http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ancient-scrolls-blackened-vesuvius-are-readable-last-herculaneum-papyri-180953950/?utm_source=facebook.com&no-ist
A new method of scanning allows charred papyrus texts to be read. The eruption of Vesuvius burned a library, making it impossible to read most of the contents.
Now let's see those dirty scrolls of Roman porn. Snort-Pant.
Sweet!
Wow! :D
Text critics (who compare ancient copies to figure out the original texts as closely as possible) around the world will be wetting themselves. And I say that without meaning to sound snarky -- text critics are massive geeks. O0 (As I know from working on the fringes of that discipline.)
The hugest discoveries would surely be any 1st century Jewish or Christian texts (canon or otherwise), or anti-texts for that matter either way (e.g. Philo deciding he wants to weigh in on what that carpenter-rabbi was doing). But copies are so pauce for any ancient text (except the NT, but even for the NT back that early -- we have no 1st century copies or even fragments), that anything recovered from this will be a gold mine for historians, literary and otherwise.
Agreed, Jason. I would love to know what has been forgotten.
I forgot to pick up eggs.
Quote from: Gusington on January 22, 2015, 06:51:36 PM
I forgot to pick up eggs.
Yes, but there's probably more.
Quote from: besilarius on January 21, 2015, 07:36:13 AM
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ancient-scrolls-blackened-vesuvius-are-readable-last-herculaneum-papyri-180953950/?utm_source=facebook.com&no-ist
A new method of scanning allows charred papyrus texts to be read. The eruption of Vesuvius burned a library, making it impossible to read most of the contents.
Now let's see those dirty scrolls of Roman porn. Snort-Pant.
That's awesome. Will be curious as to what they find.
I'm sure they'll put it on a website you have to scroll through.
the puns just roll off your keyboard, don't they?
See, that's helpful. Gus forgot to get rolls too!
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/20/words-ancient-scrolls-eruption-vesuvius-x-ray-herculaneum
Some new info on the reading of burned scrolls in Herculaneum.
First scroll says, "SHHHHHH. It's a Library not a Chariot Race"! Second says, "In the event of Volcanic Eruption, shelter in place under the tables. They are all fireproof". 8)
One says 'Sir Slash - overdue scrolls 'erotic 'studies' ....ahem' Fortunately, the overdue fine amount is well singed off.
Damn! I gave those to Mirth to return.
I bet they're under his bed.
Close at..... hand?
Quote from: Sir Slash on June 21, 2016, 09:39:42 AM
Second says, "In the event of Volcanic Eruption, shelter in place under the tables. They are all fireproof". 8)
Duck and cover, duck and cover...