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Stewart Brand (@stewartbrand): "Herculaneum fused scroll read in full. https://scrollprize.org/firstscroll" | nitter
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#herculaneum #scroll #papyrus #classics

An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time

PHerc. 1667, sealed since the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, has been virtually unwrapped and read from beginning to end — without ever being opened.

Vesuvius Challenge

Econopass 1d ago

The papyrus manuscript was part of a vast library preserved by volcanic ash — now the remaining passages yield their secrets. #herculaneum #philosophy #ancienthistory

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-have-deciphered-the-surviving-fragments-of-a-2000-year-old-philosophical-treatise-frozen-in-time-by-mount-vesuvius-eruption-180989036/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Scientists Have Deciphered the Surviving Fragments of a 2,000-Year-Old Philosophical Treatise Frozen in Time by Mount Vesuvius' Eruption

The papyrus manuscript was part of a vast library preserved by volcanic ash. Now, the remaining passages—which examine ethics, knowledge and human nature—are accessible for the first time since 79 C.E.

Smithsonian Magazine

Alan Boyle 2d ago

Researchers say they're making a lot of progress in their quest to read ancient #scrolls that were turned into blackened lumps of papyrus when Mount Vesuvius covered #Pompeii and #Herculaneum in volcanic ash nearly 2,000 years ago. Now anyone can join the quest - and take a shot at winning a $1 million grand prize. https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/25/ai-quest-to-decode-ancient-scrolls-yields-new-revelations/ #VesuviusChallenge #Science #Archaeology #Rome

AI quest to decode ancient scrolls yields new revelations

Scientists have given a status report on their efforts to use CT scans and artificial intelligence to decipher rolled-up papyrus scrolls that were buried in volcanic ash almost 2,000 years ago. The…

Cosmic Log

Cosmic Log 2d ago

AI quest to decode ancient scrolls yields new revelations
Scientists have given a status report on their efforts to use CT scans and artificial intelligence to decipher rolled-up papyrus scrolls that were buried in volcanic ash almost 2,000 years ago.

The researchers say they've found hints that one of th
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/25/ai-quest-to-decode-ancient-scrolls-yields-new-revelations/
#CosmicScience #3DImagery #Archaeology #ArtificialIntelligence #Herculaneum #Pompeii #Rome

AI quest to decode ancient scrolls yields new revelations

Cosmic Log

ResearchBuzz: Firehose 2d ago

Reuters: Complete text of carbonised Herculaneum scroll unlocked for first time. “Researchers using artificial intelligence and advanced imaging said on Thursday they had achieved the first complete reading of a closed Herculaneum scroll burnt by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago. The breakthrough marks a ‌major step toward deciphering hundreds of ancient manuscripts […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/25/reuters-complete-text-of-carbonised-herculaneum-scroll-unlocked-for-first-time/

Reuters: Complete text of carbonised Herculaneum scroll unlocked for first time

Reuters: Complete text of carbonised Herculaneum scroll unlocked for first time. “Researchers using artificial intelligence and advanced imaging said on Thursday they had achieved the first c…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

K.R. Paradis 2d ago

This is so cool. I can get behind using AI for things like this.

https://www.reuters.com/science/complete-text-carbonised-herculaneum-scroll-unlocked-first-time-2026-06-25/

#history #herculaneum

Hacker News 2d ago

A Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time

https://scrollprize.org/firstscroll

#HackerNews #Herculaneum #Scrolls #AncientHistory #Archaeology #ReadingInnovation #HistoryUnveiled

An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time

PHerc. 1667, sealed since the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, has been virtually unwrapped and read from beginning to end — without ever being opened.

Vesuvius Challenge

MediaFaro Magazine 2d ago

Lost books by ancient philosophers recovered from ‘unreadable’ scrolls.

Long-lost works of ancient philosophy have been recovered from papyrus scrolls, scorched in the Roman library of Herculaneum by the 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius, thought to be impossible to read.

For the first time, researchers have used AI to extract the entire surviving text from super-high-resolution 3D scans of a scroll without unrolling it.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260625-lost-books-by-ancient-philosophers-recovered-from-unreadable-scrolls?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Archaeology #Herculaneum #Philosophy #Romans

Lost books by ancient philosophers recovered from ‘unreadable’ scrolls.

Long-lost works of ancient philosophy have been recovered from papyrus scrolls, scorched in the Roman library of Herculaneum by the 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius, thought to be impossible …

New Scientist