SHTCan ancient document on which the original writing has been covered over with new writing 〔古时原有文字被新内容覆盖的〕再生羊皮纸卷
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palimpsest• The whole discordant palimpsest of photographic realities with which we are daily bombarded is communicated in the microcosm of a single canvas.• Instead of adding a new layer to the palimpsest of the Great Plains, strip-mining destroys the palimpsest itself.
Originpalimpsest
(1600-1700)Latinpalimpsestus, from Greek, from palin“again” + psen“to rub”