Scientists Use X-Rays to Read Secrets of Ancient Scrolls Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Artist's rendering of the eruption of Vesuvius, by Pierre-Jacques Volaire (1729-1792), oil on canvas. ( DeAgostini / Getty ) Produced by Mythili Rao Produced by PRI and WNYC