Using AI and computer tomography, researchers have pulled one word from the indiscernible 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scrolls, which were burned in the Vesuvius eruption.

In February 2024, the Vesuvius Challenge named Nebraska senior Luke Farritor as one of three co-winners of its $700,000 Grand Prize for digitally deciphering at least four passages of a 2,000-year-old ...

The characters πορφύραc, ancient Greek for “purple,” were extracted from a Herculaneum scroll carbonized by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

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 contents of this scroll have been unknown for the last 2,000 years. Now, the scroll is thought to be part of an influential multivolume work, titled On Vices , by the Epicurean philosopher ...

The 1,800-scroll collection, ... The latest discovery is part of ongoing global efforts focused on the ancient Greek library believed to belong to Julius Caesar’s father-in-law.

The scroll was found in the remains of the Roman town of Herculaneum, roughly 12 miles from Pompeii, and was written by the Greek philosopher Philodemus. advertisement. The Daily Express.

2,000 new characters from burnt-up ancient Greek scroll deciphered with AI. The Vesuvius Challenge winners were able to digitally reconstruct a philosopher's rant previously lost to volcanic damage.

The "Ringed Lady" of Herculaneum is one of the most important discoveries from the ancient city that was buried by the ...

He is also a Thiel Fellow, last year winning $100,000 and access to a network of tech founders, investors, scientists, and former fellows to focus on his Greek scroll project.

Elon Musk is relying on a coterie of young engineers with little government experience in his takeover of the U.S. Federal government infrastructure. Here are some details about three of them. A ...