Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP190100240

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP190100240

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Ancient Egyptian papyri: unlocking secrets to the history of writing. This project aims to investigate the chemical composition of papyri from ancient Egypt and their inks to identify scribes, date texts, detect forgeries, match fragmentary texts, and illuminate environmental and technological change. Papyrus and carbon-based ink were the primary writing materials in the ancient Mediterranean world from 2600 BCE to 1000 CE, but the uncertain provenance and date caused by clandestine excavation and the antiquities trade limits our understanding of them. The non-destructive and inexpensive analysis will provide new understanding of environmental, technological, and socio-cultural change in ancient cultures from Egypt to Rome by providing new insights into writing technology, scribal identity, dating, and authenticity.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 14-01-2019

End Date: 31-12-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $286,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Historical Studies | Archival, Repository and Related Studies | Classical Greek and Roman History | Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Europe's Past | Languages and Literature | Communication Across Languages and Culture |

Other Keywords

Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant | Archival, Repository and Related Studies | Classical Greek and Roman History | Communication Across Languages and Culture | Historical Studies | Languages and Literature | Understanding Europe's Past

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