Scientists use MRI at Kadlec to look at ancient Roman scrolls

Tri-City Herald ^ | Thursday, Jul. 10, 2008 | Sara Schilling

[SunkenCiv]

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from 7/11/2008.

• Experts urge race against time to unearth last secrets of Herculaneum s lost library [2002]
• Herculean task for modern scholars - More on the Discovered Roman Literature being unearthed. [2002]
• Ancient Roman Villa May Hold World's Richest Literary Treasure [2002]
• Focus: The search for the lost library of Rome [2005]
• Focus: The search for the lost library of Rome [2005]
• New hope in hunt for Roman library [2005]
• Millionaire to fund dig for lost Roman library [Villa of the Papyri] [2005]
• Battle for the books of Herculaneum (1 of finest libraries of the ancient world, covered in Lava) [2005]
• Rare Ancient Wooden Throne Found in Herculaneum (Buried by Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius) [2007]
• In search of Western civilisation's lost classics [2008]
• In search of Western civilisation's lost classics (Herculaneum) [2008]
• UK to 'unroll' papyrus scrolls buried by Vesuvius [Kentucky prof has non-invasive scanning technique [2009]
• Unlocking the scrolls of Herculaneum [2013]
• X-ray technique 'reads' burnt Vesuvius scroll [2015]
• Metallic ink used in the Herculaneum scrolls [2016]

[steve86]

I am a mile from Kadlec Medical Center and well acquainted with PNNL but haven’t heard any more about this.

[SunkenCiv]

Well, it was a while ago, now, and I'm not sure how well it worked. The technology keeps coming along, and they keep trying non-invasive techniques, which is a huge improvement. Most of the scrolls which have been opened since the cache was found in the 1750s have been destroyed using invasive methods.