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Scientists burn their own scrolls to help read 2,000-year-old Herculaneum papyri

X-ray scans and artificial intelligence could help researchers read more Herculaneum scrolls without opening them. Tiny amounts of…
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1209696/ Scientists burn their own scrolls to help read 2,000-year-old Herculaneum papyri #AIInArcheology #AncientLanguagesAndManuscripts #CtScan #Herculaneum #Papyrus #RomanArchaeology #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #XRayAnalysis

In 79 AD, the #ancient #city of #Herculaneum was #overwhelmed and #buried by multiple #pyroclasticflows resulting from a devastating #eruption of Mount #Vesuvius. The city's everyday environment was abruptly #encased in #solidrock, allowing #organicmaterials to be #preserved better than in #Pompeii. These include the #Herculaneumpapyri (see ref).
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S. Ceccarelli et al. (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19911-w

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In 79 AD, the #ancient #city of #Herculaneum was #overwhelmed and #buried by multiple #pyroclasticflows resulting from a devastating #eruption of Mount #Vesuvius. The city's everyday environment was abruptly #encased in #solidrock, allowing #organicmaterials to be #preserved better than in #Pompeii. These include the #Herculaneumpapyri (see ref).
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ref
S. Ceccarelli et al. (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19911-w

#illustrations
©S.F.Wirth,AI-assisted art

In 79 AD, the #ancient #city of #Herculaneum was #overwhelmed and #buried by multiple #pyroclasticflows resulting from a devastating #eruption of Mount #Vesuvius. The city's everyday environment was abruptly #encased in #solidrock, allowing #organicmaterials to be #preserved better than in #Pompeii. These include the #Herculaneumpapyri (see ref).
©#StefanFWirth

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ref
S. Ceccarelli et al. (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19911-w

#illustrations
©S.F.Wirth,AI-assisted art

In 79 AD, the #ancient #city of #Herculaneum was #overwhelmed and #buried by multiple #pyroclasticflows resulting from a devastating #eruption of Mount #Vesuvius. The city's everyday environment was abruptly #encased in #solidrock, allowing #organicmaterials to be #preserved better than in #Pompeii. These include the #Herculaneumpapyri (see ref).
©#StefanFWirth

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ref
S. Ceccarelli et al. (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19911-w

#illustrations
©S.F.Wirth,AI-assisted art

In 79 AD, the #ancient #city of #Herculaneum was #overwhelmed and #buried by multiple #pyroclasticflows resulting from a devastating #eruption of Mount #Vesuvius. The city's everyday environment was abruptly #encased in #solidrock, allowing #organicmaterials to be #preserved better than in #Pompeii. These include the #Herculaneumpapyri (see ref).
©#StefanFWirth

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ref
S. Ceccarelli et al. (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19911-w

#illustrations
©S.F.Wirth,AI-assisted art