Scientists Burn Modern Scrolls to Decode Ancient Herculaneum Papyri
X-ray scans and artificial intelligence could soon read more fragile Herculaneum scrolls without unrolling them, following a breakthrough study published on September 16, 2026, in the journal PLOS ONE. According to researchers led by Douglas Seiler, tiny amounts of lead in ancient ink create a strong X-ray signal that allows hidden letters to stand out … Read more