How were Egyptian hieroglyphs deciphered?
Egyptian hieroglyphs were deciphered in 1822 by French scholar Jean-François Champollion, using the Rosetta Stone, which had the same text in three scripts.
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- Who rediscovered Machu Picchu?
“Hiram Bingham brought Machu Picchu to international attention in 1911, though local people already knew about it.”
Reference: UNESCO
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