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9 months ago

With help from AI, researchers have found the title and author inside one of the Herculaneum scrolls that is housed at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford.

Ink traces show text is part of work by Epicurean philosopher Philodemus, burned during AD79 volcano eruption

A charred scroll recovered from a Roman villa that was buried under ash when Mount Vesuviu…

11 months ago

Researchers have unearthed a piece of dark-coloured organic glass which was found inside the skull of an individual who died in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum nearly 2,000 years ago.

12 months ago

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…

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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