AI and archaeology
Posted: February 6th, 2024, 5:00 pm
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."
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."