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In 1993, a cache of more than 140 papyrus scrolls was found in a room northeast of the church proper. They had been carbonized in a fire. Such discoveries are exceedingly rare in the Near East beyond Egypt. A team of papyrologists from Finland conserved these fragile 6th-century texts between 1994 and 1995 at ACOR in Amman as part of a major effort headed by Jaakko Frösén, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Kress Foundation.
You can learn more about Petra Papyri research and conservation efforts at the following link:
https://acorjordan.org/the-petra-papyri/
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See also:
1. The Petra Church (Introduction), 2. Excavations, 3. Petra Church Mosaics, 6. Learn More (Bibliography)
