Now imagine that scroll is rolled up, and in a delicate, charred, carbonized form, having been engulfed by the fiery eruption of a volcano. The task would seem virtually impossible, and the ...
The Herculaneum papyri consist of about 800 rolled-up Greek scrolls that were carbonized during the 79 CE volcanic eruption that buried the ancient Roman town, according to the organizers of the ...
Recent projects of theirs include Bay Window Tower House, which uses carbonized cork for exterior insulation walls and features an octagonal shape that maximises sunlight and airflow for both ...