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It was a slab of granite like rock with the same message crafted on it in three different scripts. The discovery of the stone, called Rosetta Stone, meant that hieroglyphics could be translated
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What unlocked the key to understand hieroglyphics?
The answer is the Rosetta Stone.
What tablet unlocked the secrets of Egyptian hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone?
What artifact of black basalt unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta stone.
Who or what was the Rosetta stone named after?
the Rosetta stone was named after the city of Rosetta
Why was the Rosetta stone found?
It was found by Napoleon's troops near the town of Rosetta in 1799 and, once translated by Champollion, unlocked the language of the hieroglyphs. As to why is was found, that is a philosophical question beyond the scope of this answer.
The helped historians understand hieroglyphics. (Rosetta Stone/astronomers)?
Rosetta Stone
French discovery that unlocked the meaning of this ancient Egyptian language?
The Rosetta Stone, discovered in 1799 near Alexandria, was the key to hieroglyphics.
Who helped to decode the Rosetta Stone?
Jean-Francois Champollion unlocked the hieroglyphics in 1821-22. (Thomas Young was his fellow researcher)
How did the find the Rosetta stone?
French soldiers found the Rosetta stone in the town of Rosetta
How is the Rosetta stone?
The rosetta stone is used to read hierogyphics.
When did they discovered the Rosetta stone?
the rosetta stone was founded in 1799
What is the Rosetta stone use?
the Rosetta Stone is used for messages
