Archive - Vesuvius Challenge

May Progress Prizes and Updates to Tooling

Working with scroll data can be challenging.

Jun 13 •

Vesuvius Challenge

May 2025

April 2025

Scanning Herculaneum Scrolls at Scale

This week, we quadrupled the library of scanned scrolls from Herculaneum

Apr 25 •

Vesuvius Challenge

March 2025

February Progress Prizes and Updates

Our first set of progress prizes for 2025 features continued high-quality work from several dedicated contributors.

Mar 12 •

Vesuvius Challenge

February 2025

January 2025

Awarding the amazing autosegmentation work from 2024

Automated scroll segmentation is coming

Jan 24 •

Vesuvius Challenge

Vesuvius Challenge Progress Prizes: December Edition

Ending 2024 with more great advancements

Jan 24 •

Vesuvius Challenge

Vesuvius Challenge Progress Prizes: November Edition

$29,000 in community contributions

Jan 23 •

Vesuvius Challenge

Vesuvius Challenge is hiring!

Join our team to help recover the hidden texts of the Herculaneum scrolls

Jan 21 •

Vesuvius Challenge

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