AI helps read papyrus scroll burnt to crisp during Vesuvius eruption

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:48:44 GMT

Previously hidden text revealed without unrolling scroll discusses stoic philosophy on ethics, art and human behaviourThe 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.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. Continue reading...

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