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SCOUT· 66%28m·2024-03-07·Science
SCOUT· 66%28m·2024-03-07·ScienceAncient Roman writings revealed
BBC Inside Science
As part of the Vesuvius Challenge, computer scientists have used machine learning to successfully reveal 2,000 characters from the Herculaneum scrolls. These artefacts were charred to a crisp following the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Papyrologist Federica Nicolardi has been translating the writings, and tells us…
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