The ancient Herculaneum scrolls' long lost writings, charred and buried during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, are finally ...

Scans of 18 ancient papyri that were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius look ‘very promising’, and there are plans to ...

In a landmark project, scientists use AI and X-rays to uncover texts of ancient Herculaneum scrolls buried by the eruption of ...

A fter two students correctly identified the ancient Greek word for "purple" in a papyrus scroll charred by the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, they teamed up with a third student to identify ...

As the largest town closest to the volcano, Pompeii suffered the most damage and was essentially wiped off the map. It was ...

A rare set of 18 ancient scrolls from the ruins of Herculaneum, preserved for nearly two thousand years by volcanic ash, has arrived in the United Kingdom as part of an ambitious international effort ...

How Artificial Intelligence Is Making 2,000-Year-Old Scrolls Readable Again When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., it covered the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under tons of ash ...

Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...

Archaeologists say the marble funerary statues of a toga-clad man and a woman shed new light on the power held by priestesses in the ancient city, which was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted ...