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Scientists at the European Synchrotron used extremely strong radiation to read the ancient scrolls for the first time.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/ancient-texts-on-papyrus-scrolls-damaged-during-79ad-eruption-of-mount-vesuvius-can-be-deciphered-at-last-9991185.html