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2025 › February › 05

Herculaneum

17 months ago

AI helps researchers read ancient scroll burned to a crisp in Vesuvius eruption ○

found 2025 › Feb › 05 (Wed) @ 17:03 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Writing on PHerc. 172 papyrus, found at Roman mansion in Herculaneum, revealed after 3D X-rays and software competition

Researchers have peered inside an ancient scroll that was burned to a crisp in t…

Peer inside the Herculaneum scroll for the first time in 2,000 years: Scientists use AI to virtually unfurl a 'badly burnt' manuscript that was charred during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ○

found 2025 › Feb › 05 (Wed) @ 17:03 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

It's been left unread for nearly 2,000 years. Now, scientists have used AI to virtually unfurl one of the Herculaneum scrolls - the ancient documents buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.

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