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

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Mount Vesuvius' most famous eruption arguably took place in AD 79, killing up to 16,000 people in the Gulf of Naples, Italy. But more than 2,000 years before this, the 2,000ft volcano suffered ...

Writing on PHerc. 172 papyrus, found at Roman mansion in Herculaneum, revealed after 3D X-rays and software competition ...

The 2,000-year-old scroll was burned to a crisp by the volcano, but advanced technology has helped researchers work out ...

Archaeologists discovered Bronze Age footprints near Pompeii, showing people and animals fleeing a Vesuvius eruption some 4,000 years ago.

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The inside of a charred scroll has been deciphered for the first time in 2,000 years after it was buried during a huge ...

Italy's Phlegraean Fields is a hotspot of volcanic activity—an ever-shifting landscape pocketed with acidic hot springs. This ...

Researchers have taken one step closer to understanding the past after they managed to use artificial intelligence to read ...

An Intact Roman ‘Ceremonial Chariot’ Discovered Beneath an Ancient Villa, Reveals Last Moments of Those Who Lived in It Experts at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy found an almost intact ...