arXiv:2606.29085eess.IVcs.CV2026-06

用X射线和AI完整读取了被烧焦的古罗马卷轴

Complete virtual unwrapping and reading of a rolled Herculaneum papyrus

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  • 结合高分辨率X射线与机器学习,实现整卷虚拟展开
  • 首次完整读取并验证了哲学家菲洛德穆斯的著作《论神》第八卷
  • 为未打开的古籍提供可扩展的数字化解密方案

赫库兰尼姆出土的炭化纸莎草卷是古典时代唯一幸存的大规模图书馆遗存,但许多未开封卷轴因物理展开会不可逆损坏而无法阅读。此前基于微焦点计算机断层扫描(μCT)的虚拟展开仅能恢复局部文本。本研究利用欧洲核子研究中心(ESRF)BM18光束线的高分辨率相位对比μCT,结合改进的计算展开算法与机器学习,首次在明确覆盖范围和纸莎草学审查标准下,完成对PHerc. 1667的完整虚拟展开与阅读。该卷成为首个无需物理开启即可进行系统研究的赫库兰尼姆卷轴。在PHerc. Paris 4中,优化扫描使墨迹直接可见,实现三维墨迹分割,并独立验证了表面条件下的墨迹还原效果。在PHerc. 139中,成功恢复标题与作者署名信息,确认其为菲洛德穆斯《论神》第八卷。这些成果标志着赫库兰尼姆卷轴的虚拟展开从孤立实验迈向可系统化应用的框架。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

The carbonized papyri from Herculaneum preserve the only large-scale library to survive from classical antiquity, but many unopened rolls remain unread because physical opening risks irreversible damage. X-ray computed microtomography ($μ$CT) and virtual unwrapping offer a non-invasive route to their texts, yet previous work on sealed Herculaneum scrolls has recovered only localized readings or limited surface regions. Here, using high-resolution phase-contrast $μ$CT acquired on the BM18 beamline at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), together with improved computational unrolling and machine learning, we achieve the complete virtual unwrapping and reading of PHerc. 1667 under explicit coverage and papyrological-review criteria. This makes PHerc. 1667 the first Herculaneum papyrus to be fully digitally unrolled and read for extended scholarly study without physical opening. In PHerc. Paris 4, the optimized scan protocol makes ink directly visible in the tomographic volume, allowing three-dimensional ink segmentation and independent validation of surface-conditioned ink recovery. In PHerc. 139, we recover title and author-attribution evidence identifying the scroll as Philodemus, On Gods, Book 8. These results move virtual unwrapping of the Herculaneum scrolls beyond isolated demonstrations towards a scalable framework for systematic recovery of the still-unopened library.

古籍数字化虚拟展开同步辐射

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