You are hereHomeBARSeptember/October 2011A View from the Caves In 31 B.C.E., an earthquake badly damaged the site, but it was rebuilt with only a slight gap, if any, in habitation, as Magness has shown. Magness, The Archaeology of Qumran, pp. 68–69. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.