The papyrus manuscript was part of a vast library preserved by volcanic ash — now the remaining passages yield their secrets. #herculaneum #philosophy #ancienthistory
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The papyrus manuscript was part of a vast library preserved by volcanic ash — now the remaining passages yield their secrets. #herculaneum #philosophy #ancienthistory
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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.
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/Since Monday, the #PleiadesGazetteer editorial college has published 18 new and 192 updated place resources, reflecting the work of 15 people. The usual Monday blog post will summarize the full week's worth of such work, but meantime, here's a #SneakPeek at a new place resource, provided by Gabriel McKee: the so-called "Lchashen fortress". This Urartian fortified structure is located near the modern town of Lchashen near Lake Van. It was inhabited during the late Bronze through Iron Age (16th-13th centuries BCE).
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/952673383
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A Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time
https://scrollprize.org/firstscroll
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Ancient fracture care was practical, tactile medicine.
Without X-rays, antibiotics, modern anesthesia, plates, or screws, healers relied on observation, touch, traction, bandaging, splints, padding, aftercare, and the body’s own ability to knit bone back together.
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