National Geographic
Multispectral Imaging Reveals Herculaneum Scrolls
Tuesday, April 11th, 2006The National Geographic channel has a short video on their website documenting the discovery and deciphering of some ancient scrolls recovered from a Herculaneum villa, which was covered with ash by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
Of interest is the process that was used to read them. Called “multispectral imaging” the process adjusts […]
People are Hungry for [Wrong] Information
Thursday, April 6th, 2006NPR had a short segment on the increased interest in religion, specifically the history of Christianity driven by the success of the Da Vinci Code. They talked about the book, counter-books, related history and items like the Gospel of Judas (for which I’d recommend you read Rick Mansfield’s comments — suffice to say […]