Ancient Herculaneum scroll read for the first time after nearly 2,000 years Nearly 2,000 years after Mount Vesuvius buried the Roman town of Herculaneum, researchers have read an ancient scroll without physically opening it. Using advanced X-ray scans and artificial intelligence, they recovered the full surviving text from a sealed papyrus for the first time... More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/herculaneum-scroll-read-for-the-first-time/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanempire #herculaneum