Greek Reporter1d
The Scholars Who Deciphered the Ancient Greek Script Linear B
If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be a mystery.
The Journey: Highlighting Black Greek-Letter Organizations known as ‘The Divine Nine’
The Divine Nine is the nickname for the National Pan-Hellenic Council. A group of nine historically black greek-letter ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
The Mystery of the World's Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It
On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...
Greek Reporter4d
Greek Language Day: Honoring The Mother of Western Languages
International Greek Language Day is celebrated annually every February 9, the day which also honors the memory of poet ...
Front Page Detectives on MSN4d
1800-Yr-Old 'Box Seats' With Names Unearthed From an Arena in Turkey; 'Upper-Class Had Private Seats in Special Sections'
Yr-Old 'Box Seats' With Names Unearthed From an Arena in Turkey; 'Upper-Class Had Private Seats in Special Sections' In 2021, ...
AI Peers Inside Burned 2,000-Year-Old Vesuvius Scroll, Finds ‘Disgust’
A breakthrough out of the Vesuvius Challenge builds on past efforts to virtually “unroll” fragile papyrus documents ...
Smithsonian Magazine6d
Using A.I., Researchers Peer Inside a 2,000-Year-Old Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius’ Eruption
For the past two years, citizen scientists and scholars have been working to reveal the previously hidden texts of the ...
ZME Science6d
This Ancient Roman Scroll Was Burned to A Crisp 2,000 Years Ago. Now, Researchers Are Reading What’s Inside With AI
X-rays and AI were used to read charred Roman scrolls untouched for 2,000 years.