Scientists use 3D scans to “unwrap” an ancient scrollSeptember 22, 2016 - 14:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The scientific world is developing a knack for reading texts without opening them, Engadget said. Researchers in Israel and the U.S. have conducted the first "virtual unwrapping" of a heavily damaged scroll, the En-Gedi scroll, to read its contents without destroying what's left. The team used a high-resolution volumetric scan to create a 3D model of the scroll, looked for bright pixels in the model (a sign of where the ink would be) and virtually flattened the scroll to make text segments readable. The process is slow, as you have to piece together segments and reconstruct lines of text that have been lost to the ages. However, the results were worth it in this case: the researchers discovered that this is the earliest known copy of a Pentateuchal book from the Bible (Leviticus) to be found in a Holy Ark, dating back "at least" 1,500 years. The technique won't get a wide range of use when there are only so many ancient scrolls to go around, but it hints that even the most fragile pieces of written history are no longer off-limits. Photo: S. Halevi/Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library, IAA Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |