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Knowledge of how to read hieroglyphs had vanished
by the 4th century AD and so until the discovery of the Rosetta
Stone, during Napoleon's invasion of Egypt, people could only
guess how Ancient Egyptians lived. Cracking Codes celebrates
the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the Stone, the key
that unlocked hieroglyphs and revealed the language and cultural
'code' of Ancient Egypt. A fascinating array of exhibits helps
you to understand the nature of hieroglyphs and follow the evolution
of Egyptian writing across 4000 years. Finally you can review
the decipherment of other scripts and languages, and assess the
challenges of cracking the codes of other still mysterious cultures. |
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