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To read 2,000-year-old burned scrolls, scientists burn their own

September 18, 2026 Phys.org 1 min read
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To read 2,000-year-old burned scrolls, scientists burn their own

Douglas Seiler painstakingly sourced papyrus and reed pens from Egypt and traditional lampblack ink from Japan, then paid some high school students to inscribe the papyrus with lines from Star Wars and the Bible and a quote from the ’60s sci-fi TV show The Outer Limits.

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