Papyrus scroll burnt to a crisp during Vesuvius eruption deciphered with help of AI

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A papyrus scroll that was burned and carbonized when Mount Vesuvius erupted almost 2,000 years ago has been virtually unrolled and partially deciphered with the help of artificial intelligence. The scroll — named PHerc. 1667 — is one of hundreds from the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, which was