FOUND: Herculaneum - You Need To See This

AI helps read papyrus scroll burnt to crisp during Vesuvius eruption

Previously hidden text revealed without unrolling scroll discusses stoic philosophy on ethics, art and human behaviour

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24

How volcano victim's brain turned glass

To make glass from soft tissue the sequence of events must be exactly right. This is how experts think it went down

Salon · Mar 4, 2025

Mount Vesuvius eruption turned man's brain partly into glass

Scientists made the surprise discovery while examining the body of a man who was killed in the ancient city of Herculaneum

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025

AI Unveils Ancient Roman Scroll’s Secrets

University student uses machine learning to read carbonized scroll from Herculaneum, opening new doors to history

Zenger · Oct 19, 2023

Grisly mystery of ancient Roman man's brain turned into glass in Pompeii eruption

New research has shed light on an extremely unfortunate resident of Herculaneum

Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2023

Ancient fresco among 60 treasures returned to Italy from US

A fresco from Herculaneum, a city which was destroyed along with Pompeii by the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius is now back in Italy, along with 59 other ancient pieces which were illegally trafficked to the United States

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023