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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Anniversary of discovery of the Rosetta Stone

EGYPTIAN MILESTONE: July 19 marks discovery of Egypt’s Rosetta Stone 222 years ago (State Information Service, Egypt).

For more on Champollion's decipherment of hieroglyphic Egyptian using the Rosetta Stone, see here.

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