The Herculaneum papyri are more than 1,800 papyrus scrolls discovered in the 18th century in the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. They had been carbonized when the villa was engulfed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. From Wikipedia
Researchers use machine learning to reveal contents of a nearly 2,000-year-old scroll, offering insights into ancient philosophy and life.