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New trick could reveal text on 2,000-year-old scrolls charred by eruption of Mount Vesuvius
livescience.com · 2h · first report
Using X-ray technologies and custom-made software, researchers were able to read text they wrote on a fake ancient scroll designed to mimic those destroyed at Herculaneum in A.D. 79.
The coverage
- Scientists develop new method for deciphering ancient scrolls
arstechnica.com · 1h
- We may soon be able to read long-lost ancient scrolls damaged by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
phys.org · 2h
- To read 2,000-year-old burned scrolls, scientists burn their own
news.berkeley.edu · 2h
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