AnalysisScienceSeptember 16, 2026

Researchers char their own papyrus scrolls to screen Herculaneum candidates

A team created contemporary model papyrus scrolls, charring them like the originals, to validate a screening method for detecting lead-based ink in the Herculaneum scrolls. The PLoS ONE paper aims to identify which of the 600+ unopened scrolls are most promising for digital unwrapping.

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