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Leaded Ink Enables Clear X‑Ray Detection of Writing in Burnt Model Herculaneum Scrolls

Researchers say portable X‑ray fluorescence screening could let teams pick which fragile scrolls to image and virtually unroll for readable text.

Researchers Virtually Unwrap and Read the Surviving Surface of a Herculaneum Scroll

Scientists Digitally Unwrap and Read an Entire Herculaneum Scroll without Opening It

Iliad Fragment Found With Egyptian Mummy at Oxyrhynchus

Papyrus of Homer's Iliad Found Inside Roman-Era Mummy at Oxyrhynchus

Iliad Fragment Inside Roman-Era Mummy Marks First Known Use of Greek Literature in Mummification

Synchrotron X-Rays Reveal Hidden Fragments of Ancient Greek Star Catalog in Medieval Palimpsest

AI Reconstruction Yields Complete 2,000-Year-Old Babylonian Hymn

Researchers Reconstruct Two-Thirds of Lost Babylonian Hymn Using AI