# Crowdfunded AI project unlocks some of the text of charred Vesuvius scrolls

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**Created:** [February 5, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowdfunded-ai-project-unlocks-some-of-the-text-of-charred-vesuvius-scrolls/997154 "2024-02-05T18:42:28Z")\
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There’s now a Wikipedia article on it:

> **[PHerc. Paris. 4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHerc._Paris._4)**
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> PHerc. Paris. 4 is a carbonized scroll of papyrus, dating to the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD. Part of a corpus known as the Herculaneum papyri, it was buried by hot-ash in the Roman city of Herculaneum during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. It was subsequently discovered in excavations of the Villa of the Papyri from 1752–1754. Held by the Institut de France in its rolled state, it is now known to be a cornerstone example of non-invasive reading, where in February 2024, an ann...

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