Behold! The First Readable Passages From The Charred #Scrolls of #Vesuvius https://www.sciencealert.com/behold-the-first-readable-passages-from-the-charred-scrolls-of-vesuvius A worldwide competition to decipher the #charred texts of the #VillaofPapyri – an ancient #Roman mansion destroyed by the eruption of #MountVesuvius – has revealed a timeless infatuation with the pleasures of #music, the color #purple, and, of course, the zingy taste of #capers.