archaeology

AI spots Mesopotamian archaeological sites in satellite images

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An AI model predicted places (yellow) in Maysan province, Iraq, that should hide archaeological sites. They match up well with potential sites identified by archaeologists (turquoise), but also reveal other potential places of interest University of Bologna Artificial intelligence could help archaeologists quickly identify new sites to investigate from satellite imagery or aerial photos, and … Read more

Ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets could be decoded by an AI

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By Chris Stokel-Walker Enuma Elish, a Babylonian Epic of Creation, written on cuneiform tablets in Sumero-Akkadian script in the 7th century BC www.BibleLandPictures.com/Alamy A deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) model can predict missing words, fragments and sentences from cuneiform tablets that are up to 4500 years old. Clay tablets inscribed with text written in the … Read more