Sophie Jackson of Museum of London Archaeology called it “one of the most significant discoveries” in years in London’s oldest quarter, the City — the square-mile financial district where modern glass ...

Archeologists exploring the site of a planned 32-story office tower announced Thursday that they have unearthed remains of a ...

The Herculaneum papyri, buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, constitute one of the few preserved sources of Roman thought.

After Two Millennium Researchers Finally Digitally Unwrap Burnt Scroll From Mount Vesuvius Researchers recently made a ...

The Herculaneum scrolls are ancient manuscripts buried and carbonized by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in AD 79. Recently, ...

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Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were unearthed in the 1750s in the remains of the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. These ...

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A breakthrough out of the Vesuvius Challenge builds on past efforts to virtually “unroll” fragile papyrus documents ...

Scientists are leveraging a combination of artificial intelligence and X-rays to begin unraveling the mystery of the charred ...