News

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
By Shoving a Bed Frame Against the Door, This Pompeii Family Tried to Survive Mount Vesuvius' Eruption
In 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted, spewing ash and small volcanic pellets known as lapilli over the city of Pompeii. Nearly ...
Artnet News1d
Pompeii’s Most Fascinating Finds of the Decade—So Far
Every year, archeologists stumble across remains that shed light on the culture, politics, and daily life of Pompeii.
Family's last desperate attempt to escape erupting Vesuvius unearthed in Pompeii
In a house in the ruins of Pompeii, archeologists have discovered evidence that a family of four attempted to barricade a ...
Bright Side on MSN1d
If This Volcano Blows, Vesuvius Will Pale in Comparison
If you think Mount Vesuvius is scary, wait until you hear about Campi Flegrei! This supervolcano has 24 underground craters and makes Vesuvius look small in comparison. The crazy part? Half a million ...
WPBN1d
New Pompeii discovery showcases desperate attempt for survival from eruption
A new discovery from Pompeii is shedding light on the horrific scenes after the volcanic explosion, including that of one ...
In Their Final Moments, a Pompeii Family Fought to Survive
Archaeologists unearthed skeletal remains of four people in a well-appointed Roman home, along with signs of their efforts to ...
Title of scroll burnt to a crisp by Mt Vesuvius 2,000 years ago finally read by AI – & we even know who wrote them
RESEARCHERS have deciphered the title and author of a charred scroll destroyed by the Mount Vesuvius eruption 2,000 years ago ...
ZME Science on MSN7d
AI Reveals Title and Author of Scroll Burned by Vesuvius That No One Could Read for 2,000 Years
To train their model, Roth and Nowak manually annotated thousands of slices of the scroll, labeling each trace of ink or ...
Pompeii Family Blocked Bedroom Door With Bed to Escape Eruption, New Findings Reveal
Almost 2,000 years after Mount Vesuvius exploded, scholars continue to uncover extraordinary archaeological remains ...
AI Identifies Author of Charred Scroll Buried by Vesuvius for 2,000 Years
A sealed Herculaneum scroll yields its secrets—revealing a lost philosophical treatise by Philodemus through virtual ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN7d
AI decodes title and author of charred, still-rolled scroll after nearly 2,000 years
PHerc. 172 is one of hundreds of scrolls found in the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, buried under volcanic debris of ...