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17 Jul 2021, 06:27 BST Although it s just a fragment of a larger rock slab, the letters and symbols chiseled into the face of the Rosetta Stone helped scholars crack the code of an ancient Egyptian writing system and ultimately reveal the civilization s many mysteries. Photograph by Photograph via Universal History Archive/UIG/Bridgeman Images When Pierre-François Bouchard’s men discovered the ancient stone slab that would change the world on July 19, 1799, they weren’t on an archaeological dig; they were doing a last-minute construction job. The French soldiers occupied a run-down fort in Rosetta, Egypt, and had just days to shore up their defences for a battle with Ottoman Empire troops.

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