Papyrus

Scraps of writings from a garbage dump in ancient Egypt reveal what life was like 2,000 years ago.

Ancient Fragments

Browse papyri remnants, from Sophocles to Sappho, from lost sayings of Jesus to an early guidebook on sex.

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Papyrologist Roger Macfarlane answers viewer questions about ancient papyri, the multispectral imaging used to decipher them, and more.

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