For centuries, a set of ancient papyrus scrolls discovered at Herculaneum has puzzled archaeologists. Damaged by the famed eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., the scrolls had remained inscrutable — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ancient Roman town Herculaneum was encased in volcanic ash following the 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Of particular ...

After hundreds of years of trying, experts have finally managed to read a series of iconic, ancient scrolls – with a little help from AI. More than 800 of these parchments were retrieved from the ...

In 2018, in the north of the Alps, archaeologists unearthed an ancient silver amulet, which they later recognized as the oldest known Christian artifact to be found in the region. What they couldn’t ...

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The field of archaeology has been revolutionized by the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). The most recent achievement has been the decoding of a 2,000-year-old scroll without the need for ...

LONDON (AP) — Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls ...

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LONDON — Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were ...

Scroll was discovered in the archives of the University of Bologna. ROME May 29, 2013— -- An Italian professor believes he has found the world's oldest and most complete torah scroll safely ...

Over 1,000 words, or about 30% of the text, has been deciphered, university officials said. Photo from the University of Pisa For centuries, a set of ancient papyrus scrolls discovered at Herculaneum ...