The Rosetta Stone is widely considered one of archaeology's most significant finds. A decree from Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy V ...

The Rosetta Stone contained a decree written in three different types of writing. When it was discovered, no one new how to read hieroglyphics, but after many years, the code was cracked.

Two Hundred Years Ago, the Rosetta Stone Unlocked the Secrets of Ancient Egypt French scholar Jean-François Champollion announced his decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs on September 27, 1822 ...

Hieroglyphics were a mystery until this man solved the riddle of the Rosetta Stone. Jean-François Champollion's genius tactics deciphered the Stone's code in September 1822, opening up access to ...

The Rosetta Stone was about 4 feet tall and it had plenty of room for inscription. The top part had 14 lines written in hieroglyphics. The ancient Egyptians believed hieroglyphics was the written ...

The Rosetta Stone: The key to deciphering hieroglyphs By Pierre Barthélémy Published on July 20, 2022, at 5:30 am (Paris), updated on July 21, 2022, at 4:16 pm 5 min read Lire en français ...

Egyptian hieroglyphs were fully unlocked 200 years ago, when the Rosetta Stone was deciphered. Yet long before that, Arabic scholars had made their own discoveries with these ancient scripts ...

The key to ancient Egypt: 200 years ago, the Rosetta Stone helped solve the riddle of hieroglyphs. Coincidence played the main role in the archaeological thriller. The Rosetta Stone: a milestone ...

Life in ancient Egypt had been a mystery for centuries until the discovery of the Rosetta stone. A new exhibition at The British Museum in London explores how the stone was decoded and celebrates ...

A member of the British Museum staff looks at the Rosetta Stone on Oct. 11, 2022, displayed for the exhibition "Hieroglyphs: Unlocking Ancient Egypt," which runs at the London museum Oct. 13 ...

The campaigners argue the Rosetta Stone, along with 16 other artifacts that have been in the U.K. for centuries were removed from Egypt illegally, and it's time to get them back.