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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…

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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.

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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,…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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