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7. Monumental discoveries
The 19th-century French archeologist Jean-François Champollion (1790-1832) is most famous for his discovery of:
A) The answer to the “riddle of the Sphinx”
B) How to decipher ancient Egyptian inscriptions ü
C) The techniques used to prepare mummies
D) The tomb of Tutankhamen
Champollion’s greatest achievement was the use of the Rosetta Stone — an ancient priestly inscription in three different writing systems — as the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics. The work occupied most of his adult life.
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