Rebecca Morrell
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Global News Podcast
Trump says US to 'takeover' and 'own' Gaza
The ancient scroll held by the Bodleian Library at Oxford University was thought to be unreadable. It looks like a lump of charcoal and any attempts to prise it open would see it crumble to dust. But now scientists have turned to technology. Powerful X-ray scans have enabled the team to locate every layer inside the scroll. There are about 10 metres of tightly rolled papyrus.
Global News Podcast
Trump says US to 'takeover' and 'own' Gaza
And AI has been used to detect any ink. The result is a digitally unrolled scroll showing columns and rows of text... with some letters clearly visible. More work is to be done to make all the text legible, but Stephen Parsons from the Vesuvius Challenge says it looks extremely promising.
Global News Podcast
Trump says US to 'takeover' and 'own' Gaza
The team believes it will be a work of Greek Epicurean philosophy, which teaches that fulfilment can be found through the pleasure of simple everyday things. Rebecca Morrell.