Name: How I'm discovering the secrets of ancient texts
Uploaded: 2016-02-10T15:47:07Z
Duration: 11 min 57 s
Description: Gregory Heyworth is a textual scientist; he and his lab work on new ways to read ancient manuscripts and maps using spectral imaging technology. In this fascinating talk, watch as Heyworth shines a light on lost history, deciphering texts that haven't been read in thousands of years. How could these lost classics rewrite what we know about the past?

Gregory Heyworth is a textual scientist; he and his lab work on new ways to read ancient manuscripts and maps using spectral imaging technology. In this fascinating talk, watch as Heyworth shines a light on lost history, deciphering texts that haven't been read in thousands of years. How could these lost classics rewrite what we know about the past?

Gregory Heyworth: How I'm discovering the secrets of ancient texts

How I'm discovering the secrets of ancient texts

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