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Who Is The Rosetta Stone?
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Throughout history, archeologist around the world have had many discoveries that helped us learn more and more about our ancestors daily life, culture, beliefs and much more. The Rosetta Stone was one of the greatest archeological discoveries of the 20th century. The stone helped archeologists revive an old language which was assumed to have been lost for about 1,400 years. With the help of the stone, Archeologist were able to understand Hieroglyphics; an ancient language of Egypt, and also learn the stories of the Pharaohs, and the lifestyle of ancient Egypt. In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army arrived near Alexandria, Egypt, to fight British troops near Cairo. The French had won the battle on the land but the British

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