PRI's The World: Deciphering Ancient Manuscripts at Saint Catherine’s Monastery by noeleking published on 2012-12-13T09:56:46Z For 17 centuries, monks at St. Catherine's monastery in the Sinai Peninsula have protected a treasure trove of ancient manuscripts. Now, a team of international scientists using high-tech imaging tools are uncovering secrets that have remained hidden in the pages of the manuscripts for over a thousand years. Genre news