In AD 79, Mt Vesuvius, a volcano in Italy, erupted burying several nearby Roman towns, including Pompeii and Herculaneum.
With new advanced imaging techniques, it may be possible to recover many scrolls from an ancient library that has been found in Pompeii. This is a big deal because 99% of ancient writings have been lost. So, it is likely that this could result in the recovery large numbers of new ancient texts that were previously lost.
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