The Data

To download: Fill out the registration form and then visit the data server.

To learn more about the data, see the linked pages below. Also be sure to check out:

• EduceLab-Scrolls (2019): technical paper describing the original data.
• EduceLab Data Sheet (2023): technical paper describing more recent scans added to the dataset.
• Tutorials: what to do with the data.
• Our libraries to access data in 1-2 lines of code: in Python (with intro notebook) and in C!

Scrolls

Micro-CT scans of intact Herculaneum scrolls. The mission is to virtually unwrap the contents of the scrolls from the CT scans, revealing the text hidden within. Scroll 1 was used to win the 2023 Grand Prize, but 95% of the scroll remains unread!

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Scroll 1 (PHerc. Paris. 4) Scroll 2 (PHerc. Paris. 3) Scroll 3 (PHerc. 332) Scroll 4 (PHerc. 1667) Scroll 5 (PHerc. 172)

Fragments

Micro-CT scans of detached scroll fragments. Since the fragments have exposed text on their surfaces, they can be used as ground truth for machine learning-based ink detection approaches (see Tutorial 5: Ink Detection).

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Fragment 1 (PHerc. Paris. 2 Fr 47) Fragment 2 (PHerc. Paris. 2 Fr 143) Fragment 3 (PHerc. Paris. 1 Fr 34) Fragment 4 (PHerc. Paris. 1 Fr 39) Fragment 5 (PHerc. 1667 Cr 1 Fr 3) Fragment 6 (PHerc. 51 Cr 4 Fr 48)

Segments

Segmentation is the mapping of sheets of papyrus in a 3D X-ray volume. The resulting surface volumes can be used directly to look for ink.

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Some segments from Scroll 1.