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The Rosetta Stone: Why We Care So Much About A 2,000-Year-Old Slab Of Rock

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Published: November 19, 2023 by VPR Producer

It’s an intriguing slab of rock, but why was finding and decoding the Rosetta Stone so important to scholars? In short, it’s the key to unlocking the unique Egyptian language of illustrated text referred to as hieroglyphs. We speak with Edward Dolnick, author of The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone, about the monumental impact of this discovery.


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  • Edward Dolnick, writer, author, The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone.

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  • Amazon: The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone
  • Smithsonian: Two Hundred Years Ago, the Rosetta Stone Unlocked the Secrets of Ancient Egypt
Program #: 23-47segment type: Feature StoriesTopics - Ancient Civilization| Communication| Culture and the Arts| History| Language and Grammar| Literature and Writing| Religion and SpiritualityGuests - Edward DolnickBooks & Publications - The Writing of the GodsNotable Names - Jean-Francois Champollion| Thomas YoungHost - Marty PetersonProducers - Jason Dickey| Polly Hansen
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