Deciphering the ancient scrolls of Herculaneum | 60 Minutes Archive

Nearly two-thousand years ago, Mount Vesuvius buried the ancient city of Herculaneum, and with it, a library full of ancient papyrus scrolls. In 2018, Bill Whitaker reported on an international race to unravel the scrolls’ secrets. “60 Minutes“ is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen’s Top 10. Subscribe to the “60 Minutes“ YouTube channel: Watch full episodes: Get more “60 Minutes“ from “60 Minutes: Overtime“: Follow “60 Minutes“ on Instagram: Like “60 Minutes“ on Facebook: Follow “60 Minutes“ on Twitter: