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Smithsonian Magazine on MSN8h
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 ...
Title of scroll burnt to a crisp by Mt Vesuvius 2,000 years ago finally read by AI – & we even know who wrote them
RESEARCHERS have deciphered the title and author of a charred scroll destroyed by the Mount Vesuvius eruption 2,000 years ago ...
Men's Journal on MSN8d
Researchers Decipher Herculaneum Scrolls Found at Pompeii
Researchers have virtually unfurled a Herculaneum scroll which was rescued from Pompeii after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN3d
By Shoving a Bed Frame Against the Door, This Pompeii Family Tried to Survive Mount Vesuvius' Eruption
In 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted, spewing ash and small volcanic pellets known as lapilli over the city of Pompeii. Nearly ...
The Sun8d
Amazing Pompeii dig reveals doomed family barricaded door with BED in desperate bid to stave off volcano’s molten ash
It was an ordinary day when Mount Vesuvius, a major stratovolcano, erupted and entombed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum ...
AI Identifies Author of Charred Scroll Buried by Vesuvius for 2,000 Years
A sealed Herculaneum scroll yields its secrets—revealing a lost philosophical treatise by Philodemus through virtual ...
Greek Reporter10d
Lost Work of Greek Philosopher Philodemus Unearthed from Herculaneum Scroll
A charred scroll unearthed at Herculaneum has been revealed to contain a work by the Greek philosopher Philodemus.
IFLScience on MSN9d
Title Of Ancient Burnt Herculaneum Scroll Identified For First Time In 2,000 Years
Contestants in the ongoing Vesuvius Challenge continue to reveal more information about the calcified scrolls once buried by ...
Pompeii Family Blocked Bedroom Door With Bed to Escape Eruption, New Findings Reveal
Almost 2,000 years after Mount Vesuvius exploded, scholars continue to uncover extraordinary archaeological remains ...
Butchered giraffe and glass BRAIN found in ancient treasure trove of objects buried by Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago
IT was an ordinary day when Mount Vesuvius plastered nearby towns in thick volcanic ash 2,000 years ago. A treasure trove of objects was buried, each giving an insight into the lives people led.
Interesting Engineering on MSN10d
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 ...