Piquant details of the 2000-year-old document are deciphered
The experts of the University of Basel in Switzerland deciphered a 2000-year old Roman papyrus. It dealt with the views of ancient thinkers about female sexuality.
This document was written off from both sides and was difficult to translate. Over it scientists have been working since the XVI century. Recently, scientists have found that in the treatise it is about the sexual hunger of women.
With the help of ultraviolet and infrared light, it was found out that the document consists of several pages that glued together. Only after that the Swiss scientists managed to decipher the text.
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This document was written off from both sides and was difficult to translate. Over it scientists have been working since the XVI century. Recently, scientists have found that in the treatise it is about the sexual hunger of women.
Photo © dailymail.co.uk
With the help of ultraviolet and infrared light, it was found out that the document consists of several pages that glued together. Only after that the Swiss scientists managed to decipher the text.
