The document is the longest Greek document found in the Judean Desert, spanning over 133 lines of written text.

The “Vesuvius Challenge” competition, claiming reward as AI mixed with human expertise, led to the deciphering of age-old scrolls. The scrolls were carbonised by a volcanic eruption 2000 years ago.

Among the ancient Greek words identified so far are ἀδιάληπτος (foolish), διατροπή (disgust), φοβ (fear), and βίου (life).

Researchers have taken one step closer to understanding the past after they managed to use artificial intelligence to read ...