The Herculaneum scrolls are very interesting and so is the tech being used to read them without opening them. I hope we eventually read all of them and unlock lost knowledge, wisdom and literature from the minds of the ancients as we are a relatively childish species.
scrollprize.org
scrollprize.org
Vesuvius Challenge — Reading the Herculaneum Scrolls with AI
Vesuvius Challenge uses machine learning and computer vision to read the carbonized Herculaneum scrolls buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD. Over $1,868,000 awarded.
