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Messy handwriting means an ancient treasure may be lost forever
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30 October 2023
Messy handwriting means an ancient treasure may be lost forever
Around 2,000 years ago, a scribe was given the important task of recording the secret locations on a scroll made of copper. Using a hammer and chisel, he spells words wrong, spaces them poorly and writes letters backwards. Centuries later, the scroll was found among the collection of Dead Sea Scrolls and despite studying it, much of the scroll is illegible.

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