Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

While they cannot be opened due to the carbonization and other damage, their secrets are not entirely lost thanks to modern ...

An expert said there could be more scrolls out there as artificial intelligence and other new technology helps to decipher ...

The scroll — named PHerc. 172 — is one of hundreds from the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, which was buried under volcanic debris when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, according to the ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D ... For his 2022 book, “Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius,” Dr. Foss examined 79 early hand-copied manuscripts of the letters and mapped out how textual ...

In recent years, artificial intelligence has been instrumental in deciphering the ancient, carbonized scrolls from Herculaneum, a Roman town buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79.

For decades, experts believed Mount Vesuvius erupted Aug. 24 of 79 A.D. based on an account written by Pliny the Younger, an ancient author and civil servant, who witnessed the disaster as a teen.

For decades, experts believed Mount Vesuvius erupted Aug. 24 of 79 A.D. based on an account written by Pliny the Younger, an ancient author and civil servant, who witnessed the disaster as a teen.

The scroll — named PHerc. 172 — is one of hundreds from the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, which was buried under volcanic debris when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, according to the ...