Mysterious Herculaneum Scrolls Unlocked
In response to the "Vesuvius Challenge" launched in 2023, a team of three college students has won a $700,000 grand prize by unlocking the text of a previously unreadable scroll found in ancient Herculaneum on the Bay of Naples, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE....
| Format: | Electronic Article |
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| Language: | English |
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Biblical Archaeology Society
2024
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| In: |
The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2024, Volume: 50, Issue: 2 |
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| Summary: | In response to the "Vesuvius Challenge" launched in 2023, a team of three college students has won a $700,000 grand prize by unlocking the text of a previously unreadable scroll found in ancient Herculaneum on the Bay of Naples, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. More than 1,000 such […] |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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