Unlock the past with AI

“Most AI transcription tools are designed with English-language material as their default setting. They excel at modern printed text and increasingly handle contemporary handwriting, but historical...”

“Historians of colonial Latin America don’t suffer from a lack of primary sources. Across archives in Europe and the Americas lie millions of pages documenting the colonial maritime routes known as...”

“Text recognition and AI are quickly becoming essential tools for historians, offering powerful ways to study, process, and access huge collections of archival material. To make sure the next...”

“The German Archives for Diaries (Deutsches Tagebucharchiv, DTA) in Emmendingen has one core mission: Collecting and archiving autobiographical records and making them accessible for academic and...”

“Tibetan is one of the world’s major literary languages, with vast collections of philosophical, religious, historical, grammatical, and medical texts written in the language. It is also the language...”

“Maritime history is a field that explores humanity's relationship with the oceans, seas, and waterways of the world. While ships and naval battles are the focus of some maritime historians, others...”

“The early modern period marks the transition from the medieval world to the industrialised modern era. It laid the groundwork for many of today's societal and economic structures, such as...”

“The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin - Leibniz-Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science (MfN) is one of the largest institutions of its kind in Germany, with an expansive collection of natural...”

“Of all the world’s ancient cultures, it is perhaps Ancient Greece that has had the most enduring impact on Western civilisation. From philosophy and politics to drama and science, the texts produced...”

“The Spanish language is not only an important language in today's world, but it has also played a crucial role throughout history. From the early modern period to more recent times, Spanish was the...”