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Inside Ancient Herculaneum Scroll Seen For First Time Since Vesuvius Erupted 2,000 Years Ago
The scroll has become carbonated so can't be physically opened, but digital scanners are revealing the invisible words it contains.
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Uncovering ancient text from the Oxford Herculaneum scroll
The scroll, one of three housed at the libraries, was studied on the I12 beamline and the collected X-ray data has played a crucial role in deciphering the text of this ancient artifact. By scanning ...