In late 2023, Nebraska’s Luke Farritor became the first to decode a Greek word from a papyrus scroll charred into a lump of carbon by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago. A student ...

The University of Nebraska undergraduate student just made history after using AI to read a word from an ancient papyrus scroll Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

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Making papyrus is laborious but in fact, quite straightforward. The plant itself - a kind of reed ... Because to own this scroll would, in fact, have been a very good career move.

Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) is a statuesque water plant with a rich history. Grown for its tall and flamboyant umbrella-like foliage, papyrus is a dramatic addition to any backyard but has a ...

Making papyrus is laborious but in fact, quite straightforward. The plant itself - a kind of reed ... Because to own this scroll would, in fact, have been a very good career move.