A Roman scroll, partially preserved when it was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, has been virtually unwrapped and decoded using artificial intelligence. The feat was achieved by ...

In the year 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted with a fury that buried the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum under layers of ash and pumice. Among the ruins of Herculaneum, archaeologists later ...

An international trio of students has made a major breakthrough in the use of A.I. to decipher the texts hidden within a set of ancient scrolls that were carbonized by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ...

The trade war between the U.S. and China rages on but it did not spoil the mood of bidders taking part in a fine classical Chinese paintings auction in Hong Kong as an ancient scroll sold for a record ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Damaged ancient papyrus scrolls dating back to the 1st century CE ...

The Herculaneum scrolls were so badly damaged in the A.D 79 eruption of Vesuvius that scholars feared the ancient library was lost forever. That just changed—with help from technology and a $1 million ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

People write down lots of things—from epic poems and sacred texts to tax decrees and shopping lists. But these things are of little use to anyone if they can’t be read. In the past few decades, ...

A team of scholars has used cutting edge technology to piece together sections of a 2,000 year-old scroll damaged by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which killed tens of thousands as it ...

A question about pieces of a manuscript found in 1883 that may or may not be authentic led me into The Times’s archive. By Jennifer Schuessler The finds, ranging from just a few millimeters to a ...