{"slug": "ai-unlocks-ancient-scrolls-sealed-by-mount-vesuvius-for-nearly-2000-years", "title": "AI unlocks ancient scrolls sealed by Mount Vesuvius for nearly 2,000 years", "summary": "Researchers used AI and virtual unwrapping to reveal texts inside charred Roman scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., opening a new window into the ancient world. NBC News reported on the discovery on June 26, 2026.", "body_md": "AI unlocks ancient scrolls sealed by Mount Vesuvius for nearly 2,000 years\n\n02:51\n\nUP NEXT\n\nAI-generated Michael Caine voice to narrate new edition of the 'Odyssey'\n\n03:03\n\nAI helped diagnose 18 children whose rare diseases had stumped doctors\n\n03:09\n\nElon Musk becomes first trillionaire after SpaceX IPO\n\n02:48\n\nState Assemblyman Alex Bores speaks on AI and politics\n\n05:38\n\nOpenAI files for IPO as AI investment race intensifies\n\n00:42\n\nTribeca Film Festival to premiere first full-length AI-generated film 'Dreams of Violets'\n\n03:38\n\nTeenager launches SAT app that many of his classmates say helps with their test scores\n\n02:51\n\nTrump signs order seeking early access to powerful AI models before release\n\n01:37\n\nFlorida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, accusing the company of fueling violence\n\n03:34\n\nIllinois representative talks bill that would regulate AI companies\n\n03:06\n\nElectricity costs are going up. But what if your utility paid you instead?\n\n02:32\n\nHow law enforcement is starting to utilize AI to sort through data as privacy concerns grow\n\n05:05\n\nPope Leo issues new warning on artificial intelligence\n\n01:43\n\nPope Leo warns some AI weapons ‘practically beyond’ human control\n\n01:15\n\nNew concerns over use of A.I. to draft police reports\n\n02:08\n\nGraduation ceremony disrupted by AI name-reading system\n\n00:34\n\nJury tosses Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman\n\n02:49\n\nElon Musk's lawyer accuses OpenAI CEO of putting profit over people\n\n04:17\n\nOpenAI co-founder and Microsoft CEO testify in Elon Musk v OpenAI trial\n\n02:56\n\nHallie Jackson NOW\n\nAI unlocks ancient scrolls sealed by Mount Vesuvius for nearly 2,000 years\n\n02:51\n\nCopied\n\nResearchers used AI and “virtual unwrapping” to reveal never-before-seen texts inside charred Roman scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., opening a new window into the ancient world. NBC News' Claudio Lavanga reports on the exciting discovery.June 26, 2026", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-unlocks-ancient-scrolls-sealed-by-mount-vesuvius-for-nearly-2000-years", "canonical_source": "https://www.nbcnews.com/video/ancient-scrolls-unread-for-2-000-years-revealed-with-ai-265702981974", "published_at": "2026-06-26 00:18:39+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-26 10:04:55.000416+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["computer-vision", "machine-learning", "ai-research"], "entities": ["Mount Vesuvius", "NBC News", "Claudio Lavanga"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-unlocks-ancient-scrolls-sealed-by-mount-vesuvius-for-nearly-2000-years", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-unlocks-ancient-scrolls-sealed-by-mount-vesuvius-for-nearly-2000-years.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-unlocks-ancient-scrolls-sealed-by-mount-vesuvius-for-nearly-2000-years.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-unlocks-ancient-scrolls-sealed-by-mount-vesuvius-for-nearly-2000-years.jsonld"}}