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Ancient Greek Scroll's Hidden Contents Revealed Through Infrared Imaging

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The parts of the scroll were scanned using shortwave-infrared hyperspectral imaging.

More than 200 years ago, a scroll damaged by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius was unrolled and pasted onto cardboard, even though it had writing on the back. New imagery shows some of what's hidden.

(Image credit: A. Tournié, Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation)


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