Archaeologist

How AI is helping unravel mystery of ancient scrolls buried in Mount Vesuvius eruption

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How AI is helping unravel mystery of ancient scrolls buried in Mount Vesuvius eruption

Artificial intelligence is helping to solve an ancient mystery from the Roman Empire involving scrolls from a library that was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted. The eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 not only wiped out Pompeii, but also the nearby town of Herculaneum.  Deep beneath the surface where a villa previously existed, archaeologists in … Read more

Utility workers discover 1,000-year-old mummy of a child while installing pipes in Peru

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Utility workers discover 1,000-year-old mummy of a child while installing pipes in Peru

Peruvian utility workers recently found a 1,000-year-old mummy while installing pipes in Lima, their company said, confirming the latest discovery of a pre-Hispanic tomb in the capital. The workers found the trunk of a huarango tree (a species native to coastal Peru), “which served as a tomb marker in the past,” archaeologist Jesus Bahamonde, scientific … Read more