AI unlocks new lines from ancient Herculaneum scrolls scorched by Vesuvius
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Researchers have used machine-learning and high-resolution imaging to read roughly five feet of text from carbonized Herculaneum scrolls torched by Mount Vesuvius, including newly uncovered passages from Philodemus’s On Gods, in a project tied to the Vesuvius Challenge that aims to reveal more hidden writings without damaging the fragile manuscripts.
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- Lost books by ancient philosophers recovered from 'unreadable' scrolls New Scientist
- Complete text of carbonised Herculaneum scroll unlocked for first time Reuters
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