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  1. 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. cosmiclog.com/2026/06/25/ai-qu #VesuviusChallenge #Science #Archaeology #Rome

  2. New podcast episode!

    We talked to one of the leads on the Vesuvius Challenge, which is driving the efforts to read the carbonized scrolls from Herculaneum. This is a fascinating project and producing really exciting results, and we very much enjoyed our in-depth discussion with Stephen Parsons about his work and the potential for future discoveries.

    alliterative.net/podcast/2024/

    #podcast #herculaneum #classics #papyrus #pompeii #vesuviuschallenge #DigitalHumanities