X-ray method helps decipher ancient scrolls
The scrolls, which were buried in a Herculaneum library and excavated 260 years ago, are easily damaged or destroyed by unwrapping, so researchers have been unable to read them without…
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Ancient Scrolls Burned By Mt. Vesuvius Deciphered By New X-Ray Technique
Ancient papyrus scrolls charred in the same volcanic eruption that wiped out the city of Pompeii are a step closer to revealing their secrets thanks to a cutting-edge application of…