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Scientists Say Lead in Ink Could Finally Crack Herculaneum's Burnt Scrolls-So They Baked a Fake One as a Test
The Herculaneum scrolls were discovered in the 1700s. It's taken centuries for researchers to read one of them in its entirety.
How do you test a theory on how to decipher a priceless archaeological artifact? According to a team of researchers, you pay children to make fake versions of it.
A team of scientists has proposed a new approach to reading the famous Herculaneum scro... [3598 chars]
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