First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2,000 years

Alison FrancisSenior Science JournalistVesuvius ChallengeX-ray scans and AI have meant the inside of ancient scroll can be revealedA badly burnt scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum has been digitally "unwrapped", providing the first look inside for 2,000 years.The document, which looks like a lump of charcoal, was charred by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD and is too fragile to ever be…