Amanda and Lindsay dive into one of history’s greatest archaeological discoveries—the Rosetta Stone. Found in 1799 by French soldiers near the Egyptian town of Rosetta, this seemingly ordinary slab of granodiorite turned out to be the key to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, unlocking a language and culture lost to time for nearly 1,500 years.
Join us as we explore the Rosetta Stone’s incredible journey—from its discovery to the linguistic puzzle it presented, and the race among scholars to decode it. We’ll spotlight the work of Thomas Young and Jean-François Champollion, the linguistic breakthroughs that changed the world, and how a forgotten civilization began to speak again through the symbols carved into this stone.
Plus, we’ll touch on the controversies, modern-day mysteries, and even the paranormal theories that swirl around ancient Egyptian writing and the Rosetta Stone's legacy. Was it simply a political decree, or is there something more mysterious hidden in its layers of language?
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