Why was the Rosetta Stone so important? - Franziska Naether
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For centuries, scholars puzzled over the hieroglyphs they found carved onto ancient Egyptian ruins, tablets, and papyri. But in 1799, a unique discovery would finally help unlock their meaning. It was a stone inscribed with three different texts: Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Demotic Egyptian, and Ancient Greek. Franziska Naether shares how scholars decoded the ancient message of the Rosetta Stone.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Franziska Naether
- Director
- Tim Rauch
- Narrator
- Christina Greer
- Composer
- Stephen LaRosa
- Sound Designer
- Stephen LaRosa