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Radio Oxford,2 mins
Unwrapping the history of Vesuvius in Didcot
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The secrets of a badly burnt scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum are being digitally "unwrapped". The ancient scroll, which is kept at the Bodleian Library, was burnt to a crisp by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Rebecca Morelle reports. Photo Credit: Bodleian Library.
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