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Vesuvius Challenge prizes

Vesuvius Challenge, 2026. scrollprize.org.

The current prize list: a 2027 Grand Prize of US$1,000,000 in total for fully unrolling one scroll from a set of 13 (deadline 25 June 2027), First Letters prizes for up to nine more scrolls, a title prize for PHerc. Paris. 4 and monthly progress prizes, with open-source and data-release conditions.

MYS0D367N4W34X9 · mystery · click to copyMHerculaneum Papyri and the Vesuvius ChallengeWeb pageChecked against the original0

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Shows what has not yet been achieved (a complete intact roll) and the rules that keep results open.

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Vesuvius Challenge (2026). Vesuvius Challenge prizes. scrollprize.org. https://scrollprize.org/prizes
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