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Inside Ancient Herculaneum Scroll Seen For First Time Since Vesuvius Erupted 2,000 Years Ago
Researchers have successfully generated a digital image of an ancient scroll from Herculaneum that has not been seen in almost 2,000 years. The announcement was made by the Bodleian Libraries ...
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‘Disgust’ among first words decoded in 2,000-year-old charred scroll
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Ancient scroll charred by volcanic eruption reveals what Plato did in his final hours
A newly deciphered scroll from Herculaneum provides new details about the life of Plato, one of the most famous philosophers of all time. The content of the ancient scroll — found in the 18th ...
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Researchers reveal first full passages decoded from famously inscrutable Herculaneum scrolls
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Mt. Vesuvius Carbonized This Ancient Scroll. Now, We Can Finally Read the First Word.
The Herculaneum Scroll was discovered in the 1700s ... Mount Vesuvius Caused Romans' Heads to Explode The ancient scrolls were originally housed in the library of a private villa near Pompeii ...
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21-Year-Old Wins $40K After Using AI to Read First Word on 2,000-Year-Old Papyrus Scroll
The University of Nebraska undergraduate student just made history after using AI to read a word from an ancient papyrus scroll Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...