{"page":"\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\nVideo\n
\n

\nChildren transcribe ancient texts in citizen science project\n

\n
\n
\nGet Free Access for 10 Days!\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
×
\n\n\n
\n\nPublisher:\n\nThe Guardian\n\n\n
\n
\nChildren transcribe ancient texts in citizen science project Subscribe to the Guardian HERE Schoolchildren, pensioners and office workers are helping scholars at Oxford University to transcribe 2,000-year-old documents. In the 1890s...\nChildren transcribe ancient texts in citizen science project Subscribe to the Guardian HERE Schoolchildren, pensioners and office workers are helping scholars at Oxford University to transcribe 2,000-year-old documents. In the 1890s archaeologists dug up a huge haul of papyri written in ancient Greek in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt. But until last year, scholars had managed to translate just 1% of them. Now the Ancient Lives project has enlisted thousands of internet users, who have already helped to transcribe more texts than diligent scholars had managed in the previous 100 years. Everything from shopping lists to a new gospel has been revealed in this extraordinary example of 'citizen science'\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Resource Details

\n
\n
\n
\n
Curator Rating
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Grade
Pre-K - Higher Ed
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Subjects
All Subjects
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Media Type
Instructional Videos
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Source:
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Date
\n
2013
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Audiences
For Teacher Use
2 more...
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Educator Ratings

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\nShow resource details\n
\n
\n\" data-title=\"Get Full Access\" data-container=\"body\" rel=\"popover\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Play video: Children transcribe ancient texts in citizen science project\" href=\"/subscription/new\">\"Children\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n"}