2 ms·
They have been dug up already. IIRC they have undergone extensive scanning over the years - X-Ray, CT etc - while not being unrolled. So they have the scans o
by mattlondon 1y ago
They have been dug up already. IIRC they have undergone extensive scanning over the years - X-Ray, CT etc - while not being unrolled.
So they have the scans of the rolled up scrolls, this is "just" (ha!) using the scan data with lots of algorithms and compute (AI? I presume so) to virtually unroll the scrolls and read the ink off the page.
- qingcharles 1y agoAnd still plenty more to be dug up, allegedly.
- bornfreddy 1y agoActually, they are CT scanning them as the project continues. IIRC they reported about scanning a new (big) batch of them about a month ago. You are right about not unrolling them though. Many scrolls were destroyed in previous attempts to unroll them physically, so it is fascinating to see how the technology has progressed to allow reading without unrolling.