Inside one of the world's few crash courses in conserving and caring for ancient papyrus manuscripts
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Papyrus Conservation Summer Seminar student Shijin (Giada) Jiang examines a papyrus fragment at the University of Michigan, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)Papyrus Conservation Summer Seminar instructor Marieka Kaye inspects student Mauro Castiello's papyrus fragment and provides him with feedback on his preservation work at the University of Michigan Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)Papyrus Conservation Summer Seminar student Alessandra Quadrelli examines a papyrus fragment at the University of Michigan Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)University of Michigan Papyrology Collection curator Giuliano Sidro looks at fragments of the Epistles of Paul Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)Papyrus Conservation Summer Seminar student Mimi Zycherman examines a papyrus fragment at the University of Michigan Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
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Papyrus Conservation Summer Seminar student Shijin (Giada) Jiang examines a papyrus fragment at the University of Michigan, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)