The charred scrolls of Herculaneum, buried under the ash of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, have long mesmerized scholars with their mysteries. Discovered in the 1750s at the villa of Julius ...

LONDON (AP) — Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A scholar from the Netherlands used AI to determine that the Dead Sea Scrolls may be older than previously believed. The new AI model pairs ...

Many of the Dead Sea Scrolls, some of the most widely known archaeological finds of all time, may be older than once thought, according to a new study. The fresh analysis, which paired radiocarbon ...

The Vesuvius Challenge is an unparalleled competition in the field of classical studies, with the potential to pave the way for something akin to a second Renaissance. Its objective is to use ...

LONDON — Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were ...

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For more than a century, three tiny Buddhist scrolls have sat tightly coiled in the collection of a German museum, their contents unknown. Now, thanks to cutting-edge technology, researchers have ...

Nowadays, most people associate artificial intelligence with language models like ChatGPT. However, machine learning can do more than generate text. In the fields of archaeology and philology, A.I. is ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of archaeology’s most significant discoveries. Researchers found its petals covering ...