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I love reading about newly discovered works from the ancients. I'm really hoping some of the missing plays and history and math shows up here. There are also th
by nick_kline 6y ago
I love reading about newly discovered works from the ancients. I'm really hoping some of the missing plays and history and math shows up here. There are also those burned red sea scrolls, I hope later tech can read them.
- hinoki 6y agoThe most interesting possible source of lost books that I know of are the burned scrolls found in Herculaneum [0]. We just need medical imaging to advance a bit more. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculaneum_papyri https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculaneum_papyri
- HarryHirsch 6y agoUnfortunately those are philosophical writings, the bar for "most interesting" is really low here. If you are looking for Sappho or Euripides or even Ennius, it's not in there.
- mcswell 6y agoThe what scrolls? Burned Red Sea? I'm guessing you mean Dead Sea scrolls, but I haven't heard of any that were burned.
- nick_kline 6y agoDanh, yeah, got that wrong, not sure why dead went to red, thanks for the fix.
- JoeDaDude 6y agoYou might enjoy these two Smithsonian films about the discoveries of lost Christian texts in the 19th century. https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/details/series/bible-hunters https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/details/series/bible-hunt...