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The linked methods don't look promising (yet) https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms6895 https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms6895
by singularity2001 8y ago
The linked methods don't look promising (yet)
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms6895 https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms6895
- comex 8y agoSee also https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.09883 https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.09883 which is a newer paper using the same imaging method (X-ray phase-contrast tomography) plus an algorithm to separate the rolled-up layers from the 3D scan data. Results are better, though still far from being able to decode substantial portions of text. edit: I also found an article in Smithsonian Magazine from just last month, about someone else's even more recent attempts: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/buried-ash-vesuvius-scrolls-are-being-read-new-xray-technique-180969358/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/buried-ash-vesuvius-s...