Ancient Roman herald school opens to public after major restoration ...

Scientists have deciphered Greek letters from a Herculaneum scroll that was burned by the explosion of Vesuvius 2,000 years ...

An inscribed piece of pottery found in an ancient Jewish stronghold in the Jordan Valley has finally been deciphered ...

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X-rays and AI were used to read charred Roman scrolls untouched for 2,000 years.

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Learn how scientists used AI and X-ray technology to digitally open a Roman scroll that was burned and buried during the ...