Homer's Epics, Iliad and Odyssey, brought the ideas of Greek civilization to the world, serving as the foundation of Western literature.

The papyrus details the prosecution of two main defendants: Gadalias, a notary’s son and something of an ancient Roman “bad ...

During Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 C.E., thousands of papyrus scrolls were scorched, rendering their contents unreadable.

Another Herculaneum scroll is being deciphered using X-ray imaging and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms by a team competing in the Vesuvius Challenge. Among the ancient Greek words identified ...

Scholars have deciphered some of the first words from a Herculaneum scroll burned and buried in AD 79 during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. One of the first words, written in ancient Greek ...

Artificial intelligence is even peering through the most impenetrable of artifacts: ancient, charred scrolls that are too delicate to be unfurled. Herculaneum scroll PHerc. 172 is the fifth intact ...

Another Herculaneum scroll is being deciphered using X-ray imaging and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms by a team competing in the Vesuvius Challenge. Among the ancient Greek words identifi ...

They would unfurl the scroll to display painted panels as they sang of what ... Even as the nature of entertainment has changed radically with the passage of time, rendering many ancient art forms ...

As Musk’s team barrels its way through the government seeking access to sensitive information, questions are arising about ...

Over 2,000 years after the deadly volcanic eruption destroyed the ancient Roman town ... search for ink that reveals where there is writing, and enhance the clarity of the text. The process led to a ...