. For example, zoom in on the Temple Scroll to get a feel for the animal skin it's written on—only one-tenth of a millimeter thick.Great Isaiah Scroll , the most well known scroll and the one that can be found in most home bibles, by chapter and verse. You can also click directly on the Hebrew text and get an English translation. While you’re there, leave a comment for others to see.Dead Sea Scrolls "In the day of thy planting thou didst make it to grow" ], and you may see a link to Chapter 17:Verse 11 within the Great Isaiah Scroll.Yad Vashem Holocaust photo collection and collections at the Prado Museum in Madrid . We encourage organizations interested in partnering with us in our archiving efforts to enter their information in this form . We hope you enjoy visiting the Dead Sea Scrolls collection online, or any of these other projects, and interacting with history at your fingertips.Posted by Eyal Miller, New Business Development and Eyal Fink, Software Engineer, Israel Research and Development Center
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