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An Animated Introduction to the Rosetta Stone, and How It Unlocked Our Understanding of Egyptian Hieroglyphs
The Rosetta Stone featured writing in three different languages: Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Demotic Egyptian, and Ancient Greek.
Decoding the Rosetta Stone took decades, leading to the unlocking of the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs and revealing secrets of ancient Egyptian civilization. [ more ]