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Scientists burn their own scrolls to help read 2,000-year-old Herculaneum papyri
X-ray scans and artificial intelligence could help researchers read more Herculaneum scrolls without opening them. Tiny amounts of lead in ancient ink create a strong X-ray signal. The Herculaneum papyri were buried during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/09/scientists-burn-their-scrolls-to-read-herculaneum-papyri/
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