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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Working Together to Get the Deal Done Page 1
The Benefits of a Digital Detox Beating Summer Vacation Boredom Page 2
What Are the Benefits of a Home Warranty? Mouthwatering Southern BBQ Page 3
What Exactly Is the Rosetta Stone? Page 4
NOT JUST A LANGUAGE TOOL THE HISTORY BEHIND THE REAL ROSETTA STONE
Before we had Rosetta Stone, the language-learning software, scholars were confounded by the original Rosetta Stone: a slab of granite from Ancient Egypt inscribed with mysterious symbols. The slab was discovered in 1799 by a group of French army engineers near the Egyptian town of Rosetta. The British claimed the stone after winning the French Revolutionary Wars and relocated it to the British Museum in London, where they strengthened the floors to support its incredible weight. Various scientists studied the artifact with no success, until it was ultimately deciphered by French linguist Jean‑Francois Champollion. The stone was covered in a combination of hieroglyphics, ancient Greek, and Demotic. It spelled out a decree issued in 196 B.C. by Egypt’s ruler at the time, Ptolemy V, and a group of Egyptian clergy members. Because of his discovery, Champollion was named the founding father of Egyptology.
You can still visit the stone at the British Museum in London, where it’s been displayed for 220 years!
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