AI Deciphers 2,000-Year-Old Herculaneum Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius

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Scientists have fully unwrapped the ancient Herculaneum scroll PHerc. 1667 using artificial intelligence, recovering 1.5 metres of Greek text without physically opening it. The 2,000-year-old scroll, previously considered unreadable after being charred by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, appears to contain a lost Stoic treatise on ethics, possibly authored by the philosopher Chrysippus. Researchers also confirmed through a second scroll that Philodemus' work 'On Gods' originally spanned eight books. The findings mark a significant breakthrough in recovering lost ancient literature through non-invasive digital techniques. The Vesuvius Challenge, which drives this research, is now offering a $1 million prize to whoever successfully decodes another intact scroll.

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