https://freerepublic.com/tag/maitemascort/ en-us Tue, 5 May 2026 13:43:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4377766/posts In the ancient Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus, archaeologists recently discovered a 1,600-year-old tomb with several mummies inside. Some of them were decorated with gold leaf or geometric patterns—features commonly found in burials of this kind.But one of the mummies was unearthed alongside a particularly unusual artifact: a papyrus fragment from Homer's Iliad, the epic poem set during the Trojan War. The ancient Greek text had been tucked beneath the wrappings on the mummy's abdomen during the embalming process."The fact that in this case the text, in Greek, refers to a literary text is truly novel," say Maite Mascort and Esther... Smithsonian Magazine https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4377766/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2026 13:43:21 GMT