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It begins with a little-known fact. There was a time when there were not three paragraphs in the prayer we call the Shema, ...

Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were unearthed in the 1750s in the remains of the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. These scrolls, believed to contain invaluable ancient knowledge, are so fragile that ...

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This breakthrough, part of the Vesuvius Challenge, brings lost ancient texts closer to discovery ... The blast also carbonized more than 1,000 scrolls, leaving them intact but too fragile to ...

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The collaboration between artificial intelligence and human expertise is striving to unlock the secrets of ancient papyrus scrolls, carbonized by a catastrophic volcanic eruption at Herculaneum almost ...

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LONDON (AP) — Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus ...

Ancient scrolls charred by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago may finally be starting to reveal their secrets. UK scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough in their efforts to ...