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Archaeologists uncovered 1,800 Roman papyri buried in a private library at Herculaneum by the eruption of Vesuvius. Researchers are now using advanced imaging technology to read the carbonized scrolls without destroying them. What important or interesting findings have been discovered?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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