A Roman scroll, partially preserved when it was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, has been virtually unwrapped and decoded using artificial intelligence. The feat was achieved by ...

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ROME — Buried in ash after Mount Vesuvius’ cataclysmic eruption in A.D. 79, hundreds of papyrus scrolls have kept their secrets hidden for centuries. But archeologists have now been able to decipher ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, it buried cities like Pompeii and Herculaneum under layers of ash and pumice, freezing a moment in time. Among the artifacts preserved were hundreds of papyrus ...

Amna Nawaz: Ancient scrolls that were buried in volcanic ash during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius are now being deciphered 2,000 years later thanks in part to artificial intelligence. Martin Stew of ...

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