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An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time
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"PHerc. 1667, sealed since the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, has been virtually unwrapped and read from beginning to end — without ever being opened."

Read full essay at Vesuvius Challenge ↗
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