The Text of Oxyrhynchus Papyri Revealed
According to
this story in The Independent, scientists are using infrared light to read the
Oxyrhynchus Papyri. This collection of what appear to the unaided eye to be rotting scraps is so large their revelation is expected to increase by 20% the number of extant ancient Greek and Roman texts. In just the few days since they began reading they've already discovered new works by Sophocles, Euripides, and Hesiod. From
Monkey See, Monkey Do.
Posted by spot at April 20, 2005 12:52 AM