The Lost Scrolls of Vesuvius

Jan 1, 2023

0h 45m

★ 10.0

Overview

Professor Alice Roberts uncovers the science being used by computer scientist Professor Brent Seales as he utilises cutting-edge technology to read hundreds of carbonised scrolls that were buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD.

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Documentary

History

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Alice Roberts

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