Scientists find way to read ancient Roman scrolls burned in eruption

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 09:50 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Scientists have succeeded in reading parts of an ancient scroll that was buried in a volcanic eruption almost 2,000 years ago, holding out the promise that the world's oldest surviving library may one day reveal all of its secrets.

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