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What were the Napoleons troops doing in the place were the Rosetta stone was found?
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What dynasty was the Rosetta stone found in?
The Rosetta Stone was found in the 3rd dynasty.
Was the Rosetta stone found in the great pyramid of Giza?
No,the Rosetta stone was found in Rosetta Egypt.
How did the archaeologists find the Rosetta stone?
French soldiers found the Rosetta stone in the town of Rosetta
Who was the Rosetta stone found by?
The Rosetta Stone was found in the port city of Rosetta, which is present-day Rashid, Egypt, on July 15, 1799. For a good look at the artifact and more information, use the Crystal link below.It was found in some ruins near the town of "Rosetta" (Rashid) in Egypt in 1799. Soldiers in Napoleon's army were invading Egypt. In the process of building a new fort, they discovered the large stone (stele), which became the key to translating the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt.
Where did the Rosetta stone come from?
The Rosetta stone came from a town named Rosetta which is of course in Egypt. It was found many years ago.
What were the napoleon troops doing in Egypt when they found the Rosetta stone?
werent they confronting british soldiers?
Who discovered the Rosetta Stone?
Napoleon Bonaparte attempted to capture Egypt from the British in 1798. Napoleon's invading troops captured a huge assortment of antiquities during their three-year occupation of the Nile River valley, and their spoils of war included what is now known the Rosetta Stone, stolen from a fort at Rashid, a town Europeans called Rosetta.it was found by Napoleons troops in 1799
What was the name of the town the Rosetta stone was found in?
The Rosetta stone was found while Napoleon's troops were building Fort Julien near the city of Rashid, Egypt.
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.
What tomb was the Rosetta stone found in?
The Rosetta Stone is listed as "a stone of black granite, with three inscriptions ... found at Rosetta", in a contemporary catalogue of the artifacts discovered by the French expedition and surrendered to British troops in 1801.
Who found the Rosetta stone and what were they doing when they found it?
The french found it and they were invading Egypt at the time
What does Rosetta mean from Rosetta stone?
Rosetta is the city they found it it -___________-
What is rosetta-stone?
The Rosetta stone is a big black slab found in 1799 by Napoelons troops. This slab tought people about The Ancient Egyptian life. Without it we would not know anything about Ancient Egyptians.
What dynasty was the Rosetta stone found in?
The Rosetta Stone was found in the 3rd dynasty.
Was the Rosetta stone found in the great pyramid of Giza?
No,the Rosetta stone was found in Rosetta Egypt.
How did the find the Rosetta stone?
French soldiers found the Rosetta stone in the town of Rosetta
Where and when was the Rosetta fond?
It was found in Rosetta (Rashid) Egypt in 1799.
