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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
A 21-year-old undergrad won $40,000 as part of the Vesuvius Challenge by reading the first word in …
Jenny McGrath
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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.
Students unlocked the ancient secrets of the Herculaneum Scrolls with AI technology and won a grand…
Beatrice Nolan
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3 students won $700,000 for using AI to translate 2 tweets worth of text from previously unreadable ancient scrolls
The Herculaneum papyrus scrolls, preserved by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, could "completely rewri…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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An ancient Egyptian book of spells to guide the dead in the afterlife was found buried with mummies
The scroll, which was revealed as part of a presentation of archaeological finds from the Tuna al-G…
Marianne Guenot
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6,000-year-old child skeleton found in Israel's 'Cave of Horrors' along with ancient Dead Sea scrolls and world's oldest basket
A CT scan revealed that the child was 6 to 12 years old. The child is thought to have been a girl.
Naina Bhardwaj
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Egyptian archaeologists unearthed a 4,200-year-old funerary temple for a queen and 50 coffins in an ancient city of the dead
Egyptians buried their dead at Saqqara for millennia. Archaeologists have found the funerary temple…
Aylin Woodward
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Photos reveal the excavation of a newly discovered Dead Sea Scrolls cave
They provide some of the most detailed knowledge we have about the Second Temple period of history,…
Kevin Loria
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I visited Pompeii and its less touristy sister town Herculaneum in a day, and the experiences couldn't have been more different
Despite its population's annihilation almost 2,000 years ago, Pompeii's streets still swell and hum…
Tom Murray
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32 photos that will make you want to travel to Mexico
Ancient ruins, white sand beaches, azure waters, bustling cities - Mexico's draws are numerous.We f…
Sarah Schmalbruch
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Elon Musk wants to get in on the action to decipher 2,000-year-old papyrus scrolls
The billionaire suggested in an X post that he would contribute funds from the Musk Foundation to h…
Beatrice Nolan
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Inside the real-life 'Harry Potter'-inspired wizard school that takes place in an actual castle
At the College of Wizardry located in Leśna, "long-flowing robes and dragontooth wands meet je…
Kim Renfro,Jacob Shamsian
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AI is setting humanity on the path to a new age of discovery
Recent developments have shown how algorithms can help humans decipher ancient papyrus scrolls and …
Hasan Chowdhury
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'Harry Potter' fans can live out their wizard dreams at a magical school
At the College of Wizardry located in Lesna, "long-flowing robes and dragontooth wands meet je…
Kim Renfro
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The stolen ancient tablet seized from Hobby Lobby is finally returning to its home in Iraq 30 years later
An ancient tablet acquired by Hobby Lobby containing part of the 'Epic of Gilgamesh' is returning t…
Heather Schlitz
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Stunning photos of the Tsaatan reindeer herders of Mongolia, a dying culture
He's hung out with Qasqhai nomads in Iran, seen the bull jumping ritual of the Hamer tribes in Ethi…
Sophie-Claire Hoeller
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Tattoo artists explain what you need to know before getting a trendy 'sacred geometry' tattoo
First timers looking for new inspiration may be in need of an expert on the subject. We spoke with …
Kim Renfro
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12 striking facts about Mars that will make you a fan of the red planet
From what it's like on the surface to the most impressive landmarks to the presence of an ancient o…
Skye Gould,Diana Yukari,Dave …
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17 spectacular photos show why Scotland has been named one of 2017's 'must see' destinations
Scotland was pipped to the post by India, but was lauded for its rapidly evolving food and drink sc…
Charles Clark
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Here's how archaeologists are saving some of the world's most precious artifacts from destruction
Roughly a year and a half later, Israeli archaeologists are wrapping up the largest excavation in t…