AI and archaeology

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AI reveals hidden text of 2,000-year-old scroll

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-scroll-vesuvius-herculaneum-philosophy-b2491421.html

Scrolls will yield ‘who knows what kinds of new secrets’ says classicist Bob Fowler

"Researchers have used artificial intelligence to decipher the hidden text of a 2,000-year-old scroll that was burnt during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

The charred papyrus features the musings of a Greek philosopher, revealing never-before-seen insights into the Epicurean school of philosophy that focuses on pleasure and hedonism.

After digitally scanning the scroll, which resembles a lump of charcoal, the researchers used 3D mapping and AI techniques to virtually unroll the papyrus and detect the letters."