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Why was the Rosetta stone found?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

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.

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