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Scientists Bake Replica Herculaneum Scrolls to Improve X-Ray Reading

Original: New from the Teahouse 🫖 Star Wars on Papyrus: Why Scientists Baked Their Own Herculaneum Scrolls to Help Read the Real O

Researchers made their own carbonized papyrus scrolls, spiked with lead-based ink, to test ways of reading the real Herculaneum scrolls damaged by Mount Vesuvius. The study found the lead-laced ink glows up to 25 times brighter under X-rays, which could help locate and decipher text on the genuine charred scrolls without unrolling them.

Why now: A new study offers a promising technique for reading the famously fragile, unreadable Herculaneum scrolls.

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• New from the Teahouse 🫖 Star Wars on Papyrus: Why Scientists Baked Their Own Herculaneum Scrolls to Help Read the Real Ones New study shows lead-spiked ink on replica carbonized scrolls glows up to 25 times brighter under X-rays, offering a way to find Herculaneum scrolls most… · ArchaeologyTeahouse · 2

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