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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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Decoding the secrets of the Rosetta Stone

Few discoveries have changed our understanding of history as dramatically as the Rosetta Stone. Before it was uncovered, ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs were largely a mystery, leaving historians unable ...