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Explore one of the few ancient papyrus manuscript protection courses in the world.

Explore one of the few ancient papyrus manuscript protection courses in the world.

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August 20th, 2026

Explore one of the few ancient papyrus manuscript protection courses in the world.

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Shi Jinjiang wore a double magnifier and looked down at an old papyrus.

史金江戴着双目放大镜低头检查一张古老的纸莎草纸

She is from China. She is a student at the University of Michigan's summer workshop on papyrus care.

来自中国,是密歇根大学纸莎草保护暑期研讨会的学员

The workshop lasts ten days. It is the only one in the Americas. There are only a few in the world.

这个研讨会为期十天美洲唯一的同类项目全球也只有少数几个

The University of Michigan's papyrus collection goes from 1000 BC to 1000 AD.

密歇根大学的纸莎草收藏公元前1000年公元1000年

It has parts of Homer's epics. It also has works by Epicurus, and the oldest known copy of Paul's letters.

包含荷马史诗的部分内容伊壁鸠鲁的著作以及已知最古老的保罗书信副本

The school says no other place in the Western Hemisphere has a bigger collection.

校方西半球没有其他机构的收藏比它更多

The workshop teaches students how to handle, store, and care for old texts.

研讨会学生如何处理储存保管古代文本

Marika Kaye takes care of old things. She said keeping this tradition is a big job, but it is fun.

负责保存服务的玛丽卡·凯伊传承这一传统是很大的责任但也很有趣

She works hard to make the course 'comfortable and not scary.' Many people feel afraid when they touch old things.

努力让课程舒适而不可怕”,因为很多人处理古代物品时会感到害怕

Students learn skills like removing dust, softening folds, and stopping papyrus from curling.

学生学习清除灰尘软化折痕防止纸莎草卷曲等技巧

The first workshop was in 2012. After that, it happens every two years. About 50 students have joined so far.

第一届研讨会于2012年举办之后每两年一次至今约有50名学生参加

The director Giuliano Sidro said that they must train the next generation of protectors. Otherwise, this skill will be lost.

馆长朱利亚诺·西德罗如果不培训下一代保护人员这门手艺会失传

Some of the collection was bought. Some came from digging at the Karanis site in Egypt from 1924 to 1935.

部分收藏是买来的,部分来自1924至1935年对埃及卡兰尼斯遗址的发掘

Sidro said that going into the storage room can bring new finds every day.

西德罗走进库房就可能每天新发现

The student Alzak Mohamed is from Egypt. She said that now they can send information from Michigan to Egypt and Australia. This links three countries like a chain.

学员阿尔扎克·穆罕默德来自埃及现在可以把信息从密歇根传到埃及澳大利亚像链条一样连接三个国家

She added that by keeping this information, they can pass knowledge to the next generation.

补充说通过保存这些信息可以把知识传给下一代

August 20th, 2026

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