Preserving the Past: The Unseen Guardians of Ancient Texts The University of Michigan's Papyrology Collection is one of the world's few institutions dedicated to teaching the art of preserving ancient papyrus manuscripts.
This collection boasts an unparalleled array of texts and documents spanning over three millennia, from 1000 B. C. E. to 1000 C. E.
, including fragments of Homer's epics, writings by Epicurus, and even the oldest known copy of the Epistles of Paul.