The Rosetta Stone was vital in understanding the writing system of hieroglyphics, which spent years as a forgotten writing system. After the stone was first discovered, it took many years for it to be ...
The opening of the $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum has revived claims that the Rosetta Stone should return to Egypt.
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Science history: Rosetta stone is deciphered, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization — Sept. 27, 1822
On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered the text on the Rosetta stone, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization. The stone had been ...
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