Over two thousand years of history: from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages. Then, a resurgence of use in the 1800s. Under ...

The title and author of a charred scroll recovered from Herculaneum have been identified by researchers. The ancient Roman town of Herculaneum was encased in volcanic ash following the 79 CE eruption ...

After nearly 2,000 years, a burnt scroll from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius reveals its title and author. Thanks to AI and ...

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PHerc. 172 is one of hundreds of scrolls found in the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, buried under volcanic debris of ...

With help from AI, researchers have found the title and author inside one of the Herculaneum scrolls that is housed at the ...

RESEARCHERS have deciphered the title and author of a charred scroll destroyed by the Mount Vesuvius eruption 2,000 years ago. The tightly bound scroll cannot be opened since its delicate, burnt ...

Researchers working to decipher the contents of a burned, still-rolled scroll have uncovered both the author and the title of ...

The scroll named PHerc. 172, one of three from Herculaneum housed at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, was scanned last July.