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Lateral with Tom Scott

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Unique Fire-saving Techniques for Documents and Ancient Clay Tablets

Exploring unconventional methods of preserving documents during a fire, and the use of heat exposure on special materials like pens and clay tablets to reveal hidden features, with a focus on the library of Ashurbanipal in 612 BC.

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