AI reveals first look inside 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll One of the world’s oldest scrolls, dating back two millennia, originating from the lost Roman city of Herculaneum, long considered unreadable because of the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, has yielded the first decipherable words thanks to new technology. By employing artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced X-ray imaging techniques, scientists have been able to virtually unroll the fragile papyrus and reveal lost words in ancient Greek... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/ai-reveals-first-look-inside-herculaneum-scroll/