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First words decoded from burnt scrolls that haven’t been read in nearly 2,000 years
One of the first words, written in ancient Greek, was translated to “disgust.” It appears twice within a few columns of text. The artifact is the fifth intact Herculaneum scroll to be ...
‘Disgust’ among first words decoded in 2,000-year-old charred scroll
Scholars are studying an ancient scroll that has been virtually unrolled 2,000 years after it was burned to a crisp during ...
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Gymnasium: The First Gym in Ancient Greece
The gymnasium (i.e. gym) in ancient Greece was an important institution, as exercising and keeping one's body fit were vital ...
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Incredibly 'modern' word discovered inside ancient Mount Vesuvius scroll after 2,000 years
After months of using AI techonolgy to translate an ancient greek text, one of the first words uncovered from the 2,000 year ...
Smithsonian Magazine8d
Using A.I., Researchers Peer Inside a 2,000-Year-Old Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius’ Eruption
For the past two years, citizen scientists and scholars have been working to reveal the previously hidden texts of the ...
Herculaneum scrolls breakthrough: Scientists digitally "unroll" 2,000-year-old 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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'Incredible moment in history:' Particle accelerator and AI offer first peek inside 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll
A 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is filled with lost words that scholars can now ...