hidden text discovered on ancient manuscript

[Ben Gruagach]

Very cool -- scientists have discovered some hidden text on an ancient manuscript that they believe might be the work of Aristotle!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/04/070426-aristotle-book.html

[Brightshores]

:) I love discoveries like this... it's been in "plain sight" for hundreds of years, and only now we can see it.

[elessar]

When someone doesn't do their job this is what happens. Modern archeology needs people with imagination and drive and not some library rats that don't think beyond what they have learned in school.

[SphinYote]

When someone doesn't do their job this is what happens. Modern archeology needs people with imagination and drive and not some library rats that don't think beyond what they have learned in school.

Huh wha?

Who didn't do their job? WHat happened? I don't get your post. What are you criticizing?

Are you saying they're wrong about what they found? Why?

Are you saying that it should have been recognized sooner? How, when the technology didn't exist?

I'm genuinely puzzled by your post. I'm not sure what you're referring to...

[Zibblsnrt]

When someone doesn't do their job this is what happens. Modern archeology needs people with imagination and drive and not some library rats that don't think beyond what they have learned in school.

Er, what? Not only is the technique they've used to pull out those additional texts fairly new, but it's been being applied to manuscripts as fast as people have been able to for as long as it's been available. This sort of thing's been going on for a few years now, at least, at a fairly steady pace.

Nobody's dropped the ball here (except possibly you, insofar as keeping up on modern research techniques such as this one). Quite the opposite, in fact.