A model carbonized papyrus scroll opens a novel path to identifying readable scrolls of the Herculaneum Library (IMAGE)

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A model carbonized papyrus scroll opens a novel path to identifying readable scrolls of the Herculaneum Library

Caption

Preparation of papyrus scroll with inks of varying lead concentrations.

Credit

Seiler et al., 2026, PLOS One, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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