AI Peers Inside Burned 2,000-Year-Old Vesuvius Scroll, Finds ‘Disgust’
A breakthrough out of the Vesuvius Challenge builds on past efforts to virtually “unroll” fragile papyrus documents ...
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Using A.I., Researchers Peer Inside a 2,000-Year-Old Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius’ Eruption
For the past two years, citizen scientists and scholars have been working to reveal the previously hidden texts of the ...
Oxford Mail on MSN14h
Student shares story of surviving hurricanes and family struggles
An Oxford University student has shared his story of surviving hurricanes, beating future professional tennis players and ...
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The Inside Story of 'Vietnam: The War That Changed America'
Vietvet and 'Apollo 13' Oscar nominee William Broyles, Jr. opens up about the war's impact in an important new documentary ...
Oxford Mail9d
Historic breakthrough as burnt ancient Roman scroll uncovered
Whilst efforts are underway by University of Oxford scholars to interpret the ... and AI are enabling us to look inside scrolls that have not been read for almost 2,000 years.
IFLScience on MSN8d
Inside Ancient Herculaneum Scroll Seen For First Time Since Vesuvius Erupted 2,000 Years Ago
The scroll has become carbonated so can't be physically opened, but digital scanners are revealing the invisible words it contains.
Artnet8d
Researchers Get a Peek Inside Another Herculaneum Scroll That Survived Vesuvius’s Eruption
Researchers have been able to generate an image of text from inside a scroll that was ... the director of Oxford’s University Libraries, said in a statement. The first word that has been ...
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‘Disgust’ among first words decoded in 2,000-year-old charred scroll
The artifact, which is kept at the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries in ... has successfully generated the first images of text inside the scroll, known as PHerc. 172.
The Washington Post9d
AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano
On Wednesday, the challenge announced a “historic breakthrough,” saying researchers had managed to generate the first image of the inside of one of the three scrolls held at Oxford University ...
ZME Science on MSN8d
This Ancient Roman Scroll Was Burned to A Crisp 2,000 Years Ago. Now, Researchers Are Reading What’s Inside With AI
X-rays and AI were used to read charred Roman scrolls untouched for 2,000 years.
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‘Public art invigorates a community’: Oxford’s third annual Call for Art selects 2025 artists
The City of Oxford, Oxford Community Arts Center (OCAC) and the Public Arts Commission of Oxford (PACO) have teamed up to ...
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Oxford Brookes hosts motorsport event in new Headington Hill building
Oxford Brookes University held a Motorsport Battery Research Symposium in its new Headington Hill Building on Wednesday, ...