AI helps recover complete text of Herculaneum scroll burnt by Mount Vesuvius
Researchers have used AI and computational techniques to recover the complete text of a Herculaneum scroll that was burnt by Mount Vesuvius. The scroll was previously unable to be physically opened due to its fragile state, but high-resolution scans allowed for a virtual unwrapping. This breakthrough has provided new insights into ancient texts that were previously inaccessible.
- ▪The Herculaneum scrolls were damaged by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
- ▪Researchers used high-resolution scans and computational techniques to virtually unwrap the scrolls.
- ▪The technique has allowed for the recovery of complete texts from the scrolls.
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| Publication time | Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:55:41 GMT |
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AI helps recover complete text of Herculaneum scroll burnt by Mount VesuviusThe blackened, fragile scrolls cannot be physically opened without severe damage. Researchers have instead used high-resolution scans and computational techniques to "virtually unwrap" them.Follow us on GoogleFILE PHOTO: Fragment of Herculaneum scroll is fixed in place at a Diamond Light Source experimental station after it was scanned using bright x-rays in Didcot, Britain, September 30, 2019. (photo credit: REUTERS/George Sargent/File Photo)
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