Volcano-charred Roman scrolls may be read again
Hundreds of papyrus scrolls that were found in the Roman town of Herculaneum, long believed to be too damaged to be ever read again, are now being deciphered thanks to a new non-invasive X-ray imaging technique.
Infinite Possibilities: Ten Years of Study of the Archimedes Palimpsest
The book is so named because the original texts beneath the prayerbook was recognized early in the twentieth century to include partial copies of seven treatises by Archimedes, the oldest reproductions of writings by the Greek mathematician, scientist, and engineer.