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Effort to read ancient works from the Villa of the Papyri turned into carbon by Vesuvius.This is really amazing, even handwriting styles can be identified.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25106956
Very interesting stuff. I'd like to see someone uncover Aristotle's Comedy. I wonder if the hesitancy of the Italian government is because the Italians don't like foreigners coming in and calling all the shots.I also liked this:
In the meantime Fowler tries to keep up the pressure. He reckons that we have perhaps 10% of the great works of classical literature, so any chance to recover the rest is precious.
You are probably right and there is more to worry about when you see the way archaeological treasures are managed :http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25468964and in Pompeii as well:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11704720
