The “Callatis” Archaeology Museum in Mangalia regained, today, its rightful ownership of the papyrus found in a tomb, over 50 years ago, which had gone missing after being sent to Moscow to be restored, Mediafax reports. A papyrus dating from the 4th century BC, the only one of its kind to be found in Europe, so far, was discovered in 1959 in Mangalia. According to specialized papers, as well as articles in the press, this papyrus was believed to have been destroyed after being exposed to the air and sunlight, but Dr. Ion Paslaru, a member of the museum staff, and Dr. Sorin Marcel Colesniu, the director of the “Callatis” Archaeology Museum have managed to retrieve it recently and to bring it back where it belongs. The ceremony was attended by the minister of Culture and National Heritage, Kelemen Hunor, the minister of Regional Development and Tourism, Elena Udrea, representatives of the Romanian Academy and the National Archaeology Commission, the Romanian Ambassador in Moscow, the consul of the Russian Federation in Constanta, academics and students of the State Regional University of Moscow, ancient history and archaeology specialists from universities and museums across the country, as well as from abroad, cultural figures and history aficionados.

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