#herculaneum — Public Fediverse posts
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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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https://ko-fi.com/sfwirthref
S. Ceccarelli et al. (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19911-w#illustrations
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Researchers say they're making a lot of progress in their quest to read ancient #scrolls that were turned into blackened lumps of papyrus when Mount Vesuvius covered #Pompeii and #Herculaneum in volcanic ash nearly 2,000 years ago. Now anyone can join the quest - and take a shot at winning a $1 million grand prize. https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/25/ai-quest-to-decode-ancient-scrolls-yields-new-revelations/ #VesuviusChallenge #Science #Archaeology #Rome
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Reuters: Complete text of carbonised Herculaneum scroll unlocked for first time. “Researchers using artificial intelligence and advanced imaging said on Thursday they had achieved the first complete reading of a closed Herculaneum scroll burnt by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago. The breakthrough marks a major step toward deciphering hundreds of ancient manuscripts […]
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A Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time
https://scrollprize.org/firstscroll
#HackerNews #Herculaneum #Scrolls #AncientHistory #Archaeology #ReadingInnovation #HistoryUnveiled
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A Minute-By-Minute Account Of The Pompeii Eruption, Revealed In Agonizing Detail
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https://www.science.org/content/article/minute-minute-account-pompeii-eruption-revealed-agonizing-detail <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2024-071 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2024-072 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #timeline #reconstruction #model #modeling #Italy #Naples #Roman #79CE #eruption #volcanic #volcano #geology #engineeringgeology #Campanian #Pompeii #Herculaneum #ancienthistory #eyewitness #history #risk #hazard #naturalhazard #naturaldisaster #publicsafety #Vesuvius #debris #pyroclastic #gas #nueeardente #deposition #Pliny #PlinyTheYounger #geologicmapping #fieldwork #romanempire #impact #cost #economics #infrastructure #lossoflife #deaths -
Naples Retrofuture...
66m of sea level rise on top of a 1793 map of Naples, from David Rumsey Maps.
The Retrofuture series looks backward and forward, to expand our thinking of time.
More: https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/
#italy #naples #napoli #italia #vesuvius #vesuvio #herculaneum #pompeii #maps #vintagemaps #retrofuture #solarpunk #searisemaps #sealevelrise #sealevelrisemaps #climatechange #climatechangemaps #maps #cartography #conspiracyofcartographers