An example of a section of one of the charred/carbonized scrolls found at the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum. Wikimedia Commons
An example of a section of one of the charred/carbonized scrolls found at the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum. Wikimedia Commons
They even lead back to when they used Lead (PB) to add patina to their wine.
Of course you are my bright little star,
I’ve miles And miles Of files
Pretty files of your forefather’s fruit
and now to suit our great computer,
You’re magnetic ink.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AukFsBv2oDY
They have been working on these charred fragments for years. They MUST get them translated before I die. I want to know what is in those pitiful remains of a great ancient library.
Is the word in the upper right “METALO” - a spelling variant of METALLO, “metal”? If so, it is appropriate for this article.
