Ancient documents, discarded by early Egyptians and used to paper over mummies, are now providing priceless clues to everyday life in the Ptolemaic Era.
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New life given to ancient Egyptian texts stored at Stanford for decades
Ancient documents, discarded by early Egyptians and used to paper over mummies, are now providing priceless clues to everyday life in the Ptolemaic Era.
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