A friend alerted me to an NPR program using volunteers with no training to transcribe ancient Greek on papyrus. The story is quite incredible and true! I have already been dabbling in ancient text identification. This could be more addictive than word twist!
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2018848/Oxford-University-appeals-help-transcribing-200-000-ancient-Greek-letters.html?ITO=1490
http://ancientlives.org
You get to learn about the actual project, where the papyrus comes from and help with the project. Their method is pretty impressive, and the feel of getting to help is wonderful!!!
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