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Briefing Chat: Why Scientists Made Papyrus Scrolls, Then Burnt Them

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Nature, Published online: 25 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03041-yNature staff discuss a technique that could help researchers read charred Herculaneum scrolls — plus, a biodegradeable, edible battery.

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The virtual unwrapping of Herculaneum papyri scrolls

The use of scanning and AI algorithms has made it possible to extract meaning from scrolls dating back to Greco-Roman civilization, which were previously indecipherable.

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California Researchers Have Found a New Method of Deciphering Herculanum Papyrus

Scientists from the UC Berkeley in California have partnered to create and burn their own papyrus rolls to test a new decryption method.

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Briefing Chat: Why scientists made papyrus scrolls, then burnt them

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Roman Empire: Scientists Reconstructed Herculanum's Reels and Found a Clue to Decode a Hidden Text

Replica of Herculanum rolls, made with leaded ink and then carbonized, showed that this metal facilitates X-ray tomography reading.

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Briefing Chat: Why Scientists Made Papyrus Scrolls, Then Burnt Them

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