https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/scientists-reveal-secrets-of-ancient-scrolls-burned-by-mount-vesuvius-nearly-2-000-years-agoContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/scientists-reveal-secrets-of-ancient-scrolls-burned-by-mount-vesuvius-nearly-2-000-years-agohttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/scientists-reveal-secrets-of-ancient-scrolls-burned-by-mount-vesuvius-nearly-2-000-years-ago#u22258Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:56:19 +0000Scientists have used artificial intelligence to read carbonized papyrus scrolls from the ancient site of Herculaneum. The recovered texts include philosophical treatises on ethics, art, and human behavior. These documents were preserved by volcanic ash after the 79 AD eruption.What's confirmed:The scrolls were charred during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.Researchers used artificial intelligence to decipher the text of the carbonized papyrus.The recovered texts discuss stoic philosophy, ethics, art, and human behavior.The scrolls were part of a library discovered during an 18th-centur