Sharpening The Flashing Iron

      In a word: Neat.   In two: Profoundly cool.   Even though, I hasten to add, undergraduates everywhere are crying into their beers and muttering, "Great, another five million words to read!"

      For those interested, check out the material available at Oxford's papyrology site.   The images alone are worth the visit, particularly to appreciate the extent of the difficulty of working with these fragments shored against our ruins.

      (with thanks to Dave for the Independent link)