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How did that get there? 1,700-year-old fragment of Homer's Odyssey is discovered hidden between the pages of a Dutch library book

Daily Mail Science and Tech · 17 September 2026 at 10:55

How did that get there? 1,700-year-old fragment of Homer's Odyssey is discovered hidden between the pages of a Dutch library book

A rare 1,700-year-old fragment of Homer's Odyssey has been found tucked between the pages of a Dutch library book.

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How did that get there? 1,700-year-old fragment of Homer's Odyssey is discovered hidden between the pages of a Dutch library book

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