UC Berkeley researchers burn replica papyrus scrolls to study carbonization
1 Sep 16 2:00 PM · 7d ago · 6 articles · 1 source · development 1 of 3
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley created modern papyrus scrolls inscribed with text and burned them to better understand how to read ancient carbonized documents from Herculaneum.
Douglas Seiler UC Berkeley researcherUC Berkeley Research institution
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first by NewsBytes, 7d ago · also Archaeology News Online Magazine, EurekAlert!, Discover Magazine
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- Scientists burn their own scrolls to help read 2,000-year-old Herculaneum papyri Archaeology News Online Magazine · 7d ago
- To Read 2,000-Year-Old Burned Papyrus Scrolls, Scientists Make And Burn Their Own eurasiareview.com · 7d ago
- Can "burning scrolls" help read a 2,000-year-old secret? Scientists try an unusual experiment Moneycontrol.com · 7d ago
- A Retired Inventor Burned Homemade Scrolls to Help Read 2,000-Year-Old Texts Buried by Mount Vesuvius Discover Magazine · 7d ago
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first by phys.org, 5d ago · also CP24, University of California, Berkeley
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first by Ars Technica, 7d ago · also Ars Science
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Scientists made their own model charred papyri to develop new method for deciphering ancient Herculaneum scrolls. Even a handheld XRF scanner is sufficient to determine most promising scrolls for further analysis by detecting if there is lead-based ink.
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