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The result was: promoted by PrimalMustelidtalk 04:04, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
... that it took a particle accelerator and machine-learning algorithms to extract the charred text of PHerc. Paris. 4 without unrolling it? Source: First passages of rolled-up Herculaneum scroll revealed [1]
ALT1: ... that former CEO of GitHub Nat Friedman funded an effort to read the Herculaneum papyri such as PHerc. Paris. 4 without physically opening it? Source: University of Kentucky: 'Grand Prize' discovery made from 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scrolls [2]
ALT2: ... that an undiscovered work attributed to Greek philosopher Philodemus was found in the charred remnants of a papyrus scroll through machine learning algorithms? Source: First passages of rolled-up Herculaneum scroll revealed [3]
I would not use the first one related to Nat Friedman. It sounds too much like an endorsement or promotion thereof. The second, noting the discovery of a work by Philodemus, is reasonable and is sourced reliably (Nature). Ifly6 (talk) 05:55, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
Overall: Nice article on interesting topic. Funny how so much high-tech is needed to reveal a fairly mundane text! I prefer the original hook, which is more succinct then ALT2. -- P 1 9 9✉ 18:00, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
Nice article on interesting topic. Funny how so much high-tech is needed to reveal a fairly mundane text! I prefer the original hook, which is more succinct then ALT2. -- P 1 9 9 ✉ 18:00, 15 March 2024 (UTC)