Longevity

Papyrus fragments of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri from the 1st century AD, inscribed with the lyric poetry of, perhaps, Sappho, P.Oxy.XXI 2299

It would be interesting to see which of the two media, papyrus or digital files, will have had a higher survival rate. Both writing supports suffer from chronic fragility. Papyrus stands no chance in damp climates, whil…