The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt.(Brief article)(Book review)

From: Contemporary Review | Date: December 22, 2007 | Copyright information

The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt. John Ray. Profile Books. [pounds sterling]15.99. viii + 199 pages. ISBN 978-1-86197-334-4. This new addition to the 'Wonders of the World' series looks at the Rosetta stone as 'an icon of Egyptology' since its discovery by the French in 1799 gave birth to the academic study of ancient Egypt, led by Thomas Young in England and Jean-Francois Champollion in France. Prof Ray is as concerned with the history of the stone after it arriv...

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