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AI unlocks secrets hidden in ancient Greek papyrus
A new language model trained on 600 million ancient Greek words helps scholars restore damaged manuscripts faster than ever before.
WIRED · 1m
Pre-Greek: The lost language hidden within Ancient Greek
About 1,000 words in Ancient Greek have no Indo-European origin, revealing a mysterious substrate language spoken before the Greeks arrived.
Linguistic Discovery · 4m