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En-Gedi scroll merge

(Image credit: Seth Parker / University of Kentucky)

A research team in Kentucky took the digital micro-CT scan of the En-Gedi scroll and then virtually enhanced and flattened it. Then, they merged the results into one flat 2D image.

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