Mount Vesuvius

• The text in an ancient scroll that was badly burned in a volcanic eruption Mount Vesuvius of nearly 2,000 years ago has been read by artificial intelligence (AI).
• The papyrus scrolls, still rolled up, were turned into charcoal erupted and reached the Roman town of Herculaneum in 79AD – the same one that buried the city of Pompeii and killed around 16,000 people.

ABOUT MOUNT VESUVIUS

• It is located in southern Italy near the coastal city of Naples.
• The 4,203-ft tall Vesuvius is the only active volcano in mainland Europe.
• It has been classified as a complex volcano (or a compound volcano), one that consists of a complex of two or more vents.
• It is part of the Campanian volcanic arc, a line of volcanoes that formed over a subduction zone created by the convergence of the African and Eurasian plates.
• Vesuvius typically has explosive eruptions and pyroclastic flows –– defined as a high-density mix of hot lava blocks, pumice, ash and volcanic gas.
• It is considered among the most dangerous volcanoes in the world due to its proximity to Naples and surrounding towns.