AI reading ancient scrolls was once thought impossible. In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under millions of tons of volcanic ash. While Pompeii was destroyed by rock, Herculaneum was hit by a superheated pyroclastic flow, a wave of gas so hot it instantly carbonized organic matter. In … Continue reading The Library of Ash: How AI Read the Invisible