yeah i would be calling it that too
August 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
yeah i would be calling it that too
This is like getting a piece of the Herculaneum papyri during the Vesuvius eruption
Piece of ash from right outside my back door in Glassell Park. Only clear words are “platonists” and “Swedenborg”
January 9, 2025 at 3:18 AM
This is like getting a piece of the Herculaneum papyri during the Vesuvius eruption
Yesterday's conversation about the Herculaneum Papyri with Michael McOsker is now out on Spotify too! #AncientBlueSky
open.spotify.com/episode/6het...
open.spotify.com/episode/6het...
Decoding the Herculaneum Papyri with Dr Michael McOsker
Archaeology with Flint Dibble · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Yesterday's conversation about the Herculaneum Papyri with Michael McOsker is now out on Spotify too! #AncientBlueSky
open.spotify.com/episode/6het...
open.spotify.com/episode/6het...
May 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
They have amazing potential - someone mentioned astronomy. You could add protein folding, piecing together ancient papyri and shredded Stasi documents. So why all the focus on replacing artists?
March 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
They have amazing potential - someone mentioned astronomy. You could add protein folding, piecing together ancient papyri and shredded Stasi documents. So why all the focus on replacing artists?
![kushblazer666
Bloody urine (haematurea) was recorded by Ancient Egyptians in papyri 5,000 years ago. They called it Aaa.[7] The first scientific report
somethingusefulfromflorida
I'd call it that too if it happened to me](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dbzmdmsaz6lkhb4tv3culzme/bafkreibetohdrdeqel7m5yowozifolmq5osvx3n3f7pduik3tlnvbuu54i)
They decoded the Herculaneum papyri
BREAKING: Iranian State TV has said: "Tonight, a great surprise will occur, one that the world will remember for centuries."
June 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
They decoded the Herculaneum papyri
Oxyrhyncus Papyri. Have I mentioned that I love this library?
May 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Oxyrhyncus Papyri. Have I mentioned that I love this library?
Newly digitised Greek papyri from the Bodleian reveal the lives of ancient Egyptian gravediggers, including working as carers and taking part in legal affairs. 📜
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April 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Newly digitised Greek papyri from the Bodleian reveal the lives of ancient Egyptian gravediggers, including working as carers and taking part in legal affairs. 📜
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January 11, 1897: After finding little, 70 Egyptian workers are sent by Grenfell & Hunt to excavate a trash heap near Oxyrhynchus. They immediately found a fragment of the Gospel of Thomas & 1000s more papyri, proving trash heaps are archaeological treasures. oxyrhynchus.web.ox.ac.uk/waste-paper-...
January 11, 2026 at 12:32 PM
January 11, 1897: After finding little, 70 Egyptian workers are sent by Grenfell & Hunt to excavate a trash heap near Oxyrhynchus. They immediately found a fragment of the Gospel of Thomas & 1000s more papyri, proving trash heaps are archaeological treasures. oxyrhynchus.web.ox.ac.uk/waste-paper-...
Ref has been completed yes yes
Legs for days
I love long legged papyri
Legs for days
I love long legged papyri
April 22, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Ref has been completed yes yes
Legs for days
I love long legged papyri
Legs for days
I love long legged papyri
![kushblazer666
Bloody urine (haematurea) was recorded by Ancient Egyptians in papyri 5,000 years ago. They called it Aaa.[7] The first scientific report
somethingusefulfromflorida
I'd call it that too if it happened to me](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lxm3v43kiuo4gdun45a4zivh/bafkreih5yegqgcwborfzmzuikqbxwfjepjadq7wafiihlskpvuiqglsq5y)
Just in case you want to read some papyri and ostraca before the movie. Enjoy!
July 14, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Just in case you want to read some papyri and ostraca before the movie. Enjoy!
A stunning archaeological find in Luxor reveals 22 painted coffins and 8 rare papyri from Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period.
egyptianstreets.com/2026/03/08/a...
egyptianstreets.com/2026/03/08/a...
Ancient Coffins and Rare Papyri Discovered in New Archaeological Find in Luxor
An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a cache of colorful coffins containing mummies, along with a collection of rare papyri dating back to the Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt, d
egyptianstreets.com
March 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM
A stunning archaeological find in Luxor reveals 22 painted coffins and 8 rare papyri from Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period.
egyptianstreets.com/2026/03/08/a...
egyptianstreets.com/2026/03/08/a...
