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This Newly Deciphered Papyrus Scroll Reveals the Location of Plato's Grave
Some 2,000 years ago, the famous philosopher’s burial was recorded on a papyrus scroll housed in the Roman city of Herculaneum, according to a statement from Italy’s National Research Council.
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2000-Year-Old Burned Papyrus Mentioning Alexander the Great Analyzed by AI
AI has analyzed a 2000-year-old burned parchment, and found mention of the generals and usurpers who succeeded Alexander the ...
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How to Make Papyrus Paper at Home
They didn’t have notebooks or computers, but they came up with something just as brilliant – papyrus! This is a fun and ...
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A former SpaceX intern and 2 other students won $700,000 for deciphering a 2,000-year-old papyrus scroll using AI. Here's what it said.
deciphered text on a 2,000-year-old papyrus scroll, winning them $700,000 of prize money in the process. The scroll is just one of hundreds that were first excavated in 1752. Named the Herculaneum ...
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A 21-year-old won $40,000 for using AI to read the first word on a 2,000-year-old papyrus scroll buried by Mount Vesuvius
Farritor was the first to read a word from one of the ancient Herculaneum scrolls as part of the Vesuvius Challenge — a competition with $1,000,000 in prizes for people who can unlock the ...