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AI Peers Inside Burned 2,000-Year-Old Vesuvius Scroll, Finds ‘Disgust’

A breakthrough out of the Vesuvius Challenge builds on past efforts to virtually “unroll” fragile papyrus documents carbonized into hardened lumps by the volcanic blast.

Smithsonian Magazine · 1d

Using A.I., Researchers Peer Inside a 2,000-Year-Old Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius’ Eruption

For the past two years, citizen scientists and scholars have been working to reveal the previously hidden texts of the Herculaneum scrolls

Artnet · 1d

Researchers Get a Peek Inside Another Herculaneum Scroll That Survived Vesuvius’s Eruption

Researchers have generated an image of text from inside a scroll that was buried in volcanic ash with the ancient city of Herculaneum.

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Herculaneum scrolls breakthrough: Scientists digitally "unroll" 2,000-year-old scroll scorched by Mount Vesuvius

Researchers used advanced technology to digitally "unroll" an ancient Greek text on carbonized papyrus, and now they're ...

The Art Newspaper1d

Technology reveals ancient text inside burnt Herculaneum scroll

Researchers and papyrologists have used technology to unravel a papyrus scroll without physical intervention, allowing them ...

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First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2,000 years

A badly burnt scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum has been digitally "unwrapped", providing the first look inside for 2 ...

The New York Times20d

The Eruption of Vesuvius

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of ...

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This Ancient Roman Scroll Was Burned to A Crisp 2,000 Years Ago. Now, Researchers Are Reading What’s Inside With AI

X-rays and AI were used to read charred Roman scrolls untouched for 2,000 years.

Live Science on MSN7d

4,000-year-old footprints near Pompeii show people fleeing Mount Vesuvius eruption thousands of years before the famous one

Footprints from people and animals feeling the eruption of Vesuvius in 1995 B.C. were recently discovered in a town near Pompeii.

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14 Incredible Facts about Pompeii, the Roman City Frozen in Time

A thick layer of volcanic mud preserved Pompeii as it was in 79 CE, offering a unique glimpse into life in the Roman Empire.

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