Investigating Herculaneum papyri: An innovative 3D approach for the virtual unfolding of the rolls · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1706.09883/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTInvestigating Herculaneum papyri: An innovative 3D approach for the virtual unfolding of the rolls — mentioned by comexhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17660371urn:hackerpapers:mention:1706.09883:17660371Wed, 01 Aug 2018 07:39:14 GMT<p>See also https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.09883 which is a newer paper using the same imaging method (X-ray phase-contrast tomography) plus an algorithm to separate the rolled-up layers from the 3D scan data. Results are better, though still far from being able to decode substantial portions of text. edit: I also found an article in Smithsonian Magazine from just last month, about someone else&#x27;s even more recent attempts: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/buried-ash-vesuvius-s...</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1706.09883/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>physics.ins-det