![]() Those works are reportedly known as the Letter of Peter to Philip, and the Revelation of James.Įventually, the material will be donated to the Coptic museum in Cairo, Egypt, so it can be available to all scholars, said Ted Waitt of the Waitt Institute for Historical Discovery, which helped finance the restoration. Scholars are still analyzing two other unorthodox scriptures that were included in the same set of papyrus sheets, he said. Garcia said the National Geographic Society has spent "north of a million and south of $2 million" on the restoration so far, and "the bills are still coming in." ![]() The manuscript was authenticated through radiocarbon dating as well as ink analysis, multispectral imaging and an analysis of the content for linguistic style and handwriting style, National Geographic reported. ![]() More than 1,000 pieces had to be reassembled. Discovered in 1970, the papyrus was kept in a safety deposit box for several years and began to deteriorate before conservators restored it. ![]()
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