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Now, groundbreaking research published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage has finally unraveled the chemical mystery behind this extraordinary preservation phenomenon. The teenage boy's remains, ...

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The Voynich Manuscript, a cryptic and enigmatic text shrouded in mystery, has baffled scholars, cryptographers and historians for centuries. Discovered in 1912 by Wilfrid Voy­nich, a rare-book dealer, ...

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