Almost destroyed by Mount Vesuvius, the Herculaneum scrolls are thought ... x-rays are shot at the scrolls to create scans and a 3D reconstruction. AI is used to detect the areas of the ...

While Herculaneum is often overshadowed by its ... sand — but the local authorities decided against using that in the reconstruction, as sand would cause accessibility issues for wheelchair ...

Another Herculaneum scroll is being deciphered ... The scan from the procedure was then used to create a three-dimensional reconstruction, which was analyzed by AI. This scroll was trickier ...

It's been left unread for nearly 2,000 years, last glimpsed when the Roman Empire ruled over Europe. Now, scientists have used AI to virtually unfurl one of the Herculaneum scrolls – the ...

The scroll was buried beneath volcanic ash in the Roman town of Herculaneum following the ... The scan produced helped create a 3D reconstruction of the scroll which was then analysed using ...

"This scenario is of great importance not only for historical and volcanological reconstruction ... The remains of ancient Herculaneum with Mount Vesuvius in the background.

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The scroll — named PHerc. 172 — is one of hundreds from the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, which was buried under volcanic debris when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, according to the ...

The beach at the Herculaneum archaeological park, located in the southern Italian region of Campania, opened on Wednesday after a multi-year restoration project. "Today, after three years of ...

Herculaneum, an ancient Italian city at the mountain’s western foot, was smothered. The molten flow carbonized organic materials and instantly killed the city’s inhabitants. The city remained ...