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These Ancient Scrolls Have Been a Tantalizing Mystery for 2,000 Years. Researchers Just Deciphered a Title for the First Time
Mount Vesuvius' eruption preserved the Herculaneum scrolls beneath a blanket of ash. Two millennia later, X-ray scans show ...
Title and author of burned, still-rolled scroll decoded after nearly 2,000 years
Researchers working to decipher the contents of a burned, still-rolled scroll have uncovered both the author and the title of ...
AI decodes 2,000-year-old burned, still-rolled scroll: Reveals title and author after centuries
After nearly 2,000 years, a burnt scroll from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius reveals its title and author. Thanks to AI and ...
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2000-Year Old Charred Manuscripts Reveal Their Secrets
Imagine trying to read a 2000-year old scroll from an ancient civilization. Now imagine that scroll is rolled up ... density of the ink compared to the paper makes it easy to find with a CT ...
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21-Year-Old Wins $40K After Using AI to Read First Word on 2,000-Year-Old Papyrus Scroll
The Vesuvius Challenge A University of Nebraska undergraduate student has made history by using AI to read a section of a 2,000-year-old scroll ... of ancient rolled-up papyrus scrolls.
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AI decodes title and author of charred, still-rolled scroll after nearly 2,000 years
PHerc. 172 is one of hundreds of scrolls found in the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, buried under volcanic debris of ...
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Title and author of burned, still-rolled scroll decoded after nearly 2,000 years
Researchers working to decipher the contents of a burned, still-rolled scroll have uncovered both the author and the title of the text nearly 2,000 years after it was buried in the Mount Vesuvius ...