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 ...

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 were ...

Speaking about the orphic theo-cosmogonic account involves referring to a range of different testimonies and fragments which are often difficult to arrange in a coherent system. The Derveni Papyrus ...

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 ...

ATHENS, GREECE – The burned remains of a 2,400-year-old scroll buried with an ancient Greek nobleman may help unlock the secrets of early monotheistic religion – using new digital technology. A team ...

ATHENS, Greece -- The burnt remains of a 2,400-year-old scroll buried with an ancient Greek nobleman may help unlock the secrets of early monotheistic religion -- using new digital technology. A team ...

ATHENS, Greece --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 ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece, June 1 (UPI) -- Greek scientists using modern technology say they have decoded the text of the world's oldest literary papyrus. The Derveni Papyrus has been in the Archaeological ...

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