When the eruption of Mount Vesuvius reached Herculaneum in AD79, it was found that it buried the Roman town in ash and pumice and burned hundreds of antique scrolls in the library.

Researchers 'virtually unwrap' ancient scrolls charred by Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD

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Researchers 'virtually unwrap' ancient scrolls charred by Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD