A breakthrough out of the Vesuvius Challenge builds on past efforts to virtually “unroll” fragile papyrus documents ...

AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted with a fury that buried the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum under layers of ash and pumice.

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, ...

The ancient scroll, which looks like a lump of charcoal, was charred by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. It's ...

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

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 groundbreaking project seeks to unlock the secrets of ancient Roman philosophy with the help of cutting-edge technology and a $3 million donation.

AN ANCIENT scroll that had nearly turned to charcoal in the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD may be about to have ...

The library group said Wednesday that it has begun ... said the Oxford scroll, of all the Herculaneum scrolls scanned to date, contained the most recoverable text, with the chemical composition ...

The library of what’s called the Villa of the ... scrolls found amid the remains of a lavish villa at the Roman town of Herculaneum, which along with neighboring Pompeii was destroyed when ...