Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt found a group of these objects at Oxyrhynchus.
Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt found a group of these objects at Oxyrhynchus. A"Villa" from Herculaneum named for these things was owned by Lucius Calpurnius Piso and was copieddirectly in the Getty Villa. The "Rhind" one of these is a good source on ancient mathematics. Theseobjects deteriorated with mold over the centuries in wet climates and could only survive in dry climates.Callimachus created the Pinakes as a classification system for these, many of which were produced inAlexandria. Many ancient texts were preserved on, for 10 points, what writing surface made from a wetlandplant found in Egypt?
Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt found a group of these objects at Oxyrhynchus.
papyrus rolls [or papyri; or papyrus scrolls; prompt on books; prompt on texts]