Alan Boyle3d 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
APSAPJul 16, 2025
How is #AI reshaping the way we study the human past? A news article in the Communications of the ACM by Karen Emslie highlights how archaeologists are using #machinelearning and #computervision to uncover the stories of human culture—from detecting submerged WWII aircraft to revealing hidden words in carbonized scrolls.
AI is helping researchers identify ancient sites, analyze large and diverse datasets, and even virtually "unwrap" fragile artifacts. Though challenges like data incompleteness remain, the potential for discovery is growing fast. Read more: https://cacm.acm.org/news/researchers-tap-ai-to-dig-into-the-past/
@theofficialacm #Archaeology #MachineLearning #DigitalHumanities #VesuviusChallenge #RemoteSensing #computervision
datenlebenApr 3, 2024

Hier ist Folge dl048: vesuv challenge. Wir schauen uns an, wie ein Wettbewerb 2023 dabei geholfen hat, dass künftig Schriftrollen entziffert werden können, die vor fast 2000 Jahren bei einem Vulkanausbruch verschüttet und verkohlt wurden. Welche Voraussetzungen braucht es? Was kann Machine Learning hier leisten? Was konnte erreicht werden?

#podcast #dataScience #vesuviusChallenge #MachineLearning

https://www.datenleben.de/index.php/2024/03/30/dl048-vesuv-challenge/

dl048: vesuv challenge

Wie werden 2000 Jahre alte Texte wieder lesbar? Vor fast 2000 Jahren wurde eine antike Bibliothek bei einem Vulkanausbruch verschüttet -- und jetzt ist es vorstellbar, dass die damals beschädigten Schriftrollen trotz ihres Zustandes gelesen werden können. Wir beschäftigen uns mit der Vesuv Challenge, einem Wettbewerb, der 2023 dazu aufgerufen hat mit Machine Learning Methoden die Texte wieder lesbar zu machen. Welche Voraussetzungen braucht es, damit derart beschädigte Papyri mit digitalen Methoden erschlossen werden können? Welche Machine Learning Methoden können eingesetzt werden? Und gleichzeitig ist auch die Frage: Was werden wir zu lesen bekommen?

datenleben
Alliterative/Endless KnotApr 1, 2024

New podcast episode!

We talked to one of the leads on the Vesuvius Challenge, which is driving the efforts to read the carbonized scrolls from Herculaneum. This is a fascinating project and producing really exciting results, and we very much enjoyed our in-depth discussion with Stephen Parsons about his work and the potential for future discoveries.

http://alliterative.net/podcast/2024/03/31/episode-121-the-vesuvius-challenge-with-stephen-parsons

#podcast #herculaneum #classics #papyrus #pompeii #vesuviuschallenge #DigitalHumanities

Episode 121: The Vesuvius Challenge, with Stephen Parsons — The Endless Knot

Buried deep under volcanic ash lie hundreds of burnt scrolls containing texts from the first century. A new project is driving the work to try to read these chunks of carbon, to uncover new works and open new doors into the past. We spoke to one of the leaders of this project, Dr. Stephen Parsons, a

The Endless Knot
Jens NotroffFeb 14, 2024

Who won the #VesuviusChallenge2023? - Youssef Nader, Luke Farritor, and Julian Schilliger (congrats!).

What #VesuviusChallenge, you ask? 🤔

It's all about implementing #MachineLearning in #archaeology to help making ancient carbonised papyrus scrolls readable again:

https://scrollprize.org/grandprize?fbclid=IwAR0gyLdrqzfxJ2_0AT7CeIH2UTUen9oKgr3D1oPe-KYhkJM_tPWFNVeZ7Og

Vesuvius Challenge 2023 Grand Prize awarded: we can read the scrolls!

The 2000-year-old scroll discusses music, food, and how to enjoy life’s pleasures.

Frank Podmore 🌹✊Feb 8, 2024

I posted a while back about how they'd decoded words in some ancient carbonised papyri from Pompeii. Back then, they were very exicted because they'd deciphered one word: purple.

Now, they've deciphered 2,000 words. Two thousand!

https://scrollprize.org/grandprize

#VesuviusChallenge

Vesuvius Challenge 2023 Grand Prize awarded: we can read the scrolls!

The 2000-year-old scroll discusses music, food, and how to enjoy life’s pleasures.

Matt WillemsenFeb 7, 2024
Trio wins $700K Vesuvius Challenge grand prize for deciphering ancient scroll
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/trio-wins-700k-vesuvius-challenge-grand-prize-for-deciphering-ancient-scroll/ #vesuviuschallenge #decipher #scroll #Herculaneum #piso #CT
Trio wins $700K Vesuvius Challenge grand prize for deciphering ancient scroll

The 2024 Challenge has also been announced, with a $100,000 grand prize.

Ars Technica
Futuro Prossimo Feb 6, 2024

Nel 79 d.C. l'eruzione del Vesuvio seppellì Ercolano e la sua biblioteca di papiri. Per secoli, questi rotoli carbonizzati sono stati un mistero indecifrabile. A oltre anni dalla definizione di una strategia e a 10 mesi dall'istituzione di un concorso scientifico, oggi abbiamo i vincitori della Vesuvius Challenge e i primi testi svelati. Un evento straordinario, ed è solo l'inizio.

#VesuviusChallenge #StoriaAntica #pompei #ercolano #intelligenzaartificiale #filodemo

https://www.futuroprossimo.it/2024/02/vesuvius-challenge-abbiamo-dei-vincitori-e-i-primi-testi-decifrati-dai-papiri/

Vesuvius Challenge, abbiamo dei vincitori (e i primi testi decifrati dai papiri)

La lettura dei Papiri di Ercolano con l'intelligenza artificiale inizia a svelare opere perdute. La Vesuvius Challenge è vinta.

Futuro Prossimo
Rosie WaltersFeb 6, 2024

"On Monday, Nat Friedman, a US tech executive and founding sponsor of the challenge, announced that a team of three computer-savvy students, Youssef Nader in Germany, Luke Farritor in the US, and Julian Schilliger in Switzerland, had won the $700,000 (£554,000) grand prize after reading more than 2,000 Greek letters from the scroll."

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/05/ai-helps-scholars-read-scroll-buried-when-vesuvius-erupted-in-ad79

#Herculaneum #Archaeology #AI #Scrolls #VesuviusChallenge

AI helps scholars read scroll buried when Vesuvius erupted in AD79

Researchers used AI to read letters on papyrus scroll damaged by the blast of heat, ash and pumice that destroyed Pompeii

The Guardian
scinexx - das wissensmagazinFeb 6, 2024
Antiker Schatz: Ein Team hat die ersten Passagen einer beim Vesuv-Ausbruch in Herculaneum verkohlten Schriftrolle lesbar gemacht – und einen zuvor unbekannten antikenText enthüllt. #VesuviusChallenge #Herculaneum #Schriftrolle #Archäologie
https://www.scinexx.de/news/archaeologie/herculaneum-schriftrolle-enthuellt-unbekanntes-werk/
Herculaneum-Schriftrolle enthüllt unbekanntes Werk

Antiker Schatz: Ein Team von Freiwilligen hat die ersten Passagen einer beim Vesuv-Ausbruch in Herculaneum verkohlten Schriftrolle lesbar gemacht – und

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