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A History of the World in 100 Objects Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10), Rosetta Stone Rosetta Stone
This Greek inscription allowed modern scholars to begin to decipher hieroglyphs.
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A History of the World in 100 Objects—Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10), Rosetta Stone
3/5 Neil MacGregor with one of the past's most recognisable objects; the Rosetta Stone
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