Using X-Ray Technology to Read the Unreadable | Dead Sea Scroll Detectives

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WGBH NOVA Dead Sea Scroll Detectives Using X-Ray Technology to Read the Unreadable The Ein Gedi Scroll Mapping the Scroll’s Inner Structure science STEM technology electromagnetic waves imaging computed tomography CT scan X-rays algorithm religion Bible Israel Ein Gedi archeology x-radiation carbonization pnina shor brent seales ct scanner parchment synagogue
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Science STEAM
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Using X-Ray Technology to Read the Unreadable | Dead Sea Scroll Detectives

Discover how a museum curator and computer scientists used a CT scan of a burnt scroll to virtually unravel and read an ancient biblical text in this media gallery from NOVA: Dead Sea Scroll Detectives. Use this resource to examine how electromagnetic waves—specifically, X-rays—can be used in new ways to visualize and interpret information contained in different materials.
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