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Researchers in Bodlian libraries at Oxford University and challenge Vizovius dismantled the other symbols that were dismantled by the Vizovius mountain eruption in 79 m.
Scroll – PHERC. 172 – It is one of nearly 2000 vehicle manuscripts and charred papyrus fragments in the Romanian town of Hercules in 1750, and one of three is now in libraries. Ferdinand IV of Napoli and Sicily talent to Oxford in the early nineteenth century.
Like other translated documents as part of Vesuvius ChallengeThe competition that grants cash prizes to the translations of Scrolls-documents “Divide” is now explained with the help of artificial smart algorithms that make it possible to read the blowing without separating them frightening (and often dangerous).
When Vesuvius erupted, the coastal cities of Pompeiii and Herculaneum were buried in ash and volcanic debris. The explosion came as a complete surprise for the local population, and the population who did not escape the horrific ends. The region became archaeological when the cities were discovered after about 1700 years.
The papyrus was carried out in a villa in the villa of Julius Caesar’s son -in -law by the Perukrick flow in the explosion. But ink residues on the documents are tightly wrapped in their chemical differences from the rest of the papyrus even in their charred state, and the characters can now be extracted from the documents using advanced programs.
Experts at Kentucky University were pioneering this digital technology, using X -ray tomography and computer vision to create 3D models of fragile documents, which they then digitally dismantle. A nerve network is used to determine the patterns in the scanning data that indicates the presence of ink on the papyrus.
The challenge recently got a wave of attention after Luke Varitor, 23, is now working with Elon Musk’s team on sensitive federal data, and the first word of non -open passerby passes (MUSK Foundation is a sponsor of Vesuvius Challenge More than two million dollars donate the project). Farritor won $ 40,000 for his individual efforts in October 2023 and was part of a team of three people who won the $ 2023 prize of $ 700,000.
The UK’s diamond light source surveyed in July 2024, and within six months, the content contents were collected digitally together. To date, the team has discovered the last 26 lines of each of the text; One of the first translated words was ancient Greek “διατροπή” or “disgust”, which appears twice in the first columns of the text.
“It is an incredible moment in history as librarians, computer scientists and classic periods to see the unseen,” said Richard Ovinden. Release. “The amazing steps forward made of photography and Amnesty International enables us to look into coils that have not been read nearly 2000 years ago. This project is an ideal example of libraries, humanity and computer science that complements each other’s experience to understand our common past.”
The codes of the core of the papyrus have not yet been deciphered – the deepest contents – and the research team maintains hope to include the work title in this part of the document.
