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.

Artificial intelligence is even peering through the most impenetrable of artifacts: ancient, charred scrolls that are too ...

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 ...

The scroll, one of three housed at the libraries, was studied on the I12 beamline and the collected X-ray data has played a crucial role in deciphering the text of this ancient artifact. By scanning ...

Researchers have peered inside an ancient scroll that was burned to a crisp in the volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago. The scroll is one of hundreds found in the ...

Scientists use artificial intelligence and human expertise to decipher ancient scrolls charred by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago.