Modern man uses many benefits that he does not even pay attention to, at the same time, our ancestors could not even dream of many of them. Take, for example, such an ordinary thing for all of us as a ballpoint pen. The technologies that made it possible to put the production of pens on the stream appeared quite recently, but the inhabitants of Ancient Rome knew what ink was. This conclusion was made by Italian scientists after during excavations, under a deep layer of ash, a well-preserved library was found that survived the eruption of Vesuvius. I must say that, although the library was found back in the 18th century, it was possible to study in detail the ancient scrolls only now, due to their strong dilapidation.
Scientists previously believed that the ancient Romans made ink from charcoal. However, recent studies have shown that the inhabitants of ancient Rome could use metallic ink for writing.
Experts note that the last study was very voluminous, but its results were worth such a long time, since previously unknown details of the culture of Ancient Rome were revealed to science.