AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano

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One of the scrolls of Herculano, which is guarded by the Bodleian Library of the University of Oxford, has been subjected to a process of digital reading, revealing the first words thanks to X-rays and artificial intelligence. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were found in 1752 in a luxurious residence in the Roman city of Herculano, which, along with neighbouring Pompeii, was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The residence was given t…

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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 decipher thanks to AI and a particle accelerator.

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AI and Scientists Unite to Decipher Old Scrolls Charred by the Vesuvius Volcano

LONDON—Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were found in the 1750s amid the remains of a lavish villa at the Roman town of Herculaneum, which along with neighboring Pompeii was destroyed when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79. The library of what’s called the Villa of the Papyri has the potential to add…

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A charred papyrus nearly two millennia ago, during the volcanic eruption that led to the destruction of the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae, has been “opened” virtually by a team of researchers from...

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Scientists use AI, high-tech X-ray to decipher ancient scrolls charred by Vesuvius

LONDON (AP) — Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were found in the 1750s in the remains of a lavish villa at the Roman town of Herculaneum, which along with neighboring Pompeii was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79. The library of what’s called the Villa of the Papyri has the potential…

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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