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  1. AI reveals first look inside 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll

    One of the world’s oldest scrolls, dating back two millennia, originating from the lost Roman city of Herculaneum, long considered unreadable because of the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, has yielded the first decipherable words thanks to new technology...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/02/ai-

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  2. Behold! The First Readable Passages From The Charred #Scrolls of #Vesuvius sciencealert.com/behold-the-fi A worldwide competition to decipher the #charred texts of the #VillaofPapyri – an ancient #Roman mansion destroyed by the eruption of #MountVesuvius – has revealed a timeless infatuation with the pleasures of #music, the color #purple, and, of course, the zingy taste of #capers.