A papyrus scroll that was burned and carbonized when Mount Vesuvius erupted almost 2,000 years ago has been virtually unrolled and partially deciphered with the help of artificial intelligence.

Nearly 2000 years after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, hundreds of papyrus scrolls were buried under ash. Long considered ...

An 18th-century archaeological dig uncovered a library of intact but charred scrolls. Their contents have been unreadable until recently.

A full Herculaneum scroll "unwrapped" with technology reveals new texts, titles and authors unknown to history and ushers in a new era for the study of the ancient world.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This undated image made available by Vesuvius Challenge shows an X-ray scan of part of papyrus scroll PHerc.172, showing the word ...

The papyrus manuscript was part of a vast library preserved by volcanic ash. Now, the remaining passages—which examine ethics, knowledge and human nature—are accessible for the first time since 79 C.E ...

Researchers have used AI to virtually unwrap and decipher a nearly 2,000-year-old Herculaneum papyrus scroll buried in the AD79 Vesuvius eruption. The technique revealed previously hidden Stoic ...

Elon Musk wants to help with efforts to decode 2,000-year-old papyrus scrolls. In a post on X, the billionaire offered up funds for the Vesuvius Challenge project, suggesting the money would come from ...

Scrolls from the Roman library of Herculaneum that were carbonised by a volcanic eruption have been read in their entirety ...

Egyptian excavators working near Luxor have opened a sealed underground chamber containing 22 painted coffins and papyrus scrolls, according to statements from Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry ...

Archaeologists uncovered an elaborate New Kingdom cemetery in central Egypt's Al-Ghuraifa area in 2023, featuring rock-cut tombs, mummies, and a reportedly well-preserved papyrus containing spells ...

Previously hidden text revealed without unrolling scroll discusses stoic philosophy on ethics, art and human behaviour ...