They were turned to carbonized lumps by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Now, scientists are offering £400,000 to the person who can decipher the charred Herculaneum Scrolls.
Known as PHerc.172, the relic was blackened by the fiery eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago. Researchers previously used an artificial intelligence model to decode the contents of ...
which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in A.D. 79, is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was preserved by the volcano's ash. It was not rediscovered until 1748. According to many ...