An 18th-century archaeological dig uncovered a library of intact but charred scrolls. Their contents have been unreadable ...

The Great Library of Alexandria has long been regarded as one of the greatest centers of learning in the ancient world.

Scrolls from the Roman library of Herculaneum that were carbonised by a volcanic eruption have been read in their entirety ...

AI and advanced X-ray imaging have decoded the first sealed Herculaneum scroll, opening the door to reading hundreds of ...

Researchers have recovered texts previously lost to history, revealing philosophical takes on ethics, the arts, human ...

After a centuries-long struggle, scholars managed to read five feet of text, using machine-learning methods they hope can ...

Miraculously, however, a library of ancient scrolls at Herculaneum survived—in a carbonized form so fragile that scholars ...

This Silicon Valley-backed venture is unraveling the mangled remains of scrolls ruined by the 79 C.E. eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Herculaneum and Pompeii ...

The Library Company of Philadelphia, created in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin, has received a gift of 1,500 volumes about ...

The papyrus manuscript was part of a vast library preserved by volcanic ash. Now, the remaining passages—which examine ethics ...

• Sterling Heights Public Library will continue curbside materials service, phone service, and home delivery/outreach service ...