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AI Deciphers 2,000-Year-Old Carbonized Herculaneum Scrolls

Researchers used AI to read previously illegible carbonized scrolls from Herculaneum, buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The breakthrough enables access to ancient texts thought lost, marking a significant advance in computational archaeology. The full extent of recovered content remains unclear.

La República (Peru)about 10 hours agoITCredibility 18%View source

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