First words decoded from burnt scrolls that haven’t been read in nearly 2,000 years
This week, explore decoded words from charred ancient scrolls, meet heroic frog daddies, see Grand Canyon-size lunar features ...
Scientists digitally "unroll" ancient scroll scorched by Mount Vesuvius
Researchers used advanced technology to digitally "unroll" an ancient Greek text on carbonized papyrus, and now they're ...
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‘Disgust’ among first words decoded in 2,000-year-old charred scroll
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Scholars are ...
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New Herculaneum Scroll Unwrapped, Revealing Ancient Greek Philosophy
A 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll has been digitally unwrapped for the first time, revealing an ancient Greek Epicurean ...
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Herculaneum scrolls breakthrough: Scientists digitally "unroll" 2,000-year-old scroll scorched by Mount Vesuvius
London — The Herculaneum scrolls have remained one of the many tantalizing mysteries of the ancient world for almost 2,000 years. Burnt to a crisp by lava from Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 ...
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Ancient scrolls near Pompeii were preserved but unreadable - are they now revealing their secrets?
Ancient scrolls charred by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago may finally be starting to reveal their secrets. UK scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough in their efforts to ...
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Message on 2,000-year-old scroll burnt to crisp in Vesuvius eruption revealed for first time using incredible technique
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 ...
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The secrets of a 2,000-year-old burnt scroll
A charred scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum has been digitally "unwrapped", allowing researchers to peer inside the ancient document after 2,000 years. One word appears more than once in ...
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First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2,000 years
X-ray scans and AI have meant the inside of ancient scroll can be revealed A badly burnt scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum has been digitally "unwrapped", providing the first look inside ...
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First words decoded from burnt scrolls that haven’t been read in nearly 2,000 years
Artificial intelligence is even peering through the most impenetrable of artifacts: ancient, charred scrolls that are too delicate to be unfurled. Scholars have deciphered some of the first words ...
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‘Disgust’ among first words decoded in 2,000-year-old charred scroll
Scholars are decoding an ancient scroll that was one of hundreds charred to a crisp during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The artifact, which is kept at the University of Oxford’s ...
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First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2,000 years
More work is needed to make the scroll fully legible to decipher its contents, but the team behind the project say the results are very promising. The ancient scroll was burnt to a crisp by the ...