Scientists find lost languages at an Egyptian monastery
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Channel: Creative-Tube · 2017 · Science & Technology
HOW DID THEY DO IT? Parchment was once extremely valuable, meaning it was often reused. Monks commonly wrote copies of the Bible on top of old texts, meaning many ancient texts have been lost. But the researchers say that long lost documents, such as those written by ancient philosopher Aristotle, could now be rediscovered on texts in libraries across the world using their technique. They used photographs taken from a number of angles and using different parts of the light spectrum to reveal traces of ink left by early scribes before the text was washed off. Images of the parchment are then combined using computer algorithms to highlight the text beneath. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4829310/Scientists-lost-languages-Egyptian-monastery.html#ixzz4r6NEyI6l
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