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How Jean-François Champollion Deciphered the Hieroglyphics

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When, in 1799, an approximately 2000-year-old labeled stone plate was recovered in Egypt, it soon became apparent: The stone of rosette is the key to deciphering the hieroglyphicsWhat is this strange grey block? On 19 July 1799, a few French soldiers were busy repairing an old fortification in the Egyptian port city Rosette (Arabic Rashid) in the Nile Delta, about 65 kilometers east of Alexandria. Then they suddenly came across a powerful, dark …
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When, in 1799, an approximately 2000-year-old labeled stone plate was recovered in Egypt, it soon became apparent: The stone of rosette is the key to deciphering the hieroglyphicsWhat is this strange grey block? On 19 July 1799, a few French soldiers were busy repairing an old fortification in the Egyptian port city Rosette (Arabic Rashid) in the Nile Delta, about 65 kilometers east of Alexandria. Then they suddenly came across a powerful, dark …

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geo broke the news in on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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