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Reading an entire ancient scroll without ever opening it

Anne Barela2h ago
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For almost 2,000 years, the carbonized library of Herculaneum has kept a cruel bargain: its scrolls survived the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, but only by becoming too fragile to open. To read one was to destroy it. Hundreds of rolls have therefore remained sealed, their contents preserved yet unreachable. The Vesuvius Challenge is a machine […]
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