The Carbonized Mount Vesuvius Scrolls are Being Read

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A friend sent me this e-mail. The article is an interesting read with many details, and rather long.

There is also a presentation on March 16, 2024 at the Getty Villa near Malibu California.
It is FREE but tickets required. https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_4074.html

"Check out this project to digitally "unroll" a library of
2000-year-old papyrus scrolls. The carbonized artifacts are so fragile
that they crumble when touched. By scanning the scrolls with x-rays to
build a high resolution 3D model, faint ink patterns can be revealed
and decoded. Amazing.

https://scrollprize.org/grandprize"


There is also a presentation on March 16, 2024 at the Getty Villa near Malibu California.
It is FREE but tickets required. https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_4074.html

Cheers,
Tom
 
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