A small, wooden diorama found in an ancient Egyptian tomb reflects the importance of grain in an agricultural society.

London — The Herculaneum scrolls ... mysteries of the ancient world for almost 2,000 years. Burnt to a crisp by lava from Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, the reams of rolled-up papyrus were ...

Miniature Wooden Granary Model Discovered in an Ancient Hidden Chamber Reveals Egyptians Consumed a Lot of Grains Food grains ...

Ancient scrolls charred by a volcanic eruption ... decipher the artefacts - with the assistance of AI. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were found in the 1750s in the remains of a lavish villa at ...

For the first time in 1,900 years, humans have been able to read ancient text dating from the height of the Roman Empire. The historic text was written on a scroll of papyrus – a material ...

Researchers used advanced technology to digitally "unroll" an ancient Greek text on carbonized papyrus, and now they're reading it.

Missing Parts of the Papyrus The papyrus has helped scholars better understand ancient Egyptians’ understanding and practice of medicine. However, there are missing parts of the scroll and ongoing ...

LONDON — Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls ...

LONDON — Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls ...

This undated image made available by Vesuvius Challenge shows an X-ray scan of part of papyrus scroll PHerc.172, showing the word 'disgust', one of hundreds of papyrus scrolls found amid the ...