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July 19, 1799
Rosetta Stone found
On this day in 1799, during Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian campaign, a French soldier discovers a black basalt slab inscribed with ancient writing... MORE >
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The third event—and perhaps the most important, for it led to further advances—occurred in Denmark, where archaeologists recognized excavated artifacts as human products; moreover, a national museum was founded (1807). Danish studies—by Christian J. Thomsen (1788–1865) and J. J. A. Worsaae (1821–85)—led to . . .
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