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Scraps of writings from a garbage dump in ancient Egypt reveal what life was like 2,000 years ago. See the 9-minute broadcast segment via QuickTime,

RealVideo or Windows Media. Browse papyri remnants (Flash interactive), from Sophocles to Sappho, from lost sayings of Jesus to an early guidebook on sex.
Tags: scienceNOW , NOVA , PBS , Science , Television 
May 5, 2008 8:51 AM
Re: NOVA scienceNOW: Papyrus
It'll be a matter of time for them to find the title page of the Bible. Once they do, they'll have the pleasure or shock to read "This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance ..."
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Re: NOVA scienceNOW: Papyrus
Oh, by the way, I'd like to see one of those hate mails that were found. "I'll meet you at the Nile, then. Tomorrow, at dawn. Crocs will dine royally on your flesh, fat man."
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Re: NOVA scienceNOW: Papyrus
The additional smiles were appreciated.
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