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"publishedAt": "2026-07-02T19:06:11.000Z",
"site": "https://www.artforum.com",
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"textContent": "Herculaneum, an ancient Roman town that was buried in an avalanche of volcanic refuse following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, is also the site of a long-preserved library called the Villa of the Papyri. For hundreds of years, researchers have puzzled over the question of how to decipher the carbonized scrolls entombed within the […]",
"title": "A.I. Deciphers Ancient, Carbonized Herculaneum Scroll, Which Could Be a Stoic Text"
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