The papyrus details the prosecution of two main defendants: Gadalias, a notary’s son and something of an ancient Roman “bad ...

Evidence suggests ancient civilizations, including the Greeks, may have had early optical knowledge and devices like ...

The ancient scroll, which looks like a lump of charcoal, was charred by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. It's ...

When it comes to chronicling the past, it seems there are basically two ways discoveries are made: either they’re the result ...

During Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 C.E., thousands of papyrus scrolls were scorched, rendering their contents unreadable.

Pizza, the delicious oven baked flat bread topped with melted cheese and other yummy ingredients is first described in ancient Greek texts.

A multi-dimensional mathematical theory applied to texts belonging to the classical Greek Literature spanning eight centuries ...

Scientists then used AI to piece together the images, search for ink that reveals where there is writing, and enhance the ...

Researchers used advanced technology to digitally "unroll" an ancient Greek text on carbonized papyrus, and now they're ...

The scroll has become carbonated so can't be physically opened, but digital scanners are revealing the invisible words it contains.

While the majority of the ancient Greek text is still undeciphered, researchers have identified the words for "foolish" (ἀδιάληπτος), "fear" (φοβ), "disgust" (διατροπή) ...