Scientists Say Lead in Ink Could Finally Crack Herculaneum's Burnt Scrolls—So They Baked a Fake One as a Test | Gizmodo

Scientists have developed a method to potentially read the carbonized Herculaneum scrolls by detecting lead in the ink using X-ray imaging techniques. They conducted experiments by creating a model scroll and found that even low concentrations of lead were easily identifiable, suggesting a new avenue for deciphering ancient texts.