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We may be close to rediscovering thousands of texts that had been lost for millennia. Their contents may reshape how we understand the Ancient World. (worksinprogress.co)

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Very long but also very interesting. Amazing how they're able to "open" and read carbonized scrolls.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

This is pretty mind blowing. Finding even one of the lost parts of Homer's cycle would be nuts. I'm excited for the discoveries and all the gaps in our records we can fill in.