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Disastrous_Elk_6375 t1_jcem481 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 7:53 AM

Has there been any attempt to replicate the condition of these scrolls with replicas containing known text? (i.e. take the best papyrus analogue, paint it with the best ink analogue, burn it? in a way that would be a good guess as to what's actually inside)

janpaul123 t1_jcg1w91 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 3:59 PM

Yes, see for example the "carbon phantom scroll" used in this paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0215775

Though I don't think attempts at the same resolution (4-8µm) have been made.