Research grant combines astrophysics and archeology to decipher ancient texts
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 08:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Lucy Fortson, an astrophysicist and Associate Professor in the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota, is part of a collaboration called Ancient Lives which has received a grant to apply the analysis tools of astrophysics to help decipher a collection of ancient Egyptian papyri.
