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Using A.I., Researchers Peer Inside a 2,000-Year-Old Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius’ Eruption
For the past two years, citizen scientists and scholars have been working to reveal the previously hidden texts of the ...
Herculaneum scrolls breakthrough: Scientists digitally "unroll" 2,000-year-old scroll scorched by Mount Vesuvius
Researchers used advanced technology to digitally "unroll" an ancient Greek text on carbonized papyrus, and now they're ...
AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano
U.K. scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough by making the first image of the inside of a scroll carbonized by ...
Smithsonian Magazine21d
What Was Life Like in Pompeii Before Mount Vesuvius Erupted Nearly 2,000 Years Ago?
sounds and projections to recreate the ancient Roman city Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent The exhibition includes a recreation of Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. National Museum of Australia ...
The New York Times19d
The Eruption of Vesuvius
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of ...
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Herculaneum scroll reveals its secrets after 2,000 years
Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago. Over a thousand scrolls were found ...
The Sun20d
Ancient footprints of people who fled fiery Mount Vesuvius eruption 3,000 years ago unearthed by accident
ANCIENT footprints of people who fled a fiery eruption of Mount Vesuvius 3,000 years ago have been unearthed by accident. The markings had been made more than 1,000 years prior to the volcano's ...
Daily Mail15d
The five hours that could have saved Pompeii's victims who were turned to glass: Ancient Romans survived initial eruption before agonising death, new minute-by-minute account ...
The eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 was one of the most deadly volcanic events in history, killing up to 16,000 people. Now, researchers have revealed a minute-by-minute account of ...
Greek Reporter9d
Footprints of Pompeii Inhabitants Fleeing Vesuvius Eruption Found in Salerno, Italy
Archaeologists in Italy found footprints of Pompeii inhabitants, revealing a dramatic flight from a bronze age Mount Vesuvius ...
U.S. News & World Report9d
Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius
which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in A.D. 79, is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was preserved by the volcano's ash. It was not rediscovered until 1748. According to many ...
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Footprints Preserved in Stone Show Bronze Age People Fleeing Vesuvius Eruption
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD destroyed the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum and is one of the most culturally important volcanic events in history. The rediscovery of the ...
Irish Sun20d
Ancient footprints of people who fled fiery Mount Vesuvius eruption 3,000 years ago unearthed by accident
These marks were likely made as animals and people tried to flee an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Researchers also discovered a range of historical treasures alongside the footprints, including ...