time stopped in the year 79 AD Mount Vesuvius erupted sealing to Italian
Vesuvius erupted sealing to Italian
Vesuvius erupted sealing to Italian towns in ash mud and lava
towns in ash mud and lava
towns in ash mud and lava the better-known city of Pompeii and the
the better-known city of Pompeii and the
the better-known city of Pompeii and the seaside resort of Herculaneum it was the
seaside resort of Herculaneum it was the
seaside resort of Herculaneum it was the vacation spot of choice for wealthy
vacation spot of choice for wealthy
vacation spot of choice for wealthy Romans
Romans
Romans in 1752 workers excavating Herculaneum
in 1752 workers excavating Herculaneum
in 1752 workers excavating Herculaneum uncovered a large villa and discovered
uncovered a large villa and discovered
uncovered a large villa and discovered what appeared to be sticks of charcoal
what appeared to be sticks of charcoal
what appeared to be sticks of charcoal in large quantities what they really had
in large quantities what they really had
in large quantities what they really had found were two thousand-year-old Scrolls
found were two thousand-year-old Scrolls
found were two thousand-year-old Scrolls of ancient works on papyrus rolls all
of ancient works on papyrus rolls all
of ancient works on papyrus rolls all carbonized by an indiscriminate
carbonized by an indiscriminate
carbonized by an indiscriminate pyroclastic flow from Vesuvius to the
pyroclastic flow from Vesuvius to the
pyroclastic flow from Vesuvius to the naked eye they are nothing more than
naked eye they are nothing more than
naked eye they are nothing more than black crumbly paper but thanks to a
black crumbly paper but thanks to a
black crumbly paper but thanks to a process developed by NASA called multi
process developed by NASA called multi
process developed by NASA called multi spectral imaging words suddenly appear
spectral imaging words suddenly appear
spectral imaging words suddenly appear from the blackness and read like
from the blackness and read like
from the blackness and read like yesterday’s newspaper
yesterday’s newspaper
yesterday’s newspaper using a visible filter this is the image
using a visible filter this is the image
using a visible filter this is the image we’re getting very little writing now
we’re getting very little writing now
we’re getting very little writing now I’m going to stop the camera we’re going
I’m going to stop the camera we’re going
I’m going to stop the camera we’re going to take a look at the very same scroll
to take a look at the very same scroll
to take a look at the very same scroll taken with an an ultra infrared filter
taken with an an ultra infrared filter
taken with an an ultra infrared filter this same fragment now taken with a
this same fragment now taken with a
this same fragment now taken with a thousand nanometer filter so now we have
thousand nanometer filter so now we have
thousand nanometer filter so now we have the text it’s perfectly readable as if
the text it’s perfectly readable as if
the text it’s perfectly readable as if it was relatively recently written and
it was relatively recently written and
it was relatively recently written and it’s opened up a treasure trove of
it’s opened up a treasure trove of
it’s opened up a treasure trove of literature for classical scholars to
literature for classical scholars to
literature for classical scholars to examine the writings are believed to be
examine the writings are believed to be
examine the writings are believed to be that of first century BC philosopher
that of first century BC philosopher
that of first century BC philosopher Villa Dimas some are in Greek others in
Villa Dimas some are in Greek others in
Villa Dimas some are in Greek others in Latin
Latin
Latin since 1999 researchers from Brigham
since 1999 researchers from Brigham
since 1999 researchers from Brigham Young University have been examining the
Young University have been examining the
Young University have been examining the Scrolls of historic National Library in
Scrolls of historic National Library in
Scrolls of historic National Library in Naples Italy in that time the BYU team
Naples Italy in that time the BYU team
Naples Italy in that time the BYU team has carefully exposed nearly a thousand
has carefully exposed nearly a thousand
has carefully exposed nearly a thousand rules to the multispectral process and
rules to the multispectral process and
rules to the multispectral process and collected more than 20,000 images
scholars believe that this same
scholars believe that this same Herculaneum villa may contain in its
Herculaneum villa may contain in its
Herculaneum villa may contain in its library the written words of Aristotle
library the written words of Aristotle
library the written words of Aristotle and other Greek and Latin authors in the
and other Greek and Latin authors in the
and other Greek and Latin authors in the meantime researchers and historians at
meantime researchers and historians at
meantime researchers and historians at Brigham Young are creating a digital
Brigham Young are creating a digital
Brigham Young are creating a digital archive of the text and it’s a good
archive of the text and it’s a good
archive of the text and it’s a good thing the scrolls have kept their
thing the scrolls have kept their
thing the scrolls have kept their secrets for more than two millennia and
secrets for more than two millennia and
secrets for more than two millennia and despite the best conservation efforts
despite the best conservation efforts
despite the best conservation efforts they are rapidly being lost to the
they are rapidly being lost to the
they are rapidly being lost to the volcano again
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