‘Incredible moment in history:’ Particle accelerator and AI offer first peek inside 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll
The Herculaneum scroll was buried by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption 2,000 years ago. (Image credit: Vesuvius Challenge) A Herculaneum scroll buried by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption almost 2,000 years ago is finally legible, now that researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) and a particle accelerator to peer inside the charred artifact. While the majority of the ancient