arxiveess.IVcs.CVcs.LGcs.MMphysics.ins-det2026-06-27
Complete virtual unwrapping and reading of a rolled Herculaneum papyrus
Giorgio Angelotti, Stephen Parsons, Federica Nicolardi, Youssef Nader, Sean Johnson, David Josey, et al.
The carbonized papyri from Herculaneum preserve the only large-scale library to survive from classical antiquity, but many unopened rolls remain unread because physical opening risks irreversible damage. X-ray computed microtomography ($μ$CT) and virtual unwrapping offer a non-in…