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The Mysterious Herculaneum Manuscripts: Will Scientists Succeed in Reading Their Texts?
- Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were charred during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, and they have remained unread and preserved in the National Library in Naples, Italy. Most of these charred pieces are known as the Herculaneum scrolls, and they are so fragile that it is impossible to open and unfold them.
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- Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were charred during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, and they have remained unread and preserved in the National Library in Naples, Italy. Most of these charred pieces are known as the Herculaneum scrolls, and they are so fragile that it is impossible to open and unfold them.
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