How were Egyptian hieroglyphs deciphered?
Egyptian hieroglyphs were deciphered in 1822 by French scholar Jean-François Champollion, using the Rosetta Stone, which had the same text in three scripts.
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- Are millions of people descended from Genghis Khan?
“A 2003 genetic study suggested that about 16 million men alive today may be descended from Genghis Khan.”
Reference: American Journal of Human Genetics (2003)
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