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Various physical methods of unrolling, including the use of chemicals, have been attempted over the past 275 years, but none have proven to not destroy the scro
by verditelabs 3mo ago
Various physical methods of unrolling, including the use of chemicals, have been attempted over the past 275 years, but none have proven to not destroy the scrolls. As far as I know no physical unrolling has been attempted since the 80s and I believe that now only non destructive methods are being employed. For fragments and already shattered and opened, unrolled scrolls a variety of imaging techniques exist and are still being improved upon by teams and research groups we are not associated with. For unrolled scrolls, I believe at this point no one will ever attempt physical unwrapping ever again.
- equalbeforegod 3mo agoWhere are the shattered scrolls? Is there a list somewhere?
- qingcharles 3mo agoThere's a photo of one on this page; they basically explode into dust: https://gizmodo.com/in-a-first-scientists-fully-deciphered-charred-herculaneum-scroll-without-ever-opening-it-2000778265 https://gizmodo.com/in-a-first-scientists-fully-deciphered-c...