Nicola Bodill

Vesuvius Challenge contestant

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Last updated Nov 4, 2026

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Writing read from a carbonized Herculaneum scroll for the first time in 2,000 years

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Awarded $50,000 First Letters Prize for PHerc. 306B

For 2,000 years, the text inside PHerc. 306B was sealed by carbonization. On Nov. 2, 2026, the Vesuvius Challenge awarded a $50,000 prize after contestants recovered readable letters from a high-resolution X-ray scan.

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