A Look Inside the Lab Where Scrolls of Herculaneum are Virtually Unrolled

The computer work happening inside the University of Kentucky Davis Marksbury Building is attracting worldwide attention.

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UK Computer Science Professor and Chair Brent Seales recently made headlines for leading a major breakthrough in reading ancient scrolls. His digital imaging software will visualize the writing within scrolls of Herculaneum without physically unrolling them.

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While these scrolls are currently being housed in France, Seales is leading the digital imaging process from right here on UK’s campus in the Davis Marksbury Building.

Watch the “Where I ‘see blue.’” video above to discover why this building fosters an environment where he can share this dynamic research with his students…all while reducing UK’s carbon footprint.