A Roman scroll, partially preserved when it was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, has been virtually unwrapped and decoded using artificial intelligence.

Ancient Herculaneum scroll piece revealed by AI ... His 2000-year-old writing even appears to possibly take a dig at the Stoic school of philosophy that has “nothing to say about pleasure”.

With the help of AI, 15 passages have been deciphered from a 2,000-year-old unrolled Herculaneum scroll, providing a glimpse into the thoughts of an ancient philosopher.

The writing, in Hebrew, reveals that the Ein Gedi Scroll is a section of Leviticus. It is the oldest Old Testament scroll ever found in the holy ark of a synagogue, according to the study authors.

Researchers have successfully generated a digital image of an ancient scroll from Herculaneum that has not been seen in almost 2,000 years. The announcement was made by the Bodleian Libraries ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Race to Decode an Ancient Scroll ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 330 No. 4 (April 2024), p. 22 doi:10.1038 ...

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, the Herculaneum scrolls look unremarkable, like pieces of coal. After surviving the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, the nearly 2,000-year-old ...

“Carbon 14 is destructive,” he said, “because you need to cut off a little piece of the Dead Sea Scroll, and then it’s gone. It’s only 7 milligrams, but it’s still stuff that you lose.

AN ANCIENT scroll that had nearly turned to charcoal in the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD may be about to have its secrets revealed. After 2,000years, the contents of the scroll can b… ...

According to the scroll, he even went so far as to criticize their “scant sense of rhythm.” The section also offers a revised timeline of Plato’s life by stating that the philosopher was ...