How X-Ray Offered Peek Inside 2,000-Year-Old Herculaneum Scroll
Researchers have revealed the identity of the author behind a charred scroll from the first century BC, thanks to the advanced X-ray technology. Found in the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, the scroll contains part of a multi-volume work titled “On Vices” and was written by an ancient Greek philosopher, Philodemus. The charred scroll was…
