She eventually turned it over to an international team of experts who, working under the auspices of the Maecenas Foundation for Ancient Art and the National Geographic Society, were charged with the complex task of restoring and reconstructing the codex, some of which had now deteriorated into small fragments.
Naine andis selle hiljem üle rahvusvahelisele ekspertide rühmale, kes töötas Maecenase antiikkunsti fondi ja National Geographic Society heaks. Kuna mõned koodeksi osad olid nüüdseks kõdunenud väikesteks fragmentideks, seisis teadlaste ees keeruline ülesanne see restaureerida ja rekonstrueerida.