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SYSK Selects: How the Rosetta Stone Works

SYSK Selects: How the Rosetta Stone Works

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August 1, 202037m 22s

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Show Notes

Sometimes providence smiles on historians. Thus is the case with the Rosetta stone, an ancient Egyptian tablet that served as the key for unlocking hieroglyphics, lost to time for a millennia. In this classic episode, learn about the international intrigue, rivalry to translate it and the luck that led to the founding of Egyptology.

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