For centuries, the study of cuneiform—the world’s oldest known writing system—relied on painstaking manual transcription, with scholars dedicating years to deciphering individual tablets. You needed a ...

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian ...

The charred scrolls of Herculaneum, buried under the ash of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, have long mesmerized scholars with their mysteries. Discovered in the 1750s at the villa of Julius ...

The discovery highlights previously unknown facts about the daily lives of ancient people. Scientists have deciphered a Roman boundary stone inscribed with Greek text which was recently discovered in ...

A mosaic outside a home in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii reading: "Beware of the dog" The AI tool helps researchers estimate when a Roman inscription was made Around 1,500 Latin inscriptions are ...

LONDON (AP) — 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 ...

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A mosaic outside a home in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii reading: "Beware of the dog" - Copyright AFP Jim WATSON A mosaic outside a home in the ancient Roman city ...

Around 1,500 Latin inscriptions are discovered every year, offering an invaluable view into the daily life of ancient Romans -- and posing a daunting challenge for the historians tasked with ...