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IF YOU WANTED to read an ancient Roman scroll, you might reach for a dictionary, ... it accelerates electrons to almost the speed of light in a storage ring 562 metres in circumference.
An ancient Roman scroll has been read for the first time since it was charred in the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius two millennia ago, thanks to artificial intelligence and a high-powered X ...
For the first time, researchers have identified the author and title of a document that’s been locked inside a charred scroll for nearly 2,000 years—without peeling back a single layer.
Roman Scroll Discovery Reveals Brazen 1,890-Year-Old Crime. Published Jan 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM EST. By . Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London, U.K., bureau.
A MYSTERIOUS Roman scroll could hold the key to unlocking lost knowledge of the ancient world — and a £400,000 prize awaits anyone who can crack it. Known as PHerc.172, the relic was blackened ...
A badly burnt Roman scroll destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius has been “unwrapped” for the first time in 2,000 years by using AI. The document, which looks like a lump of ...
He first scanned a scroll found in Herculaneum in 2009, but encountered an issue that advances in digital storage would soon resolve: there wasn’t enough space to store the results of the scans.
Nearly 2,000 years after it was buried in Mount Vesuvius ash, a charred Roman scroll has revealed its author and title without even being unrolled. The scroll, named PHerc. 172, is one of hundreds ...
A badly burnt scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum has been digitally "unwrapped", providing the first look inside for 2 ...
I F YOU WANTED to read an ancient Roman scroll, you might reach for a dictionary, ... it accelerates electrons to almost the speed of light in a storage ring 562 metres in circumference.
A badly burnt Roman scroll destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius has been “unwrapped” for the first time in 2,000 years by using AI. The document, ...
A MYSTERIOUS Roman scroll could hold the key to unlocking lost knowledge of the ancient world — and a £400,000 prize awaits anyone who can crack it. Known as PHerc.172, the relic was blackened ...