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

If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be ...

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 ...

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

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

The Oxford scroll has already revealed its first word—the Ancient Greek διατροπή meaning "disgust," which appears twice within a few columns of text. Researchers are refining the image using a new ...

After months of using AI techonolgy to translate an ancient greek text, one of the first words uncovered from the 2,000 year ...

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

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.

Known as PHerc. 172, this particular scroll is housed at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, and is covered in ancient Greek text written in carbon-based ink. 'It's an incredible moment in history ...