AI helps read papyrus scroll burnt to crisp during Vesuvius eruption

<p>Previously hidden text revealed without unrolling scroll discusses stoic philosophy on ethics, art and human behaviour</p><p>The surviving part of an ancient scroll that was burnt to a crisp when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago has been virtually unwrapped and read with help from artificial intelligence.</p><p>Researchers uncovered 20 columns of previously hidden text covering more than a metre of charred papyrus without physically unrolling the scroll. The work discusses stoic philosophy on ethics, art and human behaviour and dates to the second or late-third century BC.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/24/ai-read-papyrus-scroll-burnt-vesuvius-eruption">Continue reading...</a>