For years, thousands of clay tablets sat in museum drawers and digital archives with parts of their stories missing. Some were cracked beyond recognition, while others had faded so badly that even experienced specialists struggled to make out the marks pressed into the clay more than 3,000 years ago.

A new AI tool, Palaeographicum, is revolutionizing the study of ancient civilizations by identifying subtle differences in cuneiform handwriting on clay tablets. Developed by…

For years, thousands of clay tablets sat in museum drawers and digital archives with parts of their stories missing. Some were cracked beyond recognition, while others had faded…