is the fifth intact Herculaneum scroll to be virtually unrolled as part of the Vesuvius Challenge, a competition designed to accelerate the deciphering of the scrolls that form an unprecedented ...

U.K. scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough by making the first image of the inside of a scroll carbonized by ...

Elon Musk, the American entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, donated three million dollars to support projects aimed at deciphering the ancient Herculaneum papyri, which have remained a ...

London — The Herculaneum scrolls have remained one of ... More recently, researchers managed to decipher some select words using artificial intelligence, X-ray and CT scans to distinguish ...

The scroll was buried beneath volcanic ash in the Roman town of Herculaneum following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. Known as PHerc. 172, it was among hundreds discovered in the library ...

The discovery is part of the Vesuvius Challenge, a global competition launched in 2023 that awarded cash prizes to researchers who could help decipher the carbonized scrolls of Herculaneum ...

LONDON (AP) — Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls ... lavish villa at the Roman town of Herculaneum, which along with ...