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I'm curious prior to this has there been any research/attempts at chemical methods to strengthen the structure and allow it to be unrolled?

• verditelabs 4mo ago
  Various physical methods of unrolling, including the use of chemicals, have been attempted over the past 275 years, but none have proven to not destroy the scrolls. As far as I know no physical unrolling has been attempted since the 80s and I believe that now only non destructive methods are being employed. For fragments and already shattered and opened, unrolled scrolls a variety of imaging techniques exist and are still being improved upon by teams and research groups we are not associated with. For unrolled scrolls, I believe at this point no one will ever attempt physical unwrapping ever again.
  • equalbeforegod 4mo ago
    Where are the shattered scrolls? Is there a list somewhere?
    • qingcharles 4mo ago
      There's a photo of one on this page; they basically explode into dust: https://gizmodo.com/in-a-first-scientists-fully-deciphered-charred-herculaneum-scroll-without-ever-opening-it-2000778265 https://gizmodo.com/in-a-first-scientists-fully-deciphered-c...