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The Rosetta Stone is discovered in 1798
Description
On July 15, 1799, French soldiers discovered a large stone slab along the Nile Delta. They knew it was something special. But no one at the time realized it was the key to opening up the vast history of ancient Egypt. This is the story of the Rosetta Stone.
Sources
British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/everything-you-ever-wanted-know-about-rosetta-stone
"The Rosetta Stone: Unlocking the Ancient Egyptian Language" - https://arce.org/resource/rosetta-stone-unlocking-ancient-egyptian-language/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone
Image: @Hans Hillewaert - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosetta_Stone.JPG
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