The Derveni Papyrus is of immense importance not only for the study of Greek religion and philosophy, which is the basis for the western philosophical thought, but also because it serves as a proof of ...

The Derveni Papyrus, named for the location where it was found, is believed to date to between 340 and 320 B.C.E. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On January 15, 1962, archaeologists in Greece ...

The Derveni Papyrus is of immense importance not only for the study of Greek religion and philosophy, which is the basis for the western philosophical thought, but also because it serves as a proof of ...

Discovered by accident, the Derveni Papyrus offers key insights into ancient philosophy and literature. Here's what we know about it. On 15 January 1962 a group of workers constructing a road from ...

Herculaneum texts are in the British Library, Oxford's Bodleian Library, and the Institut de France in Paris. The Derveni Papyrus, a national treasure archived at Thessaloniki, ...

The Derveni Papyrus has been in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki since its charred fragments were found in the remains of a funeral pyre in 1962, ekathimerini.com reported Thursday.

More than four decades after the Derveni papyrus was found in a 2,400-year-old nobleman's grave in northern Greece, researchers said Thursday they are close to uncovering new text — through high ...

Herculaneum texts are in the British Library, Oxford's Bodleian Library, and the Institut de France in Paris. The Derveni Papyrus, a national treasure archived at Thessaloniki, ...

More than four decades after the Derveni papyrus was found in a 2,400-year-old nobleman's grave in northern Greece, researchers said Thursday they are close to uncovering new text ...

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A collection of charred scraps kept in a Greek museum's storerooms are all that remains of what archaeologists say is Europe's oldest surviving book - which may hold a key to understanding early ...

This is the Derveni Papyrus, which is said to be the oldest surviving European book. It was only found in January 1962 in a tomb in Greece, but it dates back as far as 340 BC.