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Originally Posted by crich70
So if I understand your posting it improves the contrast between the papyrus and the ink and by so doing it enables it to be read by the eye. Neat.
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Since the scrolls are so fragile, any reading method that involves unrolling them (actually breaking bits off them) is destructive. It's why the CT scan was such a good idea. Such a shame it hasn't worked.
I hope someone comes up with a way to read them without physically unrolling them.