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Nat Friedman, the CEO of GitHub, organized the challenge to drive historical breakthroughs using technology.
The Herculaneum scrolls look more like a piece of ash than ancient scrolls, which is exactly the problem.
The charred remains of the Herculaneum scrolls could provide insight into the Roman empire that built the Colosseum (shown above) and influenced modern society.
The artifact is so heavily damaged that it’s practically impossible to read.
NVIDIA shared ablog poston the discovery andTom’s Hardwareprovided further insight.
Discovering that word alone earned Farritor $40,000.
An NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 was used to partially decipher the Herculaneum scrolls.
Anyone who retrieves four distinct passages from the scrolls will earn a prize of $700,000.
