# Parsons 2023: EduceLab-Scrolls: Verifiable Recovery of Text from Herculaneum Papyri using X-ray CT

> Stephen Parsons, C. Seth Parker, Christy Chapman et al., 2023. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Source for the ink-contrast problem and the…

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# EduceLab-Scrolls: Verifiable Recovery of Text from Herculaneum Papyri using X-ray CT

Stephen Parsons, C. Seth Parker, Christy Chapman et al., 2023. _arXiv_.

Introduces the EduceLab-Scrolls dataset (over 11 TB of CT scans of Herculaneum scrolls and fragments with aligned infrared photographs) and a supervised ink-detection method trained on fragments, evaluated by cross-validation and papyrological transcription.

**Herculaneum Papyri and the Vesuvius Challenge** PreprintCopy of **[PHerc. Paris. 4 (Vesuvius Challenge Scroll 1)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/artifacts/ART0D3686Z63881/pherc-paris-4-vesuvius-challenge-scroll-1)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Source for the ink-contrast problem and the first measured recall and false-positive rates.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[PHerc. Paris. 4 (Vesuvius Challenge Scroll 1): dataset](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/copies/CPY0D3687701CTD/pherc-paris-4-vesuvius-challenge-scroll-1-dataset)

CPY

[EduceLab-Scrolls (legacy Diamond Light Source scans: Scrolls 1-4 and Fragments 1-6)](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0D36858G3VRZ/educelab-scrolls-legacy-diamond-light-source-scans-scrolls-1)

Dataset

DAT

[Fragment-trained ink models in 2023 reached only about 42 per cent character recall with about 18 per cent…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/evidence/EVD0D367YNJ7WKR/fragment-trained-ink-models-in-2023-reached-only-about-42)

Evidence

EVD

[The Herculaneum Papyri and the Vesuvius Challenge](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri)

The mystery article

MYS

[EduceLab, University of Kentucky](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/herculaneum-papyri/organisations/ORG0D367S1W5AKY/educelab-university-of-kentucky)

ORG

## Cite it

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Parsons, S., Parker, C. S., Chapman, C., Hayashida, M., & Seales, W. B. (2023). EduceLab-Scrolls: Verifiable Recovery of Text from Herculaneum Papyri using X-ray CT. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.02084
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[Read it free at arxiv.org](https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.02084)

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Preprint

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arXiv-nonexclusive

Kept

27 Oct 2026, for editors

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