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 reading it.
Inside Ancient Herculaneum Scroll Seen For First Time Since Vesuvius Erupted 2,000 Years Ago
Researchers have successfully generated a digital image of an ancient scroll from Herculaneum that has not been seen in almost 2,000 years. The announcement was made by the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford,
AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano
U.K. scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough by making the first image of the inside of a scroll carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago.
A.I. Is Decoding a Mysterious, Ancient Herculaneum Scroll at Oxford
Another Herculaneum scroll is being deciphered using X-ray imaging and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms by a team competing in the Vesuvius Challenge. Among the ancient Greek words identified so far are ἀδιάληπτος (foolish), διατροπή (disgust), φοβ (fear), and βίου (life).
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
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.
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.
Technology reveals ancient text inside burnt Herculaneum scroll
Researchers and papyrologists have used technology to unravel a papyrus scroll without physical intervention, allowing them to generate the first image of the ancient text. The scroll was buried beneath volcanic ash in the Roman town of Herculaneum following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD.
AI Unlocks 2,000-Year-Old Herculaneum Scroll Carbonized by Vesuvius
An method driven by artificial intelligence is making it possible to read texts scorched and left buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.
AI helps researchers read ancient scrolls burned to a crisp in Vesuvius eruption
Researchers have taken one step closer to understanding the past after they managed to use artificial intelligence to read one of the hundreds of scrolls that were discovered in the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii.
Incredibly modern word discovered inside ancient Mount Vesuvius scroll after 2,000 years
In a remarkable fusion of ancient history and cutting-edge technology, a 2,000-year-old scroll has whispered its first word: 'disgust.' What secrets lie within?
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'Incredible moment in history:' Particle accelerator and AI offer first peek inside 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll
A 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is filled with lost words that scholars can now ...
‘Disgust’ among first words decoded in 2,000-year-old charred scroll
Scholars are studying an ancient scroll that has been virtually unrolled 2,000 years after it was burned to a crisp during ...
Herculaneum scroll reveals its secrets after 2,000 years
Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by the ...