https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/how-lead-based-ink-may-reveal-hidden-text-on-scorched-herculaneum-scrollsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/how-lead-based-ink-may-reveal-hidden-text-on-scorched-herculaneum-scrollshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/how-lead-based-ink-may-reveal-hidden-text-on-scorched-herculaneum-scrolls#u93917Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:27:07 +0000Researchers have found that lead-based ink used in ancient scrolls can be detected using X-ray computed tomography, potentially unlocking thousands of texts from Herculaneum destroyed by Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago. The method involves burning papyrus scrolls under controlled conditions and then using X-rays to read the writing without unfolding them. This technique could help read lost Greek and Roman texts from Herculaneum.Why it mattersThe Herculaneum scrolls, buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, are still intact but fragile. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were found in