Friday, January 23, 2015

X-Rays Reveal Snippets From Papyrus Scrolls That Survived Mount Vesuvius

Buried by a volcano, the scorched papyri may yet yield their secrets. This papyrus scroll, which survived the volcanic destruction of the Roman town of Herculaneum in A.D. 79., was partially deciphered using a new x-ray technique. The charred scrolls...

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