Philodemus

The ruins of the city of Popeye. The ash actually helped preserve the buildings. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Researchers used computed tomography to decipher scrolls burned two thousand years ago

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Using imaging technologies and artificial intelligence, scientists have managed to read charred texts from Herculaneum, written by the Epicurean philosopher Philodemus.
The deciphered parts from the scroll. Originally from the Vesuvius project

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