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United Kingdom · United KingdomBy Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Lesser known than some other beloved tales of larger-than-life heroes such as Gilgamesh, Beowulf and King Arthur, the Song of Wade is a case study in what happens when stories aren’t written down. The epic was once widely known throughout medieval and Renaissance England — so popular that it was mentioned twice by Chaucer — but today it is mostly forgotten. Only a few phrases survive, and new research is showing …See the Story
Corrected error in long-lost medieval saga suggests that its hero fought wolves, not elves
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Technology · GermanyThe Mongolian collection of the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin contains a unique Gungervaa shrine. Among the objects found inside were three tiny scrolls, wrapped in silk. Using 3D X-ray tomography, a team at HZB was able to create a digital copy of one of the scrolls. With a mathematical method, the scroll could be virtually unrolled to reveal the scripture on the strip. This method is also used in battery research. The p…See the Story
Scrolls from Buddhist shrine virtually unrolled with X-ray
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