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AI helps researchers win $700k by decoding contents of 2000-year-old Roman scroll!
While many know the tragedy of Pompeii, Vesuvius also consumed nearby Roman cities, including the a…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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10 Things in Tech: Software’s final chapter, $1,000 to scroll TikTok for 10 hours, and Tesla’s first-ever ad
In today's edition: Facebook sent automatic friend requests, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are repo…
Diamond Naga Siu
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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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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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'Game of Thrones' brought an ancient drink back from the dead - here's what mead really is and how to drink it
"There are a couple of entry points where people have heard about it and actually that helps people…
Tom Murray
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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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5 Strange Ancient Maps Show How Different The World Looked To Our Ancestors
Oxford University Press recently published "The Oxford Map Companion: One Hundred Sources in World …
Rob Wile
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Your ultimate travel guide to Turkey for Indian travellers in 2024
Explore Turkey, where history, culture, and breathtaking landscapes await Indian travellers in 2024…
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Why did the latest Economic Survey of India heavily shun the ‘Western ways’ of climate action?
India has criticised the Western climate approach as "alarmist" and unsustainable, instead advocati…
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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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Baby naming is big business, with consultants charging up to $10,000 to find the perfect name
Baby naming consultants who rifle through lists and come up with the right fit for families are tur…
Lindsay Dodgson
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2,000-year-old human skulls, oil lamps, and bronze daggers reveal possible necromancer's portal to the underworld in Jerusalem
Researchers found human skulls dating back to the second to fourth centuries in a deep cave arrange…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Putin's forces have looted nearly 40 museums in Ukraine, plundering thousands of 'priceless' treasures, says culture minister
Russian forces have stolen thousands of artifacts from Ukraine, including a 1,500-year-old gold tia…
Bethany Dawson
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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…