Mount Vesuvius' eruption preserved the Herculaneum scrolls beneath a blanket of ash. Two millennia later, X-ray scans show ...

For nearly two millennia, PHerc. 172 — a scroll turned to charcoal in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD — was supposed ...

An ancient papyrus scroll that was charred due to the eruption of Vesuvius roughly 2,000 years ago has seen the light of day thanks to the efforts of archaeologists. Despite being rendered ...

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 ...

New software tools have enabled scientists to read an ancient, damaged Hebrew scroll without ever unfurling the fragile, disintegrating parchment. The digitization techniques, known as "volume ...