August 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Liverpool Oxyrhynchus papyri
@garstangmuseum.bsky.social now holds 20 Oxyrhynchus papyri:
libguides.liverpool.ac.uk/library/sca/...
Looking forward to showing some of these items at our next Applicant Discovery Day on March the 14th, including this beautiful first century Hesiod.
@garstangmuseum.bsky.social now holds 20 Oxyrhynchus papyri:
libguides.liverpool.ac.uk/library/sca/...
Looking forward to showing some of these items at our next Applicant Discovery Day on March the 14th, including this beautiful first century Hesiod.
March 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Liverpool Oxyrhynchus papyri
@garstangmuseum.bsky.social now holds 20 Oxyrhynchus papyri:
libguides.liverpool.ac.uk/library/sca/...
Looking forward to showing some of these items at our next Applicant Discovery Day on March the 14th, including this beautiful first century Hesiod.
@garstangmuseum.bsky.social now holds 20 Oxyrhynchus papyri:
libguides.liverpool.ac.uk/library/sca/...
Looking forward to showing some of these items at our next Applicant Discovery Day on March the 14th, including this beautiful first century Hesiod.
And Petra Papyri! They were also carbonised and very much from within the Roman Empire!
September 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM
And Petra Papyri! They were also carbonised and very much from within the Roman Empire!
AI Model for Ancient Papyri. - languagehat.com/ai-model-for... "there are one million Greek papyri worldwide that have never been read" good use for #ai
AI Model for Ancient Papyri. : languagehat.com
languagehat.com
June 4, 2026 at 9:19 AM
AI Model for Ancient Papyri. - languagehat.com/ai-model-for... "there are one million Greek papyri worldwide that have never been read" good use for #ai
And of course there's also the mass of non-literary material - inscriptions, papyri, etc - which often goes without commentary or analysis because we have so few specialists who work with that material.
Almost certainly many discoveries await there!
Almost certainly many discoveries await there!
October 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
And of course there's also the mass of non-literary material - inscriptions, papyri, etc - which often goes without commentary or analysis because we have so few specialists who work with that material.
Almost certainly many discoveries await there!
Almost certainly many discoveries await there!
The #Villa of the #Papyri was an ancient #Roman villa in #Herculaneum, southern #Italy. It is named after its unique library of papyri, discovered in 1750. The Villa was considered to be one of the most luxurious houses in all of Herculaneum and in the Roman world.
#Archaeology
#Archaeology
June 15, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The #Villa of the #Papyri was an ancient #Roman villa in #Herculaneum, southern #Italy. It is named after its unique library of papyri, discovered in 1750. The Villa was considered to be one of the most luxurious houses in all of Herculaneum and in the Roman world.
#Archaeology
#Archaeology
Scans of 18 ancient papyri that were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius look ‘very promising’, and there are plans to digitally unroll many more
https://go.nature.com/4jpdcLc
https://go.nature.com/4jpdcLc
The text of dozens of burnt Herculaneum scrolls could soon be revealed
Nature - Scans of 18 ancient papyri that were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius look ‘very promising’, and there are plans to digitally unroll many more.
go.nature.com
April 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Scans of 18 ancient papyri that were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius look ‘very promising’, and there are plans to digitally unroll many more
https://go.nature.com/4jpdcLc
https://go.nature.com/4jpdcLc
Bunch of scholars examining papyri.
1: I got a Bible. You?
2: Bible.
3-5: yeah, same.
1: Bob, you’re awfully quiet over there. Did you get a Bible?
6: n-no, I don’t think so.
1: I got a Bible. You?
2: Bible.
3-5: yeah, same.
1: Bob, you’re awfully quiet over there. Did you get a Bible?
6: n-no, I don’t think so.
A sixth-century programme for the circus, including mime artists and stilt walkers. (4/6)
June 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Bunch of scholars examining papyri.
1: I got a Bible. You?
2: Bible.
3-5: yeah, same.
1: Bob, you’re awfully quiet over there. Did you get a Bible?
6: n-no, I don’t think so.
1: I got a Bible. You?
2: Bible.
3-5: yeah, same.
1: Bob, you’re awfully quiet over there. Did you get a Bible?
6: n-no, I don’t think so.
Release the Capri Papyri!
October 31, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Release the Capri Papyri!
Some amazing papyri and manuscripts in the Chester Beaty collection. #CriticalBible
February 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Some amazing papyri and manuscripts in the Chester Beaty collection. #CriticalBible