Withstood The Test Of Time
It was clear that the person who left the scrolls there wanted it to survive the passage of time. The material was vellum, which is a thin leather sheet that can endure a lot of damage. This explains why the scrolls were still legible. Had the message been scrawled on a piece of paper, its condition would not have been as great. She knew that the artifacts were old, but exactly how long had they been in there?
Withstood The Test Of Time
From A Long Time Ago
There was a yellowish hue to the scrolls, which was evidence that it had been there for a long time already. Even so, the team was shocked to learn their real age. When Ramirez spoke to the Daily Mail, she said, “The document of the 18th century appeared when we were dismantling the Christ of the cross. The wood is hollow inside, and the sculptor introduced the two [scrolls], which we have found.”
From A Long Time Ago
